Indiana Pacers trade their only pick in NBA draft to Knicks for cash

Published February 05, 2015

The Indiana Pacers selected Louis Labeyrie in the second round with the 57th overall pick of the NBA draft Thursday night — and then turned around and sent the 6-foot-10 forward to the New York Knicks for cash.

After winning the Central Division for the second straight year, the Pacers entered the draft with just a single pick and came away with no new players.

They gave up their first-round selection in a 2013 offseason trade that sent forward Luis Scola to Indiana from Phoenix for Gerald Green, Miles Plumlee and the first-round pick.

Labeyrie last played for Paris-Levallois in the French ProA league and averaged 6.1 points and 3.7 rebounds in 24 games.

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