"With the seventh pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, the Indiana Pacers select _______"

[jowglenn]

Call it right now. Who will the Pacers pick? Or if they trade it, who are they trading it for? I want your best single clear-cut prediction. Not who you want, not a set of three guys who it *could* be. Not "if Orlando takes X then Pacers take Y"

Give me a name, a single name, of who you predict the Pacers will pick at #7. Bonus points for the picks at 26 & 29!

My prediction: Taylor Hendricks

26: Tristan Vukcevic
29: Trayce Jackson-Davis

[8305]

Pacers take Taylor Hendricks at 7
Consolidate late 1st's to move up and take Oliver Maxence Prosper or Kris Murray in the late teens or early 20's.

I'm cheating my hot take also what i'm hoping for.

[Pacers Forever]

#7 Hendricks
#26 O Max Prosper
Trade or sell #29 and 32
#55 Camara for a 2 way /Mad Ants

[Helsbyte]

#7pick is. Jarace Walker
#26. Dariq Whitehead
#29. O.M. Prosper
#32. Trayce Jackson Davis

[basketballwacko2]

I'm going with Walker at 7 unless he's gone and then Hendricks.

26 TJD
29 Julian Strawther
32 Tristan Vukcevic *Eurostash
55 who ever

[Topofthekey]

Jarace Walker

[Grang33r]

With the 7th pick in the 2023 NBA draft the Indiana Pacers select Jurace Walker.

26. Ben Sheppard
29. Maxwell Lewis

[basketballwacko2]

Is there any reason to take another guard?

[Pacers Forever]

Is there any reason to take another guard?

They worked out a lot of guards to leave no stone unturned when we know we’re pretty deep currently.

I can see circumstances cause a best available player pick being a guard if KP has a deal for a veteran forward in place, or if he’s sure he can get forward help in free agency, or if he trades Duarte.

Otherwise I would expect our draft to be heavily geared towards power forwards or lengthy defensive wings.

[Wizop]

7 Hendricks. I have Walker and Whitmore gone. I'd gladly take either one and try to get another pick in the 9-12 range for Hendricks.
26 Rupert - wishful thinking. likely gone. O-Max also likely gone. maybe Murray
29 Nnaji - left in Spain for a year or more
32 TJD
55 Camara

[Pacernation]

#7 Hendricks. I want Black or Coulibaly but wouldn't mind Hendricks.

[basketballwacko2]

Well now it's 7, 26 and 40, 55.

What now?

Walker, TJD, Vukcevic and Oscar Tshiebwe. Stash Vuk and give Oscar a 2 way.

[Wizop]

Bilas on TV has best available list with Hendricks sixth and Walker tenth.

[Grang33r]

#7 Hendricks. I want Black or Coulibaly but wouldn't mind Hendricks.

How would Black fit with Haliburton? He loves the ball at his hands and is a floor general. It would limit him to be on our offense with Tyrese. The last thing the Pacers need to do is add anybody that will take the ball from Tyrese's hands.

[xBulletproof]

#7 Hendricks. I want Black or Coulibaly but wouldn't mind Hendricks.

How would Black fit with Haliburton? He loves the ball at his hands and is a floor general. It would limit him to be on our offense with Tyrese. The last thing the Pacers need to do is add anybody that will take the ball from Tyrese's hands.

Haliburton can be so good off ball, I'm not worried about that some. A good secondary ball handler would be great. When I watched Black, he felt Haliburton-y at times. If Black can ever get his shot right, he becomes Haliburton lite on offense, but he plays defense 1-3 and masks Haliburton on defense.

In response to the thread ...... I'm still waffling on what I want to happen, or what I think will happen, I'll have to make a decision tomorrow in writing, but I just can't do it yet. I like something about everyone in our range, and hate something else. I just can't make up my mind.

[Wizop]

If Black can ever get his shot right, he becomes Haliburton lite on offense, but he plays defense 1-3 and masks Haliburton on defense.

I prefer someone who can defend 3 to small ball 5. I won't throw things if we take Black or a Thompson but I'll say dirty words.

[xBulletproof]

If Black can ever get his shot right, he becomes Haliburton lite on offense, but he plays defense 1-3 and masks Haliburton on defense.

I prefer someone who can defend 3 to small ball 5. I won't throw things if we take Black or a Thompson but I'll say dirty words.

I would agree if I was thinking about what's on the roster currently. I've come to grips with the idea that this team as constructed won't be winning anything anyway. I'm just worried about getting the best players available regardless of how they fit with anyone except Haliburton. I expect most of the roster will be gone in 3 seasons anyway. Except Haliburton, Mathurin and #7 most likely.

**EDIT** ... not to mention better perimeter defense will help the more interior players as well. With Hield/Mathurin/Haliburton the defense was overly stressed from the point of attack.

[Grangerous]

I had no idea realgm was still a thing. Decided to check it out with the draft around the corner, took a shot the dark at password and here’s my first post in like 10 years!! Pacers take Anthony Black in a surprise pick.

[Grang33r]

I had no idea realgm was still a thing. Decided to check it out with the draft around the corner, took a shot the dark at password and here’s my first post in like 10 years!! Pacers take Anthony Black in a surprise pick.

Welcome back! Such a nice surprise when i logged on and saw your user name as "last post".

Go Pacers!

[Tom White]

I would agree if I was thinking about what's on the roster currently. I've come to grips with the idea that this team as constructed won't be winning anything anyway. I'm just worried about getting the best players available regardless of how they fit with anyone except Haliburton. I expect most of the roster will be gone in 3 seasons anyway. Except Haliburton, Mathurin and #7 most likely.

**EDIT** ... not to mention better perimeter defense will help the more interior players as well. With Hield/Mathurin/Haliburton the defense was overly stressed from the point of attack.

I can agree with this. I want to add players with at least one elite level skill. Of course, having more than one skill is better, but look at this roster. Does anyone on this roster really have an elite level skill, other than Haliburton? Maybe Buddy, with his shooting. Other than that? Do any of the others really change our win total? Nope, don't see it.

If that is true, then we shouldn't worry about putting another player in front of them. I want a guy whose defense drives opponents nuts on the perimeter. I also want a guy who can rebound like an SOB and scares the other team's front court players when the ball is coming off the backboard. If a guy can't do anything like that, why are we taking him? So that Simon can continue to like his "little team"?

Look, we all like guys like Nesmith, Nembhard, Duarte, Jackson, and Smith. But these guys don't add to our win total, and I doubt that is going to change. So, let's try to find guys who can do that. Maybe some of them are OK as bench players, but none should be considered as starters. We just need better. A lot better.