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Pacers shouldn't regret controversial Ivica Zubac trade

Pacers shouldn't regret controversial Ivica Zubac trade despite lottery disaster

Despite the Washington Wizards winning the NBA Draft Lottery, much of the attention landed on the Indiana Pacers, who lost the No. 5 pick to the Los Angeles Clippers.

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Regrading Ivica Zubac trade: Why Pacers' deal to land center from Clippers haunts Indy after NBA Draft Lottery

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Ping-Pong Ball Paranoia For The Pacers: How The Zubac Trade Turned Into a Lottery Nightmare

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Kevin Pritchard refuses to apologize for Ivica Zubac trade that cost them No. 5 pick

The Indiana Pacers did not receive any luck in NBA Draft during the lottery selection as they fell out of the top-four and thus had their pick conveyed to the LA Clippers as part of the Ivica Zubac tr...

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The Clippers Absolutely Robbed The Pacers In The Ivica Zubac Trade: Full Details Revealed

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Pacers' Ivica Zubac trade 1st-round pick backfired for Indiana, helped Clippers

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Clippers Won the Ivica Zubac Trade So Resoundingly the Pacers GM Just Apologized to Fans

The Los Angeles Clippers' offseason is off to an excellent start. The best-case scenario heading into the 2026 NBA Draft Lottery occurred on Sunday afternoon, and the Clippers landed the No. 5 pick from the Indiana Pacers. This not only makes the Clippers ...

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Pacers' Kevin Pritchard on losing 5th pick in draft: 'You have to take risks'

Pacers president Kevin Pritchard said he wasn't apologizing in a post on X for trading for Ivica Zubac. Here's why he's sorry

Pacers president apologizes to fans after team's 'risk' backfires in NBA Draft Lottery

The Pacers' risky Ivica Zubac trade backfired as their top-four protected pick falls to No. 5 in the 2026 NBA Draft Lottery, going to the Clippers.

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It was respectable and right for Pacers to go for it

Ivica Zubac does not need to be Shaquille O’Neal but he needs to be an All-Star, and better than he was in 2025-26 to justify the Pacers trade

What Indiana Pacers' roster path looks like after losing their 2026 pick

The fallout from the 2026 lottery leaves the Indiana Pacers in a more constrained position than a single missed selection suggests. Because the franchise traded both its 2026 and 2029 first-rounders in the deal that brought Ivica Zubac to Indianapolis, Evan Sidery reported on X that Indiana cannot move an unprotected first-round pick until 2031.