In the era of Woj Bombs and Sham Wows, the future of the NBA can change at any given time. During free agency, the stakes are raised tenfold. And on June 30th, the course of the Indiana Pacers’ future changed in about one hour.
But first, let’s take it back a day. The first domino to fall that carved the course of the Pacers’ offseason: Nikola Mirotic heading back to EuroLeague. Shams Charania announced the move a little over 24 hours before free agency officially kicked off. Mirotic was set to take home a substantial NBA contract, but passed it up to play with Barcelona.