In fact, ESPN's Shams Charania believes that the Pacers have become a destination for free agents and other great players. He believes that the Pacers are a destination now because of what Tyrese Haliburton has turned into. He is a pass-first point guard who does a great job of finding open teammates.

Less than three weeks later, the Pacers acquired fellow forward Pascal Siakam from Toronto for a return that included three first-round picks. Siakam gave the ascendant Pacers an established scorer with championship pedigree, having served as the second option on the 2019 Raptors team that won the NBA Finals.

Siakam is a champion, helping the Toronto Raptors win their first and only NBA title in 2019, and he seems poised to achieve the same feat with the Pacers. Indiana was immediately dubbed the winner of the trade, but his sustained excellence just drives that point home.

Siakam tallied 39 points, five boards and three assists to lead the Pacers past the Knicks in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals.

The Indiana Pacers are three wins from the NBA Finals. They have built a team that has reached the Eastern Conference Finals in back to back seasons, led by a s

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