You can get a great deal, sometimes, when you buy slightly damaged goods — a dining room table with a scratch, or a refrigerator with a dent.
The Pacers conducted their own scratch and dent sale in the second round of the NBA Draft last Thursday, selecting two players full of promise but compromised by injuries. Ike Anigbogu, with a balky right knee, was obtained with the 47th overall pick. Edmond Sumner, with a more seriously injured left knee, was retrieved by sending cash to New Orleans for the 52nd pick.
The difference between them and a piece of furniture or an appliance, however, is that they can heal.