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NBA prediction: The Indiana Pacers will trade Victor Oladipo at the NBA trade deadline

The Indiana Pacers have been one of those consistent Easter Conference teams over the last couple of seasons, though I believe that there is going to be a change for this team at some point this season.

Victor Oladipo is a free agent after the season and has perhaps already tipped his hand that there’s a good chance he could leave as soon as he gets the opportunity to. In an attempt to not lose him for nothing in free agency next offseason, I predict the Pacers will trade him at the NBA trade deadline.

Whether this will be a win or a loss overall for the Pacers remains to be seen, but I believe that this team is simply ready to move on if Oladipo doesn’t look like his former all-star self again this season.