The rumor and expectation as Free Agent Sunday dawned was that Ricky Rubio would be the newest Indiana Pacers’ point guard. Hypothetically, a lengthy “How Rubio fits” article was being pre-written. Scrap it. Throw it away. The Pacers did a much different thing. Indiana acquired former Milwaukee Buck Malcolm Brogdon to run the point and signed former Charlotte Hornet Jeremy Lamb to play the wing.
Brogdon was acquired in the most interesting move of the day, via a sign and trade with division rival Milwaukee. The Bucks signed Brogdon to a 4 year/$85M deal and then shipped him to the Pacers for a future first and two second round draft picks.