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Pacers GM hopes Tyrese Haliburton will be “the next Reggie Miller”
The Pacers will show up on a lot of “tanking teams” preseason lists, next to the likes of the Spurs and Rockets, but that may not be totally fair. Sure, they traded away All-Star Domantas Sabonis as well as Malcolm Brogdon and Caris LeVert — and are looking to trade Myles Turner and Buddy Hield before the February deadline. The Pacers are not going to win a lot of games this season.
Will start of training camp be a “soft deadline” for Lakers to trade Westbrook?
If Russell Westbrook is still a member of the Lakers come late September, the team’s media day — and pretty much every day that follows — will be a circus. Even by the standards of a franchise where the heat of an intense media spotlight is the norm, a franchise that dealt with the drama of Shaq and Kobe, this year could feel wildly unhinged.
LA Lakers: Predicting their starting line-up this season
GiveMeSport has made an attempt to predict the starting line-up for the LA Lakers for the upcoming season.
Report: Lakers, Pacers discuss deal sending Westbrook to Indiana
The Los Angeles Lakers and Indiana Pacers have exchanged trade proposals on a deal that would send Myles Turner and Buddy Hield to L.A. and Russell Westbrook to Indiana, though no deal is close, according to Marc Stein.
Report: Lakers’ Westbrook, LeBron, Davis talk on phone, vow to “make it work”
The Los Angeles Lakers front office is still looking to make a bold move this offseason — if not for Kyrie Irving, maybe bringing in a player such as Eric Gordon or Patrick Beverley.
Latest Westbrook trade rumors highlight challenges of any Russ trade
One of the reasons for the growing sense the Lakers may have to run it back with Russell Westbrook — the reason new coach Darvin Ham has been so direct challenging the former MVP — is there is no real trade market for him. His trade value is at an all-time low, and the Lakers don’t have a lot of options.
Embiid scores 45 as 76ers top Pacers; Lakers out of NBA postseason contention after Suns rout
INDIANAPOLIS: Joel Embiid had 45 points and 13 rebounds, and the Philadelphia 76ers made a franchise-record 17 3-pointers in the first half of a 131-122 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday night that moved them into a tie with Boston atop the Atlantic Division.