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GMA Network
7 hours ago
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- GMA Network
NBA: Pelicans acquire Pacers' 1st-round pick, give up 2026 selection
The Indiana Pacers swapped draft picks with the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday while gaining financial flexibility going into the offseason. The Pacers, currently trailing Oklahoma City 3-2 in the best-of-seven NBA Finals, sent the No. 23 pick in next week's draft to the Pelicans as well as the rights to former G League shooting guard Mojave King, per ESPN. In exchange, the Pelicans gave the Pacers the 2026 first-round pick that Indiana originally had before sending it to Toronto last season as part of the trade bringing All-Star forward Pascal Siakam to Indiana. The Raptors shipped the draft pick to New Orleans in February in their acquisition of forward Brandon Ingram. New Orleans now has picks No. 7 and No. 23 in this year's draft on June 25-26. Indiana now has its own first-round selections from 2026 through 2032. The Pacers also save almost $3.2 million in salary cap space, ESPN reported, and will be about $20 million below the luxury tax. That space is valuable as the Pacers have most of their core players under contract for next season with starting center Myles Turner eligible to become an unrestricted free agent. The 6-foot-5 King, who turned 23 on June 11, is a native of New Zealand and played professionally this season in his home country as well as Puerto Rico. The Los Angeles Lakers selected King in the second round of the 2023 NBA Draft and dealt him the next day to the Pacers as part of a four-team trade. King played a combined 45 games (eight starts) in the G League in the 2022-23 (Ignite) and 2023-24 (Indiana Mad Ants) seasons and averaged 6.7 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.0 assist. — Field Level Media/Reuters
USA Today
10 hours ago
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- USA Today
Official: Pelicans acquire additional first-round pick in 2025 NBA draft from Pacers
The New Orleans Pelicans announced on Tuesday that they acquired the No. 23 pick in the 2025 NBA draft from the Indiana Pacers. Shams Charania of ESPN was the first to report the trade. The Pacers are also sending the Pelicans the draft rights to Mojave King, the 47th overall pick in 2023. They are acquiring their own 2026 first-round pick from the Pelicans, which was previously dealt to the Toronto Raptors in the trade involving Pascal Siakam. The transaction is expected to provide the Pacers with some salary-cap relief, which will help in their efforts to re-sign center Myles Turner this offseason. They are projected to be approximately $20 million under the luxury tax, according to Bobby Marks of ESPN. The Pelicans now have the Nos. 7 and 23 picks in the first round of the 2025 NBA draft following the trade. The group finished with a 21-61 record last season and appears to be looking to retool the roster through the draft by adding another selection. New Orleans has hosted predraft workouts with several potential first-round targets, including Nique Clifford (Colorado State), Cedric Coward (Washington State), Egor Demin (BYU), Kon Knueppel (Duke), Asa Newell (Georgia) and Derik Queen (Maryland), among others. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle The draft will feature a two-night format for the second consecutive year, with the first round scheduled for June 25 and the second round for June 26 in Brooklyn, New York.
Miami Herald
10 hours ago
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- Miami Herald
Pelicans acquire Pacers' 1st-round pick, give up 2026 selection
The Indiana Pacers swapped draft picks with the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday while gaining financial flexibility going into the offseason. The Pacers, currently trailing Oklahoma City 3-2 in the best-of-seven NBA Finals, sent the No. 23 pick in next week's draft to the Pelicans as well as the rights to former G League shooting guard Mojave King, per ESPN. In exchange, the Pelicans gave the Pacers the 2026 first-round pick that Indiana originally had before sending it to Toronto last season as part of the trade bringing All-Star forward Pascal Siakam to Indiana. The Raptors shipped the draft pick to New Orleans in February in their acquisition of forward Brandon Ingram. New Orleans now has picks No. 7 and No. 23 in this year's draft on June 25-26. Indiana now has its own first-round selections from 2026 through 2032. The Pacers also save almost $3.2 million in salary cap space, ESPN reported, and will be about $20 million below the luxury tax. That space is valuable as the Pacers have most of their core players under contract for next season with starting center Myles Turner eligible to become an unrestricted free agent. The 6-foot-5 King, who turned 23 on June 11, is a native of New Zealand and played professionally this season in his home country as well as Puerto Rico. The Los Angeles Lakers selected King in the second round of the 2023 NBA Draft and dealt him the next day to the Pacers as part of a four-team trade. King played a combined 45 games (eight starts) in the G League in the 2022-23 (Ignite) and 2023-24 (Indiana Mad Ants) seasons and averaged 6.7 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.0 assist. --Field Level Media Field Level Media 2023 - All Rights Reserved
Reuters
11 hours ago
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- Reuters
Pelicans acquire Pacers' 1st-round pick, give up 2026 selection
June 17 - The Indiana Pacers swapped draft picks with the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday while gaining financial flexibility going into the offseason. The Pacers, currently trailing Oklahoma City 3-2 in the best-of-seven NBA Finals, sent the No. 23 pick in next week's draft to the Pelicans as well as the rights to former G League shooting guard Mojave King, per ESPN. In exchange, the Pelicans gave the Pacers the 2026 first-round pick that Indiana originally had before sending it to Toronto last season as part of the trade bringing All-Star forward Pascal Siakam to Indiana. The Raptors shipped the draft pick to New Orleans in February in their acquisition of forward Brandon Ingram. New Orleans now has picks No. 7 and No. 23 in this year's draft on June 25-26. Indiana now has its own first-round selections from 2026 through 2032. The Pacers also save almost $3.2 million in salary cap space, ESPN reported, and will be about $20 million below the luxury tax. That space is valuable as the Pacers have most of their core players under contract for next season with starting center Myles Turner eligible to become an unrestricted free agent. The 6-foot-5 King, who turned 23 on June 11, is a native of New Zealand and played professionally this season in his home country as well as Puerto Rico. The Los Angeles Lakers selected King in the second round of the 2023 NBA Draft and dealt him the next day to the Pacers as part of a four-team trade. King played a combined 45 games (eight starts) in the G League in the 2022-23 (Ignite) and 2023-24 (Indiana Mad Ants) seasons and averaged 6.7 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.0 assist. --Field Level Media
Mint
13 hours ago
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- Mint
New Orleans Pelicans acquire No 23 pick in 2025 NBA draft and Mojave King in trade with Indiana Pacers; check details
The New Orleans Pelicans and Indiana Pacers have finalized a trade that will bring a change in their draft plans and financial flexibility. According to the deal, announced by the NBA on Tuesday, the Pelicans have acquired the No. 23 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft and the draft rights to Mojave King, while the Pacers regain their 2026 first-round pick and clear salary cap space. "The New Orleans Pelicans have acquired the 23rd overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft and the draft rights to Mojave King from Indiana in exchange for a 2026 first-round pick (originally acquired by New Orleans via Toronto)," the NBA released in a statement. Interestingly, this 2026 pick originally belonged to the Pacers but was sent to the Toronto Raptors in the previous season when they traded for Pascal Siakam. However, Toronto sent that pick to New Orleans in a trade for Brandon Ingram. The deal also brings Mojave King to the Pacers. The 23-year-old King, originally from New Zealand, was chosen by the Los Angeles Lakers as the 47th overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. Before entering the NBA, he appeared in 30 games for the G League Ignite, averaging 25.1 minutes, 8.1 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 1.2 assists per game, with a field goal percentage of .413. Most recently, King competed for the Tauranga Whai in New Zealand's NBL. For the Pelicans, this deal means they now have two first-round picks in the 2025 draft, happening on June 25-26. They already had the No. 7 pick, and now they have also added No. 23. This gives them more chances to draft young players or use these picks to make other trades. They also got Mojave King, a 23-year-old guard who could grow into a solid player. The Pacers, currently trailing 3-2 against the Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA Finals, are focused on maintaining their competitive roster. With most of their core returning, except possibly free agent Myles Turner, the added cap space and draft pick recovery position Indiana to make strategic moves in the offseason.
