The Hypothetical Trade

Kings Receive: Victor Oladipo and Myles Turner

Pacers Receive: Buddy Hield, Richaun Holmes, Nemanja Bjelica, 2021 First-Round Pick via Sacramento, 2021 Second-Round Pick via Memphis

This is a much bigger trade than a straight-up swap of Oladipo for Hield. Including Turner will open some eyes, but this deal makes a lot of sense.

Turner was shopped hard by the Pacers in their pursuit of acquiring Gordon Hayward in a sign-and-trade with the Boston Celtics. Unfortunately, they could not get that deal done. Moving Turner seems much more likely following that kind of an awkward situation.

Being able to get Richaun Holmes and Nemanja Bjelica, along with a first-round pick from the Kings and a second-round pick from the Grizzlies would make this worthwhile for the Pacers to trade two of their key pieces.

Let’s take a closer look at this trade for both teams and why they should pull the trigger on this deal if it was ever on the table.