What extra draft picks do the Indiana Pacers own?
Draft picks are important assets for NBA teams, both because they are valuable in trades and because they allow franchises to add talent. The Indiana Pacers have made a point of acquiring extra selections as they push ahead in their rebuild.
Going forward, the Pacers have all of their own first-round picks and possess their second-round selections in 2025, 2028, 2029, and 2030. They have a solid base of assets just from their own draft capital going forward.
They also have a 2024 second-round pick that could be their own, but it also could end up being Utah's or Cleveland's depending on the NBA standings in the coming season. Their 2026 and 2027 second rounders will be sent to other teams as of this writing.
With only two picks in the back half of future drafts outgoing, Indiana already could be happy with their future pick allotment. But they have many more draft assets thanks to trades made in recent seasons. Here is a list of them all with details on how the blue and gold acquired them.
UPDATE: The Pacers no longer have an extra first-round draft pick, and their second-round selections have changed in 2024 and 2029. For more on that, click here.
2024 first-round pick from Oklahoma City, Los Angeles (Clippers), Utah, or Houston
The Pacers scooped up an extra first-round pick in the 2024 draft by making a trade with the Denver Nuggets back in June. Indiana sent the 29th and 32nd picks in the 2023 NBA Draft to the Nuggets in exchange for pick 40 and a future first rounder.
That first rounder will be the worst first-round pick between the Clippers, Thunder Jazz, and Rockets in 2024. Three of those teams missed the playoffs last season, so depending on the ascent of the latter three teams or the descent of the former one, that pick could end up being pretty good. It will almost certainly be better than 29th overall.
2024 second-round pick from Milwaukee
The Indiana Pacers and Milwaukee Bucks made a deal at the 2023 trade deadline that netted Indiana multiple future second-round picks (pick 55, which became Isaiah Wong, in 2023, this pick, plus Indiana's own second in 2025) as well as Jordan Nwora, George Hill, and Serge Ibaka. This is one of the draft selections that went to the Pacers, with Jae Crowder going to the Bucks.
This selection will likely be near the end of the draft, but it is more ammo that the blue and gold have going forward.
2025 second-round pick from Miami (protected)
The Pacers acquired three second-round draft picks (2022, 2025, and 2026) from the Heat in 2019 when they sent the 32nd pick in the 2019 draft (KZ Okpala) to Miami.
Indiana has already traded away the 2022 (to Cleveland) and 2026 (to either Boston, Minnesota, San Antonio, or Memphis) selections. But they still own the 2025 pick, although it comes with protections thanks to another trade.
The Pacers only get this pick if it falls between picks 31 and 37 in 2025. If it lands between 38 and 59, then it will go to the Brooklyn Nets instead as a result of the Edmond Sumner deal in 2021.
2027 second-round pick from Utah
The Pacers made a trade with the Cleveland Cavaliers just before the trade deadline in 2022 and sent Caris LeVert to the Cavs. In exchange, the Pacers received a future first-round pick (which became Ben Sheppard), a 2022 second-round choice (which became Andrew Nembhard), and Utah's 2027 second-round selection.
The Cavaliers acquired the pick from the Jazz when they took on Rayjon Tucker's salary in a 2020 trade. Now, the Pacers have it.
2028 second-round pick from Dallas
Indiana received the Dallas Mavericks 2028 second-round draft pick last month when they sent Chris Duarte to the Sacramento Kings. The 2028 second rounder is unprotected.
Sacramento originally acquired the pick from Dallas in 2022 when they sent the draft rights to Jaden Hardy to the Mavericks. Depending on what happens with Luka Doncic in the future, this pick could turn out to be good for the Pacers.
2028 second-round pick (swap) from Phoenix
The Pacers acquired the Phoenix Suns 2028 second-round draft pick in a draft-night trade with the Washington Wizards back in June. Indiana grabbed that pick, along with another second rounder and the eighth overall selection, in exchange for the seventh pick.
The Pacers then sent the lesser of its own second-round selection and that Phoenix pick to the New York Knicks as a part of the deal that netted Indiana Obi Toppin. So the Pacers will use the better second-round pick between their own and Phoenix's in 2028 while the Knicks will use the worse selection.
2029 second-round pick (swap) from Washington
Similar to the situation above, the Pacers acquired the Wizards 2029 second-round draft pick in a deal involving Jarace Walker and Bilal Coulibaly. Indiana turned around and sent the pick, as a part of a swap, to New York in the Toppin trade.
As a part of the Knicks deal, New York will get the worst choice between the Pacers and Wizards second rounders in 2029. Indiana, meanwhile, will have the better selection of the two.
2030 second-round pick from Sacramento
The Pacers grabbed the Kings second-round draft pick in 2030 in the aforementioned Duarte trade. It is unprotected.
All in all, assuming that the 2025 Miami second rounder does not convey, the Pacers have one extra first-round pick going forward and four extra second-round picks. Combined with their swaps and own selections, they could put together a fairly compelling trade package at some point in the near future. All NBA draft picks that are going to be moved through 2030 can be seen in more detail here.
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