The Indiana Pacers Transaction Trees Get Much Less Complicated
By Ben Gibson
Jeremy Evans
The story of Jeremy Evans’s tree begins not with himself, but with Stanko Barac and Marcus Thornton.
The pick that would become Thornton was moved for Barac, but Stanko’s draft rights have seen more action in the NBA than he has.
Stanko’s draft right’s have bounced around with the Sacramento Kings, Utah Jazz, Orlando Magic, Miami Heat, Pacers, and now the Dallas Mavericks. It is important to say ‘draft rights’ because Barac hasn’t played a minute in the NBA. The 7’1 center from Bosnia and Herzegovina has never suited up at all as he’s been more trade chip than player as far as the NBA is concerned.
Like Emir Preldzic, the other player in the final deal, their draft rights get moved so a trade actually has a player involved. Money is what really made the deal happen (and salary cap relief for the Mavericks), and that’s how Evans ended up with the Pacers.
Evans was productive in what little time he saw the court last season with the Dallas Mavericks, but he spent plenty of time in the NBA Development League as well. It is hard to see him doing more than the 2.4 points and 1.8 rebounds a game we saw him do last year, but he’s effective in those few minutes he’s played.
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