While Indiana’s season is over, the NBA offseason is rapidly approaching and the front office has a series of significant decisions to make that will affect the team’s future. CBA expert Danny Leroux breaks down the major options, opportunities and risks for the Pacers in The Athletic’s 2018 Offseason Preview series.



Last summer, general manager Kevin Pritchard made the bold decision to trade superstar Paul George to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Victor Oladipo and Domantas Sabonis in a move that was widely criticized. It turned out beautifully for Indiana as Oladipo blossomed as a Pacer, making both the All-NBA third team and All-Defensive first team with career highs in scoring, assists, rebounds, steals and blocks. Sabonis also showed massive improvement, becoming a key Pacers reserve and spot starter when Myles Turner was injured. Their other transactions also bore fruit as Darren Collison and Bojan Bogdanovic started while Cory Joseph provided value...