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The Indiana Pacers trading for Ivica Zubac wasn’t about flash — it was about necessity. With Tyrese Haliburton recovering from a torn Achilles, Indiana can’t rely on high-speed, run-and-gun basketball the same way they did before.

The Indiana Pacers trade for Ivica Zubac signals a philosophical adjustment. Zubac gives them rebounding, interior defense, and half-court stability — traits that matter when you aren’t playing at full throttle. Instead of forcing Haliburton to push pace early in his return, the Pacers can now operate through structure and balance.

This Indiana Pacers trade for Ivica Zubac is about protecting their franchise guard while adapting to a changing Eastern Conference. Slower doesn’t mean worse — it means controlled. And in playoff basketball, control often wins.

Did Indiana make the smart adjustment at the right time?

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00:00This is a move, I think, for the Indianapolis Pacers that they had to make out of necessity,
00:04not only because the East is changing so much with getting centers, but it's also going to
00:09help them so much going forward because of their star who's coming off a major injury.
00:15Tyler Burnham tore his Achilles in the finals, and coming off of that, I would argue that they're
00:22not going to play nearly as fast as what they've played in recent years. They're not just going to
00:26be completely run and gun, get up and down the floor.
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