INDIANAPOLIS — To fill their desperate need for a backup center, the Indiana Pacers will acquire former IU star Thomas Bryant from the Heat for a second round pick on Sunday when the big man is eligible for a trade, league sources confirmed to the Indy Star Friday. ESPN’s Shams Charania first reported the news.

Miami Heat center Thomas Bryant will be traded to the Indiana Pacers in exchange for a second-round pick swap, ESPN's Shams Charania reported on Friday. The deal cannot be made official until Sunday, as Bryant, who re-signed with the Heat on a one-year, $2.8 million minimum contract last summer, will not be trade-eligible until Dec. 15.

The center-needy Pacers have agreed to a trade with the Heat that will send veteran big man Thomas Bryant to Indiana, sources told ESPN's .