The Indiana Pacers remained relatively steady throughout the off-season. Speculation Myles Turner trade rumors roamed for weeks, yet it never got farther than that. There were also talks of the ‘Cers trading Malcolm Brogdon and hitting the reset button. However, none of that transpired, and it looks like Indiana will give this unit one more year to see what happens before blowing it up. Indiana also drafted Chris Duarte and traded to grab Isaiah Jackson on draft night as well. Duarte, an incredibly talented all-around guard/wing, should get minutes from the get-go. He will likely not start, though, with T.J. Warren and Caris Levert securing the two-guard and small forward positions. The Pacers
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04/10/22 at BKN | L 126-134 | PG: | PG: | SG: | PF: | PF: |
04/09/22 at PHI | L 120-133 | PG: | PG: | SG: | PF: | PF: |
04/05/22 vs PHI | L 122-131 | PG: | SG: | SF: | PF: | PF: |
04/03/22 vs DET | L 117-121 | PG: | SG: | SF: | PF: | C: |
04/01/22 at BOS | L 123-128 | PG: | SG: | SF: | PF: | C: |
03/30/22 vs DEN | L 118-125 | PG: | SG: | SG: | SF: | C: |
03/28/22 vs ATL | L 123-132 | PG: | PG: | SG: | SG: | C: |
03/26/22 at TOR | L 91-131 | PG: | SG: | SG: | PF: | PF: |
03/24/22 at MEM | L 103-133 | PG: | SG: | SG: | PF: | C: |
03/23/22 vs SAC | L 109-110 | PG: | SG: | SG: | PF: | C: |
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The Indiana Pacers made a major stride into joining the Eastern Conference's top names. They added Victor Oladipo a few seasons back who has managed to take a leap into being an NBA superstar. They also signed Malcolm Brogdon away from the Milwaukee Bucks. With the Suns having an overhaul of wings, they managed to take TJ Warren for a cheap price tag as well. This starting lineup is very talented, and not to forget with Myles Turner and Domantas Sabonis operating as the power forward and center. Defensively the Pacers are a strong team, and they do play at a slower pace in comparison to the rest of the league. With Brogdon banged up, we have seen Aaron Holiday step in as a starting point guard option for them, and he has played quite well.
The Pacers starters are Domantas Sabonis, Myles Turner, Malcolm Brogdon, TJ Warren, and Victor Oladipo. Indiana has not had a tough time avoiding injuries but have gotten back to full health with Oladipo returning. Sabonis is also a new starter this season.
After being a long time bench player, Domantas Sabonis has finally begun to start every game. He has made 62 starts in the 2019-20 season and is playing 34.8 minutes per game to go with it. Sabonis has put together a quality season averaging 18.5 points per game.
The most common Pacers starting lineup has been Malcolm Brogdon, Jeremy Lamb, Domantas Sabonis, Myles Turner, and TJ Warren. The reason this doesn't feature Victor Oladipo is that he was recovering most of the season from an ACL tear from the prior year.
Victor Oladipo is the best starter on the Indiana Pacers as he has developed into one of the best guards in the league. He has averaged 17 points per game in his career, and that has more come after he left the Orlando Magic.
Malcolm Brogdon is the starting point guard for the Indiana Pacers. He is averaging 16 points per game this season and seven assists. Brogdon was a rookie of the year during the 2016-17 season when he was with the Milwaukee Bucks.
Because of the injury, Victor Oladipo has only made ten starts during the 2018-19 season. Oladipo often found himself in the 60-70 range during his first few seasons in the NBA. He is a regular starter when fully healthy.
The newly acquired TJ Warren has been the leading scorer among the Pacers starting five. He is averaging 18.7 points per game, and that is no surprise with him averaging the most field goal attempts as well.