The Pacers are one of the few teams in the league ready to make a move before the trade deadline, and it has been reported that the Pacers are ready to enter the reconstruction phase, they will put players such as Domintas Sabonis, Miles Turner and Karis Loft on the shelves, and Jeremy Lamb, whose contract is expiring, is also considered one of the trade candidates.
But the question is, what kind of deals might the Pacers push for before the deal deadline? While the Pacers are a team ready to enter the rebuilding phase, it's not a complete rebuilding because the Pacers still have young players in their squad who can play well.
Current rumors about the Pacers are that Malcolm Brogdon is the only player who won't be put on the shelf, and even though the Pacers aren't sure Brogdon will be a longtime point guard for the team, the Pacers have signed a two-year, $45 million early contract extension with Brogdon before this season. Because of this, the Pacers will not push for a trade involving Brogdon before this season's trade deadline.
But it was reported that the Pacers had contacted the 76ers during this offseason and discussed the possibility of Brogdon trading Ben Simmons, which the Pacers reporter revealed in a podcast:
"Before the Pacers signed Brogdon to a contract extension, the Pacers contacted the 76ers again about the Ben Simmons deal."
The Pacers have still not been able to play well enough this season, and while they have not been able to push for a trade involving Ben Simmons, moving into the rebuilding phase is already an inevitable direction for the Pacers. Whether the Pacers will still talk to the 76ers about ben-Simmons' deal remains to be seen.