Which former American professional basketball player, current sports analyst for ESPN, and cofounder of the Jalen Rose Leadership Academy did the Indiana Pacers trade for other players to the Chicago Bulls during their 2001-02 season?
2001–02 Indiana Pacers season The 2001–02 NBA season was the Pacers' 26th season in the National Basketball Association, and 35th season as a franchise. The Pacers would win six of their first eight games, but then played around .500 for most of the first half of the season. At midseason, the team traded Jalen Rose along with Travis Best to the Chicago Bulls for Ron Artest, Brad Miller and Ron Mercer. With a 37–40 record in mid April, the Pacers would win their final five games of the season, and sneak into the playoffs as the #8 seed in the Eastern Conference, finishing fourth in the Central Division with a 42–40 record. Jermaine O'Neal was named Most Improved Player of the season averaging 19.0 points, 10.5 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game. He was also selected for the 2002 NBA All-Star Game. Rookie Jamaal Tinsley was selected to the All-Rookie Second Team. However, in the first round of the playoffs, the Pacers would lose in five games to the top-seeded New Jersey Nets, including a double overtime loss in Game 5, which the Nets won 120–109.
T. J. Leaf Ty Jacob "T. J." Leaf (born April 30, 1997) is an Israeli-American basketball player for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After playing one season of college basketball for the UCLA Bruins, he was selected by the Pacers in the first round of the 2017 NBA draft with the 18th overall pick.