Pels now on the clock at pick #23

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NO ONE could have predicted that Haliburton would tear his Achilles in an elimination game. I wouldn?t be surprised if the Pacers wanted their 2026 pick back to draft a replacement for Turner. It’s obvious the Pelicans like a lot of players in this draft vs the 2026 class. There’s no guarantee the Pacers will finish in the lottery. I just don?t see a Carlisle coached team wanting to tank. They still have enough depth to finish 4-8 in the East.

If you scroll up this thread you'll find that I predicted it a week ago. Wasn't that hard to predict either, especially given the exact same thing happened to Durant in GS.

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Turner to the bucks. This deal is looking bad

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Not to Pels brass. They really wanted Queen. ATL ended up drafting Asa Newell with that pick at 23. It's very possible ATL wouldn't have traded back for two future 1sts....like they wanted one future and one lower pick on this one. So as far as our FO is concerned, the trade was necessary.

From a fan standpoint, the Pacers are in the East and will still pick in the late teens to early 20s AND with that signing the Bucks will also probably pick in the 20s. Trading away their picks has now become less of a bad move.

So our 2026 pick is now the one most in danger of being in the lottery and making it a bad trade.