Thomas Bryant was traded from the Miami Heat to the Indiana Pacers on Friday. Here is what to know about the former IU center.

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 Indiana Pacers and Miami Heat have agreed to a trade that will send center Thomas Bryant to the Pacers and swap draft picks.

The Indiana Pacers head to Wells Fargo Center to face the Philadelphia 76ers in an Eastern Conference showdown. Both teams are struggling and in the bottom half of the conference rankings. The Pacers are in ninth with a 10-15 record. The 76ers are 12th with a 7-15 record.

The Indiana Pacers have had a few days off to prepare for the Philadelphia 76ers. Here are the projected lineups, averages and a prediction.

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