Pacers trade Malcolm Brogdon to Celtics, continue rebuild

In their first move of free agency, the Indiana Pacers have agreed to trade Malcolm Brogdon to the Boston Celtics in exchange for Daniel Theis, Aaron Neismith, Nik Stauskas, Malik Fitts, Juwan Morgan, and a 2023 first-round pick, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.

Prior to the start of last season, the Pacers signed Brogdon to an additional two-year contract extension worth $45 million in a move which seemed to signal the organization’s intentions to continue building with him as a centerpiece; however, once the team veered toward a new direction at the trade deadline, he and Tyrese Haliburton didn’t exactly mesh, neither on the court nor from the perspective of their respective…