INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis native George Hill is returning to the Indiana Pacers, the team reported Thursday evening.
Senior NBA Insider Adrian Wojnarowski reported the Pacers are acquiring the Milwaukee Bucks guard and a second-round pick. The team will reportedly take Hill's $4 million into its cap space.
The team confirmed the trade Thursday evening.
In addition to Hill, the Pacers receive forward Jordan Nwora, center Serge Ibaka and three future second-round picks from Milwaukee. The move was part of a four-team trade that also involved the Brooklyn Nets and Phoenix Suns.
Indiana will also receive cash considerations from Brooklyn in the trade, which also involved the Pacers sending the draft rights to Juan Pablo Vaulet to the Nets.
To clear roster space for the trade, Indiana waived center Goga Bitadze and forwards James Johnson and Terry Taylor.
Hill was born and raised in Indianapolis. He graduated from Broad Ripple High School in 2004. He then played three full seasons at IUPUI before declaring for the NBA draft, where he was picked 26th overall in 2008 by the San Antonio Spurs.
After three seasons with the Spurs, the team traded Hill to the Pacers in 2011.
Hill played five seasons for the Pacers before being traded to the Utah Jazz in 2016.
Since then, Hill has played for the Sacramento Kings, Cleveland Cavaliers, Milwaukee Bucks, Oklahoma City Thunder and Philadelphia 76ers before returning to the Bucks in 2021.
The NBA trade deadline was Thursday, Feb. 9 at 3 p.m. ET.
