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Reviewing recent Bleacher Report trade ideas involving the Indiana Pacers
It’s mid-September, and usually NBA teams don’t make trades or major moves around this time of year. They are getting ready for training camp, with both players and coaches returning to their home market to prepare. That includes the Indiana Pacers, who have some players in Indianapolis as the offseason winds down. Their roster appears to be pretty much set for the coming campaign.
But transactions aren’t impossible this time of year. Indiana signed guard T.J. McConnell to a contract extension earlier this month, and in early October of 2021, injuries necessitated a deal between the Pacers and Brooklyn Nets involving Edmond Sumner. If a deal is beneficial, the timing is less relevant.
In that spirit, let’s review two trade ideas proposed by Bleacher Report authors (in this case, Dan Favale and Eric Pincus) involving the Pacers.
Pacers receive: Moses Moody, Golden State Warriors receive: Isaiah Jackson, three second-round draft picks (2025, 2027 via UTAH, 2029 via POR)
Favale noted in a piece that this move could help Indiana on defense because Moody is wing sized, and the Pacers need depth at that position.
That is undeniably true, and Moody would instantly slot in as the backup three in Indiana. The 2021 lottery pick hasn’t played consistently in Golden State, bouncing in and out of the rotation on a team chasing a title every year.
The Warriors have more depth now, so Moody may be on the outside of Steve Kerr’s rotation this season. If that is the case, perhaps this trade involving Jackson, who was also a first-round pick in 2021, could make sense. Jackson is a mobile defender who can switch out on to multiple positions and is a great finisher above the rim. He would help a Golden State group that doesn’t have great frontcourt depth.
This deal doesn’t seem like one the Warriors would make, but if they are more comfortable with Jackson’s price on his next deal than Moody’s price, perhaps it’s something both teams could pursue. If Indiana could acquire a young wing without giving up a first-round pick, they should consider it.
Walker Kessler is a ‘realistic’ trade target for Pacers
Pincus wrote a story about realistic trade targets for every franchise, and his best fit for the Pacers is Utah Jazz big man Walker Kessler.
Indiana has uncertainty at the five spot with both Jackson and Myles Turner having expiring contracts after this season. Pincus opines that the Pacers acquiring Kessler would give them a long-term fit on the interior with the future in mind. If Turner and/or Jackson aren’t back with the blue and gold, they could use depth like Kessler. Utah’s young center is still on his rookie-scale contract.
The Jazz big man may not be the best fit in the Circle City. He’s slower and more ground bound. But his defense is elite, and for the right price, he would make sense as an acquisition just about anywhere. His fit in Indiana is tricky, yet the franchise will have to figure out its future with Turner at some point in the next 9.5 months.
Pincus also listed Pacers forward Jarace Walker as a target for the Washington Wizards and Detroit Pistons while noting Bennedict Mathurin could be a fit with the Atlanta Hawks, Brooklyn Nets, and Pistons.
Indiana likely wouldn’t make a move for someone like Kessler until next offseason. Their roster appears to be nearly set for opening night of the coming campaign.
RIPLEY COUNTY, Ind. (WSBT) — A statewide Silver Alert has been issued for two young children in Indiana.
Police in Ripley County, southeast of Indianapolis, are looing for the children who may be siblings.
The first child is 3-year-old Aaliyah Buckingham.
She was last seen wearing a pink cat shirt and tie-dye shorts.
The younger child is 1-year-old Shane Buckingham, last seen in a red shirt and diaper.
Police think both are with 45-year-old Timothy Buckingham, who was last seen driving a brown GMC truck.
Timothy is described as a 6′ 3″ white man weighing 225 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes.
Photo of Timothy Buckingham provided by Indiana State Police
Police have not confirmed the relationship of the three, or why the children are believed to be in danger.
Anyone who sees the three are asked to contact the nearest police department.
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A firefighter for the Indianapolis Fire Department was sent to the hospital Wednesday after battling a fire at a vacant house.
According to a Facebook post made by IFD, the fire happened around 10:15 a.m. at a house on Bluff Rd. IFD says that there were several complications, including limited access to fire hydrants and “interior hoarder conditions” that IFD says was due to squatters.
The injured firefighter received “slight injury,” the Facebook post said.
It took over an hour and a half to get the fire under control, according to IFD, and another hour to put out all the remaining hot spots in the building.
According to IFD, the cause of the fire is currently unknown. Their Fire Investigations Unit is working on figuring out what caused the fire.
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