Last offseason, the Indiana Pacers stunningly lost Myles Turner to the Milwaukee Bucks in free agency after their surprising trip to the NBA Finals. That left the Pacers without a big man moving forward. Now, Indiana may have actually improved at the center spot, landing All-Defensive Team center Ivica Zubac from the Los Angeles Clippers. The cost of getting that center was significant. Indiana will send Los Angeles former No. 6 pick Bennedict Mathurin, Isaiah Jackson, and two first-round picks. One of those picks, an unprotected 2029 selection from Indiana, is unremarkable. The second is one of the more interesting draft picks ever traded. It is Indiana's 2026 first-round pick, but it has...
