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8p9s Roundtable: Are the Indiana Pacers Going To Make a Move?

By Ben Gibson

Dec 28, 2016; Washington, DC, USA; Washington Wizards forward Kelly Oubre Jr. (12) fouls Indiana Pacers forward Paul George (13) during the first half at Verizon Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 28, 2016; Washington, DC, USA; Washington Wizards forward Kelly Oubre Jr. (12) fouls Indiana Pacers forward Paul George (13) during the first half at Verizon Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 26, 2016; Indianapolis, IN, USA; From left to right Indiana Pacers general manager Donnie Walsh, owner Herb Simon, and president Larry Bird watch the Indiana Pacers play against the Dallas Mavericks at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Indiana defeats Dallas 130-121 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports /

If you are in charge of the Indiana Pacers, do you make a trade before the deadline?

Furr: Obviously, that depends on what’s available. The 2 biggest areas of concern (as I see them) would be a 3 & D shooting guard (or at least 3 and reasonably sized), and a stretch-ish backup power forward. There are a few teams out there with assets that might be looking to deal (the Nuggets come to mind with their glut at shooting guard and power forward), but what do the Pacers have to give up? The return for a guy like Ellis/Stuckey/GRIII/Allen isn’t going to be a ton, in most cases.

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    • Washburn: I don’t think the Pacers have any pieces that would net guys that move the needle much, outside of Myles Turner and Paul George. I like Paul George, and I don’t think Indiana should trade him; however, if the Pacers are still below .500 at the Break, and are in 9th or 10th in the East, I would strongly consider trading PG to Boston for both Brooklyn picks and another young piece. This next draft is ridiculously loaded, and the Pacers could wind up with two Top 8 picks with such a deal.

    (Note, the Pacers would never actually do this…the Simons would rather be 43-39 for ten consecutive seasons than be bad for one year. I’m just saying, “If I WERE to make a trade this season, I think this is the only one that could actually bring back real assets to Indiana.)

    Padmore: Yes. The team needs a glue guy who can fit in perfectly. It would be hard to pull off, though.

    Gibson: If there is someone available, sure. But my problem with most trade “rumors” is they are only that. Rumors. People want to believe that it is easy for a team to move some assets around — say Monta Ellis — and get greater value back. While pointing out all of Monta’s flaws, fans often get an expectation that another team will gladly trade a valuable asset for a player that has underperformed and is on the wrong side of 30.

    If the Pacers make a trade and want real value back, they’ll have to give up more than the parts that aren’t meshing with the current squad.

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