With the offseason quickly approaching, the trade market will soon open up for the NBA. Here are three trades the Indiana Pacers should consider doing.
The NBA Finals have started this week and the Indiana Pacers find themselves in new territory. No, they aren’t in the Finals playing for a championship, but they do find themselves in trade rumor news. There was a rumor that the Pacers had offered the Philadelphia 76ers point guard Malcolm Brogdon and a first-round pick in exchange for forward Ben Simmons.
76ers reportedly rejected a trade of Pacers’ Malcolm Brogdon and first-rounder for Ben Simmons, per @JDumasReports pic.twitter.com/TcUMr9fGjv
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) July 2, 2021
Obviously, the trade didn’t happen but that got me thinking. What sort of trades could the Pacers consider to bolster their roster? I ended up firing up the ‘ol trade machine, put my evil trade scientist hat on, and got to work. Here are three trades that I have come up with.