The Indiana Pacers made a surprising roster move this week when they cut former No. 2 overall pick James Wiseman and signed reigning dunk contest champion Mac McClung to a multi-year contract.
Rick Carlisle didn’t need much convincing after watching Mac McClung work out on Monday. The Pacers coach told 107.5 The Fan that McClung was easily the most impressive player among the three free agents who auditioned for the team.
Just three games into the season, the Indiana Pacers are officially in dire straits. The Pacers are 0-3 after a crushing overtime loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in an NBA Finals rematch, followed by two more convincing losses to the Grizzlies and Timberwolves.
The Indiana Pacers have finally made a decision that felt inevitable, cutting ties with former No. 2 overall pick James Wiseman. In a move that surprised approximately zero people who have been paying attention, the Pacers decided their overflowing center rotation could do with one less project.
With both teams trying to pull out of season-opening slumps, the Dallas Mavericks welcome the winless Indiana Pacers to town on Wednesday. Indiana concludes a three-game road swing hoping to find relief from an injury-plagued 0-3 start.
The all-time list of NBA All-Stars is obviously long, and notably distinguished. However, there are some players — for various reasons — who the casual, or even most-dedicated, NBA fans can't recall having earned All-Star nods.
The Pacers are running out of bodies, and they’re now expected to qualify for an NBA hardship exception, as relayed by Scott Agness of Fieldhouse Files.
The injury bug just keeps biting the Pacers. Coach Rick Carlisle told reporters Tuesday that forward Obi Toppin will miss at least a month with a right hamstring strain and guard Bennedict Mathurin is considered week-to-week due to a right toe sprain, per Dustin Dopirak of The Indianapolis Star.
The NBA Dunk Contest isn't the most exciting event in the world, as it is rare for any of the NBA's superstar players to participate these days. However, it does provide an exciting chance for younger, under the radar players to show off and earn a cool $105,000 prize.
Everything is shaping up for the Indiana Pacers to have a nightmare 2025-26 season. Things were already looking difficult heading into the year, what with Tyrese Haliburton set to miss the entirety of the campaign after rupturing his Achilles tendon in Game 7 of the 2025 NBA Finals.
The Pacers are signing free agent guard Mac McClung to a multiyear contract, agent Greg Lawrence tells Shams Charania of ESPN. McClung’s multiyear deal will be non-guaranteed, sources tell Charania.
Indiana Pacers starting point guard Andrew Nembhard is out indefinitely with a left shoulder strain. Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle declined to provide any updates regarding a potential return for the four-year veteran ahead of Saturday night's game, in which the Pacers fell to the Memphis Grizzlies 128-103.
The Indiana Pacers entered the 2025–26 season with tempered expectations, largely due to the absence of franchise star Tyrese Haliburton, who is expected to miss the entire year with a torn right Achilles tendon.
Obi Toppin left Sunday’s Indiana Pacers game against the Minnesota Timberwolves with right-leg soreness and did not return, the Pacers announced on X, formerly Twitter.
The Indiana Pacers are the epitome of the NBA’s walking wounded in the early going. The Pacers have eight players on the NBA’s injury report as they head to Minnesota to face the Timberwolves tonight at 7 p.m.
Cam Payne was picking up interest from teams outside of the NBA. After a short-lived stint with the Indiana Pacers, Payne had a chance to pack up and go to Serbia for a playing stint after gaining interest from Partizan Belgrade.
The entire city of Indiana slept uneasy on June 22, such was the heartbreak of losing the NBA Finals in a Game 7 thriller. Tyrese Haliburton’s injury had derailed their dream run, and the Pacers’ incredible journey ended just one win short of glory.
Despite him not playing this season with his injury, Tyrese Haliburton’s fiancée, Jade, was excited about the Indiana Pacers’ season opener against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
The Indiana Pacers not only lost to the Oklahoma City Thunder in their first game of the 2025-26 NBA campaign last night, but they also lost one of their key players in the process.
Guard Andrew Nembhard is entering his fourth season with the Indiana Pacers after being selected in the second round of the 2022 NBA Draft. The 25-year-old has steadily developed into a reliable starter, and with Tyrese Haliburton expected to miss the entire season, Nembhard is poised to take on an expanded role.
The Indiana Pacers, the last team to open their 2025-26 campaign, will be even more shorthanded in the backcourt than they initially thought when they face the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday night.