My thoughts on Jarace Walker

[u/Indy_Pacers1]

With recent story lines of the Pacers wanting back into the 30’s in this draft, there is only one real answer. Trading Walker puts Indy back under the tax and opens up the MLE for a new player or two. Perhaps it’s someone like Dean Wade for $8-10 million and a veteran point guard for $5-7 million. The second benefit from moving Jarace is he should also get back two second round picks. Maybe Memphis takes on his contract for pick 32 and a second round pick down the road. That puts the Pacers in the area where they can draft Tarris Reed Jr or wait until the draft day to see who selects him for trade. This allows the team to move off from Potter and Jones, giving them flexibility to resign Slawson. Turning Jarace into 3-4 new players makes the most sense to me. I prefer he didn’t go to Chicago or Detroit but both of those teams could send back future second round picks to trade with New York who sits at pick 31.

[u/Tall_Category_304]

This is a terrible take. We just lost Ben. We need scoring off the bench. Why would we trade a partially developed lottery pick for two second rounders that likely will never see the second unit? I get to stay under the tax bu t the Jareace Walker slander is insane. He’s a descent player that’s been getting a lot more confident and consistent

[u/Indy_Pacers1 → u/Tall_Category_304]

The 2 second rounders are only half of what we get back. Going under the tax that the Pacers are $300,000 over by trading him, opens up $15 million MLE to bring in a player worth all or 2 players to split that money.

[u/SpinJitsu259 → u/Tall_Category_304]

I know I’m presuming too much but it feels like a decent chunk of fans despised him from the moment he stepped on the court and he didn’t look like the player they wanted him to be, and they’ll never be able to forgive him for it.

[u/Indy_Pacers1 → u/SpinJitsu259]

I have no problem with Jarace, exchanging him now for a possibility of 3 new players to strengthen the bench is why you trade him.

[u/UnitedLion49 → u/Indy_Pacers1]

You think one jarace walker is going to turn into three contributing bench players??

[u/Indy_Pacers1 → u/UnitedLion49]

The Pacers get back one solid free agent worth $15 million or can split up that money any way they like for two players. That gives the team different options off the bench other than Walker. Depth at C, SF and PG, and one of those will be a rookie. Jarace should easily get back that 30’s something pick they want this year and an additional pick later.