With the month of March officially here, now is as good a time as ever to check in on how the top prospects in the 2026 NBA Draft would fit with the Indiana Pacers.
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.
This weekend, the Indiana Pacers will face just one team, traveling to Tennessee to take on the Memphis Grizzlies. After losing five straight games, the last two by a combined 45 points, it’ll be an opportunity for them to re-calibrate.
GG Jackson turned 21 years old in December, but the Memphis Grizzlies' 6-foot-9 forward is practically an NBA veteran. When the Grizzlies visit the Indiana Pacers on Sunday in Indianapolis, Jackson will be nearing the end of his third season in the league and playing some of the most consistent basketball of his career.
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.
The NBA is a league built on the backs of its stars. Every now and then, guys in the NBA will raise their play to All-Star level, and sometimes, that run only lasts for one season.
The Pacers are rewarding Quenton Jackson with a promotion. According to Shams Charania of ESPN, Jackson’s two-way contract is being converted into a three-year standard NBA deal.
After spending multiple years on NBA rosters on a two-way contract, the Indiana Pacers rewarded Quenton Jackson by signing him to a three-year standard deal, as per Shams Charania of ESPN.
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.
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The Indiana Pacers are hoping to retain their 2026 first-round pick, which is protected 1-4 and 10-30. If the selection lands between 5 and 9, it conveys to the Los Angeles Clippers as part of the Ivica Zubac–Bennedict Mathurin trade.
The Indiana Pacers dropped their fifth consecutive game, losing 133-109 to the Charlotte Hornets on Thursday night. As of this writing, they have the worst record in the Eastern Conference at 15-45, and may be better off tanking for the rest of the campaign.
The Charlotte Hornets defeated the Indiana Pacers 133-109, handing Indiana its fifth straight loss. After the Pacers got off to a solid first-quarter start and led 34-31, the rest of the game belonged to Charlotte.
The Indiana Pacers were almost on top of the NBA ladder last year. With some stellar performances, the Pacers went all the way to the finals, where they finally lost.
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.
The Indiana Pacers (15-43) are not overly concerned with winning games this season, but head coach Rick Carlisle still needs enough healthy players to finish out the campaign.
Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle stayed quiet about the NBA's $100K tanking fine for two weeks. He didn't mince words when he broke his silence Tuesday.
The league began punishing teams for intentionally resting their stars. The Pacers were dealt a $100,000 fine for their roster management. For weeks, Adam Silver discussed ways to counter tanking practices.
Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle opened up about the tanking fine his team received, and revealed that the NBA asked some ridiculous questions as part of its investigation.
The Indiana Pacers have been one of the worst teams in the league this season, but it appears that there could be a spot further than the rock bottom they currently face.
Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton has been diagnosed with shingles and will be away from the team for multiple weeks, adding another health setback to a season in which he has already been ruled out with a torn Achilles.