Why an Indiana Pacers and Los Angeles Lakers trade is going to happen

All summer long the media has constantly talked about the Indiana Pacers potentially trading with the Los Angeles Lakers. The deal as looked like multiple iterations, but in general, it usually involves trading away Myles Turner and Buddy Hield for Russell Westbrook and 2 first-round picks.Whether or not this trade should occur has divided Pacers fans for months as the franchise finds itself being between good enough to compete and losing for a high draft pick.

Let’s for a moment assume that the Indiana Pacers decide to trade away their veteran contracts to try to improve their odds at a high pick in a generational-type draft. How does our package compare to potential trade packages across the league? And not only that, what teams might be more motivated to move on from their veteran players in order to improve their own odds in the draft?

Given that the Lakers are starting to play better and may believe they can make a run at the title, they may be more likely to do a deal that they were a few weeks ago. But will that be a deal with the Pacers? We take a look at how the deal stacks up.