According to numerous NBA sources, the Nets and Pacers spoke Tuesday about a trade and put the basic components, including Richard Jefferson and Nenad Krstic, on the table. And when neither side accused the other of attempted larceny or walked out in a huff, it was agreed there would be additional discussions after the draft and the start of free agency.

"It was discussed, proposed, and then it was decided to wait until after the first (of July)," said one source who rated the chances of the deal going through as slightly less than half, "40 percent, which is still high" for such a deal.

The Nets tried adding Jason Collins to the deal but the Pacers balked.

The Pacers, according to the New York Post, prefer to try to get Andrew Bynum and Lamar Odom from the Lakers in exchange for O'Neal.