The Pacers have re-signed veteran forward James Johnson, but this time he’ll receive a 10-day contract instead of a rest-of-season deal, the team announced in a press release. Indiana waived Johnson a couple days ago in order to create roster space to acquire fourth-year guard Kira Lewis, who was immediately flipped to Toronto as a salary-matching piece for two-time All-Star … [Read more...] about Pacers Sign James Johnson To 10-Day Contract
Pacers Notes: Siakam, Haliburton, Turner, Hard Cap
If Pascal Siakam was going to be traded by the Raptors, his preference was to land with the Pacers, writes Sam Amick of The Athletic. After Wednesday’s trade saw that come to fruition, it became clear the feeling was mutual, with both sides showing enthusiasm about the chances of the two-time All-Star re-signing with Indiana on a long-term contract this summer. A small-market … [Read more...] about Pacers Notes: Siakam, Haliburton, Turner, Hard Cap
Siakam Trade Notes: Anunoby, Haliburton, Draft Pick Details, More
Before OG Anunoby was sent from Toronto to New York last month, the Pacers actually had interest in attempting to land both Anunoby and Pascal Siakam from the Raptors, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski said during an appearance on NBA Countdown on Wednesday night (YouTube link). Indiana ultimately wasn’t willing to pay the price it would have taken to acquire both Raptors forwards, but … [Read more...] about Siakam Trade Notes: Anunoby, Haliburton, Draft Pick Details, More
Scotto’s Latest: Pacers, Mavericks, Grant, Kuzma, More
Rival executives applauded the Pacers for being able to land star Pascal Siakam without moving any of Bennedict Mathurin, Jarace Walker, Andrew Nembhard, Ben Sheppard or Obi Toppin — as well as the expiring deal of Buddy Hield — HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto details in a trade deadline intel piece. But with Siakam in the picture, the Pacers have a logjam at the power forward … [Read more...] about Scotto’s Latest: Pacers, Mavericks, Grant, Kuzma, More
Stein’s Latest: Raptors, Siakam Trade, Brown, Knicks Targets, More
The Raptors don’t regret not moving Fred VanVleet last trade deadline before he departed that summer in free agency, Marc Stein details in his latest Substack post. We wrote about Raptors general manager Masai Ujiri echoing similar thoughts earlier Thursday. The offers for VanVleet were lackluster and Toronto brass preferred to give the core of Pascal Siakam, OG Anunoby, … [Read more...] about Stein’s Latest: Raptors, Siakam Trade, Brown, Knicks Targets, More