NBA analyst says Raptors, Pacers, and Mavericks looking at trades
By Joe Lyon
There are a multitude of teams that are looking to potentially make a big move prior to next weeks NBA draft, including the Indiana Pacers.
Two other teams that are potential trade market suitors are the Toronto Raptors and the Dallas Mavericks. Dallas is coming off of a disappointing season and starting to feel their feet to the fire as they try to keep Luka happy by getting a competitive team onto the court.
The Toronto Raptors are coming off of a season where they couldn’t seem to decide WHAT they wanted to do and ended up doing the worst thing: making a trade and still being terrible. So they may be looking to blow up the current roster and start acquiring draft picks to build around Scottie Barnes, the best young talent on their roster.
And then, of course, you have the Indiana Pacers who desperately need a power forward and they continue to their upward trajectory back to the NBA playoffs. So is there a deal to be struck? Jake Weinbach at HoopsHabit has now suggested that the three teams may be looking at what opportunities their are between the three franchises:
The Pacers, Raptors, and Mavs could engage in a three-team deal that would send OG Anunoby to Indiana, multiple first-round picks that would include the No. 7 overall pick to Toronto, and Buddy Hield to Dallas.
— Jake Weinbach (@JWeinbachNBA) June 17, 2023
Toronto is actively exploring options to move up in the draft.
So what might a trade look like?