Pascal Siakam shut down any notion of the Indiana Pacers tanking throughout the 2025-26 NBA season. Tanking has become a hot topic going into the All-Star break, especially after the league fined the Utah Jazz $500,000 for intentionally taking out starters in the fourth quarter.
The Indiana Pacers and the Utah Jazz are in some serious trouble at the moment. Critics have accused the Pacers of tanking because of some questionable roster rotations.
The Indiana Pacers have a high probability of landing the first overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft. Since we are at the All-Star break, let’s explore that possibility.
Whenever he gazed at the campers eager to showcase their game, Indiana Pacers forward Pascal Siakam saw his own reflection. Two days before he will play in his fourth NBA All-Star game, Siakam attended the 10th annual Basketball Without Borders All-Star camp (BWB) that the NBA and FIBA hosted at the Lakers’ practice facility in El Segundo, Calif.
Good players tend to succeed in the NBA. Sometimes, though, they find themselves in terrible situations but still find ways to over-achieve. These are the 20 players who carried the worst NBA teams.
Kendrick Perkins has escalated the tanking debate, arguing the NBA’s recent fines against the Utah Jazz and Indiana Pacers do not go nearly far enough.
On Thursday evening, Indiana Pacers general manager Chad Buchanan joined my podcast, Setting The Pace, to discuss several topics surrounding the team, including the development of Jarace Walker.
The Pacers are not pretending. Asked what the roster still needs now that Indiana has a new starting center, general manager Chad Buchanan gave an honest answer to respected Pacers insider Tony East of Forbes.
Indiana Pacers general manager Chad Buchanan joined my podcast, Setting The Pace, to discuss the organization’s decision to acquire Ivica Zubac at the NBA Trade Deadline, and why the timing mattered.
On Thursday evening, Indiana Pacers general manager Chad Buchanan joined my podcast, Setting The Pace, to discuss a variety of team-related topics, including the status of Obi Toppin and his recovery from foot surgery.
Though their record (15-40) may not prove it, the Tyrese Haliburton-less Indiana Pacers have been a scrappy and competitive squad. Pascal Siakam is arguably playing even better than he did last season, when he was named an All-Star.
Eight months ago, the Indiana Pacers were playing in the NBA Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Now, they are at the bottom of the East at 15-40, largely due to myriad injuries, namely to star guard Tyrese Haliburton.
If Indiana is serious about keeping its 2026 first-round pick, they MUST EMBRACE THE TANK. Not flirt with it. Not “compete hard but come up short.” Not accidentally win three games in a week because the vibes were good.
The Indiana Pacers dazzled fans with an impressive run in the 2024-25 NBA season, but the 2025-26 season has taken a downturn. With star player Tyrese Haliburton sidelined due to an ACL tear, the team faced significant challenges.
The Brooklyn Nets and Indiana Pacers don't have much to play for at this point in the season. The two teams are No. 13 and No. 14 in the Eastern Conference right now, a long ways away from playoff contention.
The Indiana Pacers have known for so long that the 2025-26 season is a wash, and that they’re only biding time in preparation for their expected return to contention the following season.
Rookie Kam Jones hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 16.8 seconds left as the Indiana Pacers stormed back from an 18-point deficit and earned a 115-110 victory over the Brooklyn Nets Wednesday night in New York.
The Clippers were resistant for most of the season to the idea of trading Ivica Zubac, according to Jake Fischer of The Stein Line (Substack link), who says that even after last week’s James Harden deal with Cleveland, there was a sense that L.A.
Quenton Jackson scored seven points in overtime Tuesday night for the visiting Indiana Pacers, who outlasted the New York Knicks 137-134 in a back-and-forth clash between the Eastern Conference rivals.
4:05 pm: Indiana has formally announced Furphy’s injury in a press release. 3:44 pm: Pacers swingman Johnny Furphy underwent an MRI on Monday which revealed a torn ACL in his right knee, league sources tell Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter link).
If you thought the basketball gods had finally run out of lightning bolts to hurl at the Indiana Pacers during this absolute train wreck of a 2025-26 season, think again with Johnny Furphy injuring his leg.
The Pacers bench was a scene of visible distress towards the end of the Pacers-Raptors game yesterday. Their brutal season that began with Tyrese Haliburton’s 2025 Finals injury has continued into 2026 with another setback.