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Victor Oladipo, who is expected to return around December from a torn quad suffered in the middle of the 2018-19 season, is hopeful his Indiana Pacers will have a special season ahead, but that hasn’t stopped him from feeling his teammate Myles Turner was “robbed” of an All-Defensive Team spot. “We can be very special,” […]

Victor Oladipo is anxious to experience the on-court prospect of suiting up next to Malcolm Brogdon, who the Indiana Pacers acquired in a sign-and-trade with the Milwaukee Bucks. Coming off a 50-40-90 season, the Bucks inked Brogdon to a four-year, $85 million deal before dealing him to be Oladipo’s partner in crime in the backcourt, […]

Before landing in Utah, Mike Conley admits that he had thoughts about playing for his hometown Indiana Pacers. “There was the thought, there were a few teams I knew that were going to be in there. Pending the timing of it, I could end up in any one of those cities, including Indianapolis,” Conley told […]

Recently acquired Indiana Pacers guard Malcolm Brogdon told NBATV on Tuesday that he “didn’t really know where” he was going to land in free agency. Brogdon, 26, was a restricted free agent entering the open market in the offseason. Many across the league expected the former Rookie of the Year winner to stay with the […]

The Indiana Pacers are coming off of a 2018-19 campaign that you can’t help but feel was incomplete. It was clear that the Pacers were one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference during the first half of the season, but a season-ending quad injury to Victor Oladipo in late January thwarted their chances […]

Though the Indiana Pacers lost the solid production of Bojan Bogdanovic to the Utah Jazz this offseason, the Pacers added solid players in free agency and the draft who will likely help them contend in the Eastern Conference in the 2019-20 NBA season. One player who should soon be a member of the Pacers is 27-year-old […]

During an interview at Summer League on Monday, Indiana Pacers shooting guard Victor Oladipo said he’s in a good place mentally as he continues to recover from a ruptured quad tendon in his right knee. Oladipo didn’t add any specifics on his rehab. It’s unknown when the All-Star guard will be ready to play again […]

With Kawhi Leonard officially making his monumental decision to sign with the Los Angeles Clippers, NBA free agency has effectively come to a close. It has certainly been a wild few weeks, a period which really began last month when the Los Angeles Lakers swung a deal to acquire Anthony Davis in a trade with […]

Indiana Pacers big man Domantas Sabonis has become an increasingly important piece of his team. The 23-year-old enjoyed a fine 2018-19 campaign, and as a result, the Pacers are interested in offering him a long-term contract extension. According to a report from Charlie Clifford of WISH-TV in Indianapolis, the Pacers have been in contact with […]

The Indiana Pacers have quietly undergone as significant an offseason roster shift as any incumbent playoff team. While there’s no consensus on how the Pacers’ collection of summer moves affects their ability to compete in the Eastern Conference both now and going forward, general manager Kevin Pritchard clearly believes his team’s biggest signing will continue […]

Newly-acquired Indiana Pacers point guard Malcolm Brogdon is wasting no time acclimating himself to his new team. Tony East recently shared a quote from Brogdon’s introductory press conference that the former Rookie of the Year winner will be flying to Las Vegas to work out with Indiana’s superstar combo guard Victor Oladipo. Malcolm Brogdon says […]

Recent Indiana Pacers addition Malcolm Brogdon is doing and saying all the right things ahead of a new stage of his career with his new team. The former Milwaukee Bucks restricted free agent was acquired in a sign-and-trade, and now vows to be the complementary piece Victor Oladipo needs to become a perennial All-Star: “Victor […]

The Indiana Pacers came into the offseason hoping to make a splash or two. While they didn’t come away with any “superstar” names, they were able to acquire quite a few major talents. Victor Oladipo may not be ready to start the season right away, but he is expected to return at some point in […]

The Indiana Pacers are planning to make a major tweak in their starting lineup, with both Myles Turner and Domantas Sabonis set to both start for the team beginning next season. Head coach Nate McMillan confirmed that is the plan despite the Turner and Sabonis playing the same position. Nate McMillan makes it official. The […]

T.J. Warren has been an incredibly underrated NBA player over the past couple of seasons. While part of that has to do with playing for the Phoenix Suns, another part of it is due to the fact that he goes about his business without making any kind of ripple or drawing attention to himself. Now, […]

When Paul George hit the market as an unrestricted free agent last summer, most in the NBA community assumed it was a matter of time before he signed with the Los Angeles Lakers. After all, George had grown up a Lakers fan and had been very transparent about his desire to play in Los Angeles. […]

The Indiana Pacers and Kevin Pritchard have been busy making moves in the offseason. One of their key additions is scoring swingman TJ Warren, whom they acquired from the Phoenix Suns in exchange for mere cash considerations and the 32nd pick in the 2019 draft. Kevin Pritchard, Indiana’s president of basketball operations, recently explained why […]

T.J. Warren was one of the most underrated acquisitions this offseason and the Indiana Pacers were happy to pick him up during the NBA Draft. In a move that saw the Pacers send nothing but cash to the Phoenix Suns, Warren was traded along with the No. 32 overall pick. Indiana made the acquisition official […]

Ex-NBA player Metta World Peace dreams of one day seeing the Indiana Pacers or the New York Knicks winning the title. However, he sees that the Los Angeles Lakers will win this year. Via Twitter, World Peace — who spent five seasons in Indiana — said that he ‘would love’ to see the Pacers snag […]

Guard TJ McConnell has reportedly agreed to a deal with the Indiana Pacers, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. McConnell will sign a two-year deal with the Pacers worth $7 million. Source: Deal is two-years, $7M. https://t.co/9FnZtlOSgH — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 3, 2019 This past season with the Philadelphia 76ers, McConnell averaged 6.4 points, […]

Indiana Pacers fans with an affinity for talented wing and perimeter shooter Bojan Bogdanovic may not want to read this. An unrestricted free agent, Bogdanovic signed with the playoff-contending Utah Jazz this offseason. The Jazz have solid talent in Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert, and they propelled themselves to legitimate threats in the West with […]

Corey Joseph is moving on to the Sacramento Kings. Before closing this latest chapter of his career, though, the veteran guard went out of his way to the thank the Indiana Pacers for “two great years.” “Thank you Pacers for 2 great years playing for your organization. Shout out to all of the amazing fans […]

The Indiana Pacers have been busy throughout the first day of free agency. Kevin Pritchard was able to sign both Malcolm Brogdon and Jeremy Lamb soon after free agency and they have made a third move. According to a report from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Pacers have agreed to a three-year contract with Edmond Sumner. […]

The Indiana Pacers will look much different going forward than they have since Victor Oladipo was traded from the Oklahoma City Thunder two years ago. Still, that hardly means the Pacers’ franchise player isn’t happy for teammates who cashed in with other teams in free agency. In response to Thaddeus Young thanking Indiana and the […]

The Indiana Pacers were able to make a big splash at the start of free agency by acquiring point guard Malcolm Brogdon in a sign-and-trade with the Milwaukee Bucks. It was a move that cost them a first-round pick and two second-round picks, but they were able to lock the 26-year-old point guard up to […]

The Indiana Pacers came into NBA free agency looking to make a splash or two. Kevin Pritchard wanted to make some additions that would keep the franchise competitive. Not only were they able to make a splash, they could end up getting one of the best players from the entire free agency class. Malcolm Brogdon […]

The Indiana Pacers are signing wing Jeremy Lamb to a $31.5 million contract over three years, The Athletic’s Shams Charania reports. Free agent Jeremy Lamb agreed to a three-year, $31.5M deal with Indiana, agent Jeff Schwartz of Excel Sports Management says. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 30, 2019 Lamb put up new career-best numbers with […]

The Indiana Pacers were a team coming into free agency looking to make some big-time splashes. While the majority of rumors surrounding them had to do with Ricky Rubio, that isn’t the direction they ended up deciding to go. According to a report from Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the Pacers ended up acquiring point guard […]

The Indiana Pacers are a team with quite a bit of money to spend in free agency and quite a few holes to fill on their roster. They need a point guard, which many think will end up being Ricky Rubio, and they also need help on the wing. It appears that they have a […]

Portland Trail Blazers forward Al-Farouq Aminu is set to be an unrestricted free agent once free agency opens on Sunday evening, and he is already drawing interest from a number of teams around the league: Al-Farouq Aminu is drawing interest from the Brooklyn Nets, Philadelphia 76ers, Orlando Magic, San Antonio Spurs, Los Angeles Clippers, Houston […]

Signing a point guard to replace impending free agent Darren Collison was always going to be a priority for the Indiana Pacers heading into this summer. The fact that Collison recently announced his retirement at just 31 years old only heightened that sense of urgency. The Pacers had reportedly shown interest in former Utah Jazz […]

The Utah Jazz will need to move once free agency opens. According to reports, they have a significant interest in unrestricted free agent Bojan Bogdanovic. The Utah Jazz are expressing significant interest in Indiana Pacers UFA Bojan Bogdanovic, League Sources tell The Athletic. Bogdanovic is thought to be a Pacers lean heading into free agency. […]

Earlier this month, a report from Ian Begley of SNY stated that the Indiana Pacers were very high on D’Angelo Russell. Since then, talk has quieted down, with chatter mainly surrounding the Los Angeles Lakers as a destination, but the Pacers should absolutely pursue Russell as a signing when free agency opens up on Sunday. […]

Indiana Pacers superstar Victor Oladipo thanked Darren Collison after the latter surprisingly announced his retirement on Friday night. Oladipo took it to Twitter to pay tribute to his former teammate, posting a photo of them together during a game. Thank You General! 🙏🏿🙌🏿 pic.twitter.com/4qwN0D6OqR — Victor Oladipo (@VicOladipo) June 29, 2019 Oladipo and Collison played […]

The Indiana Pacers will be one of the less busy teams once free agency opens this Sunday, but they also have key players who are set to hit the market. One of which is sharpshooting all-around forward Bojan Bogdanovic. Bogdanovic is an unrestricted free agent, and according to reports, the Pacers know that they will […]

The Utah Jazz might not be done tweaking their roster, as they are expected to pursue free agents starting Sunday. According to Tony Jones of The Athletic, the Jazz are one of the teams who will make a run at Thaddeus Young, who will become an unrestricted free agent next month. However, the Jazz will […]

The Indiana Pacers are now likely to focus on signing Ricky Rubio when the free agency period begins. The Pacers were contemplating on keeping Darren Collison instead of signing a new point guard like Rubio. However, Indiana will not have any difficulty in deciding after Collison announced his retirement. According to Marc Stein of the […]

Indiana Pacers guard Darren Collison, at 31 years old, has announced his retirement from the NBA. Collison announced his decision via The Undefeated. While he revealed that he still loves the game of basketball, the veteran guard said that he had to make the difficult decision to step away from basketball in order to focus […]

The Brooklyn Nets have extended their qualifying offer to All-Star guard D’Angelo Russell, per The Athletic’s Shams Charania, making Russell a restricted free agent ahead of Sunday’s start to free agency. Brooklyn will have a wide variety of options with Russell. First, because the former second-overall pick of the 2015 draft is a restricted free […]