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PPaul GeorgeMulti-generation trade tree · July 6, 2017
The Paul George trade tree that reached Haliburton
Indiana sent Paul George to Oklahoma City for Victor Oladipo and Domantas Sabonis. Sabonis later became the centerpiece of the package that brought Tyrese Haliburton to the Pacers.
See where this happened in the 2017 offseason →The original receipt
Every asset in the deal
The arrows show what each team received—not which direction a player left.
INDReceived
PVictor OladipoPDomantas SabonisIndiana Pacers
Why it happened
The bet each side made
George had told Indiana he would not re-sign after the coming season. The Pacers had to turn a distressed star asset into a new core before losing him for nothing.
Why history remembers it
What looked like a modest two-player return became two All-Stars, then a second franchise reset when the Sabonis branch produced Haliburton, Buddy Hield and Tristan Thompson.
The family tree
Where the picks and rights went
Selections, swaps and later trades are traced separately so a downstream player is not mistaken for a direct one-for-one return.
- 01
Paul George branch · traded
Oklahoma City later acquired the historic Clippers package
After two seasons, the Thunder moved George for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Danilo Gallinari, five firsts and two swaps—the separate 2019 tree ranked above.
- 02
Victor Oladipo branch · traded
Caris LeVert and draft compensation
Indiana routed Oladipo to Houston in the four-team 2021 James Harden transaction and received LeVert plus second-round value.
- 03
Domantas Sabonis branch · traded
Tyrese Haliburton, Buddy Hield and Tristan Thompson →In 2022 Indiana sent Sabonis, Justin Holiday, Jeremy Lamb and a future second to Sacramento for the three-player return.
What changed
The consequences
- Oladipo won Most Improved Player and became an All-Star in his first Indiana season.
- Sabonis made two All-Star teams with the Pacers.
- Haliburton became the point guard at the center of Indiana's next Finals-level run.
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