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The Indiana Pacers enter a critical offseason with a clear mission. They will need to address their lack of depth and shooting woes. After a rather anti-climactic Eastern Conference Finals exit in the 2024 playoffs, questions linger about the supporting cast around All-Stars Tyrese Haliburton and Pascal Siakam. The recent NBA Draft presented an opportunity […]

Johnny Furphy is set to join the Indiana Pacers after a solid freshman season with Kansas. The 19-year-old, 6-foot-8 wing from Australia made the Big 12 All-Freshman team and was the 35th overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft. He was projected to go earlier but, on the bright side, did end up with an […]

When players from college just randomly team up on one offseason, things start to smell fishy. First, it was Bam Adebayo who posits that the New York Knicks’ former Villanova players —Josh Hart, Jalen Brunson, and Donte DiVincenzo — had some under-the-table discussions with Mikal Bridges. Now, it sounds like Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton […]

The duck boats are parked and the parade cleanup is over, so it’s officially time for the Boston Celtics’ offseason to begin. And forward Oshae Brissett kicked things off by reportedly declining his player option on Sunday afternoon, per Keith Smith of Spotrac. Brissett signed with the C’s last July and was a part of […]

The Indiana Pacers exceeded pretty much every expectation set out for them this season. Believed to be a promising, young team but not much more currently, the Pacers made the NBA Playoffs for the first time in years and shockingly reached the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time in a decade. But now what? […]

Indiana Pacers star forward Pascal Siakam plans to sign a four-year, $189.5 million max contract that will keep him alongside Tyrese Haliburton for the foreseeable future, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Pacers reporter Scott Agness first reported Tuesday that Siakam and the Pacers were trending toward a new deal. Unlike previous years, teams around the […]

The 2024 NBA Finals continue on Monday night with a critical Game 5, where the Dallas Mavericks will look to keep their season alive against the Boston Celtics. The other 28 teams in the league are paying attention to this championship series, but not for the reason that many would think. Nobody around the league […]

Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton is happy with the immense progress they made in the 2023-24 season, but he’s not satisfied with it. At the end of the day, they didn’t win a championship. When the season started, many didn’t expect the Pacers to make it all the way to the Eastern Conference Finals. They […]

The 2024 Paris Olympics are about one month away and the roster for Team USA has already been set with Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton making his first appearance. Tyrese Haliburton suffered a hamstring injury during the 2023-24 NBA regular season that hampered him into the playoffs. But Haliburton recently quelled any concerns that his […]

The New York Knicks bowed out in round two of the playoffs to Rick Carlisle and the Indiana Pacers, an outcome that took the wind of Jalen Brunson’s sails as the Knicks’ franchise savior. The Pacers’ gain was the city of New York’s loss as a potential showdown with the rival Boston Celtics never came […]

The Indiana Pacers had a rather impressive campaign despite getting swept by the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals. Having said that, the Pacers still need to improve their roster in order to take the team to the next level. Heading into the offseason, they could be active in the trade market to bolster […]

The Indiana Pacers have assembled a nice core that should keep them squarely in the playoff picture in the Eastern Conference for the foreseeable future. This offseason, however, there will be a few pressing matters for the Pacers to attend to. The good news is that Tyrese Haliburton is locked up to a huge contract […]

The Indiana Pacers’ Pascal Siakam was one of the breakout stars of the 2024 NBA Playoffs, and now he has an important decision to make prior to the 2024 Olympics. The Douala, Cameroon born stretch forward could join his native country for a key date on the 2024 Summer Olympics calendar. Intel on Siakam’s potential […]

The Indiana Pacers have once again found glory. Despite being eliminated by the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals, there’s so much excitement that the future holds. They have a battle-tested veteran in Pascal Siakam and an elite star facilitator in Tyrese Haliburton. Coach Rick Carlisle also has guys like Andre Nembhard, TJ McConnell, […]

We’re only one day away from the start of the 2024 NBA Finals, a highly-anticipated showdown between the Boston Celtics and the Dallas Mavericks. In celebration of this, the 25th NBA Finals series since the turn of the century, I took it upon myself to take a look at the previous twenty-four and develop a […]

Paul George did not have the best of endings to his and the Los Angeles Clippers’ run in the 2024 NBA playoffs. George followed up a 33-point effort in Game 4 of their first-round series against the Dallas Mavericks with two straight stinkers as the Clippers fell to the Mavs in six games. Now, George […]

The Indiana Pacers were not expected to make it all the way to the Eastern Conference Finals this season. It was an overwhelmingly successful season for this franchise, which rebuilt itself on the fly. They have two All-NBA players in Tyrese Haliburton and Pascal Siakam, both of whom were acquired via trades. Those two are […]

The Indiana Pacers, despite their impressive journey to the Eastern Conference Finals, found themselves swept away by a dominant Boston Celtics team. The result was a bitter end to a season filled with hope, growth, and unexpected success. Now, with the offseason upon them, the Pacers must regroup and strengthen their roster to make a […]

There are a bunch of things that can go wrong over the course of a season, some of which are completely out of a team’s control. How one responds to the bad luck element that plagues all franchises at one point or another can have a deeply profound impact on a locker room and on-court […]

The Indiana Pacers are coming off one of their most successful seasons in recent history. After missing the playoffs for the past three seasons, the Pacers made a run to the Eastern Conference Finals albeit losing to the Boston Celtics in a 4-0 sweep. Heading into the offseason, the Pacers have a few key questions […]

As the Indiana Pacers’ season ended in the Eastern Conference Finals at the hands of the Boston Celtics, they now enter an offseason with immediate goals. One of them is to sign Pacers star Pascal Siakam to a contract extension after trading for him during the middle of this season, however there has been betting […]

As the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference, the Indiana Pacers snapped a drought of 10 years without an NBA Playoffs series win by topping Milwaukee Bucks and the New York Knicks this postseason. After being swept by the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals, Pacers GM Chad Buchanan spoke to the media on […]

For two out of the past three years, the Boston Celtics have gotten to the NBA Finals. It was never an easy road because they had to give up key guys like Marcus Smart and Malcolm Brogdon on the way. Ime Udoka also got booted from the organization which made things harder. But, Jayson Tatum […]

Emotions run high in the NBA Playoffs, and that was evident in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Boston Celtics and the Indiana Pacers. In the third quarter of the Monday night contest, Celtics star Jaylen Brown got into a bit of a shoving match with Pacers center Myles Turner. After Turner […]

After 10 years without an NBA playoff series win, the Indiana Pacers have ensured the wait was worth it this postseason. As the number six seed, the Pacers took down the Milwaukee Bucks in the First Round, then defeated the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference Semifinals before falling to the Boston Celtics in […]

The Indiana Pacers put forth a valiant effort against the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals, but they ultimately succumbed to a four-game sweep on Monday night. The Pacers actually had late leads in three of their four losses, but they were simply unable to close the deal against a much more talented and […]

On Monday evening, Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers saw their 2023-24 NBA season come to an end with a (stop if you’ve heard this one before) crushing late-game loss to the Boston Celtics in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference Finals series. Haliburton of course missed the final two games of this series after […]

When the 2023-24 NBA season began, the Indiana Pacers were perceived as a younger team that wasn’t necessarily going through a rebuild but a retooling process. In fact, this was the message that team president Kevin Pritchard shared with everyone in 2022 when he stated, “This is not a rebuild. We have too many good […]

The Indiana Pacers weren’t seen as a legitimate playoff contender before the season began, but they made a surprise run all the way to the Eastern Conference Finals. Unfortunately, the road ended there, with the Boston Celtics sweeping Tyrese Haliburton and Co. While it was a season where the Pacers definitely exceeded expectations, Haliburton isn’t […]

This past offseason, the Boston Celtics traded away their longest-tenured player in Marcus Smart. The 2022 Defensive Player of the Year spent nine seasons in Boston and became the C’s vocal leader. In his absence, the next longest-tenured player, star guard Jaylen Brown, has stepped up. And no moment encapsulated Brown’s growth better than when […]

While the Indiana Pacers’ season has come to a close Monday night at the hands of the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals, there was some bright sides to the sweep. One of those aspects was the emergence of the Pacers young star in Andrew Nembhard who had an exceptional series filling in mostly […]

The Indiana Pacers fell well short of the NBA Finals, losing in four consecutive games to the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals. However, three of the series’ four games proved to be very winnable for Indiana, which could make the playoff loss sting a little bit more than usual considering the Pacers’ relative […]

After approaching the apex of basketball and falling short, there’s no guarantee a team will ever get back. Yet, despite losing in the championship round in 2022 and disappointing in the 2023 Eastern Conference Finals, the Boston Celtics are heading back to the NBA Finals following their 105-102 win over the Indiana Pacers on Monday […]

Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics completed a four-game sweep of the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals on Monday night, coming away with a 105-102 victory. Afterward, Brown gave a whole of credit to the Pacers for the fight they showed throughout the series in spite of being massive underdogs. “I know people […]

The Indiana Pacers’ 2023-24 season is over. It ended in the Eastern Conference Finals, a stage that no one would have assumed them to be in play for at the start of the season. The continued emergence of Tyrese Haliburton and a mid-season trade for Pascal Siakam has given Indiana a bright future, though they […]

The Indiana Pacers fell in a sweep at the hands of the Boston Celtics, but it was not without some controversial calls and close games. In Game 4, in particular, there was a foul by Jaylen Brown on Pacers guard TJ McConnell that many at home and certainly in the arena in Indianapolis felt was […]

It is very apt that two of the Larry Bird trophy winners so far have been Boston Celtics. Two years ago, Jayson Tatum took home the honor after a rough NBA Playoffs series against the Miami Heat. Now, it was Jaylen Brown who took center stage in their sweep of the Indiana Pacers. It was […]

The level of scrutiny elite NBA players face is always high, especially in the playoffs, and Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum is no stranger to that. However, his ample experience in the postseason helped him tune out the noise and lead the C’s to their second NBA Finals appearance in the last three seasons. On […]

It’s the same story that it was two seasons ago but a different path. The Boston Celtics are coming out of the Eastern Conference NBA Playoffs picture for a chance to snag their 18th Larry O’Brien trophy. This core led by Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum has been here before. They have the experience and […]