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Indiana Pacers (Picks 18, 50)

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Needs: Guard, backup center

A whole chunk of the Indiana Pacers' rotation will hit free agency this month. Bojan Bogdanovic, Thaddeus Young, Darren Collison, Cory Joseph and Wesley Matthews will all become free agents and it remains to be seen how many of them the Pacers decide to try and keep.

They will likely try and retain Bogdanovic and if they decide to part ways with the rest of the bunch, they could free up as much as $30 million in cap space - enough to sign a top free agent.

Coming to the draft, the Pacers will need a center and a pure scorer. Indiana ranked 29th in three-point shooting last year and their rebounding numbers were not much better either.

They have two picks in the draft - 18th and 50th. The 18th pick will likely be used to draft one of Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Tyler Herro or PJ Washington, while the 50th can be used to draft a backup centre or wing to help improve their rebounding capabilities.

Ultimately though, regardless of whom the Pacers end up drafting, their fortunes will depend on whether Victor Oladipo can remain fit.