{"id":415902,"date":"2026-01-16T02:13:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T02:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/415902\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T02:13:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T02:13:11","slug":"nba-insider-hints-at-potential-trade-deadline-swap-between-yves-missi-and-former-no-6-pick-18-ppg-scorer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/415902\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA insider hints at potential trade deadline swap between Yves Missi and former No. 6 pick\/18 PPG scorer"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Pelicans<\/a> are not having a great season, but that won’t stop them from being aggressive at the NBA<\/a> trade deadline this year.<\/p>\n

They have plenty of players\/assets that teams will ask about, but there might only be a few significant players that they’d actually give up.<\/p>\n

One of those players is a young big man, who one NBA insider predicts could be on his way out, in exchange for a skilled 18 PPG scorer.<\/p>\n

What player are the Pelicans eyeing down ahead of the trade deadline?<\/p>\n

NBA insider Brett Siegel<\/a> reported that the Pelicans have interest in Pacers <\/a>forward Ben Mathurin.<\/p>\n

In the same report, he mentioned that the Pacers<\/a> “continue to search the market for potential frontcourt upgrades.”<\/p>\n

He detailed how, even though the Pelicans made it known that a large number of their best players wouldn’t be available on the trade market, a young player like Yves Missi wasn’t included on that list.<\/p>\n

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Missi seems to fit what the Pacers are in search of, and it already appears that the Pelicans have interest in Mauthurin, which could lead to some sort of trade.<\/p>\n

The Pacers aren’t playing much better than the Pelicans this year, just a season after making it to the NBA Finals.<\/p>\n

Mathurin is averaging a career-high 17.8 points through 24 games this season, which could be appealing to a Pelicans team looking to stock up for the future.<\/p>\n

Mathurin is expected to become a restricted free agent this offseason, so he could be in for a payday sooner than later.<\/p>\n

Missi still has a couple of seasons until he’d become a RFA, but the Pacers would love to add him as a player with a cheap contract and lots of potential, as they have a center gap to fill after the departure of Myles Turner last summer.<\/p>\n

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