Best Pacers trades during the offseason in team history

1. Jalen Rose

The former Michigan Wolverine was drafted by the Denver Nuggets. As mentioned, he became an Indiana Pacer when he was a part of the trade involving Mark Jackson.

Rose did not have early success with his new team. At the time, head coach Larry Brown left the new acquisition on the bench. It wasn't until the next head coach, Larry Bird, took over that he was better integrated into the rotation. He played more small forward, too, abandoning his time in either guard spot.

After the lockout season of 1998-1999, Rose became a regular starter for the Pacers instead of coming off the bench. He would average at least 18 points a game since being slated as one of the starting five.

Rose's best postseason performance was in the 1999-2000 season. He averaged playoff career highs of almost 21 points a game. The small forward also achieved personal bests with 42.9% from behind the arc and logging an average of 41.9 minutes a game.

This was also the first season that a member of the Indiana Pacers had won the NBA Most Improved Player Award. In Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals, Rose scored 40 points against the Philadelphia 76ers. During the six-game series, he would also average 25 points per game in the 2000 NBA Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers.

Rose would eventually leave the Pacers midseason the same way he came to Indiana: via trade. His relocation did not take him far as he would join the Chicago Bulls and he had some of his best scoring seasons as their perennial points leader for a few seasons.

In 2007, Rose announced an end to his career as a professional basketball player. The left-handed shooter left the league with career averages of 14.3 points, 3.8 assists and 3.5 rebounds a game.