We have an NBA trade. No, not the one everyone is waiting on involving Kevin Durant. Instead, the Indiana Pacers are sending the No. 23 pick in next week's draft to the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange for their own 2026 first-round pick.

Facing a roster crunch, the Pacers have traded away the No. 23 pick in the 2025 draft to New Orleans recover their 2026 first-round pick.

Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton is believed to have suffered a strained calf and needs an MRI, ESPN's Shams Charania reports.

The Indiana Pacers are reportedly trading the No. 23 pick in the 2025 NBA draft and the rights to Mojave King to the New Orleans Pelicans, per ESPN's Shams Charania, in exchange for getting back their own first-round pick in 2026 (which was previously traded to the Pels).

After right calf tightness compromised him in Game 5, Tyrese Haliburton made his intentions clear for Game 6 with his Indiana Pacers’ season now on the line.

SportsLine's model simulated Oklahoma City vs. Indiana 10,000 times and revealed its NBA picks for Thursday's NBA Finals 2025 Game 6 contest

The Pacers are also sending the Pelicans the draft rights to Mojave King, the 47th overall pick in 2023. They are acquiring their own 2026 first-round pick from the Pelicans, which was previously dealt to the Toronto Raptors in the trade involving Pascal Siakam.

The Oklahoma City Thunder claimed a 3-2 lead in its NBA Finals series against the Indiana Pacers at Game 5 home win. Here are five takeaways.

Jalen Williams dominated Game 5 of the NBA Finals and led his Oklahoma City Thunder to a 120-109 victory over the Indiana Pacers to take a 3-2 series lead. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 31 points and 10 assists for the Thunder who sit one game away from their first NBA championship.

As the Pacers push through the NBA Finals, their balanced approach and defensive identity are drawing strong comparisons to a team that shocked the league in 2011.