Indiana Pacers

Indiana Pacers
founding	1967
history	Indiana Pacers since 1967
Stadion	Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Location	Indianapolis , Indiana
Club colors	Blue, gold, gray   
league	NBA
Conference	Eastern Conference
division	Central Division
Head coach	Vacant
General manager	Kevin Pritchard
owner	Herb Simon
Farm teams	Fort Wayne Mad Ants
Championships	no
Conference title	1 ( 2000 )
Division title	6 ( 1995 , 1999 , 2000 , 2004 , 2013 , 2014 )
Association Icon Statement

The Indiana Pacers are a team of the North American professional basketball league NBA . The franchise plays its home games at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis , Indiana .

Team history

Center Roy Hibbert in a duel with Joakim Noah of the Chicago Bulls

As early as 1948 there was an NBA team in Indianapolis, the Indianapolis Jets . From 1949 to 1953 the Indianapolis Olympians still existed .

The Pacers were one of the founding members of the American Basketball Association (ABA) in 1967 and one of the dominant teams in the league that competed with the NBA in the years that followed. The Pacers won the ABA championship in the 1970 , 1972 and 1973 seasons .

In 1976, the Pacers were integrated into the NBA as part of the merger of the NBA and ABA. In the NBA they weren't as successful as before in the ABA and only reached the play-offs twice in the first ten years. However, future key players of the 80s and 90s pacer teams were drafted in the 80s . Including Herb Williams (1982 in 14th position), Vern Fleming (1984 in 18th position) Wayman Tisdale (1985 in 2nd position), Chuck Person (1986 in 4th position), Reggie Miller (1987 in 11th position) and the Dutch center Rik Smits (1988 in 2nd place). The German Detlef Schrempf also joined the team in 1989 . Steve Stipanovich (1983 in 2nd place) and Clark Kellogg (1982 in 8th place), who despite talent, had to end their careers early due to serious injuries, can be named as an unfortunate draft election . In 1990 the playoffs were reached again for the first time. In the early 1990s, the Pacers got better and better and became a top club in the Eastern Conference . After Larry Brown took over as coach in 1993, the Pacers reached the conference finals in 1994 and 1995. From 1997, the former NBA legend Larry Bird took over the team as a coach. With a core of Reggie Miller, Rik Smits, Chris Mullin , Mark Jackson , Jalen Rose and Dale Davis , he led the Pacers to the Conference Finals in 1998 and 1999 and then to the NBA Finals in the 1999/00 season . There they lost against the Los Angeles Lakers 4-2 in six games. In addition, the Pacers were the first and to date only team to achieve more than twice as many points as their opponents in a game. On February 27, 1998, they defeated the Portland Trail Blazers at 124: 59. From 2000 Isiah Thomas took over the coaching post from Bird. In addition, Jermaine O'Neal was signed, a future star player. With Thomas you were eliminated every time between 2001 and 2003 in the first play-off round. Then the Pacers, under Rick Carlisle , reached the conference finals again in the 2003/04 season . They also closed the best season in team history with 61 wins and 21 defeats. In 2005, Reggie Miller, the Pacers franchise player, retired. With Miller's resignation, the team was built around players such as Ron Artest , Stephen Jackson and Jermaine O'Neal. In the 2005 NBA draft , Danny Granger was selected in 17th place . In the following season, the Pacers reached the play-offs again. But things went downhill with the Pacers, who then did not reach the play-offs until 2011. During this time, Granger became the team's new franchise player after Artest left the team in 2006. In the 2008 NBA draft you got the Jamaican center Roy Hibbert , who had previously been selected by the Toronto Raptors in 17th place. In return, among others, O'Neal left the team for Toronto.

Former team captain Paul George

Paul George era (2010-2017)

In the 2009/10 season , the Pacers played their worst season in 20 years and could only win 32 of 82 games. In the 2010 NBA draft , the Pacers leadership decided in the first round in 10th place for Paul George , in the second round Lance Stephenson was chosen in 40th place. (In total, the Pacers had three draft rights). In addition, the Pacers picked for the 2010/11 season with Darren Collison and James Posey further reinforcement. A coach change was also made during the season and Frank Vogel became the new head coach . Under his leadership, the Pacers were able to move into the play-offs again and were defeated there in the first round by the Chicago Bulls .

In the 2011/12 season, which was shortened due to the lockout , the Pacers managed to establish themselves in the top group of the Eastern Conference. By signing David West and Leandro Barbosa , the squad could be strengthened. Center Roy Hibbert in particular improved and was invited to the Allstar Game and established himself as a top performer alongside Danny Granger. The regular season ended the Pacers with 42 wins and 24 losses in third place in the Eastern Conference and met in the first round of the play-offs on the Orlando Magic . The series against the Magic ended with 4-1 wins for the Pacers. In the following semifinals, the Pacers met the favorite Miami Heat and were eliminated 2-4 against the eventual champions.

For the 2012/13 season , the Pacers changed their squad in only a few positions and broadened it. It was clear early on that Danny Granger would be absent for a long time, who ultimately missed almost the entire season due to injuries. With Paul George , another player played himself in the foreground and was invited to the Allstar Game and received the NBA Most Improved Player Award from the league for the most improved player of the season. The Pacers finished the season with 49 wins and 32 losses in third place in the Eastern Conference. The Pacers finished the first round of the play-offs with 4-2 wins against the Atlanta Hawks . In the second round they knocked out the New York Knicks 4-2 before they failed in the Conference Finals 3-4 at eventual champions Miami Heat .

The 2013/14 season was just as successful as the last. With 56 wins, the Pacers had the best record in the Eastern Conference and thus secured their home advantage. After you could win the series against the Atlanta Hawks and Washington Wizards , you met again in the conference finals on the Miami Heat. Also this time the Heat prevailed with 2: 4.

Star player Paul George suffered a broken leg during a friendly match for the US national team, so that he was out for much of the 2014/15 season . Without George, the Pacers achieved only 38 wins and narrowly missed the playoffs. For the new season , center player Roy Hibbert was handed over to the Los Angeles Lakers . Forward David West moved to the San Antonio Spurs . The Pacers, on the other hand, signed Monta Ellis and Jordan Hill , as did rookie Myles Turner in the 2015 NBA draft .

After the elimination in the first round of the 2015/16 play-offs , the expiring contract with head coach Frank Vogel was not extended. On May 16, 2016, assistant coach Nate McMillan took over the post of head coach for the Pacers . The Pacers signed Jeff Teague , whom they traded for George Hill , and Thaddeus Young in the offseason . McMillan led the Pacers with a 42-40 record in the playoffs, where they lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first playoff round.

New start without Paul George (since 2017)

After numerous speculations about star player Paul George, he was transferred after seven years with the Pacers to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Victor Oladipo and Domantas Sabonis . Before the season started, the Pacers were given no greater chances of making the playoffs, but precisely because of the explosion in performance of newcomer Oladipo, but also thanks to Bojan Bogdanovic , Darren Collison and Thaddeus Young , the Pacers achieved 48 wins of the season and qualified as the fifth best team in the East for the Playoffs. In the first round, however, they were narrowly defeated by the Cleveland Cavaliers after seven games.

Current squad

Indiana Pacers squad for the 2019/20 season (as of October 21, 2019)

player No. Nat. Surname position birth size info college 1 TJ Warren Forward 09/05/1993 203 cm North Carolina State 3 Aaron Holiday Guard 09/30/1996 185 cm UCLA 4th Victor Oladipo Guard 05/04/1992 193 cm Indiana 5 Edmond Sumner Guard December 31, 1995 196 cm Xavier 7th Malcolm Brogdon Guard 12/11/1992 196 cm Virginia 8th Justin Holiday Guard 04/05/1989 198 cm Washington 9 TJ McConnell Guard 03/25/1992 188 cm Arizona 10 Brian Bowen Forward 10/02/1998 201 cm G / R La Lumiere School La Porte, Indiana (HS) 11 Domantas Sabonis Forward / Center 05/03/1996 211 cm Gonzaga 14th JaKarr Sampson Forward 03/20/1993 206 cm St. John's 15th Naz Mitrou-Long Guard 08/03/1993 193 cm G Iowa State 20th Doug McDermott Forward 01/03/1992 203 cm Creighton 22nd TJ Leaf Forward 04/30/1997 208 cm UCLA 24 Alize Johnson Guard 04/22/1996 206 cm Missouri State 26th Jeremy Lamb Guard 05/30/1992 196 cm Connecticut 33 Myles Turner center 03/24/1996 211 cm Texas 88 Goga Bitadze center 07/20/1999 211 cm R. Georgia

Coaches Nat. Surname position Vacant Head coach Popeye Jones Assistant coach Bill Bayno Assistant coach Dan Burke Assistant coach Josh Corbeil Medical trainer Carl Eaton Medical assistant trainer Shawn Windle Strength and conditioning trainer Legend Abbr. meaning No. Jersey number Nat. nationality C. Team captain R. Rookie G Two-way contract Inactivity due to injury

Honors and achievements worth mentioning

Hall of Famer Reggie Miller played for the Pacers from 1987 to 2005

Jermaine O'Neal played for the Pacers from 2000 to 2008

Forward Danny Granger played for Indiana from 2005 to 2014

Jersey numbers that are no longer assigned

No.	Nat.	Surname	position	time
30th		George McGinnis	Forward	1971–1975 and 1980–1982
31		Reggie Miller	Guard	1987-2005
34		Mel Daniels	center	1968-1974
35		Roger Brown	Forward	1967-1974
529		Bobby Leonard	Head coach (Wins 529: 456 losses)	1968-1980

Members of the Naismith Memorial
Basketball Hall of Fame

Nat.	Surname	position	time
	Alex English	Forward	1978-1980
	Reggie Miller	Guard	1985-2005
	Larry Bird	Head coach	1997-2000
	Jack Ramsay	Head coach	1986-1988
	Larry Brown	Head coach	1993-1997
	Isiah Thomas	Head coach	2000-2003

Well-known former players

Surname	current club
Ron Artest (Metta World Peace)	Career ended
Antonio Davis	Career ended
Dale Davis	Career ended
Mike Dunleavy	Career ended
Vern Fleming	Career ended
Paul George	Los Angeles Clippers
Lance Stephenson	Liaoning Flying Leopards
Danny Granger	Career ended
Roy Hibbert	Career ended
George Hill	Milwaukee Bucks
Mark Jackson	Career ended
Chris Mullin	Career ended
Jermaine O'Neal	Career ended
Chuck person	Career ended
Scot Pollard	Career ended
Jalen Rose	Career ended
Detlef Schrempf	Career ended
Rik Smits	Career ended
Peja Stojaković	Career ended
Steve Stipanovich	Career ended
Herb Williams	Career ended

statistics

From 2000 to 2003 Isiah Thomas was the head coach of the Pacers

Rick Carlisle was head coach for the Pacers from 2003 to 2007

Playing times in the American Basketball Association

year	Victories: defeats	Wins [%]	Play-offs
1967/68	38:40	48.7	0-3 in the division semifinals against the Pittsburgh Pipers
1968/69	44:34	56.4	1: 4 in the ABA final against the Oakland Oaks
1969/70	59:25	70.2	ABA champions 4-2 against the Los Angeles Stars
1970/71	58:26	69.0	3: 4 in the division finals against the Utah Stars
1971/72	47:37	56.0	ABA champions 4-2 against the New York Nets
1972/73	51:33	60.7	ABA champions 4-3 against the Kentucky Colonels
1973/74	46:38	54.8	3: 4 in the division finals against the Utah Stars
1974/75	45:39	53.6	1: 4 in the ABA final against the Kentucky Colonels
1975/76	39:45	46.4	1: 2 in the first round against the Kentucky Colonels
total	427: 317	57.4	69:50 in the playoffs ( 58.0% ) - 3 ABA championships

National Basketball Association seasons (as of August 2020)

year	Victories: defeats	Wins [%]	Play-offs
1976/77	36:46	43.9	Not qualified for the play-offs
1977/78	31:51	37.8	Not qualified for the play-offs
1978/79	38:44	46.3	Not qualified for the play-offs
1979/80	37:45	45.1	Not qualified for the play-offs
1980/81	44:38	53.7	0-2 in the first round against the Philadelphia 76ers
1981/82	35:47	42.7	Not qualified for the play-offs
1982/83	20:62	24.4	Not qualified for the play-offs
1983/84	26:56	31.7	Not qualified for the play-offs
1984/85	22:60	26.8	Not qualified for the play-offs
1985/86	26:56	31.7	Not qualified for the play-offs
1986/87	41:41	50.0	1: 3 in the first round against the Atlanta Hawks
1987/88	38:44	46.3	Not qualified for the play-offs
1988/89	28:54	34.1	Not qualified for the play-offs
1989/90	42:40	51.2	0-3 in the first round against the Detroit Pistons
1990/91	41:41	50.0	2: 3 in the first round against the Boston Celtics
1991/92	40:42	48.8	0-3 in the first round against the Boston Celtics
1992/93	41:41	50.0	1: 3 in the first round against the New York Knicks
1993/94	47:35	57.3	3: 4 in the Eastern Conference Finals against the New York Knicks
1994/95	52:30	63.4	3: 4 in the Eastern Conference Finals against the Orlando Magic
1995/96	52:30	63.4	2: 3 in the first round against the Atlanta Hawks
1996/97	39:43	47.6	Not qualified for the play-offs
1997/98	58:24	70.7	3: 4 in the Eastern Conference Finals against the Chicago Bulls
1998/99	33:17	66.0	2-4 in the Eastern Conference Finals against the New York Knicks
1999/00	56:26	68.3	2: 4 in the NBA Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers
2000/01	41:41	50.0	1-3 in the first round against the Philadelphia 76ers
2001/02	42:40	51.2	2-3 in the first round against the New Jersey Nets
2002/03	48:34	58.5	2-4 in the first round against the Boston Celtics
2003/04	61:21	74.4	2-4 in the Eastern Conference Finals against the Detroit Pistons
2004/05	44:38	53.7	2-4 in the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Detroit Pistons
2005/06	41:41	50.0	2-4 in the first round against the New Jersey Nets
2006/07	35:47	42.7	Not qualified for the play-offs
2007/08	36:46	43.9	Not qualified for the play-offs
2008/09	36:46	43.9	Not qualified for the play-offs
2009/10	32:50	39.0	Not qualified for the play-offs
2010/11	37:45	45.1	1: 4 in the first round against the Chicago Bulls
2011/12	42:24	63.6	2-4 in the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Miami Heat
2012/13	49:32	60.5	3: 4 in the Eastern Conference Finals against the Miami Heat
2013/14	56:26	68.3	2-4 in the Eastern Conference Finals against the Miami Heat
2014/15	38:44	46.3	Not qualified for the play-offs
2015/16	45:37	54.9	3-4 in the first round against the Toronto Raptors
2016/17	42:40	51.2	0-4 in the first round against the Cleveland Cavaliers
2017/18	48:34	58.5	3-4 in the first round against the Cleveland Cavaliers
2018/19	48:34	58.5	0-4 in the first round against the Boston Celtics
2019/20	45:28	61.6	0-4 in the first round against the Miami Heat
total	1789: 1761	50.4	115: 126 in the playoffs ( 47.7% )

All-time statistics (as of August 2020)

league	Victories: defeats	Won [%]	Playoffs
ABA	427: 317	57.4	69:50 in the playoffs (58.0%) - 3 ABA championships
NBA	1789: 1761	50.0	115: 126 in the play-offs (47.7%)
total	2216: 2078	51.6	184: 176 in the play-offs (51.1%)

Web links

• Official Indiana Pacers website
• Official squad of the team

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Year by Year with the Pacers. Indiana Pacers, accessed January 3, 2011 . 
2. ↑ Portland Trail Blazers at Indiana Pacers Box Score, February 27, 1998. Retrieved April 2, 2020 . 
3. ↑ stats.nba.com
4. ^ NBA Draft 2010 - Team Overview: Indiana Pacers. NBA, August 11, 2010, accessed January 3, 2011 . 
5. ^ Pacers get Collison from Hornets in four-team trade. (No longer available online.) NBA August 11, 2010, archived from the original on August 15, 2010 ; accessed on January 3, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
6. ↑ spox.com: Pacers part with Vogel article from May 5, 2016
7. ↑ spox.com: McMillan becomes head coach Article from May 16, 2016
8. ^ Report: Paul George traded to Oklahoma City Thunder before free agency starts