The Pacers really deserve to thank the Warriors, indirectly assisting the three main players, it is really impossible to have no vision for the logo man.

After 25 years, the NBA powerhouse Indiana Pacers once again appeared on the finals stage. In the series against the New York Knicks, they once again showed the charm of running basketball, proving that the second record in 2025 and no consecutive losses after March 10. In fact, what many people don’t know is that the Pacers’ Eastern champion has a considerable portion of the Bay Area’s contributions. They really want to thank the Warriors because their three main players are closely related to the Warriors.

First of all, the team's core defender and on-field commander Thales Halliburton. As the 12th show in 2020, Halliburton made his mark in the King and was traded to the Pacers before he was truly trained as the core and leader. He also went through a stage that was considered inconsistent with the name, and now he has finally won respect. In fact, Halliburton almost joined forces with Curry at the beginning. Former Warriors general manager Miles personally admitted that Halliburton performed very well when he was trying out by the Warriors, which left a deep impression on people, and Harry himself is also looking forward to partnering with Curry in the backcourt. Unfortunately, Warriors boss Lacob was very superstitious about Wiseman's so-called historical physical talent, and in the end they missed Halliburton.

Next is the MVP of the Eastern Conference Final Pascal Siakam. This super forward from Cameroon has enhanced the Pacers' dominance from both offense and defense, and directly brought the team to a new level. What kind of chip did the Pacers pay to get him last season? It was just Bruce Brown, Walla and three first rounds. In fact, the Raptors were more inclined to trade with the Warriors at that time, provided that the latter had to put Kuming into the chip combination. Everyone knows the story behind it. Lakob still can't bear to see Xiao Ku, who has achieved the only remaining first-round draft picks in recent years, so Siakam went to Indianapolis and became the key teacher in the Eastern Conference Finals series.

Finally, after the 6th match of the Eastern Conference Finals, Miles Turner was confessed to his home fans affectionately and shouted, "We are ready, there are still 4 wins left." The blocking king has been put on the shelves by the Pacers for many years and is deeply involved in trading rumors every offseason. Not only is he almost sent to the Lakers to trade Westbrook with Hilder, but he is almost sent to the Warriors a little bit. At that time, the Pacers management also coveted Wiseman's physical talent, but the "big clever" of the deal was Lacob's reverse scale, so this potential deal naturally failed. Now Wiseman is already absent from the crowd and wanders to the Pacers. Turner, as an old minister of the three dynasties, is still fighting on the front line and guarding the team's three-second zone. It's really sad.

After all, the Warriors' operations have really been a lot of problems over the years. Since "logo man" Jerry West resigned as special adviser of the Warriors and went to the Clippers to serve as a special adviser, the Warriors' selection, trading and signing levels have declined to the naked eye, and Lacob's intervention in management operations has accelerated the Warriors' decline. In sharp contrast, the success and rise of the Pacers. They and the Thunder created the grand scene of meeting the Finals without paying luxury tax for the first time in recent years. This proves how important the team's management's vision is under the extremely demanding luxury tax punishment today.