The 2022-23 NBA Trade Deadline is exactly two months away.
On Thursday, February 9, all NBA fans will turn on Twitter notifications for Adrian Wojnarowski and Shams Charania.
NBA Trade deadline is February 9th.
The Pacers have incredible amounts of flexibility to accommodate moves + desirable trade pieces that we may not have or need long term.
Hard to see us not making a move or 2 before then.
– What do we want to see?
– Likely trades/moves?— WOJ ARTEST🇦🇺 (@NbaWoody) December 2, 2022
Contending teams will look for the missing piece to their championship puzzle.
While rebuilding teams will look to acquire draft picks to build for the future.
Look for these two names to be finding a new home come February.
1. Buddy Hield/Myles Turner
Consider this a two-for-the-price-of-one situation.
Buddy Hield and Myles Turner feel like a package deal moving toward the deadline.
If you were the Lakers GM, would you trade Westbrook and two first-round picks for Hield and Turner? pic.twitter.com/WA1In3W5RS
— . (@GTJGotNext) December 3, 2022
The Indiana Pacers have been one of the surprise teams this year in the NBA.
They are currently tied for fifth place in the Eastern Conference at 13-12.
However, they have a negative point differential and are 1-4 across their last five games.
Indiana was also projected to be one of the worst teams in the league this season, so they may be coming back down to Earth.
With Indiana having a clear eye toward the future, they should move on from Hield and Turner now.
It would help them in their journey to “Brick for Vic” and obtain more assets for future drafts.
2. Eric Gordon
Next up is not a package deal, just a single NBA veteran.
Eric Gordon has been a quality role player in the NBA for 15 years now.
However, the soon-to-be 35-year-old has only made the playoffs in five seasons and is stuck on one of the worst teams in the NBA.
The Houston Rockets are just 7-18, getting outscored by nearly seven points per game.
Outside of Gordon, Boban Marjanovic, Jae’Sean Tate, and Garrison Mathews, nobody on the team is older than 26.
Houston traded James Harden two seasons ago and find themselves in the early stages of a rebuild.
Gordon is still a dangerous shooter from beyond the arc who can take defenders off the dribble if they over-contest.
The Rockets should be able to fetch at least one draft pick for the veteran wing.
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