(Indianapolis) Quebecer Bennedict Mathurin was traded from the Indiana Pacers to the Los Angeles Clippers, according to an Associated Press source.
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Indiana traded Mathurin, center Isaiah Jackson and two draft picks for center Ivica Zubac, a source familiar with the matter said Thursday.
This person requested anonymity as the exchange is not yet official.
Los Angeles also receives a protected first-round pick from Indiana, as well as a 2029 first-round pick.
This year’s pick is protected if the Pacers decide in the top 4 or between rows 10 to 30.
Mathurin was on his way to free agency over the summer, and it was unclear whether the Pacers could afford to retain his services.
The sixth overall pick in 2022, the Montrealer was returning from toe and thumb injuries, which kept him sidelined for most of January.
This season, he was second on the Pacers with 17.8 points per game.
In the final against OKC last year, Mathurin was the top scorer for both clubs in Game 3, amassing 27 points.
The Clippers’ next game will be Friday in Sacramento (10 p.m., Sportsnet One).
In Zubac, the Pacers obtain the pivot they have been missing since the departure of Myles Turner last summer.
The Croatian averaged 14.4 points this season, while being fifth in the league with 11 rebounds per game.
Ayo Dosunmu acquis par le Minnesota
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Ayo Dosunmu
The Minnesota Timberwolves have acquired Ayo Dosunmu from the Chicago Bulls, a source with knowledge of the matter told the AP.
Here again, the person spoke anonymously, because the transaction has not been finalized.
Julian Phillips is also heading to Minnesota.
Chicago gets Rob Dillingham, Leonard Miller and four second-round picks.
A fifth-year player, Dosunmu averaged a career-high 15 points per game.
In three-pointers, he is eighth in the NBA with a success rate of 45.1%.
It will improve the group of T-Wolves reserves, which are located at 23e rank in the NBA for points coming from this brigade.
