The Pacers finally couldn't hold on, and they announced to the public in advance that the team was ready to rebuild. It's somewhat regrettable that the Pacers in the small city of Indiana have always been able to survive and never give up, and now suddenly announced a failure in the middle, indicating that the team's team building thinking has changed, they are ready to change their ways, everything starts again.
The Pacers' configuration is not bad, it is really not good to say that it is good, the team as a whole does not lack offensive resources, what is missing is a star who can hit a fatal star at a critical moment, and it is precisely because of this that the Pacers' key ball is a mess, which makes them lose a lot of games that should have been won.
At present, the Pacers' record is 13 wins and 19 losses, ranking third from the bottom in the East, Warren is devastated by injuries after a slight improvement, McConnell has also missed many games in the new season due to a wrist injury, and the Pacers' theoretical vision of the grand scenery has remained in theory and has never really been realized. However, even if there is no injury impact, the biggest ceiling for the Pacers is the second round of the playoffs, and the team adheres to the team building strategy of small wealth and safety, and naturally can only harvest the results of the season of small wealth and safety. Now in trouble, from the original middle class down another level, just started to dig a big hole, even if you try to catch up, the best result may only be to enter the play-offs, leaving the fans with a tenacious spirit.
So, let's just let it all start all over again!
Now that the Pacers have decided to rebuild, the most important question for them and the most important question for fans is how to deal with the current quality assets and what can be exchanged for the team? The Pacers are not taking the route of top stars and low-price puzzles, but gathering multiple quasi-All-Stars with middle-class contracts, forming a long core rotation with a one-vote high-quality puzzle, and there are many valuable players. The most crucial point is that the Pacers, these high-quality contract players, are basically all in the year of playing, next, let's take a closer look at how valuable these players are.
First, Myrstener. There is no doubt that Turner is the type of gluttony and the one with the most transaction value, and his own performance has been growing in recent seasons, while the contract he signed is not an incremental contract. Turner has contributed dominance-level blocks this season, averaging 2.9 blocks per game to top defender Gobert in the league. Efficiency is outstanding in multiple positions, shooting nearly 80% from within 4 feet, shooting 52% from mid-range, shooting 39% from three-point range, and shooting a career-high 63.8% from a true shooting rate. With excellent lateral speed and extreme maneuverability, it is one of the few tall centers who can take into account both the extended defense line and the guardrail.
After the final improvement, Turner became an all-round center that combined projection, rim protection, termination and defense, which is very rare, with his ability, can play the starting center position of any playoff team, in Turner's deal, the Pacers at least have to fight for a first-round top ten draft pick.
Second, little Sabonis, in addition to Turner, the Pacers' most tradeable player is Sabonis Jr., he finished strong, excellent rebounding, has a good ability to plan the ball, as the team's tactical axis and cake finisher, can violently punish misalignment. But Sa's problem is also more obvious, as a big man, his rim and mobility are average, can not provide the team needs to defend the hardness of the inside line, has a certain shooting ability but is not stable enough, whether it is far, medium or near the basket is not very reliable.
Of course, Sa's contract is less than twenty million, which is not beyond his ability, and the team that hovers on the edge of the playoffs is a good choice to take him to the playoffs, and the Pacers want to win the potential young man in the Sabonis deal, this young man should have the potential to grow into a starter.
Iii. LeVert. LeVert is a master of chaos in the Nets period, has a hand to shoot the ball in the middle distance, can open the situation at key moments, but the three points are still not scored, because the middle distance occupies a large proportion of his shots, so the efficiency does not come, but LeWell will control his mistakes very well, in the team with plenty of space, his efficiency can be further improved, but limited by talent, there will certainly not be too high an upper limit. Teams that lack a main attacker can be considered, and the draft picks paid do not need to be too high.
Fourth, the Great Holliday. Big Holliday is a 3D player that every team likes today, but the ability can only be ranked T2 gear, the size can not defend the front line monster, can bear the heavier side alignment, three-point production and efficiency are good in combination, but there is almost no ability to develop offense independently, only a little no-ball cover, the good point is that the attendance rate is very high, can eat the confrontation. As long as the offer is almost the same, the Pacers will sell, and whether they can exchange good assets will follow.
Warren and McConnell. These two, should have been the most valuable two players, especially Warren, last season played a superstar play, the technical characteristics of the striker and the contract of cabbage price, if put on the shelf, it will make the whole league crazy, but after coming out of the park, Warren only played four games, if he recovered from injury, can he return to the original high level? This is a problem that all teams are worried about, so now Warren is a negative asset, the Pacers have to find a way to deal with it, and basically no one will pay a good asset to get Warren. McConnell is the same, despite his excellent mid-range, solid handling of the ball and desperate defense, it is doubtful whether he can continue to play this season. The impact of injuries has wiped out McConnell's deal value.
How the Pacers will choose in the end is still up to themselves, they will complete the transaction according to their needs, they will hold the quality players who are universally pursued, they will definitely find ways to maximize their interests, as ordinary fans, we wait to see the good drama!