RealGM Basketball Wiretap

11 July 2025

• Pacers, Kam Jones Agree To Four-Year, $8.7M Deal

  The Indiana Pacers signed Kam Jones to a four-year, $8.7 million contract, sources told Michael Scotto of HoopsHype.

  The first year of the deal is fully guaranteed, with the second year half-guaranteed. The third year includes a trigger date. There is a team option on the fourth year.

  Jones averaged 19.2 points and 5.9 assists last season for Marquette.

• Pacers Re-Sign James Wiseman, Quenton Jackson

  The Indiana Pacers re-signed James Wiseman to a two-year, $5.69 million deal on Tuesday.

  The contract includes a $1 million partial guarantee for next season plus a team option for the second year.

  Wiseman tore his left Achilles in the opening game of last season.

  The Pacers also re-signed Quenton Jackson to a two-way contract.

  Jackson averaged 5.8 points in 28 games last season.

• Pacers Officially Rule Tyrese Haliburton Out For Next Season

  Tyrese Haliburton will officially miss the entire 2025-26 season after undergoing surgery to repair a torn right Achilles tendon, the Indiana Pacers announced on Monday.

  "I have no doubt that he will be back better than ever," said Pacers president Kevin Pritchard. "The surgery went well. It was a little higher and he gets more blood to that [as he recovers].

  "He will not play next year though. We would not jeopardize that now. So don't get any hopes up that he will play."

  Pritchard added that he would not have let Haliburton play in Game 7 if he were to do it over again.

  "If you're asking me, would I have him do it over and over? I would not. I would not," Pritchard said. "If I knew that he was going to get hurt, I would sacrifice that game because I care for the kid so much and want him to have an incredible career."

  Haliburton averaged 18.6 points, 9.2 assists, and 3.5 rebounds last season.

  The Pacers lost Myles Turner to the Bucks this offseason, while acquiring Jay Huff from the Grizzlies.

  Pritchard added that the Pacers were prepared to go into the luxury tax to re-sign Turner and admitted he was surprised of how the Bucks created cap space to sign the center.

• Pacers Acquiring Jay Huff From Grizzlies For Second Round Pick, Second Round Pick Swap

  The Indiana Pacers are acquiring Jay Huff from the Memphis Grizzlies. Indiana will send Memphis a second-round round pick, as well as the rights to swap a future second-round pick.

  Memphis will clear a bit more room under the salary cap, as they create the room necessary to renegotiate-and-extend the contract of Jaren Jackson Jr.

  The Pacers get some additional center depth on an affordable contract in Huff. In his most extensive NBA action last season, Huff averaged 6.9 points and nearly a block per game in 11.7 minutes per night off the Grizzlies bench.

• Pacers Interested In Deandre Ayton

  The Indiana Pacers have registered interest in signing Deandre Ayton, sources told Jake Fischer of The People's Insider.

  Ayton and the Blazers agreed to a buyout over the weekend.

  Ayton signed a four-year, $133 million offer sheet with the Pacers back in July 2022 as a restricted free agent with the Suns.

  Fischer adds that Ayton is still likely to end up on the Lakers.

  The Pacers are looking to replace Myles Turner, who signed with the Bucks on Tuesday.

• Myles Turner, Bucks Agree To Four-Year, $107M Deal

  Myles Turner and the Milwaukee Bucks have agreed to a four-year, $107 million contract. The deal contains a player option for Year 4 ahead of the 2028-29 season and a full 15 percent trade kicker.

  The Bucks created the necessary cap space to sign Turner away from the Indiana Pacers by using the waive-and-strech provision on Damian Lillard.

  Turner had been expected to re-sign with the Pacers with the team preparing to go into the luxury tax. However, the Pacers will be without Tyrese Haliburton next season as he recovers from his own Achilles injury. The Pacers suddenly have a massive hole at center that they may need to find a trade to fill.

  Jon Horst and CAA Co-Head of Basketball Austin Brown partnered on executing a complex deal to improve their roster around Giannis Antetokounmpo. Turner and Antetokounmpo both valued the opportunity to partner together on the court during the process.

  According to Jake Fischer, the Pacers never really exceeded an offer of $60 million over three years to Turner.

• Steven Ashworth, RJ Felton, Samson Johnson Agree To Exhibit 10 Contracts With Pacers

  Steven Ashworth, RJ Felton, and Samson Johnson agreed to Exhibit 10 contracts with the Indiana Pacers.

  Ashworth, from Creighton, lead the Big East with 6.8 assists per game.

  Felton averaged 18.8 points and 6.4 rebounds at East Carolina.

  Johnson is the all-time winningest player in UConn history and won two national titles.

• 2025 NBA Draft Second Round Results: Rasheer Fleming Goes No. 31 To Suns

  The Phoenix Suns acquired the No. 31 overall pick and selected Rasheer Fleming out of Saint Joseph's to begin the second round of the 2025 NBA draft.

  2025 NBA Draft, Round 1 Results
  31. Phoenix Suns: Rasheer Fleming, F, Saint Joseph's
  32. Orlando Magic: Noah Penda, F, France
  33. Charlotte Hornets: Sion James, SF, Duke
  34. Charlotte Hornets: Ryan Kalkbrenner, C, Creighton
  35. Philadelphia 76ers: Johni Broome, C, Auburn
  36. Los Angeles Lakers: Adou Thiero, PF, Arkansas
  37. Detroit Pistons: Chaz Lanier, SG, Tennessee
  38. Indiana Pacers: Kam Jones, PG/SG, Marquette
  39. Toronto Raptors: Alijah Martin, SG, Florida
  40. New Orleans Pelicans: Micah Peavy, SG/SF, Georgetown
  41. Phoenix Suns: Koby Brea, SG/SF, Kentucky
  42. Sacramento Kings: Maxime Raynaud, C, Stanford
  43. Washington Wizards: Jamir Watkins, SG/SF, Florida State
  44. Oklahoma City Thunder: Brooks Barnhizer, SF, Northwestern
  45. Minnesota Timberwolves: Rocco Zikarsky, C, Brisbane
  46. Boston Celtics: Amari Williams, C, Kentucky
  47. Milwaukee Bucks: Bogoljub Markovic, PF/C, Mega Superbet
  48. Memphis Grizzlies: Javon Small, PG, West Virginia
  49. Cleveland Cavaliers: Tyrese Proctor, G, Duke
  50. LA Clippers: Kobe Sanders, SG/SF, Nevada
  51. New York Knicks: Mohamed Diawara, F, France
  52. Golden State Warriors: Alex Toohey, SF/PF, Sydney
  53. Utah Jazz: John Tonje, SF, Wisconsin
  54. Indiana Pacers: Taelon Peter, G, Liberty
  55. Chicago Bulls: Lachlan Olbrich, PF/C, Illawarra
  56. Golden State Warriors: Will Richard, SG, Florida
  57. Boston Celtics: Max Shulga, G, VCU
  58. Cleveland Cavaliers: Saliou Niang, SG/SF, Trento
  59. Houston Rockets: Jahmai Mashack, G, Tennessee

• 2025 NBA Draft First Round: Cooper Flagg, Dylan Harper, VJ Edgecombe Picked Top-3

  The Dallas Mavericks have opened up the 2025 NBA draft by selecting Cooper Flagg out of Duke with the first overall pick. Flagg will wear No. 32 for the Mavericks after wearing No. 2 at Duke The Mavericks won the lottery with just a 1.8 percent change, which is the fourth lowest in NBA history.

  The San Antonio Spurs selected Dylan Harper out of Rutgers with the No. 2 pick. San Antonio has the two most recent Rookies of the Year in Victor Wembanyama and Stephon Castle.

  The Philadelphia 76ers then selected V.J. Edgecombe out of Baylor at No. 3 followed by Kon Knueppel to the Charlotte Hornets at No. 4.

  The first real surprise of the draft came when the Utah Jazz selected Ace Bailey. Bailey had an unorthodox lead up to the draft in which he didn't work out for any teams. Bailey had hoped to be selected by the Washington Wizards, New Orleans Pelicans or Brooklyn Nets.

  2025 NBA Draft, Round 1 Results
  1. Dallas Mavericks: Cooper Flagg, SF/PF, Duke
  2. San Antonio Spurs: Dylan Harper, PG, Rutgers
  3. Philadelphia 76ers: V.J. Edgecombe, SG, Baylor
  4. Charlotte Hornets: Kon Knueppel, SF, Duke
  5. Utah Jazz: Ace Bailey, SF, Rutgers
  6. Washington Wizards: Tre Johnson, SG, Texas
  7. New Orleans Pelicans: Jeremiah Fears, PG, Oklahoma
  8. Brooklyn Nets: Egor Demin, PG, BYU
  9. Toronto Raptors: Collin Murray-Boyles, PF/C, South Carolina
  10. Phoenix Suns (via PHX/BKN/HOU): Khaman Maluach, C, Duke
  11. Memphis Grizzlies (via POR): Cedric Coward, SF, Washington State
  12. Chicago Bulls: Noa Essengue, PF, Ratiopharm Ulm
  13. New Orleans Pelicans (via SAC/ATL): Derik Queen, C, Maryland
  14. San Antonio Spurs: (via ATL): Carter Bryant, SF, Arizona
  15. Oklahoma City Thunder (via MIA/LAC): Thomas Sorber, C, Georgetown
  16. Portland Trail Blazers (via ORL/MEM): Yang Hansen, C, China
  17. Minnesota Timberwolves (via DET/NYK): Joan Beringer, C, Cedevita Olimpija
  18. Utah Jazz (via MEM/WAS): Walter Clayton Jr., PG, Florida
  19. Brooklyn Nets (via MIL/NYK): Nolan Traore, PG, Saint-Quentin
  20. Miami Heat (via GSW): Kasparas Jakucionis, PG, Illinois
  21. Washington Wizards (via MIN/UTA): Will Riley, SF, Illinois
  22. Brooklyn Nets (via LAL/NOP/ATL): Drake Powell, SG/SF, North Carolina
  23. Atlanta Hawks (via IND/NOP): Asa Newell, PF/C, Georgia
  24. Sacramento Kings (via LAC/OKC): Nique Clifford, SG, Colorado State
  25. Orlando Magic (via DEN): Jase Richardson, PG/SG, Michigan State
  26. Brooklyn Nets (via NYK): Ben Saraf, PG/SG, Ratiopharm Ulm
  27. Brooklyn Nets (via HOU): Danny Wolf, PF, Michigan
  28. Boston Celtics: Hugo Gonzalez, SG/SF, Real Madrid
  29. Charlotte Hornets (via CLE/UTA/PHX): Liam McNeeley, SG/SF, UConn
  30. LA Clippers (via OKC): Yanic Konan Niederhauser, C, Penn State

• Pacers Acquire No. 38 From Spurs For Future 2nd Rounder, Cash

  The San Antonio Spurs have agreed to trade the No. 38 pick in the 2025 NBA draft to the Indiana Pacers for a future second round pick and cash. The future pick is a 2030 second rounder originating with the Sacramento Kings.

  The Spurs also own the No. 14 pick in the first round originating with the Atlanta Hawks.

  The Pacers recently traded the No. 23 pick in the draft to the New Orleans Pelicans to reacquire their own 2026 first round pick. The Pacers also own the No. 54 pick in the second round.