Golden State Warriors Receive: F TJ Warren, C Myles Turner and No. 13 pick
Indiana Pacers Receive: F Andrew Wiggins and No. 7 pick
Myles Turner would be the focal point of this deal going back to Golden State. He will give them the truth a mentor to James Wiseman in a second year. TJ Warren and the 13th-overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft would also go to the Warriors.
In return, the Pacers would get one of the Warriors’ biggest trade pieces. Andrew Wiggins has been thrown in and out of trade rumors but nothing is happened just yet.
This is a deal could land him with the Pacers, along with the No. 7 overall pick in the upcoming 2021 NBA Draft. Indiana would then have a top 10 pick in addition to the No. 13 selection they already hold as a result of failing to make the playoffs.
It’s unlikely that Indiana will look to rebuild given the age of their owner Herb Simon (86) and new head coach Rick Carlisle (61). However, this wouldn’t be a tear down given the inclusion of Wiggins and the fact that the team would be getting an intriguing asset in a loaded draft class
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The Pacers need to soon decide on an identity to build around and much of that has to do with the center position. The idea of this trade scenario is to help them initiate this process with Domantas Sabonis being the focus in the frontcourt while becoming more perimeter oriented as a team.
Let’s take a closer look and see how this NBA trade scenario centered around the No. 7 pick in the 2021 NBA Draft would impact both the Golden State Warriors and Indiana Pacers.