The NBA has apparently seen another major swap ahead of Thursday's trade deadline.
The Sacramento Kings and Indiana Pacers have agreed to a deal that would see the Kings receive Domantas Sabonis, Justin Holiday and Jeremy Lamb in exchange for Tyrese Haliburton, Buddy Hield, and Tristan Thompson, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.com.
The central figures going to Indiana in the trade are Haliburton, a promising second-year combo guard out of Iowa State, and Hield, a scorer who is averaging just shy of 16 points per game in his six-year career.
For the Kings, the prize return is Sabonis, a second-generation star and two-time All-Star.
It's unclear what prompted the Kings' willingness to unload Haliburton, though it was previously reported that they might be interested in including him in a package with Hield, who seems to have fallen out of favor due to his sizable contract and sometimes inefficient shooting numbers.
The Pacers are in the midst of a retooling for at least the second consecutive year, after unloading well-regarded wing Caris LeVert in a deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers earlier this week. Indiana acquired LeVert last year, as part of the four-team trade that saw James Harden end up with the Brooklyn Nets.
Sabonis' exit seems to signal the Pacers' preference for their other power forward/center hybrid, big man Myles Turner.
Tuesday's trade marks the latest in a series of interesting deals ahead of this year's deadline, including the Cavs-Pacers swap. Earlier in the day, the Portland Trail Blazers reportedly sent guard CJ McCollum and forward Larry Nance Jr. to the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange for a package of veterans and draft picks.
In a separate deal earlier in the week, the Blazers sent guard Norman Powell and forward Robert Covington to the Clippers in exchange for headliners Eric Bledsoe and Justise Winslow.
Sabonis, 25, is the son of Hall of Famer and former Blazers star Arvydis Sabonis.
The trade deadline was set for 3 p.m. ET/noon PT on Thursday.
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