The Pacers are trading their first-round draft selection -- the No. 23 overall pick -- to the Pelicans and reacquiring their own first-round pick in 2026, sources told ESPN.

The Indiana Pacers are reportedly trading the No. 23 pick in the 2025 NBA draft and the rights to Mojave King to the New Orleans Pelicans, per ESPN's Shams Charania, in exchange for getting back their own first-round pick in 2026 (which was previously traded to the Pels).

There is just over a week remaining until the 2025 NBA draft, and there is a deal in place between the Indiana Pacers and New Orleans Pelicans. The Pacers are trading the No. 23 pick in the 2025 first round and the rights to G League Ignite guard Mojave King to the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange for the rights to the Pacers' 2026 first-round pick,