Indiana Pacers Complete NBA Draft Trade While Competing in The Finals originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Amid their battle between the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2025 NBA Finals, the Indiana Pacers are still taking calls regarding the future of their team.

We have an NBA trade. No, not the one everyone is waiting on involving Kevin Durant. Instead, the Indiana Pacers are sending the No. 23 pick in next week's draft to the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange for their own 2026 first-round pick.

Facing a roster crunch, the Pacers have traded away the No. 23 pick in the 2025 draft to New Orleans recover their 2026 first-round pick.

Indiana Pacers Agree to Trade in the Middle of NBA Finals originally appeared on Athlon Sports. As the Indiana Pacers slip to 2-3 in the NBA Finals behind the Oklahoma City Thunder, the team is already preparing for next season. On Tuesday, they agreed to a trade with the New Orleans Pelicans.

The Indiana Pacers are reportedly trading the No. 23 pick in the 2025 NBA draft and the rights to Mojave King to the New Orleans Pelicans, per ESPN's Shams Charania, in exchange for getting back their own first-round pick in 2026 (which was previously traded to the Pels).

The Oklahoma City Thunder used a huge fourth quarter to come back and beat the Indiana Pacers in Game 4 of the 2025 NBA Finals on Friday night. OKC evened the series at 2-2 and outscored Indy by 14 points in the fourth quarter of a 111-104 win. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 11 points in the final three minutes as the Thunder came up clutch.

Caitlin Clark is doubly disappointed about how the NBA Finals are going right now. One, the Indiana Pacers lost Game 4. Two, Clark can’t be there for Game 6.