Reports: Indiana Pacers to acquire George Hill and Serge Ibaka via trade
According to reports from Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN and Shams Charania of The Athletic, the Indiana Pacers are acquiring George Hill and Serge Ibaka from the Milwaukee Bucks via trade.
This comes just a few moments after reports that the Pacers will also get forward Jordan Nwora from the Bucks in a deal. Given that Milwaukee has also been connected to Jae Crowder in a potential trade, this could be a deal that features many players, teams, and moving parts.
Wojnarowski adds that the "Pacers will take on Hill's $4M into space," in a later tweet, suggesting that Indiana is using cap space to facilitate part of the deal. Ibaka is on a minimum contract, so no matching salary is required.
It is unclear at this time if either Ibaka or Hill will remain on Indiana's roster going forward. There are several pieces involved, including a waiver of big man Goga Bitadze, to make this deal possible. There are likely other Pacers players in the mix.
Hill and Ibaka are both veterans for the Bucks this season. Ibaka hasn't played much for Milwaukee this year, and the team was reportedly working to find a deal to shop the big man elsewhere. Hill, meanwhile, has played in 35 games for the Bucks this season and spent several years with the Pacers early in his career.
Official details will make the cloudy picture of this Pacers-Bucks deal more clear. Wojnarowski says that one second round pick is headed to Indiana with Hill. The Pacers have been busy on the morning of the trade deadline so far.
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