The Indiana Pacers need a change. They need a change more than any other team in the NBA. Some could throw the Portland Trail Blazers or the Los Angeles Lakers into that mix, but the Pacers still reign supreme among teams overdue for a shake-up.
Indiana has, for some reason, been fine with being mediocre for the past seven years.
Ever since Paul George left after helping the Pacers to multiple Eastern Conference Finals appearances, they have made the playoffs in five out of seven years. They were eliminated in the first round every single time.
Outside of the Pacers, the only other team that might need a change more is the Sacramento Kings.
Getting bounced from the playoffs in Round 1 for a bunch of years in a row isn’t great, but it’s certainly better than missing the postseason for a league-high 15 straight years.
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All that being said, these two teams have been brought up more than any others this year when it comes to trade rumors. The Pacers are supposedly making everyone on their roster available, while Sacramento is essentially doing the same.
In fact, these two teams were involved in the same trade rumors recently. One report said that the two sides were considering a De’Aaron Fox for Domantas Sabonis swap. Is that trade realistic? And more importantly, why should both sides be interested?
