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Victor Oladipo says the Indiana Pacers’ front office is not like other brain trusts in the NBA. Oladipo, who has been traded twice while being on a plane, says the Pacers’ brass knows players are “human beings” and are sensitive to a lot of things that other organizations gloss over. “They know we’re human beings,” […]

When the Indiana Pacers signed TJ McConnell to a two-year, $7 million contract, they did so with the intention of his role being the third-string point guard. While McConnell is not going to be a regular member of the Pacers’ rotation, he is still going to be an important member of the team. Head coach […]

The Indiana Pacers were ecstatic when they were on the clock with the 18th pick in the 2019 NBA Draft and saw that Goga Bitadze was still on the board. Now, head coach Nate McMillan is already seeing similarities between the rookie and the team’s starting center Myles Turner. The main similarities that McMillan has […]

The Indiana Pacers raved about the type of player that they got with the 18th overall pick almost as soon as the 2019 NBA Draft concluded. Myles Turner is already seeing why, given his recent praise for rookie Goga Bitadze. When Turner entered the NBA, he was a 19-year-old that spent one season at the […]

The Indiana Pacers have played their three preseason games without Goga Bitadze but that will change on Tuesday. While the amount of minutes remains to be seen, he will make his preseason debut on Tuesday against the Minnesota Timberwolves, according to Mark Montieth of Pacers.com. “Barring an unexpected setback, Pacers’ first-round draft pick Goga Bitadze […]

The Indiana Pacers are sporting a new look this season after an offseason full of roster moves. Out are Thaddeus Young, Darren Collison, Cory Joseph, and Bojan Bogdanovic. To replace them, the Pacers brought in names like Malcolm Brogdon, Jeremy Lamb, and T.J. Warren. While there are quite a few new faces on the roster, […]

Veteran power forward Thaddeus Young was one of the most sought-after names in free agency this summer. Admittedly, he by no means fell in the same category as the likes of Kevin Durant and Kawhi Leonard, but nevertheless, a number of teams were eyeing Young as a potential addition to their squad for the coming […]

The Indiana Pacers have decided to exercise the third-year team option for Aaron Holiday, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. The team is set to pay him nearly $2.3 million during the 2020-21 season: The Indiana Pacers have exercised guard Aaron Holiday's third-year team option, league sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. Holiday was Indiana's first-round […]

The Indiana Pacers decided to accept the fourth-year team option for T.J. Leaf, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. The former 18th overall pick from the 2017 NBA Draft is set to earn just over $4.3 million during the 2020-21 season: The Pacers are picking up the fourth-year option on forward T.J. Leaf's contract, league […]

Chicago Bulls big man Wendell Carter Jr. is now being listed as questionable for Friday night’s preseason matchup against the Indiana Pacers after going through a full practice on Thursday. K.C. Johnson of NBC Sports Chicago shared news of Carter’s status: Wendell Carter Jr. practiced fully and is questionable vs. Pacers. — K.C. Johnson (@KCJHoop) […]

The Indiana Pacers underwent sort of a roster overhaul this offseason, losing key rotation members like Bojan Bogdanovic, Thaddeus Young, Darren Collison, Wesley Matthews, Tyreke Evans and Cory Joseph and bringing in Malcolm Brogdon, T.J. Warren and Jeremy Lamb. Of course, the key to the Pacers’ 2019-20 campaign is whether or not Victor Oladipo returns […]

Indiana Pacers combo guard Malcolm Brogdon thinks TJ Warren is primed to have a big season for the team. The Pacers acquired Warren from the Phoenix Suns this summer. Brogdon says Warren is “a professional scorer” who is going to help Indiana win a lot of games this 2019-20 campaign. “T.J. is a professional scorer. […]

Indiana Pacers icon Larry Bird recently sat down with Marc Spears of The Undefeated for a wide-ranging interview. Amid their discussion, Bird was asked to comment on what many basketball fans view as the rowdiest brawl in NBA history: The Malice at the Palace. Fights aren’t all that common in today’s NBA. Players are often […]

The Indiana Pacers will be deploying a starting lineup that features Myles Turner as the only returning starter until Victor Oladipo returns from injury. Last season, Turner’s production was highlighted by a league-leading average of 2.7 blocks per game. He averaged 13.3 points and 7.2 rebounds to go along with that impressive achievement. While he […]

With Victor Oladipo sidelined for what will probably be around the first two months of the season, the Indiana Pacers are going to need to find a way to get by. Of course, this is something to which the Pacers are accustomed. Oladipo went down last January and was knocked out for the remainder of […]

The upcoming season will provide Malcolm Brogdon with a great opportunity to showcase more elements of his skill-set than when he was with the Milwaukee Bucks. Brogdon is already coming off a season with solid averages of 15.6 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 3.2 assists in 28.6 minutes. Being a member of the ’50-40-90 club’ with […]

The Milwaukee Bucks lost combo guard Malcolm Brogdon this summer after the 2017 Rookie of the Year signed a four-year, $85 million offer sheet with the Indiana Pacers. The Bucks and Pacers ended up completing a sign-and-trade deal, with Milwaukee getting draft picks in return for Brogdon. Bucks owners Marc Lasry and Jamie Dinan explained to the media on Friday […]

The Indiana Pacers battled back from a 13-point halftime deficit to survive in a 132-131 overtime win over the Sacramento Kings on Friday as part of the NBA India Games 2019. T.J. Warren, who was traded to the Pacers over the summer, scored a game-leading 30 points to pace Indiana, making 11-of-18 from the floor […]

Sacramento Kings point guard Yogi Ferrell knocked down an incredible 70-foot jumper just before the halftime buzzer sounded in Friday’s preseason matchup against the Indiana Pacers in Mumbai, India. Ferrell received the ball in transition with time in the half running out. He quickly pushed the ball up the floor, then heaved his shot from […]

The NBA has fulfilled its promise to Sacramento Kings owner Vivek Ranadive. Finally, the NBA will play in his home country of India. Ranadive has long dreamed of this moment. He is ecstatic that the NBA kept its promise to him six years ago and that it’s finally coming into fruition. “It’s been a long […]

Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner had a busy summer after playing for Team USA in the 2019 FIBA World Cup. With Turner working for most of the offseason, Pacers head coach Nate McMillan reportedly wants their starting center to take a step back in training camp. When asked about his coach’s plan to take it easy […]

Myles Turner had quite a summer. He toured Australia and the United States as part of Team USA for the recently concluded FIBA World Cup. Now, he heads to Mumbai, India as the Indiana Pacers are set to play against the Sacramento Kings for the NBA’s Global Games project. While he knows that he’s blessed […]

All-Star shooting guard Victor Oladipo participated in everything except scrimmages on the Indiana Pacers’ first day of camp. Oladipo is recovering from a ruptured quad tendon in his knee. The Pacers star suffered the injury on Jan. 23 against the Toronto Raptors and isn’t expected to play until December or January. Via J. Michael of The […]

The Indiana Pacers were dealt a crushing blow last season when sweet-singing star guard Victor Oladipo went down with a ruptured quad that cost him the back half of the season. Oladipo was expected to miss a good chunk of the 2019-20 campaign, but teammate Myles Turner thinks differently. During the Pacers media day, Myles […]

The Indiana Pacers are set to enter the 2019-20 NBA season as fringe contenders in the Eastern Conference. They can become serious contenders if star shooting guard Victor Oladipo can come back strong early in the year. After rupturing his quad last season, Oladipo is currently expected to make his return at some point in […]

Victor Oladipo is fully confident that he’ll come back better than ever, even if the Indiana Pacers have yet to give a timetable for his return. “When I say I’m coming back better than ever, I’m not just saying that because it sounds good. I truly believe that,” Oladipo said during Friday’s initial press conference, […]

The NBA is full of underrated young players who are bound to breakout in the 2019-20 NBA season. Indiana Pacers big man Domantas Sabonis is one of those players who has the best shot to star this upcoming season. The son of Arvydas Sabonis has lived in the legend’s shadow for most of his career, […]

The Indiana Pacers are coming off of a 2018-19 NBA campaign in which they won 48 games and were bounced out of the first round of the playoffs, but everyone knows that wasn’t the real Pacers. Indiana lost its best player, Victor Oladipo, to a season-ending quad tear in late January, which ended any hope […]

Indiana Pacers head coach Nate McMillan says shooting guard Victor Oladipo’s workouts “have been great.” Oladipo is recovering from a ruptured quad tendon in his knee. The Pacers star suffered the injury on Jan. 23 against the Toronto Raptors. He’s mostly been training in Miami this offseason. While Nate McMillan says the Pacers still don’t […]

The Milwaukee Bucks and Philadelphia 76ers are the only teams in the Eastern Conference who pose a threat to win the NBA Finals this season. Concurrently, there’s a player whose presence on the floor could help his team challenge the top dogs in the conference: Victor Oladipo. Oladpio suffered a gruesome knee injury back in […]

After being forced to miss the Summer League due to visa complications, Indiana Pacers rookie Goga Bitadze recently opened up about the difficulties he encountered dealing with visa complications for the better part of the summer. “It was really bad because I literally had to be ready each day,” said the 20-year-old, via Akeem Glaspie […]

The Central Division in the NBA for the 2019-20 season will be run by one team. While the Indiana Pacers and Detroit Pistons can cause issues, the banner will be raised by the Milwaukee Bucks once again. With the Pacers and Pistons fighting for second place, the rest of the division will be in rebuild […]

New Indiana Pacers point guard Malcolm Brogdon is excited for TJ Leaf in the upcoming season, especially after the 22-year-old forward put in the work this offseason. In an interview during the 2019 Pacers Foundation Golf Outing, Brogdon revealed that Leaf stood out the most to him this summer.  Brogdon noted how the young big […]

Indiana Pacers general manager Chad Buchanan isn’t worried about Victor Oladipo being a different type of player once he returns from injury. Oladipo continues to rehab, and while there’s still no timetable for his return to the court, it’s clear that he’s working hard to get back on track this season. And while there are […]

There’s still no concrete timeline for Victor Oladipo’s return to the floor in 2019-20. As coach Nate McMillan sees it, though, the Indiana Pacers franchise player is well on his way toward a full recovery. Speaking with reporters on Wednesday, McMillan made it clear that Oladipo has made major strides both physically and mentally since […]

The Indiana Pacers have been scrimmaging at the St. Vincent Center practice facility the past few weeks, and new combo guard Malcolm Brogdon likes what he has seen so far from his teammates. Brogdon says the Pacers are “a super-competitive team” which will play hard on both ends of the floor in the upcoming season. […]

The Indiana Pacers are still unsure when shooting guard Victor Oladipo will be ready to play again. Oladipo is recovering from a ruptured quad tendon in his knee. The Pacers star suffered the injury on Jan. 23 against the Toronto Raptors. Via Akeem Glaspie of Indy Star: The NBA preseason is just three weeks away and […]

Two of the Indiana Pacers new acquisitions are feeling great upon their arrival to their new home. Malcolm Brogdon, who came over from the Milwaukee Bucks in a sign-and-trade as a restricted free agent and TJ Warren, who was traded by the Suns, are already feeling right at home roughly a week before the start […]

Victor Oladipo is hoping to make a strong comeback to the Indiana Pacers this season after suffering a brutal ruptured quad last year. After a long offseason of hard work, the 2019-20 NBA season is closing in on us. Indiana won’t have their star guard back on the court to begin the season, but they […]