Sabonis trade

The Indiana Pacers traded Domantas Sabonis to the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday in a deal that involved six players and a draft pick, the Sabonis trade announced on Tuesday night. Sabonis, a two-time All-Star, has averaged

Since the trade, both teams' fortunes have been reversed, with the Kings finally breaking their year postseason drought and the Pacers looking to break their four-year drought this upcoming postseason as they look to make it past the first round as well for the first time in 10 years. The answer is more simple than people think. This is one of the rare win-win trades in NBA history, where each team got exactly what they wanted. The Sacramento Kings traded for Sabonis with immediate improvement in mind and were rewarded with a playoff berth and a solid team for years to come, with Sabonis re-signing to stay in Sacramento until Haliburton probably would not have blossomed into the player he is right now, having to share a backcourt with the ball-dominant Fox, who himself has seen major improvement since the trade. As for Indiana, they made this trade with the hopes of finding some direction and got exactly that. While they were pretty bad at first, they have turned their fortunes around and currently look like one of the brightest young teams in the NBA.

Sabonis trade

Trade , Top Rumors. He does. Marc Stein: You have to remember that they just hired Rick Carlisle to a four-year deal worth nearly 30 mil. Rick is not a tear-it-down-and-rebuild with youth coach. So are the Pacers really going to just trade both Myles Turner and Domantas Sabonis and strip this thing down to Chris Duarte and youth. Rival executives believe only rookie standout Chris Duarte and fellow first year Isaiah Jackson are untouchable in Indiana. Malcolm Brogdon cannot be traded this season following a contract extension in October. Pacers two-time All-Star Domantas Sabonis is expected to generate strong interest and is among the attractive players who could be available in a trade. The Suns and Kings have shown interest in recent years, sources said. Scott Agness: Sabonis is not trying to get traded either.

He will provide the Kings with solid scoring off the bench.

He called Haliburton "an elite young point guard that affects the game positively in many, many ways. We're getting three players who are good now and in the case of Tyrese, he has a chance to continue to grow. Finding a franchise-caliber point guard at age 21 is extremely difficult to do. The Kings paid a steep price, parting with Haliburton, the 12th overall pick in the NBA draft who had been believed to be a cornerstone player for the franchise's future. Haliburton has averaged He is tied for sixth in the league in steals per game and is 11th in assists. The trade will likely have a significant impact on Myles Turner 's future with the Pacers.

But the Kings sent Haliburton out to bring back another big man in Domantas Sabonis. The NBA world struggled to get their heads around it. Indiana gave up the best player in this trade right now — usually a sign a team lost in the deal. Not here. In part because what the Pacers had now was not working this season and they needed to pick a direction. They did exactly that by getting a highly coveted player in Haliburton who can play off the ball next to Malcolm Brogdon but is also a second-year guard who runs the pick-and-roll like a year vet. The roster falls into place. Myles Turner is their center now, and once he gets healthy he gives them a top-flight rim protector on defense who will get the more prominent role in the offense he seeks. Once TJ Warren returns there are questions about that but those for another time , this is a good roster: Brogdon and Haliburton in the backcourt, a few choices at the three, Warren at the four and Turner as the anchor.

Sabonis trade

The Sacramento Kings were with an interim coach and nearly no shot to break their playoff drought when they pulled off the Tyrese Haliburton- Domantas Sabonis trade last February. The Pacers were even worse. They stood , in the middle of a seven-game losing streak, en route to a finish, dropping 10 straight games to close their season. Life looks a whole lot different for both franchises nine months after that seismic shake-up. The Kings rattled off seven straight recently to sit in the middle tier of a crowded Western Conference.

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Justin Holiday, his career speaks for himself. The first deal, sending Caris LeVert to the Cleveland Cavaliers for the injured Ricky Rubio and three draft picks, including a lottery-protected first-round selection this summer, came Sunday. Team sources said any potential deal around Fox for Pacers center Domantas Sabonis will not happen. From here it will be a fun thing putting it together and putting all these new pieces and melding it together going forward. March 10, am EDT Update. The loss to the Hawks left the Pacers with a four-game losing streak and losses in eight of their last 10 games. March 9, The Pacers have an extremely high value on Sabonis, rival executives say, which makes a trade unlikelier for the two-time All-Star big man. I think if you check around the league, you get a lot of skepticism for that kind of approach. Yes, Turner is a little bit more interchangeable is the word that comes to mind because he can shoot outside. Pacers' Mathurin to have season-ending surgery. The All-Star center averaged The expected theme across the league is players re-signing, including Pascal Siakam No. There is no lack of interest in Sabonis, who averaged

He called Haliburton "an elite young point guard that affects the game positively in many, many ways. We're getting three players who are good now and in the case of Tyrese, he has a chance to continue to grow.

Only one player—De'Aaron Fox—has proved capable of scoring 20 or more points per game on a consistent basis. All three players have frequently garnered significant interest from rival teams. Sacramento apparently felt it needed to make another drastic change, however, and bringing in a productive low-post player like Sabonis could make a huge difference. March 10, am EDT Update. It will be a challenge but it will be a challenge that we love. March 9, The Pacers have an extremely high value on Sabonis, rival executives say, which makes a trade unlikelier for the two-time All-Star big man. Curry has ankle sprain, to be reevaluated Tuesday. Golden State Warriors. Overall, the Sacramento Kings won this trade, but the Pacers did not necessarily lose it either. An injury-depleted roster has Indiana, which started this season with playoff aspirations, lagging near the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings. Injuries , Uncategorized.