April 2017 Indiana Pacers Wiretap

Pacers Waive Kevin Seraphin

Jul 31, 2017 5:26 PM

The Indiana Pacers have waived Kevin Seraphin.

Seraphin had a guarantee date coming up on his deal.

Seraphin averaged 4.7 points and 2.9 rebounds in 11.4 minutes per game last season with the Pacers.

The Pacers signed Seraphin to a two-year, $3.6 million deal.

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Cavs' Paul George Trade Fell Apart On Pick Protections

Jul 28, 2017 10:11 AM

The Indiana Pacers had Kyrie Irving as their No. 1 target when working on a Paul George trade in June.

The Pacers were willing to trade George for Irving straight-up, but the Cavaliers declined the offer several times.

Cleveland instead worked with the Pacers on a three-way trade involving Kevin Love going to the Denver Nuggets with Indiana getting a package centered around Gary Harris.

The deal fell apart when Cleveland refused to trade a future first round pick without any pick protections. The Cavaliers insisted on a lottery protection for the pick.

The Pacers pivoted to a deal with the Oklahoma City Thunder in which they acquired Victor Oladipo and Domantas Sabonis.

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Tags: Paul George, Cleveland Cavaliers, Denver Nuggets, Indiana Pacers, Oklahoma City Thunder, NBA, NBA Trade Rumor, NBA Misc Rumor

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Dan Gilbert Believes Pacers Could Have Made Better Paul George Trade

Jul 27, 2017 9:09 AM

Dan Gilbert believes the Indiana Pacers could have received a better trade package for Paul George than the one they agreed upon with the Oklahoma City Thunder.

"I will say that Indiana could've done better than it did," Gilbert said.

The Cleveland Cavaliers thought they had a deal in place to acquire George in a trade that would have sent Kevin Love to the Denver Nuggets, and Gary Harris as the centerpiece to the Pacers.

The Pacers, however, dispute there was ever an agreement, sources said.

"That's been well-publicized," Altman said of the George deal that fell through. "I don't want to talk about that. What's interesting is, over the course of the NBA draft, there's 60 picks. In the first round, there's five minutes between picks. I probably made 200 phone calls that night, and none of that gets publicized. We're actively trying to get better and discover what opportunities that are out there. It's the ones that sort of don't make it to the media that are the ones you're more crushed about.

"So, we're very active during that time. Also, we're aggressive in trying to figure out how can we get better for this organization. So, I'm not going to talk about that specific trade, but know that we were active during that time and every team in the NBA was active during that time, trying to help their respective franchises."

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Tags: Paul George, Gary Harris, Cleveland Cavaliers, Indiana Pacers, Oklahoma City Thunder, NBA, NBA Trade Rumor, NBA Misc Rumor

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Cavs Thought They Had Paul George Trade Agreed Upon On June 30th

Jul 23, 2017 6:58 PM

On June 30th, the Indiana Pacers, Cleveland Cavaliers and Denver Nuggets thought they had a Paul George deal in place.

Everyone tentatively agreed on a conference call between the teams.

George was going to be traded by the Pacers to the Cavaliers with Kevin Love going to the Nuggets and Gary Harris moving to Indiana in a package involving other pieces.

A call was to be arranged between George and Dan Gilbert, which was an important step before finalizing the trade. Cleveland's front office began making other plans for the offseason.

Kevin Pritchard then sent message that the Pacers were backing out and then quickly agreed to a trade with the Oklahoma City Thunder.

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Tags: Paul George, Kevin Love, Gary Harris, Cleveland Cavaliers, Denver Nuggets, Indiana Pacers, Oklahoma City Thunder, NBA, NBA Trade Rumor, NBA Misc Rumor

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Cavaliers Believe They Could Have Turned Irving, Love Into Chris Paul, Paul George

Jul 21, 2017 6:55 PM

The Cleveland Cavaliers believe they could have turned Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love into Chris Paul and Paul George in June.

Cleveland kept both Irving and Love in June as they were unaware Irving would soon be requesting a trade before the end of July.

Paul orchestrated an opt-in and trade from the Los Angeles Clippers to the Houston Rockets before the start of free agency.

George was traded on June 30th by the Indiana Pacers to the Oklahoma City Thunder.

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Tags: Kyrie Irving, Chris Paul, Kevin Love, Paul George, Cleveland Cavaliers, Houston Rockets, Indiana Pacers, Los Angeles Clippers, Oklahoma City Thunder, NBA, NBA Trade Rumor, NBA Misc Rumor

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Damien Wilkins Agrees To One-Year Deal With Pacers

Jul 20, 2017 9:43 AM

Damien Wilkins and the Indiana Pacers have agreed upon a one-year at the veteran's minimum.

Wilkins last played in the NBA during the 12-13 season with the Philadelphia 76ers.

Wilkins played 48 games last season in the D-League with Greensboro, averaging 14.8 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game.

Wilkins has also played internationally in Puerto Rico and Venezuela. 

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Pacers Waive George Niang

Jul 14, 2017 5:37 PM

The Indiana Pacers have waived George Niang.

Niang appeared in 23 games with the Pacers last season.

Niang was a second round pick in 2016 out of Iowa State.

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Warriors Rejected Pacers' Offer Of Paul George For Klay Thompson

Jul 13, 2017 6:54 PM

The Indiana Pacers were interested in trading Paul George to the Golden State Warriors and made an offer for Klay Thompson.

The Warriors weren't interested in trading away Thompson, who has two seasons remaining on his current contract, for George as he enters his probable walk year.

“I was aware of it,” George said of the offer to Golden State. “I would’ve looked forward to it, of just being in a good situation and a chance to compete for a championship. But it didn’t happen. It’s still fun to team up with a special talent and have a chance to compete against that team.”

Indiana instead traded away George to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Victor Oladipo and Domantas Sabonis.

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Tags: Klay Thompson, Paul George, Golden State Warriors, Indiana Pacers, NBA, NBA Trade Rumor, NBA Misc Rumor

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Paul George Was Surprised By Trade To Thunder

Jul 13, 2017 10:00 AM

Paul George was shocked when he learned he had been traded by the Indiana Pacers to the Oklahoma City Thunder.

The Thunder were not previously mentioned as a team who could potentially trade for George.

"It was surprising. This team wasn't one of the teams that we had in mind," George said. "I thought I was going to four or five other teams that were pretty active in trade [talks]. When I found out it was OKC, I was quite surprised, but at the same time I was happy about the trade. I was thrilled, I was looking forward to it. All I wanted was a chance and an opportunity to play for something special and ultimately to try and win a championship, and right off the bat I think I can do that here playing alongside Russ [Russell Westbrook]."

George had informed the Pacers, through his agent, that he intended to sign elsewhere when he reached unrestricted free agency next summer.

"The risk in this decision was not making it," Thunder general manager Sam Presti said.

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Tags: Paul George, Indiana Pacers, Oklahoma City Thunder, NBA, NBA Signing Rumor, NBA Trade Rumor, NBA Misc Rumor

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Raptors, Pacers Agree To Cory Joseph For C.J. Miles Sign-And-Trade

Jul 9, 2017 3:34 PM

The Toronto Raptors and Indiana Pacer have agreed upon a sign-and-trade of C.J. Miles for Cory Joseph.

Miles, who is a free agent this offseason, will sign a three-year, $25 million deal with a player option in Year 3. Miles is one of the NBA's better spot-up shooters on the wing.

The Raptors cleared DeMarre Carroll on Saturday evening in a trade with the Brooklyn Nets.

Joseph signed a four-year, $30 million deal with the Raptors in 2015. Delon Wright can replace Joseph as Toronto's backup point guard.

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Tags: C.J. Miles, Cory Joseph, Indiana Pacers, Toronto Raptors, NBA, NBA Signing Rumor, NBA Trade Rumor, NBA Misc Rumor

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Bojan Bogdanovic Agrees To Two-Year, $21M Deal With Pacers

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Pacers Waive Rakeem Christmas

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Pacers Waive Monta Ellis

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Monta Ellis Discussing Buyout With Pacers

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Darren Collison Agrees Upon Two-Year, $20M Deal With Pacers

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Blazers Offered Three 2017 First Rounders, Any Non-Big 3 Player For Paul George

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Pacers Discuss Cory Joseph Trade With Raptors

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Pacers Name Chad Buchanan GM, Promote Peter Dinwiddie

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Pacers, Nuggets Interested In George Hill

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Pacers Were Offered Gary Harris In Three-Way Paul George Trade

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