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After contract extension negotiations stalled out, Buddy Hield and the Indiana Pacers have started dialogue to work on finding a potential trade, league sources say.

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@TheAthletic

Thanks for posting this and the Boss242 stuff.  Shams says in his article for the Athletic that Indy made an offer to Hield but it wasn't satisfactory.  He didn't give a number, so we have no idea what the offer was.  The article doesn't have much more than the tweet.  My guess is Hield wants a raise as part of his extension and Indy wants to extend at something smaller.  They are smart to get value now if they can because there is a pretty good amount of money available in free agency next summer.

Hield has been an iron man and obviously a fantastic shooter.  He is probably the best of the players of his ilk.  But, new CBA realities haven't been kind to players in his price range and the trade value of guys like him hasn't been high either.  With Curry on the cheap and Hardy waiting in the wings, it wouldn't seem that he'd be a priority for Dallas.  Would I give THJ and a second or two...yes if the extension is two years and declining.  But, I don't think Dallas goes there.