In his first public comments since the Woj bomb that publicly revealed Paul George’s intentions in the summer of 2018, Pacers president Kevin Pritchard gave the impression that he wasn’t looking to rush into a George trade just for the sake of making a deal.
Pritchard’s comments came at the conclusion of Thursday’s draft, which many had assumed to be more or less of a deadline for a blockbuster deal like this one.
Pritchard addressed those such assumptions:
Everybody thought (Thursday) was a trigger date because draft picks were involved, but that doesn’t mean you can’t do things into the future – future draft picks, players today, young players, older and established players,” Pritchard said.