4 former Indiana Pacers who could help the team in 2021
By Luke Parrish
Will the Pacers pursue Bojan Bogdanovic?
The Utah Jazz are reportedly open to trading some of their assets including former Pacer Bojan Bogdanovic. Bojan averaged 16.1 points per game over two seasons with the Pacers but racked up 18 points per game in his second and final season with the team.
He also emerged as a deadly scorer in his second season with the Pacers, converting on 42.5 percent of his threes that season and 41.3 percent of his attempts across the two years. While his shooting percentages were a bit down in his two seasons with Utah, Bojan still averaged 18.5 points in that span and notched 20.2 points per game in 2019-20.
The Pacers would be smart to kick the tires on a potential trade for Bojan considering his impact on offense. He has proven to be a killer when he wants to be, and although the Pacers have plenty of scoring threats, moving to a smaller lineup with him at the four could be a nice step in the right direction.
Bojan is getting up there in age but has been healthy and consistent over the past five seasons. While he may be on a slight decline, his value as a scorer is something that will never be overvalued in the NBA. If the Pacers can get him without sacrificing too much, they have to do it.