With the NBA Trade Deadline swiftly approaching, it is a good time to evaluate the Indiana Pacers current roster and see what 3 players best make up the core of this team outside of All-Stars Pascal Siakam and Tyrese Haliburton.
The Pacers and Pelicans have explored various trade scenarios that would send fourth-year guard Bennedict Mathurin to New Orleans and second-year center Yves Missi to Indiana, reports Jake Fischer of The Stein Line (Substack link).
The Indiana Pacers have had arguably one of the worst seasons in franchise history with just 10 wins by the middle of January. It's a far cry from where the team was less than a year ago, when they were one win away from winning the NBA Finals.
The Pacers continue a five-game road trip that has opened with losses in Detroit and Philadelphia with a target on their backs, which is a rarity given their lack of success this season.
The Indiana Pacers will hope things take a turn for the better Wednesday when they face the Boston Celtics in the third stop of a five-game road trip. Indiana, which ranks last among NBA teams in field-goal percentage (44.3%), lost to Detroit and Philadelphia in the first two games of the trip.
Most NBA players, no matter how successful, are out of the league before the end of their 30s, or even their 20s. That leaves a lot of life left to live, and a good handful of players have made the most of their professional lives after leaving the court.
The Indiana Pacers are a little over halfway through their schedule for the season and things have not exactly gone to plan. After Tyrese Haliburton tore his Achilles in last year’s NBA Finals and losing Myles Turner in free agency, it was clear they would not be as good, but many expected them to still be competitive.
Indiana Pacers guard Bennedict Mathurin is one of the players keeping his bags packed in case he is traded before the Feb. 5 trade deadline. Mathurin is
Tony Bradley‘s 10-day contract with the Pacers expired after Saturday’s game, but coach Rick Carlisle told reporters he’ll be signed to another 10-day deal, according to Tony East of Circle City Spin (Twitter link).
It finally clicked in a big way for Pacers center Jay Huff. Huff delivered a career night in Friday’s win over New Orleans, pouring in 29 points on 13-of-17 shooting while adding nine rebounds, two steals, and two blocks in 29 minutes, as relayed by The Indianapolis Star’s Dustin Dopirak.
It hasn’t been the season the Indiana Pacers envisioned. Marred by injuries to franchise cornerstones like Tyrese Haliburton and Bennedict Mathurin, the year has often felt like an uphill climb against a steep, unforgiving grade.
In a season filled with growing pains for the Indiana Pacers, one moment stood out as genuinely special. Veteran guard TJ McConnell etched his name into NBA history during Indiana’s 127-119 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday.
Jay Huff scored 29 points and grabbed nine rebounds, Andrew Nembhard went for a 19-point, 10-assist double-double and the Indiana Pacers scored their fourth win in the last five games with a 127-119 defeat of the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday in Indianapolis.
The Indiana Pacers don’t have any misconceptions about their chances of competing for a playoff spot. Still, the Pacers are reportedly looking to upgrade their frontcourt for next year, when star point guard Tyrese Haliburton is expected to return from his Achilles injury.
The Indiana Pacers look to close out a four-game homestand on a high note Friday when they welcome the New Orleans Pelicans to Indianapolis. Indiana concludes its stretch at home after a loss that snapped its longest winning streak of the season at three games.
The Indiana Pacers have been rejuvenated since Rick Carlisle returned to coach the team in 2021. Carlisle has taken the Pacers to the conference finals and the NBA Finals over the last two seasons.
After a magical run all the way to Game 7 of the NBA Finals, the Indiana Pacers are enduring a miserable encore season. However, there was a reason for
The Pacers will be without Bennedict Mathurin for a bit. Mathurin is expected to miss time as he works his way back from a right thumb sprain and turf toe, according to Scott Agness of Fieldhouse Files.