On NBA trade deadline day, it’s always a bit alarming to wake up to a Tweet from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski that begins, “Indiana has been aggressive in offering...”
The deal the Pacers are reportedly seeking isn’t a drastic change to the roster but instead trying to leverage the valuable cap space and cap-friendly contracts the team accrued over the offseason to take advantage of the current economic landscape across the league.
Indiana has been aggressive in offering its salary space to extract a first-round pick for absorbing a bad contract, league sources tell ESPN.