Pacers-Nets Showdown Carries Major NBA Draft Lottery Stakes

The Indiana Pacers are in a great position to secure a bottom-three record in the NBA, and a loss to the Brooklyn Nets tonight would guarantee that. When the Pacers traded away their 2026 pick to the Los Angeles Clippers, they put protections on it to ensure that if the pick lands in the top four of the draft, it stays with Indiana.

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