The 6-foot-9 wing is enjoying an outstanding freshman season at BYU and is widely projected to be a top-three pick in the 2026 NBA Draft. In fact, several draft outlets now view AJ Dybantsa as the favorite to be selected first overall.
Pacers coach Rick Carlisle sounded far more supportive of the league this week when discussing the NBA’s push to curb tanking. Carlisle had criticized the league after Indiana was fined $100,000 last month for how it managed player availability, with the NBA suggesting the Pacers and Jazz were prioritizing draft position over winning.
Rick Carlisle has been around greatness long enough to know what it looks like. He spent 13 seasons coaching Dirk Nowitzki in Dallas, winning the 2011 NBA championship alongside a Hall of Famer who ranks seventh on the all-time scoring list.
The Indiana Pacers extended their losing streak to eight games Friday night, falling 128–117 to the Los Angeles Lakers. It was another difficult defensive performance for Indiana, which struggled to contain Luka Dončić throughout the night.
An unfortunate injury setback occurred Friday for North Carolina freshman standout Caleb Wilson. According to Shams Charania of ESPN, Wilson — a projected
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The Indiana Pacers are primed to have a top pick in the 2026 NBA Draft, and that selection could change the future of the franchise. This is a very talented draft class at the top, and the Pacers are angling themselves towards getting a franchise player next to Tyrese Halliburton, Pascal Siakam and Ivica Zubac.
The Indiana Pacers traveled to the Intuit Dome on Wednesday night for a matchup against the Los Angeles Clippers, but the biggest story wasn’t just the final score.
Indiana Pacers center Ivica Zubac has yet to play his first game with his new team. The Pacers traded for Zubac at the deadline from the Los Angeles Clippers, together with Kobe Brown.
Questions surrounding Ivica Zubac’s debut with the Indiana Pacers will remain unanswered for at least another game. Indiana listed Zubac as out with a left ankle sprain on its injury report Wednesday morning ahead of the team’s matchup with the Los Angeles Clippers.
The Pacers got a lift Thursday when Obi Toppin returned from foot surgery and made his season debut. Toppin, who had been sidelined since October with a fractured fifth metatarsal, received a standing ovation when introduced as a starter.
The Pacers have officially signed forward Jalen Slawson to a two-way contract, the team announced Saturday. Slawson will be eligible to be active for 13 of Indiana’s final 22 regular-season games.
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The Pacers plan to sign free agent forward Jalen Slawson to the two-way contract spot previously held by Quenton Jackson, a league source tells Tony Forbes of Forbes and Circle City Spin (Twitter link).
The Pacers are giving Quenton Jackson a promotion, according to Shams Charania of ESPN, who reports (via Twitter) that the two-way guard will be converted to a three-year standard contract.
The Indiana Pacers have a 15-44 record this season in the NBA. Indiana is projected to have one of the top picks in the 2026 NBA Draft. The Pacers a season ago were just one win away from the NBA Championship against the Oklahoma City Thunder.