The Pacers could trade Al Jefferson’s partially guaranteed contract for next season to the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for DeMarre Carroll, reports USA Today’s Sam Amick.
Prior to Indiana’s come-from-behind victory over the Orlando Magic, General Manager Chad Buchanan did a pregame interview with Fox Sports Indiana’s broadcast team where he indicated that while they’re in “no hurry to change up anything with this team” they’re also not going to “sacrifice long-term sustainability to try to make a short-term run.”
Acquiring Carroll would provide them with veteran depth and improved defense at the team’s thinnest position without sacrificing long-term financial flexibility, since his four-year, $60 million contract runs out after next season.