Pacers must avoid massive Jarace Walker mistake amid trade season

Indiana Pacers forward Jarace Walker (5) during a game against the Golden State Warriors. | Eakin Howard/GettyImagesThe Indiana Pacers may be tempted to trade Jarace Walker this season (particularly in a package for an upgrade a center), but his value has never been lower, and they are better off holding on to him and hoping he figures it out.

Pacers shouldn't trade Jarace Walker... yet

Trading Walker may ultimately be the right call for Indiana. He was the eighth overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft and has yet to live up to that hype. Though he's shown flashes at times (including this season, when he scored 21 points on 8-for-10 shooting against the No. 1 seed Detroit Pistons in November),…