2024–25 Indiana Pacers season

2024–25 Indiana Pacers season
Head coach	Rick Carlisle
General manager	Chad Buchanan
President	Kevin Pritchard
Owner(s)	Herbert Simon
Arena	Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Results
Record	4–4 (.500)
Place	Division: 3rd (Central) Conference: 8th (Eastern)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	FanDuel Sports Network Indiana (as of October 21, 2024; previously named Bally Sports Indiana during the preseason)[1][2]
Radio	1070 The Fan

The 2024–25 Indiana Pacers season is the 58th season of the franchise and the 48th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Rick Carlisle returned for his 8th season as head coach as the Pacers will look to continue building up on last season's success, which saw them reach the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time since their 2012–13 and 2013–14 seasons.

During free agency, the team lost backup centers Jalen Smith to the Chicago Bulls and Oscar Tshiebwe to the Utah Jazz. In response, the franchise acquired James Wiseman (2020 2nd overall pick) and Jahlil Okafor (2015 3rd overall pick).

Draft

Main article: 2024 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position(s)	Nationality	College / club
2	36	Juan Núñez	PG	Spain	Ratiopharm Ulm (Germany)
2	49	Tristen Newton	PG	United States	UConn
2	50	Enrique Freeman	PF	United States	Akron

The Pacers entered the draft (which was two days instead of one like it had been since the NBA draft was shortened down to two rounds back in 1989) with three second-round picks, acquired in deals surrounding Victor Oladipo, Buddy Hield, and Pascal Siakam.^[3][4] On the second day of the draft, the Pacers traded Spanish point guard Juan Núñez, the 36th pick and cash considerations to the San Antonio Spurs in exchange for the 35th pick, Johnny Furphy. They would also select point guard Tristen Newton and Enrique Freeman from the NCAA champion University of Connecticut and University of Akron respectively as the back-to-back 49th and 50th picks of the draft.

Roster

Indiana Pacers roster

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Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From F 8 Freeman, Enrique (TW) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 2000-07-29 Akron G/F 12 Furphy, Johnny 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 2004-12-07 Kansas G 0 Haliburton, Tyrese 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-02-29 Iowa State F 22 Jackson, Isaiah  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2002-01-10 Kentucky G 29 Jackson, Quenton (TW) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 1998-09-15 Texas A&M F 16 Johnson, James 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1987-02-20 Wake Forest G/F 00 Mathurin, Bennedict 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 2002-06-19 Arizona G 9 McConnell, T. J. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1992-03-25 Arizona G 2 Nembhard, Andrew 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 2000-01-16 Gonzaga G/F 23 Nesmith, Aaron 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1999-10-16 Vanderbilt G 4 Newton, Tristen (TW) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2001-04-26 Connecticut G 26 Sheppard, Ben 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-07-16 Belmont F 43 Siakam, Pascal 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1994-04-02 New Mexico State F 1 Toppin, Obi 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1998-03-04 Dayton C 33 Turner, Myles 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1996-03-24 Texas F 5 Walker, Jarace 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 2003-09-04 Houston C 13 Wiseman, James  7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 2001-03-31 Memphis

Head coach Rick Carlisle Assistant coach(es) Maurice Baker Jenny Boucek Jim Boylen Jannero Pargo Lloyd Pierce Mike Weinar Isaac Yacob Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate (TW) Two-way affiliate player Injured Roster Last transaction: October 18, 2024

Standings

Division

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
Cleveland Cavaliers	9	0	1.000	–	4‍–‍0	5‍–‍0	3–0	9
Indiana Pacers	4	4	.500	4.5	2‍–‍1	2‍–‍3	1–0	8
Chicago Bulls	3	6	.333	6.0	1‍–‍3	2‍–‍3	1–0	9
Detroit Pistons	3	6	.333	6.0	1‍–‍3	2‍–‍3	0–2	9
Milwaukee Bucks	2	6	.250	6.5	1‍–‍2	1‍–‍4	0–3	8

Conference

Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	Cleveland Cavaliers *	9	0	1.000	–	9
2	Boston Celtics *	7	2	.778	2.0	9
3	Indiana Pacers	4	4	.500	4.5	8
4	Brooklyn Nets	4	4	.500	4.5	8
5	Atlanta Hawks *	4	5	.444	5.0	9
6	New York Knicks	3	4	.429	5.0	7
7	Miami Heat	3	4	.429	5.0	7
8	Charlotte Hornets	3	5	.375	5.5	8
9	Chicago Bulls	3	6	.333	6.0	9
10	Orlando Magic	3	6	.333	6.0	9
11	Detroit Pistons	3	6	.333	6.0	9
12	Washington Wizards	2	4	.333	5.5	6
13	Milwaukee Bucks	2	6	.250	6.5	8
14	Toronto Raptors	2	7	.222	7.0	9
15	Philadelphia 76ers	1	6	.143	7.0	7

Game log

Preseason

2024 preseason game log Total: 2–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–1)
Preseason: 2–2 (home: 1–1; road: 1–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 8 @ Atlanta L 130–131 Pascal Siakam (15) Cole Swider (6) Haliburton, Q. Jackson, Siakam (4) State Farm Arena 10,378 0–1 2 October 10 @ Cleveland W 129–117 Bennedict Mathurin (25) James Wiseman (10) T. J. McConnell (5) Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse 16,019 1–1 3 October 14 Memphis L 116–120 Jarace Walker (15) Freeman, Turner (7) Newton, Sheppard (5) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 11,221 1–2 4 October 17 Charlotte W 121–116 (OT) Myles Turner (18) James Wiseman (6) Tyrese Haliburton (5) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 11,835 2–2
2024–25 preseason schedule

Regular season

2024–25 game log Total: 4–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–3)
October: 2–3 (home: 1–1; road: 1–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 23 @ Detroit W 115–109 Myles Turner (20) Myles Turner (9) Pascal Siakam (9) Little Caesars Arena 20,062 1–0 2 October 25 @ New York L 98–123 Bennedict Mathurin (20) Myles Turner (7) Haliburton, McConnell (5) Madison Square Garden 19,812 1–1 3 October 27 Philadelphia L 114–118 (OT) Tyrese Haliburton (22) Aaron Nesmith (7) Andrew Nembhard (8) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274 1–2 4 October 28 @ Orlando L 115–119 Pascal Siakam (26) Haliburton, Jackson, Siakam (9) Tyrese Haliburton (10) Kia Center 18,846 1–3 5 October 30 Boston W 135–132 (OT) Bennedict Mathurin (30) Mathurin, Siakam (11) Tyrese Haliburton (12) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274 2–3
November: 2–1 (home: 1–0; road: 1–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 6 November 1 @ New Orleans L 118–125 Ben Sheppard (20) Isaiah Jackson (8) Tyrese Haliburton (11) Smoothie King Center 15,133 2–4 7 November 4 @ Dallas W 134–127 Myles Turner (30) Myles Turner (11) Tyrese Haliburton (12) American Airlines Center 19,613 3–4 8 November 6 Orlando W 118–111 Bennedict Mathurin (20) Bennedict Mathurin (11) McConnell, Nembhard (5) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 16,218 4–4 9 November 8 @ Charlotte Spectrum Center 10 November 10 New York Gainbridge Fieldhouse 11 November 13 @ Orlando Kia Center 12 November 15 Miami Gainbridge Fieldhouse 13 November 17 Miami Gainbridge Fieldhouse 14 November 18 @ Toronto Scotiabank Arena 15 November 20 @ Houston Toyota Center 16 November 22 @ Milwaukee Fiserv Forum 17 November 24 Washington Gainbridge Fieldhouse 18 November 25 New Orleans Gainbridge Fieldhouse 19 November 27 Portland Gainbridge Fieldhouse 20 November 29 Detroit Gainbridge Fieldhouse
December: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 21 December 1 @ Memphis FedExForum 22 December 3 @ Toronto Scotiabank Arena 23 December 4 @ Brooklyn Barclays Center 24 December 6 @ Chicago United Center 25 December 8 Charlotte Gainbridge Fieldhouse 28 December 19 @ Phoenix Footprint Center 29 December 22 @ Sacramento Golden 1 Center 30 December 23 @ Golden State Chase Center 31 December 26 Oklahoma City Gainbridge Fieldhouse 32 December 27 @ Boston TD Garden 33 December 29 @ Boston TD Garden 34 December 31 Milwaukee Gainbridge Fieldhouse
January: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 35 January 2 @ Miami Gainbridge Fieldhouse 36 January 4 Phoenix Gainbridge Fieldhouse 37 January 6 @ Brooklyn Barclays Center 38 January 8 Chicago Gainbridge Fieldhouse 39 January 10 Golden State Gainbridge Fieldhouse 40 January 12 @ Cleveland Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 41 January 14 Cleveland Gainbridge Fieldhouse 42 January 16 @ Detroit Little Caesars Arena 43 January 18 Philadelphia Gainbridge Fieldhouse 44 January 23 San Antonio Accor Arena 45 January 25 @ San Antonio Accor Arena 46 January 29 Detroit Gainbridge Fieldhouse
February: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 47 February 1 Atlanta Gainbridge Fieldhouse 48 February 3 @ Utah Delta Center 49 February 4 @ Portland Moda Center 50 February 6 @ L.A. Clippers Intuit Dome 51 February 8 @ L.A. Lakers Crypto.com Arena 52 February 11 New York Gainbridge Fieldhouse 53 February 12 @ Washington Capital One Arena All-Star Game 54 February 20 Memphis Gainbridge Fieldhouse 55 February 23 L.A. Clippers Gainbridge Fieldhouse 56 February 24 Denver Gainbridge Fieldhouse 57 February 26 Toronto Gainbridge Fieldhouse 58 February 28 @ Miami Kaseya Center
March: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 59 March 2 Chicago Gainbridge Fieldhouse 60 March 4 Houston Gainbridge Fieldhouse 61 March 6 @ Atlanta State Farm Arena 62 March 8 @ Atlanta State Farm Arena 63 March 10 @ Chicago United Center 64 March 11 Milwaukee Gainbridge Fieldhouse 65 March 14 @ Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center 66 March 15 @ Milwaukee Fiserv Forum 67 March 17 @ Minnesota Target Center 68 March 19 Dallas Gainbridge Fieldhouse 69 March 20 Brooklyn Gainbridge Fieldhouse 70 March 22 Brooklyn Gainbridge Fieldhouse 71 March 24 Minnesota Gainbridge Fieldhouse 72 March 26 L.A. Lakers Gainbridge Fieldhouse 73 March 27 @ Washington Capital One Arena 74 March 29 @ Oklahoma City Paycom Center 75 March 31 Sacramento Gainbridge Fieldhouse
April: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 76 April 2 Charlotte Gainbridge Fieldhouse 77 April 4 Utah Gainbridge Fieldhouse 78 April 6 @ Denver Ball Arena 79 April 8 Washington Gainbridge Fieldhouse 80 April 10 Cleveland Gainbridge Fieldhouse 81 April 11 Orlando Gainbridge Fieldhouse 82 April 13 @ Cleveland Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
2024–25 season schedule

NBA Cup

Main article: 2024 NBA Cup

The groups were revealed during the tournament announcement on July 12, 2024.^[5][6]

East Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	Milwaukee Bucks	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to knockout stage
2	Indiana Pacers	0	0	0	0	0	0	Possible knockout stage based on ranking
3	Miami Heat	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Toronto Raptors	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Detroit Pistons	0	0	0	0	0	0

First game(s) will be played: November 12, 2024. Source: NBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

2024–25 game log Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
NBA Cup: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 November 15 Miami Gainbridge Fieldhouse 2 November 22 @ Milwaukee Fiserv Forum 3 November 29 Detroit Gainbridge Fieldhouse 4 December 3 @ Toronto Scotiabank Arena

Transactions

Main article: List of 2024–25 NBA season transactions

Trades

July 6, 2024[7]

To Indiana Pacers Draft rights to Johnny Furphy (No. 35)

To San Antonio Spurs Draft rights to Juan Núñez (No. 36) Cash considerations

Free agency

Re-signed

Player	Signed	Ref.
Obi Toppin	July 6, 2024	[8]
Pascal Siakam	July 8, 2024
James Johnson	July 25, 2024
Andrew Nembhard	July 26, 2024
T.J. McConnell	September 3, 2024

Additions

Player	Signed	Former Team	Ref.
Josiah-Jordan James	June 28, 2024 (Exhibit 10)	Tennessee Volunteers	[9]
James Wiseman	July 5, 2024	Detroit Pistons	[10]
Keisei Tominaga	July 5, 2024 (Exhibit 10)	Nebraska Cornhuskers
Johnny Furphy	July 6, 2024	Kansas Jayhawks
Tristen Newton	July 27, 2024 (Two-way contract)	UConn Huskies
Quenton Jackson	July 27, 2024 (Two-way contract)	Indiana Mad Ants
Enrique Freeman	August 8, 2024 (Two-way contract)	Akron Zips
Cole Swider	August 8, 2024 (Two-way contract)	Miami Heat
Jahlil Okafor	October 15, 2024 (Exhibit 10)	Casademont Zaragoza

Subtractions

Player	Reason	New Team	Ref.
Jalen Smith	Free agency	Chicago Bulls	[11]
Doug McDermott	Free agency	Sacramento Kings
Oscar Tshiebwe	Free agency	Utah Jazz
Isaiah Wong	Free agency	Utah Jazz
Jahlil Okafor	Waived	Indiana Mad Ants
Cole Swider	Waived	Detroit Pistons
Kendall Brown	Waived	-

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