On lottery night, the Pacers had a 7.5% chance of picking up the first pick, and unfortunately for them, they didn’t win the lottery. Virtually, they had the 7th position in the Draft, and the draw did not change anything for them: they will have the 7th choice on June 22. But not only, since they also have the 26th and 29th choices, recovered in exchanges with the Cavaliers and the Celtics.
With three first rounds of Draft, but also two second rounds, the Pacers can recruit five young people, and continue to rejuvenate their workforce, or exchange them. Kevin Pritchard has already announced the color: “We have three first draft rounds, and maybe two second rounds depending on the lottery”, says Kevin Pritchard. “So I don’t want to add five young people to this group. We are already taking care of enough young people. »
Places 2 to 5 would be up for grabs…
According Mark Stein, the Pacers are not opposed to the idea of selecting a very good youngster, but on the condition of selecting higher! We can therefore expect management to offer their 7th choice and the 26th or 29th choice in a “package” to recover one of the first five choices. No doubt the Pacers have their sights on a player, and they would like to achieve the same “steal” as last season when they selected Bennedict Mathurin.
Whether the Hornets, Blazers, Rockets, Pistons and Magic are willing to trade with the Pacers remains to be seen. Still according to our colleague, the names of the first four formations circulate a lot behind the scenes, that is to say the choices 2 to 5. These four franchises would not be attached to their position in the Draft after having missed Victor Wembanyama…
