Assuming that the rival offers from the Boston Celtics and Denver Nuggets haven’t been artificially inflated postmortem, the Indiana Pacers supposedly had Gary Harris and stuff before they reneged. Grabbing Jae Crowder’s valuable contract, Marcus Smart’s nearly un-screenable defense, and three draft picks (admittedly, not the Nets pick or Lakers/Kings pick) was also an option, reportedly. Instead, they got Victor Oladipo and Domantas Sabonis, and no one should be particularly surprised, not really.
While vaguely outlining his team’s offseason needs last month following his promotion, Kevin Pritchard indirectly mentioned several attributes — along with his preference for multiple ball-handlers as well as players with a competitive edge — that the former Indiana University standout seemingly possesses.