Indiana Pacers Articles - Page 110

Despite the recent weekend news of allegations against the Los Angeles Lakers for tampering with the NBA’s policy of permissible and impermissible contact between the franchise and former Indiana Pacers forward Paul George, these have been in place since the NBA Draft, according to ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne. While the media was busy with the free agent […]

The issue about the Los Angeles Lakers apparently tampering with Paul George ahead of last February’s trade deadline has been making a number of headlines lately due to its controversial nature. After the NBA released a statement, the ball was passed on to the Lakers in addressing the situation. Following the league office opening an […]

Since last year’s trade deadline, there were multiple reports about Paul George wanting to play for the Los Angeles Lakers. In the end, the Indiana Pacers ultimately traded him to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Victor Oladipo and Domantas Sabonis. As the 2017-18 NBA season approaches, the Pacers reportedly filed charges against the Lakers for […]

Paul George may now be part of the Oklahoma City Thunder, but the Indiana Pacers reportedly filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles Lakers for tampering with him before the trade deadline last February. The Lakers are being charged for apparently trying to keep in touch with the four-time All-Star forward and his representatives, proposing […]

After spending his first seven seasons in the NBA with the Indiana Pacers, superstar forward Paul George has been traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder teaming up with reigning MVP Russell Westbrook. Although George has moved on and forced his way out of Indiana, the 27-year-old still has a soft spot for the city. George […]

The center position has had a long history of dominance in the NBA with legendary figures such as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell, Hakeem Olajuwon, and Shaquille O’Neal all having an argument for being in the top ten players of all time. The league has seen a serious shift away from centers who focus […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder found out the schedule of their nationally-televised games for next season, just like all other NBA teams on Monday. One of the most highly-anticipated matchups for them is on December 13th, when they visit Bankers Life Fieldhouse to face the Indiana Pacers. While the Pacers are not being considered by many […]

For the last several days, NBA 2K18 has been releasing the player ratings for various players across the league. Indiana Pacers big man Myles Turner is one of the latest to go to Twitter to unveil his rating for the upcoming game: Here it is people, what do y'all think 🤔? @Ronnie2K @NBA2K #NBA2K18 #2KFirstLook […]

While many think that the Indiana Pacers will have a weaker team next season following the trade that sent their former franchise player, Paul George, to the Oklahoma City Thunder, one of their players still believes that they have enough talent to make it to the playoffs. Their promising young center, Myles Turner, made it […]

It’s throwback season for eight NBA teams this coming 2017-18 campaign with the league greenlighting the use of vintage threads for the Atlanta Hawks, Charlotte Hornets, Golden State Warriors, Indiana Pacers, Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat, Milwaukee Bucks, and Phoenix Suns. This was earlier noted by Conrad Burry of Sportslogo.net, which also stated that the […]

While getting an expected loss at the hands of Team World, Indiana Pacers new shooting guard, Victor Oladipo did his native Nigeria proud, becoming the Most Valuable Player of the NBA Africa Game, finishing with 28 points, nine rebounds, and five assists in the 108-97 loss. The former Hoosier started the game out with a […]

Victor Oladipo showed out at the 2017 NBA Africa Game today in Johannesburg, South Africa with 28 points, nine rebounds and five assists to earn MVP honors as Team World beat Team Africa, 108-97. Oladipo got the MVP despite the losing effort. Joining his cause for Team Africa, Emmanuel Mudiay scored 22 points, Dennis Schroder […]

Lance Stephenson has been through the wringer to finally be the face of the Indiana Pacers. After being drafted by the team in 2010 and playing his way to a starter role in 2014, the Brooklynite was well on his way to an extension and growing into his role, but ultimately chose to part ways […]

The Indiana Pacers have been one of the more active teams in the league this offseason with several notable roster moves. According to Shams Charania of The Vertical, the Pacers have decided to part ways with veteran big man Kevin Seraphin. Sources: Indiana has waived center Kevin Seraphin, who had guarantee date on the upcoming […]

The NBA has been steadily releasing the latest line of game jerseys around the league for the 2017-18 season that are sponsored by Nike. The Indiana Pacers are the latest team to unveil their uniforms for the upcoming year. In light of that, veteran forward Lance Stephenson had an intriguing quote on how he initially felt […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers were one of the teams in hot pursuit of All-Star forward Paul George prior to him being traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder. The conversation has once again become relevant after it was revealed that Kyrie Irving had recently requested a trade from the Cavaliers a couple of weeks ago. According to […]

The Indiana Pacers teased a sneak peak over Instagram at their potential new uniforms this morning, which are set to be unveiled today. https://www.instagram.com/p/BXF8–Sjhqy/?taken-by=pacers A New Jersey-based designer previously took on the task of creating a bunch of jerseys from all over the NBA, bringing some light into the darkness that has roamed the team’s […]

After trading their former franchise player, Paul George, to the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Indiana Pacers are looking to start their rebuilding process with young players as their core. However, that’s not the team’s only source of fresh vibes. Recent online leaks show new designs of the Pacers’ home floor. It can be considered a modest […]

The Dallas Mavericks, Miami Heat, and the Indiana Pacers have been among the teams showing interest in small forward Brandon Rush, according to ESPN 1500’s Darren Wolfson. All of these three teams could use his three-and-D mold to improve their depth off the bench. Rush spent four of his former five years with the Golden State Warriors before signing with […]

The Indiana Pacers made a surprising move. The team that went through a lot of change this off-season made one more free agent signing. However, this move is very strange, to say the least. According to Michael Scotto from the Basketball Insiders, the organization signed NBA veteran Damien Wilkins. Indiana Pacers and Damien Wilkins have […]

Scammers are everywhere these days, and no one is safe even high-profile celebrities and professional athletes. Such was the case when South Florida con artist Justin Jackson was arrested back in May for posing as singer-songwriter Adele’s manager. Two of his victims were newly-acquired Oklahoma City Thunder forward Paul George, and one of the players traded […]

For Pacers fans, the last fifteen seasons have been filled with disappointment. The 2004 Malice in the Palace fight between the Pacers and the Pistons remains a blemish not only on the history of each franchise, but on that of the entire NBA. Later that season, the Pacers, led by Reggie Miller in the final […]

On the same day his former Iowa State Cyclones teammate, Georges Niang, was cut by the Indiana Pacers, Abdel Nader has seemingly locked down an NBA contract as reported by The Vertical’s Shams Charania. Boston and 2016 second-round pick Abdel Nader have agreed in principle on a four-year, $6M rookie deal, league sources tell The Vertical. — Shams […]

The Indiana Pacers have waived forward George Niang, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Niang had a very short stint in Indiana, playing scrap minutes in 23 appearances and tallying only 21 total points for the season. The Iowa State product was victim of a somewhat faulty relationship between the Pacers organization and the D-League. Despite […]

Winning the NBA MVP award is the single greatest achievement a player can reach. Although winning championships is why, ideally, all players play the game, the MVP is still the biggest individual honor. While there have been 61 MVP’s in the history of the league, there are nine franchises without a single one According to […]

Before Paul George was ultimately dealt to the Oklahoma City Thunder, he was included in a lot of trade chatter that linked him with the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers. However, mod pundits didn’t know he could’ve ended up with the recently crowned champions, the Golden State Warriors, if they agreed to the offer […]

In the offseason, it has become a normalcy to see NBA players spend some of their time participating in pickup basketball games. This was the case for Indiana Pacers big man Kevin Seraphin, who recently threw down a vicious dunk during a pickup game at Venice Beach in California. https://twitter.com/kslife7/status/884589321390620673 Seraphin clearly overmatched the opponents he took […]

On Wednesday evening, the Oklahoma City Thunder finally introduced All-Star forward Paul George as the newest member of the organization. During the introductory press conference, George provided insight on his initial reaction to being traded away from the Indiana Pacers to the Oklahoma City Thunder: Paul George on his reaction to the trade: pic.twitter.com/W1IO7Ejux9 — […]

Prior to the start of free agency, the Oklahoma City Thunder made the surprising move to acquire All-Star forward Paul George from the Indiana Pacers. It has set the table for the Thunder to hold their introductory press conference with George on Wednesday, but first, he’ll be greeted by a flock of excited fans at the airport […]

Paul George wasn’t apologetic about his willingness to leave the Indiana Pacers, but rather explained his reasoning behind leaving the franchise that drafted him in 2010. “I get the frustration. I get why people are upset,” George told Sports Illustrated’s Lee Jenkins. “But at the same time, I want the average fan to understand that […]

In the last several months, there has been a growing expectation that All-Star forward Paul George will sign with the Los Angeles Lakers when he hits the free-agent market next summer. His former Indiana Pacers teammate Danny Granger is also of that same belief despite him being traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder just prior to […]

The Toronto Raptors and Indiana Pacers have agreed on a trade swapping Cory Joseph for C.J. Miles, according to a report by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Toronto is finalizing a sign-and-trade with Indiana to move Cory Joseph for CJ Miles, league sources tell ESPN. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 9, 2017 With the deal now agreed […]

Haven’t been keeping up with the storm-like free agency frenzy this offseason? This guide tells everything that is to know about the signings, trades, and transactions that have transpired through this busy 2017 offseason. Take a day-by-day look since the the start of the free agency period in July 1 and read all about them in […]

The Brooklyn Nets are one of the teams that had the most cap space coming into this off-season. Even after the trade for guard D’Angelo Russell which included the massive Timofey Mozgov contract, they still have enough space to sign a max player. The Nets decided to go after Washington Wizards forward Otto Porter who is a restricted free […]

In the months leading up to the Indiana Pacers‘ trade of All-Star forward Paul George to the Oklahoma City Thunder a week ago, there was plenty of rumors floating around about possible trade scenarios. Pacers general manager Kevin Pritchard has finally addressed the situation by stating that a vast majority of the chatter was untrue […]

Wizards sharpshooter and former Net Bojan Bogdanovic has signed with the Indiana Pacers, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Free agent Bojan Bogdanovic has agreed to a two-year, $21M deal with the Indiana Pacers, league source tells ESPN. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 7, 2017 After a two-and-a-half-year spell with the Nets, Bogdanovic was traded for […]

In search of as many one-year deals as they can find in the market, the Los Angeles Lakers have shown interest in bruising combo guard Rodney Stuckey, according to Mark Medina of the Orange County Register. Stuckey has shown every possible flexibility, willing to play at either guard spot and even mentor the team’s young […]

It’s no secret that the Indiana Pacers have had a rough summer. The franchise is about to enter a painful rebuilding process after trading away their superstar forward Paul George, and they will start the process around young center Myles Turner and two pieces received in return for George in guard Victor Oladipo and forward […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are reportedly the number one destination for lefty sharpshooter C.J. Miles, according to KFAN radio. https://twitter.com/InfraRen/status/882703751378849792 After playing next to prized swingman Paul George for the last three seasons with the Indiana Pacers, Miles is ready to help a contending team and leave his recently talent-starved home for one that is chasing […]