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Report: Pacers Trade Jordan Nwora to Raptors

The former Cardinals forward now heads to his third team in four seasons.

Matthew McGavic

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Former Louisville men's basketball standout and current Indiana Pacers forward Jordan Nwora is on the move again

The wing has been traded to the Toronto Raptors as part of a trade for Pascal Siakam, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.

It's a three-way deal between the Pacers, Raptors, and the New Orleans Pelicans. The Pacers receive Siakam, and the Raptors receive Nwora, Bruce Brown and three first-round picks. The Pelicans are also sending Kira Lewis to the Raptors.

Nwora now heads to his third team in four years in the NBA. The Milwaukee Bucks drafted him in the second round of the 2020 NBA Draft with the 45th overall pick, and later dealt him to the Pacers ahead of the 2023 trade deadline.

The 6-foot-8, 225-pound forward has been mostly a rotational piece up to this point in his NBA career, appearing in 172 career games but making just 29 starts. So far this season, Nwora has appeared in only 18 of the Pacers' 40 games, putting up 5.2 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.0 assists over 10.2 minutes per game.

Nwora is one of nine former Cardinals to have ever won an NBA Championship, doing so in 2021 as a rookie when the Bucks took down the Suns in six games.

As a junior for Louisville during the 2019-20 season, the Buffalo, NY native led the Cardinals in points per game with 18.0 and was second in rebounding with 7.7. He was the only player to be ranked in the ACC's top ten in points, rebounding, free throw percentage, field goal percentage and three-pointers made per game. He was named a First Team All-ACC selection and a Third Team All-American by the Associated Press.

(Photo of Jordan Nwora: Matt Blewett - USA TODAY Sports)

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MATTHEW MCGAVIC

McGavic is a 2016 Sport Administration graduate of the University of Louisville, and a native of the Derby City. He has been covering the Cardinals in various capacities since 2017, with a brief stop in Atlanta, Ga. on the Georgia Tech beat. He is also a co-host of the 'From The Pink Seats' podcast on the State of Louisville network. Video gamer, bourbon drinker and dog lover. Find him on Twitter at @Matt_McGavic

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