Pacers god-level trade! Can the counter-torque back button be tied for Turner in the new season?

What players can be traded with a second round or a second round?

Jie Khufu. In the offseason, the Pacers used a second round pick (2029, from the Trail Blazers) and a second round pick swap right (2031) to get Jay Khufu from the Grizzlies trade. In the regular season of the 24-25 season, Khufu averaged 11.7 minutes per game, scored 6.9 points, 2 rebounds, 0.6 assists and 0.9 blocks, shooting percentage of 51.5% and three-point shooting percentage of 40.5%.

Next season, Khufu's annual salary is 2.35 million, which is a basic salary player.

Pacers traded Khufu, intending to draw for Miles Turner in the new season.

Because Halliburton was reimbursed for the season, the Pacers had no reason to spend a high price to renew their contract with Turner for an uncertain season. In the end, Turner and the Bucks signed a four-year, 107 million contract. In the new season, Turner's annual salary is 25.3 million, more than 10 times that of Khufu.

So, does Khufu have a chance to replace him?

Khufu is 2.16 meters tall. He became the team's historical scoring champion + state champion in his senior season. He scored a triple-double with 14 points, 14 rebounds and 10 caps in the championship game, and was both offensive and defensive.

However, Khufu is still an NBA draft pick.

In 2021, the Lakers gave him an Exhabit contract and then a two-way contract, but only played in four regular season games in the season.

The season ended and was cut by the Lakers.

joined the Wizards, signed a two-way contract, and spent most of his time in the Development League. In the 23-24 season, the Nuggets first gave Hu Fu a short Exhibit contract, then quit and joined the Development League. When the Nuggets lineup was vacant, the Nuggets offered him a formal contract of two years, and the second year was the team option (unsecured).

However, the Nuggets did not give Khu Fu a chance at all, playing in 19 games, averaging 2.5 minutes per game. At the end of the season, the Nuggets rejected Khufu's team option. In the 24-25 season, Khufu signed a two-way contract with the Grizzlies before the start of the season. In the first three games, Khufu averaged 13 points and 3.3 rebounds per game, with a three-point shooting percentage of 57.1%. The Grizzlies directly transferred him to a regular contract and re-signed a four-year standard NBA contract, which was fully guaranteed in the first two years, partial guaranteed in the third year, and team options for the fourth year. After joining the NBA, Khufu experienced a start in hell almost every time, and then he made a fortune with his own efforts, but he still lacked a real opportunity.

The Pacers gave him this opportunity.

24-25 season, Khufu played in 7 games for more than 20 minutes, averaging 14.4 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game, with a real shooting percentage of 70% and a three-point shooting percentage of 42.2%.

Kufu has a very big role in the offensive end. His advantage lies in his elite shooting ability as a big center.

In his senior season at the University of Virginia, his three-point shooting percentage was as high as 38.7%, and his shooting movements were smooth, with a range covering the NBA three-point line. Last season with the Grizzlies, he even made 40.5% of his three-pointers.

Excellent feel and super high basketball IQ make Khufu know how to choose whether to pick-and-roll or bounce at the right time in the game, which is a double threat.

He has hooks in the inside, often uses dunks, and can go through fast attacks.

, especially fast attacks, and outstanding ability to eat cakes in the inside line, and one-handed back button is even more skillful. He likes to end with a back dunk, which is very good at being the "reverse twisted back button king".

Kufu has outstanding ability to catch three-pointers from the outside, especially good at chasing three-pointers.

Kufu is an excellent frame protector. He has a good sense of position and can always appear in the position of defense, giving his opponent a big hat. Although he averaged only 0.9 blocks per game last season, his playing time was only 11 minutes.

2K26 ranked Khufu's blocking ability tenth in the league, which shows how strong Khufu's frame protection is.

Many people have questions, why is Khufu so strong, so why is he still having a basic salary in these seasons? Always abandoned by the team?

Kufu's horizontal movement speed is slow, and he cannot switch defenses when facing a fast defender, so he is easily named. When defending in the interior, one-on-one defense will be ineffective because of not being strong enough, and the opponent's position is not stuck, and the rebound protection ability is average.

Even so, Khufu's ability is stronger than his current basic salary. Because he is a undraft and an older rookie, he has not received any chance in the NBA for several years. Now he is 28 years old and has a real chance.

His contract has 3 years left, so it can be said that whoever uses it will earn it. The Pacers got Khufu at a very small price, which can be said to be a god-level transaction. I believe that as the starting center, Khufu can show his abilities.