This Raptors and Pacers trade may be too good to pass up for either team

Aaron Nesmith and Myles Turner, Indiana Pacers (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
Aaron Nesmith and Myles Turner, Indiana Pacers (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) /
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OG Anunoby, Indiana Pacers (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) /

The Pacers send a veteran and promising young player in return for OG Anunoby

Myles Turner is playing well this season, so sending him to Toronto seems like a difficult thing for the Pacers to do. However, doing so might be necessary if contract talks are not going the way Indiana had hoped. That said, Turner might fit in well with Siakam in Toronto for a formiddable forward/center combo. Here is the proposed trade:

The Pacers would get the power forward of their future in OG Anunoby, who would pair nicely with Haliburton and Mathurin in a potential starting lineup, one that could prove elite in a few years time.

In return, the Raptors get Nesmith (who is looking surprisingly good this season) to replace OG in the starting lineup and a starting center, as well as a first-round pick via Boston. The Raptors would likely have to feel confident that Myles was going to resign with them on another contract.