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NBA Champion Jordan Ifeanyi Nwora has been traded from the Bucks to the Pacers.
Nigerian-American professional basketball player Jordan Ifeanyi Nwora has been dealt at the NBA trade deadline on Thursday, February 9, 2023.
Nwora was involved in a massive player swap from the Milwaukee Bucks to the Indiana Pacers
The 24-year-old Nwora was included in a deal for the Bucks to acquire small forward Jae Crowder from the Brooklyn Nets.
Jordan Nwora traded to the Pacers
Crowder a key part of the Phoenix Suns team that won a franchise record and league leader 64 games last season.
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He has not been featured since they were eliminated by the Luka Doncic-led Dallas Mavericks in the west conference semifinal playoffs.
The Bucks desperate to acquire Crowder were involved in a three-team trade with the Pacers and the Nets.
The Bucks traded five second-round picks to acquire crowder and has to give up Nwora and Serge Ibaka in the process.
The Pacers also acquired guard George Hill and a second-round pick from the Bucks to complete the deal.
Nwora still relevant
Nwora will now aim to convince veteran Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle to nail down a spot in the rotation before the end of the season.
Since his arrival in the league as a second-round pick from the Louisville Cardinals, Nwora has struggled to get minutes consistently in a Bucks team led by Greek player of Nigerian descent Jordan Nwora.
Nwora signed a contract extension with the Bucks at the start of the season and still has a $3,200,000 salary for next season.
Nwora in three seasons has featured in 130 games and has an average of 6.8 points and 3.1 assists with a 50-field goal percentage.
Following the completion of the trade, Nwora is eligible to make his debut for the Pacers when they take on the Utah Jazz on Tuesday, February 14, 2023.
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