Jaylen Brown comments indicate Pacers should be in mix for Celtics star

By Joe Lyon | Mar 22, 2023

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How would the Pacers rotation look after the trade?

The Pacers would have a solid rotation if they made this move with the rotation looking something like the following.

Point Guard: Tyrese Haliburton, TJ McConnell, George Hill

Shooting Guard: Bennedict Mathurin, Andrew Nembhard

Small Forward: Jaylen Brown, Chris Duarte, Aaron Nesmith

Power Forward: Jordan Nwora, Jalen Smith, Oshae Brissett

Center: Myles Turner, Isaiah Jackson

The team would have a solid guard rotation, but would continue to be a bit weak in terms of forwards. Naturally, Chris Duarte and Jaylen Brown are probably better at the two-spot rather than the three, although could do either. And Jalen Smith is probably more naturally a five than a four, and so the Pacers would continue to be weak at the four.

Perhaps the Pacers could take their third first-round pick and either select a power forward to trade it for an available power forward around the league. In either case, Brown doesn’t solve the biggest position of need for the Pacers which is at the power forward.

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