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If you're interested in trading for Paul George, get in line.

But as you're queueing up, keep in mind that this particular bidding process is a strange one.

George's intentions to leave the Indiana Pacers and sign with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2018 complicates everything. It robs the Pacers of leverage, diminishing the value of incoming offers and scaring off especially careful suitors altogether.

If you're not the Lakers, why give up assets for a rental?

And if you are the Lakers, why trade for a guy you think you'll get for free in a year?

Some teams in pursuit of a title might think they can convince George to stay. Others, like the Cleveland Cavaliers, are in such full-bore win-now mode that the idea of a rental doesn't scare them. But if they're trying to secure a title, they can't give up too much of their current core to get George.

The Pacers are going to trade their best player. General manager Kevin Pritchard made that clear in a pre-draft press conference. And everyone from ESPN.com's Marc Stein to The Vertical's Adrian Wojnarowski is reporting on interested teams discussing trade ideas with Indy.

There are several squads with the assets to bowl the Pacers over...but none of them have to make their best offers. In fact, none of them should.

So how do teams formulate trade packages that'll definitely net George without giving up as much as they might under normal circumstances?

Like this.