It didn’t happen ahead of the most recent trade deadline, and it didn’t happen at the 2022 NBA Draft. But it did happen on Friday, July 1 — it being the Indiana Pacers trading away Malcolm Brogdon, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
The long-rumored transaction is finally a reality, per Woj, as Brogdon heads from the Midwest to the East Coast to join the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics.
Meanwhile, the Pacers clear up a bunch of long-term money and recoup a future first-round pick in the process to help aid their rebuild.
Let’s take a look at the deal from both sides to determine the early winner of the trade.