Pacers want 'players who can help them regain playoff status' in trades

Indiana will listen to offers with a lot of draft picks, but the team’s preference is to receive players who can help them regain playoff status, according to league sources. 

Source: Kevin O'Connor/The Ringer

ANALYSIS: With conflicting reports over the past months suggesting the Pacers could embrace a larger rebuild, this one suggests they will look to remain competitive. Indiana is currently 14-23 and 13th in a crowded Eastern Conference. The Pacers have lost four straight contests.