Why the Pacers do it: The loss of Myles Turner will hit the Pacers hard. Without him, their center depth is terrible. Nic Claxton fixes that. Claxton is a rim running lob-threat big man, which is more attuned to Haliburton's style of play. Losing Mathurin is a big loss, but a necessary one. Amir Coffey replaces some of the shooting lost with Mathurin's departure.
Why the Nets do it: They cash in on Claxton after all these years and get a promising young player in Bennedict Mathurin. Obi Toppin is a solid role player and the picks could be valuable depending on how the Pacers do after the trade.