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NBA Trades: 3-team trade would land Buddy Hield on New Orleans Pelicans

By Jack Simone

SACRAMENTO, CA - NOVEMBER 08: Buddy Hield #24 of the New Orleans Pelicans looks on while there's a break in the action against the Sacramento Kings during an NBA basketball game at Golden 1 Center on November 8, 2016 in Sacramento, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
SACRAMENTO, CA - NOVEMBER 08: Buddy Hield #24 of the New Orleans Pelicans looks on while there's a break in the action against the Sacramento Kings during an NBA basketball game at Golden 1 Center on November 8, 2016 in Sacramento, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) /
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NBA Trades: 3-teamer would land Buddy Hield on New Orleans Pelicans: The teams involved

The first team involved is, obviously, the Pelicans. They would be getting the primary piece in this trade in an attempt to bolster their roster with some additional shooting.

With an abundance of versatile talent on the roster (Brandon Ingram, Zion Williamson, etc.), the Pelicans can afford to add some specialists, meaning players that are elite in one specific area.

Next, the Indiana Pacers would be the second team involved in this deal. They are in the middle of a full-on rebuild and have already begun to trade their veteran assets.

They dealt Malcolm Brogdon to the Boston Celtics earlier this offseason, and trading Buddy Hield would make a ton of sense, too. Even netting a first-rounder for Hield would be a solid trade for them.

Lastly, the final team involved in this trade would be the Los Angeles Lakers, as they are currently attempting to put a contending team around LeBron James and Anthony Davis.

They would act as a third team in this deal, adding a veteran asset and providing the Pacers with some picks and a young player that the Pelicans would be unwilling to give them.

All three teams would be getting players in this trade that would help them move closer to their end goal. For the Lakers and Pelicans, that would be competing for the playoffs, and for the Pacers, that would be rebuilding.

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