Indiana Pacers: Ranking the team’s 5 most realistic trade assets

The NBA Playoffs is just starting to get to its pinnacle with the Finals matchup between the Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns about to commence, but there are always things to look forward to in the offseason in the case of the other teams. For the Indiana Pacers, the switch is on for the trade season, as the team is already at the crux of the rumor mill recently.

While the reported Ben Simmons-Malcolm Brogdon swap convoked some rare fireworks on the Pacers’ side, rumors at this early juncture should be taken with guarded skepticism. Nevertheless, the fact that Indiana is exhibiting some renewed aggressiveness, as shown by their lucrative deal with new coach Rick Carlisle and the mentioned trade proposal, spells out that the franchise is ready to retool its armory in the offseason.

The Indiana Pacers have a lot to offer in various trade scenarios

Owners of one of the league’s most balanced and reasonable salary books, the Indiana Pacers figure to be an attractive trade partner for most teams in need of help in different positions, especially with their core players all making reasonable to below market value money. This is perhaps the result of the franchise’s long avoidance of handing out or taking in massive contracts.

It remains to be seen if the front office’s newly minted sparks will actuate to a concrete move or catapult Indiana as one of the summer’s key players, but the certain thing is that whenever the Pacers choose to deploy the guns, they will not fall short of intriguing trade assets that will enable the Blue and Gold to acquire some new blood. Thus, in this piece, we rank the team’s five realistic trade assets.