Pacers acquire Evan Turner from 76ers for Danny Granger

The Indiana Pacers decided Evan Turner gave them a better shot against Miami than Danny Granger.

Many other teams decided there wasn't much worth doing.

Big names and big deals were mostly absent yesterday from the NBA's trade deadline, with the Pacers' late-day swap with Philadelphia the one that could have the biggest impact on the playoff race.

Indiana sent Granger and a second-round draft pick to Philadelphia in exchange for Turner and Lavoy Allen, a person with knowledge of the details told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because it was still awaiting league approval.

It gives the Pacers a potential upgrade in Turner, the former No. 2 overall pick whose average of 17.4 points is about twice that of Granger, who is still working his way back from a series of injuries.

Kevin Love, Pau Gasol and Rajon Rondo spent weeks in trade rumors, but the only mention of Love yesterday was when he denied that he had already told Minnesota Timberwolves president Flip Saunders that he wouldn't stay once he became a free agent after next season.

With the potential for a loaded draft in June, a 2015 free-agent class that could include Love and Rondo, and stricter penalties in the collective bargaining agreement, many teams weren't eager to add salary, especially with so few of them having a realistic chance to win the NBA championship.

The Pacers do, so they traded their former leading scorer to add Turner after recently signing Andrew Bynum.

The 76ers also dealt Spencer Hawes to Cleveland. The Clippers traded Antawn Jamison to the Hawks.