The Indiana Pacers are eyeing a blockbuster trade for a champion power forward as their 2025-26 season continues to look further and further out of reach.
Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints reports that the Pacers are considering a bid for embattled Golden State Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga.
“Staying in the Eastern Conference, one team that has quietly been scouting Kuminga dating back to the start of the 2024-25 season and has continued into this year is the Indiana Pacers. Could there be a deal to be had between Indiana and Golden State, one that possibly involved Bennedict Mathurin?” Siegel writes.
Siegel notes that Mathurin’s athleticism could make him a refreshing fit alongside Golden State’s aging core of future Hall of Famers Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler and Draymond Green. Of course, Kuminga is plenty athletic, too.
“It does seem like the Pacers are wanting to sell high on Mathurin and former first-round pick Jarace Walker with their upcoming contract situations, and this is a team that won’t be spending more money or going into the tax any time soon,” Siegel notes. “That is why there is an expectation that the Pacers will move a contract like Mathurin’s before the deadline, especially since they will likely get a top-5 pick in next year’s draft.”
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