The Pacers could have multiple options if they decide to deal Aaron Holiday.
The Suns, Timberwolves and Bulls are all interested in dealing for the 22-year-old guard, according to a report from the Indianapolis Star, which cites unidentified league sources.
Indiana, however, says it isn’t shopping Holiday and stopped taking calls about him following the trade deadline, the report says.
The Pacers selected Holiday out of UCLA with the 23rd pick in the 2018 draft. He averaged 5.9 points and 1.7 assists in 50 games as a rookie.
“You don’t know when you’re going to get called or what’s going to happen,” Holiday told The Athletic last month. “You just get thrown out there. So probably staying ready. I think I did a good job with that. It was tough at times because you don’t know what’s happening out there.”
Holiday was in-and-out of Indiana’s rotation last season. He shot 40.1% from the field and 33.9% from 3-point range in about 12.9 minutes per appearance.
“I feel he should be a rotational player next season and a guy that can play the one and the two,” Indiana coach Nate McMillan said in May. “I’m very comfortable with him. He’s a young kid that has a great deal of confidence in himself and I think he could help us.”
The Pacers finished 2018-19 with a 48-34 record and were swept by the Celtics in the first round of the playoffs.
Guards Darren Collison and Cory Joseph are both set to be free agents this summer while the team has reportedly made Ricky Rubio a “top target.”
