No one was expecting the Indiana Pacers to be here last summer. A playoff team, two-and-a-half games back from the fourth seed, led by an All-Star, the Pacers are outperforming preseason expectations by a longshot.
Team president Kevin Pritchard constructed the contracts of their offseason signees Darren Collison and Bojan Bogdanovic to sell at the deadline. Collison and Bogdanovic–solid reserves at worst–would be attractive to many teams, as their $10 million deals for next season are only partially guaranteed.
A buyer at the deadline could trade for either one (or both) and send back long-term, unwanted money.