I just got done reading an article about the Pacers jumping into the Marcin Gortat bidding.  While I am happy that the Pacers are looking to be aggressive this summer, I don't think Gortat is the player we need.  Not that I don't think he is a good player, but look at the roster at the four and five right now:

Jeff Foster, Troy Murphy, Tyler Hansbrough, Josh McRoberts, and Roy Hibbert are all in the way right now.  One or two of these players would have to be moved in order for Gortat to really be able to succeed and be worth the money.  Larry Bird has said the Hansbrough and Hibbert are untouchable...along with Danny Granger and Brandon Rush, so that makes Foster and Murphy expendable if this signing goes through.  In the end, Murphy is too much of a commodity on the offensive end, so that makes Foster the most likely to be moved this summer.  Can he be moved for a solid wing player?  That would be the ideal situation in my opinion.

Thoughts?  Who should the Pacers go after?

Before the draft there were a lot of trade rumors involving a few Pacer players.  So far, they are just rumors, but it got me thinking about some trade possibilities this summer.

Let's take a look at three trades that I have in mind....

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Now that Marquis Daniels is an unrestricted free agent and Mike Dunleavy's knee could leave him out until January, the Pacers really need to focus on signing a couple players that could help them out at the two and three spots in the rotation.

Inside, I'll take a look at a few guys that I think the Pacers could afford.

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It looks like the Pacers have declined the team option on G/F reserve, Marquis Daniels.  He would have made around 8mil this year, so this was a money move for sure.  The move puts Daniels on the unrestricted free agent list this summer.  It is believed that the Pacers will try to re-sign Daniels to a lower contract, but how much is to yet to be determined.

Free agency starts on July 1st, so only two days away from what is sure to be an interesting summer.  A lot of players are going to have to take minimum deals with the way the economy is and how teams are operating now.

The only two remaining restricted free agents on the Pacers' roster right now are Jarrett Jack and Josh McRoberts.  Jack has a 2.9mil qualifying offer on the table right now, so we will see if he accepts or rejects that.  McRoberts will most likely be back with the team this season, but his role will be limited again.  He is a nice hustle/energy player off the end of the bench.  A team could do a lot worse than McRoberts.

A few days have passed since the draft and I want to take a look at what Tyler Hansbrough will bring to the Pacers.  I also want to take a look the Pacers decision to bring Hansbrough on board.

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Last night was the NBA Draft and I had a lot of anxiety/excitement built up in anticipation of what the Pacers might do with the 13th and 52nd picks in the draft.  And....well, let's just say that I am less than pleased.

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Alrighty, I'm going to make this one short and sweet, so I'll cut out the commentary.  The trades have really flopped things around!

So....jump inside the telephone booth and come on an excellent adventure with me...

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The Mavericks also just have one pick in the draft this year. 

I'm not really sure what Mark Cuban is looking at doing, but I think I have the answer inside...

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The Hornets only have one pick this year and that is a good thing for the cost conscious team owners.  They don't want to pay a dime more than they have to.

Which direction will the Hornets go? 

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