Pelicans Win

The long-term comparison leans modestly toward New Orleans Pelicans, although Indiana still received meaningful value. Indiana received rights to Andrew Betts and sent Peja Stojakovic; cash. The Pacers side is graded C, compared with A- for the aggregate the other team return. Because this was a lower-impact transaction, the grade is intentionally compressed; modest cash, rights, or late-pick differences are not inflated into franchise-level wins or losses.