Ultimately, no final offer was made by the Lakers. Different variations of deals were discussed, as involving a third team, the Memphis Grizzlies was also broached. Indiana’s insistence on the draft capital was done in large part because they didn’t want to trade away Turner and Hield unless they were blown away by an offer and got exactly what they wanted. With the price of landing Turner and Hield higher than the Lakers’ liking, they had hoped for second-round compensation as a way of increasing their return.” Would the Lakers meet it? Sources added that the Pacers, despite the Lakers’ wishes, made it clear they were not interested in sending second-round picks in a potential deal. “Pacers owner Herb Simon showed increasing interest as the summer went on in having new lead guard Tyrese Haliburton, Turner and Hield start the season together, so an asking price of two unprotected first-rounders was unintentionally a difficult barometer to meet.
As a result, a high asking price was set to deter the Lakers from making a deal. Indiana owner Herb Simon wanted Tyrese Haliburton to get a chance to play with the two veterans. Different versions of the deal were discussed as well.Īlas, no deal would be reached unless the Lakers were willing to part with first-round picks in 20. Those talks go back to the Las Vegas Summer League, where Russell Westbrook was the centerpiece of a deal with draft compensations. LATEST NBA NEWS & TRADE RUMORS: Myles Turner, Buddy Hield, Russell Westbrook, Indiana Pacers & Los Angeles Lakers UpdatesĪs detailed over at The Athletic, there were plenty of trade talks held between the Lakers and Pacers.
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