BREAKING: Nuggets And Pacers Reportedly Agree To A Trade
On Thursday evening, the 2023 NBA Draft will take place at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
The Draft is one of the biggest days of the entire offseason, and there are typically an abundance of trades (in addition to the players that are being selected).
On Wednesday afternoon, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reports that the Indiana Pacers and Denver Nuggets have agreed to a trade.
Via Wojnarowski's first tweet: "The Denver Nuggets are trading 2024 first-round pick and 2023 40th pick to the Indiana Pacers for No. 29 and 32 on Thursday, sources tell ESPN."
Via Wojnarowski's second tweet: "The Nuggets are trading the least favorable of its 2024 first-round picks in deal to move into the first-round and early second in Thursday's NBA Draft, per sources."
Via Wojnarowski's third tweet: "As the Nuggets prepare for possibility of losing Bruce Brown in free agency, they'll be drafting at No. 29, 32 and 37 on Thursday with a chance to keep gathering up young role players for this championship window. GM Calvin Booth picked Christian Braun at No. 21 last year."
The Nuggets are coming off a season where they won their first NBA Championship.
They finished as the first seed in the Western Conference and defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves, Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat in the 2023 NBA Playoffs.
On Wednesday morning, Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium reported that Bruce Brown would opt out of his contract and be one of the team's eight free agents this summer.
As for the Pacers, the franchise has been in rebuilding mode over the past two seasons.
They finished the year as the 11th seed in the Eastern Conference.
