David West News

In this battle of athletic forwards, we have a great matchup brewing on the frontcourt side of the bracket.

I came up with another potential granger trade, it's an elaborate plan of attack for the offseason, but it for sure accomplishes a few goals.

Danny Granger missed all but five games of the 2012-'13 season for the Indiana Pacers , and they have to decide what they want to do with him.

Per USA TODAY, Los Angeles is willing to give up Eric Bledsoe in a trade for Danny Granger? Would you do it? Los Angeles could not fully take on Granger's contract unless another one from the Clippers is sent back to Indiana.

My son and I have been engaging in a discussion about the $5,000 fine that LeBron James faced for flopping in an Indiana Pacers-Miami Heat game on the road to the NBA Finals.

Well, the Kings have finally hired a General Manager, and overall, it appears to be a pretty solid choice.

The Pacers were one game away from advancing to the NBA Finals this season. Now as they head toward the off season, it's time to consider the moves they can make to help reach their goal of winning a championship next season while also evaluating how such moves would impact their future of the franchise going forward.

David West will probably put on this jersey again, but what are the rest of his options? USA TODAY Sports David West doesn't get talked about often, but he's a marquee free agent this offseason, and his free agency is of the unrestricted variety.

May 24, 2013; Miami, FL, USA; Indiana Pacers power forward David West drives against Miami Heat center Chris Bosh in game two of the Eastern Conference finals of the 2013 NBA Playoffs at American Airlines Arena.

The Indiana Pacers came into this season looking like as legitimate a threat to the Miami Heat as there was in the East , but with no Danny Granger there were questions about how the team would respond and score.

When Miami Heat team president Pat Riley constructed this year's version of the Heat, critics pointed to the only perceived flaw the team had: no big man to keep the Heat competitive in the rebounding battle.

His court vision rivals that of anyone's and his thirst for facilitating isn't something he often ignores.

The Indiana Pacers are undergoing an ascension through the Eastern Conference, and enter into a critical offseason for their NBA championship hopes.

The Indiana Pacers closed out the season with a Game 7 loss to the defending champion Miami Heat .

Smith, Paul Millsap and David West highlight an impressive group of free-agent power forwards.

David West didn't get to play in the NBA Finals and that factor alone is devastating for the Indiana Pacer standout who now goes into the offseason trying to think of ways of getting the title.

It's going to be hard for Memphis Grizzlies fans to understand this comment, but Lionel Hollins doesn't fit in Memphis.

The biggest adjustment Atlanta must make during this offseason is improving their porous defense.

The Heat's veteran forward, whose sharpshooting and defense were instrumental in last season's NBA championship run, continued his postseason funk with a fourth consecutive scoreless game.

So even 72 hours after the team's season-ending 99-76 loss to the Miami Heat in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals, the competitive juices haven't stopped flowing.