Recapping the Indiana Pacers’ Trade Deadline

Thursday’s 3 p.m. ET NBA trade deadline came and went, and to the surprise of many, Indiana Pacers team president Larry Bird stayed put with his current roster, not making a single trade as time expired to get a deal done.

Perhaps the biggest rumor surrounding this year’s trade deadline was centered around Pacers’ superstar forward Paul George. For the last few days, there has been much speculation surrounding George’s future with the Pacers. The 26-year-old swingman had garnered interest from the Los Angeles Lakers earlier in the week, but a deal could not be reached that would benefit both sides.

As the afternoon went on, it looked more and more possible that Bird could ship George to the…