2021–22 Indiana Pacers season

2021–22 Indiana Pacers season
Head coach	Rick Carlisle
President	Kevin Pritchard
General manager	Chad Buchanan
Owners	Herbert Simon
Arena	Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Results
Record	25–57 (.305)
Place	Division: 4th (Central) Conference: 13th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television	Bally Sports Indiana
Radio	1070 The Fan

The 2021–22 Indiana Pacers season was the 55th season of the franchise and the 46th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA). After the Pacers failed to make the NBA playoffs for the first time since 2015, Nate Bjorkgren was fired on June 9, 2021.^[1][2] The Pacers would later re-hire Rick Carlisle back as the new head coach, reuniting him with the Pacers for their second stint after coaching the team from 2003 to 2007 after coaching 13 seasons with the Dallas Mavericks.^[3] The Pacers missed the playoffs for the second consecutive season which would be the first time since 2007–10 that they missed the playoffs in consecutive seasons.

During the trade deadline, the Pacers acquired Tyrese Haliburton and Buddy Hield in a deal surrounding Domantas Sabonis. The team also acquired the services of Jalen Smith. Standout rookie Chris Duarte was selected to the 2022 NBA All-Rookie Second Team. This season also welcomed back fan–favorite and former Pacer Lance Stephenson for a third stint with the franchise.

NBA draft

Main article: 2021 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Club
1	13	Chris Duarte	SG	Dominican Republic	Oregon (Sr.)
2	54	Sandro Mamukelashvili	C	Georgia	Seton Hall (Sr.)
2	60	Georgios Kalaitzakis	SF	Greece	Panathinaikos (Greece)

Entering the draft, the Pacers had one first-round pick and two second-round picks.^[4]

Roster

2021–22 Indiana Pacers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From F/C 88 Goga Bitadze 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1999-07-20 Georgia G/F 12 Oshae Brissett 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1998-06-20 Syracuse G 7 Malcolm Brogdon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 229 lb (104 kg) 1992-12-11 Virginia G/F 3 Chris Duarte 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1997-06-13 Oregon G 0 Tyrese Haliburton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-02-29 Iowa State G 24 Buddy Hield 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1992-12-17 Oklahoma G 14 Nate Hinton (TW) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1999-06-08 Houston F/C 23 Isaiah Jackson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2002-01-10 Kentucky G 9 T. J. McConnell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1992-03-25 Arizona G 99 Ricky Rubio  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990-10-21 Spain F 25 Jalen Smith 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2000-03-16 Maryland G/F 6 Lance Stephenson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1990-09-05 Cincinnati F 32 Terry Taylor 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1999-09-23 Austin Peay F/C 33 Myles Turner  6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1996-03-24 Texas F 1 T. J. Warren  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1993-09-05 NC State G 4 Duane Washington 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 2000-03-24 Ohio State G 8 Gabe York (TW) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1993-08-02 Arizona

Head coach Rick Carlisle Assistant(s) Jenny Boucek Ronald Nored Jannero Pargo Lloyd Pierce Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate (TW) Two-way affiliate player Injured Roster Updated: April 7, 2022

Standings

Division

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
y – Milwaukee Bucks	51	31	.622	–	27‍–‍14	24‍–‍17	12–4	82
x – Chicago Bulls	46	36	.561	5.0	27‍–‍14	19‍–‍22	10–6	82
pi − Cleveland Cavaliers	44	38	.537	7.0	25‍–‍16	19‍–‍22	10–6	82
Indiana Pacers	25	57	.305	26.0	16‍–‍25	9‍–‍32	2–14	82
Detroit Pistons	23	59	.280	28.0	13‍–‍28	10‍–‍31	6–10	82

Conference

Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	c – Miami Heat *	53	29	.646	–	82
2	y – Boston Celtics *	51	31	.622	2.0	82
3	y – Milwaukee Bucks *	51	31	.622	2.0	82
4	x – Philadelphia 76ers	51	31	.622	2.0	82
5	x – Toronto Raptors	48	34	.585	5.0	82
6	x – Chicago Bulls	46	36	.561	7.0	82
7	x − Brooklyn Nets	44	38	.537	9.0	82
8	pi − Cleveland Cavaliers	44	38	.537	9.0	82
9	x − Atlanta Hawks	43	39	.524	10.0	82
10	pi − Charlotte Hornets	43	39	.524	10.0	82
11	New York Knicks	37	45	.451	16.0	82
12	Washington Wizards	35	47	.427	18.0	82
13	Indiana Pacers	25	57	.305	28.0	82
14	Detroit Pistons	23	59	.280	30.0	82
15	Orlando Magic	22	60	.268	31.0	82

Record vs. opponents

2021-22 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	BKN	CHH	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MEM	MIA	MIL	MIN	NOP	NYK	OKC	ORL	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	TOR	UTA	WAS

Game log

Preseason

2021 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 5 @ New York L 104–125 Chris Duarte (15) Jeremy Lamb (9) Chris Duarte (5) Madison Square Garden 10,090 0–1 2 October 8 @ Cleveland W 109–100 Malcolm Brogdon (27) Domantas Sabonis (10) T. J. McConnell (7) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 10,024 1–1 3 October 13 Memphis W 109–107 Domantas Sabonis (24) Domantas Sabonis (13) T. J. McConnell (7) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 5,997 2–1 4 October 15 Cleveland W 110–94 Goga Bitadze (18) Bitadze, Sabonis (6) T. J. McConnell (5) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 6,028 2–2
2021–22 season schedule

Regular season

2021–22 game log Total: 25–57 (Home: 16–25; Road: 9–32)
October: 1–6 (home: 1–2; road: 0–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 20 @ Charlotte L 122–123 Domantas Sabonis (33) Domantas Sabonis (15) Malcolm Brogdon (11) Spectrum Center 15,521 0–1 2 October 22 @ Washington L 134–135 (OT) Myles Turner (40) Myles Turner (10) Malcolm Brogdon (8) Capital One Arena 15,407 0–2 3 October 23 Miami W 102–91 (OT) Chris Duarte (19) Malcolm Brogdon (14) T. J. McConnell (5) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,147 1–2 4 October 25 Milwaukee L 109–119 Malcolm Brogdon (25) Domantas Sabonis (13) Malcolm Brogdon (7) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 10,339 1–3 5 October 27 @ Toronto L 100–118 Malcolm Brogdon (18) Domantas Sabonis (8) Malcolm Brogdon (5) Scotiabank Arena 19,800 1–4 6 October 29 @ Brooklyn L 98–105 Torrey Craig (28) Torrey Craig (11) Domantas Sabonis (6) Barclays Center 16,139 1–5 7 October 30 Toronto L 94–97 Domantas Sabonis (22) Domantas Sabonis (14) Chris Duarte (6) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 10,578 1–6
November: 8–8 (home: 5–2; road: 3–6) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 8 November 1 San Antonio W 131–118 Domantas Sabonis (24) Domantas Sabonis (13) T. J. McConnell (10) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 10,227 2–6 9 November 3 New York W 111–98 Myles Turner (25) Myles Turner (13) Malcolm Brogdon (7) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 11,607 3–6 10 November 5 @ Portland L 106–110 T. J. McConnell (19) Domantas Sabonis (12) LeVert, Wanamaker 6 Moda Center 16,841 3–7 11 November 7 @ Sacramento W 94–91 Caris LeVert (22) Myles Turner (15) T. J. McConnell (4) Golden 1 Center 12,993 4–7 12 November 10 @ Denver L 98–101 Malcolm Brogdon (25) Domantas Sabonis (19) T. J. McConnell (9) Ball Arena 15,232 4–8 13 November 11 @ Utah W 111–100 Malcolm Brogdon (30) Brogdon, Turner (9) McConnell, Sabonis (9) Vivint Arena 18,306 5–8 14 November 13 Philadelphia W 118–113 Justin Holiday (27) Malcolm Brogdon (10) Malcolm Brogdon (10) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 14,483 6–8 15 November 15 @ New York L 84–92 Malcolm Brogdon (22) Domantas Sabonis (15) Malcolm Brogdon (7) Madison Square Garden 16,792 6–9 16 November 17 @ Detroit L 89–97 Malcolm Brogdon (20) Domantas Sabonis (11) Brogdon, McConnell (4) Little Caesars Arena 11,457 6–10 17 November 19 @ Charlotte L 118–121 Malcolm Brogdon (16) Torrey Craig (7) Jeremy Lamb (5) Spectrum Center 16,787 6–11 18 November 20 New Orleans W 111–94 Domantas Sabonis (20) Domantas Sabonis (10) Domantas Sabonis (6) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 15,081 7–11 19 November 22 @ Chicago W 109–77 Domantas Sabonis (21) Domantas Sabonis (11) Malcolm Brogdon (7) United Center 21,586 8–11 20 November 24 L.A. Lakers L 116–124 (OT) Malcolm Brogdon (28) Domantas Sabonis (12) T. J. McConnell (8) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 15,572 8–12 21 November 26 Toronto W 114–97 Domantas Sabonis (23) Domantas Sabonis (18) Malcolm Brogdon (12) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 14,579 9–12 22 November 28 Milwaukee L 100–118 Caris LeVert (23) Domantas Sabonis (10) Domantas Sabonis (5) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 13,130 9–13 23 November 29 @ Minnesota L 98–100 Malcolm Brogdon (25) Domantas Sabonis (25) Domantas Sabonis (10) Target Center 14,191 9–14
December: 5–8 (home: 5–5; road: 0–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 24 December 1 Atlanta L 111–114 Malcolm Brogdon (27) Domantas Sabonis (10) Malcolm Brogdon (9) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 12,656 9–15 25 December 3 Miami L 104–113 Caris LeVert (27) Domantas Sabonis (16) Malcolm Brogdon (7) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 13,854 9–16 26 December 6 Washington W 116–110 Domantas Sabonis (30) Domantas Sabonis (10) Malcolm Brogdon (8) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 12,581 10–16 27 December 8 New York W 122–102 Chris Duarte (23) Domantas Sabonis (11) Duarte, LeVert (60) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 13,167 11–16 28 December 10 Dallas W 106–93 Caris LeVert (26) Sabonis, Turner (10) Malcolm Brogdon (8) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 12,618 12–16 29 December 13 Golden State L 100–102 Domantas Sabonis (30) Domantas Sabonis (11) Malcolm Brogdon (8) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,018 12–17 30 December 15 @ Milwaukee L 99–114 LeVert, Sabonis (16) Domantas Sabonis (14) Brogdon, Sabonis, Wanamaker (5) Fiserv Forum 17,341 12–18 31 December 16 Detroit W 122–113 Caris LeVert (31) Duarte, Sabonis (9) Lamb, Sabonis (6) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 13,596 13–18 32 December 21 @ Miami L 96–125 Duarte, LeVert (17) Myles Turner (7) Brad Wanamaker (5) FTX Arena 19,600 13–19 33 December 23 Houston W 118–106 Myles Turner (32) Myles Turner (10) Caris LeVert (11) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 15,089 14–19 34 December 26 @ Chicago L 105–113 Caris LeVert (27) Domantas Sabonis (16) Caris LeVert (9) United Center 20,475 14–20 35 December 29 Charlotte L 108–116 Caris LeVert (27) Domantas Sabonis (18) Domantas Sabonis (7) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,608 14–21 36 December 31 Chicago L 106–108 Caris LeVert (27) Domantas Sabonis (14) LeVert, Sabonis (6) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,515 14–22
January: 5–11 (home: 2–4; road: 3–7) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 37 January 2 @ Cleveland L 104–108 Domantas Sabonis (32) Domantas Sabonis (13) Domantas Sabonis (7) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 17,808 14–23 38 January 4 @ New York L 94–104 Keifer Sykes (22) Domantas Sabonis (8) Keifer Sykes (6) Madison Square Garden 18,449 14–24 39 January 5 Brooklyn L 121–129 Domantas Sabonis (32) Domantas Sabonis (12) Domantas Sabonis (10) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 14,176 14–25 40 January 8 Utah W 125–113 Domantas Sabonis (42) Sabonis, Turner (6) Lance Stephenson (14) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 13,160 15–25 41 January 10 @ Boston L 98–101 (OT) Torrey Craig (19) Domantas Sabonis (23) Domantas Sabonis (10) TD Garden 19,156 15–26 42 January 12 Boston L 100–119 Myles Turner (18) Oshae Brissett (9) Sabonis, Stephenson (6) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 13,560 15–27 43 January 14 Phoenix L 94–112 Justin Holiday (25) Domantas Sabonis (14) Caris LeVert (9) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 14,019 15–28 44 January 17 @ L.A. Clippers L 133–139 Caris LeVert (27) Domantas Sabonis (11) Domantas Sabonis (7) Crypto.com Arena 15,080 15–29 45 January 19 @ L.A. Lakers W 111–104 Caris LeVert (30) Torrey Craig (13) Domantas Sabonis (10) Crypto.com Arena 17,818 16–29 46 January 20 @ Golden State W 121–117 (OT) Chris Duarte (27) Goga Bitadze (9) Goga Bitadze (5) Chase Center 18,064 17–29 47 January 22 @ Phoenix L 103–113 Duarte, Stephenson (17) Goga Bitadze (11) Chris Duarte (4) Footprint Center 17,071 17–30 48 January 24 @ New Orleans L 113–117 Duane Washington Jr. (21) Oshae Brissett (9) Caris LeVert (8) Smoothie King Center 15,581 17–31 49 January 26 Charlotte L 126–158 Bitadze, Jackson (17) Bitadze, Brissett, Stephenson (6) Lance Stephenson (10) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 14,116 17–32 50 January 28 @ Oklahoma City W 113–110 (OT) Domantas Sabonis (24) Domantas Sabonis (18) Domantas Sabonis (10) Paycom Center 15,106 18–32 51 January 29 @ Dallas L 105–132 Duane Washington Jr. (22) Domantas Sabonis (15) Domantas Sabonis (8) American Airlines Center 19,831 18–33 52 January 31 L.A. Clippers W 122–116 Isaiah Jackson (26) Isaiah Jackson (10) Caris LeVert (9) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 14,629 19–33
February: 2–9 (home: 2–5; road: 0–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 53 February 2 Orlando L 118–119 Caris LeVert (26) Terry Taylor (16) Lance Stephenson (6) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 14,528 19–34 54 February 4 Chicago L 115–122 Caris LeVert (42) Terry Taylor (14) Caris LeVert (8) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 16,355 19–35 55 February 6 @ Cleveland L 85–98 Chris Duarte (22) Domantas Sabonis (11) Domantas Sabonis (4) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 19–36 56 February 8 @ Atlanta L 112–133 Chris Duarte (25) Terry Taylor (10) Lance Stephenson (8) State Farm Arena 14,265 19–37 57 February 11 Cleveland L 113–120 Tyrese Haliburton (23) Oshae Brissett (11) Buddy Hield (8) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 15,075 19–38 58 February 13 Minnesota L 120–129 Brissett, Haliburton (22) Oshae Brissett (13) Tyrese Haliburton (16) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 13,532 19–39 59 February 15 @ Milwaukee L 119–128 Buddy Hield (36) Terry Taylor (9) Tyrese Haliburton (8) Fiserv Forum 17,341 19–40 60 February 16 Washington W 113–108 Tyrese Haliburton (21) Terry Taylor (9) Tyrese Haliburton (14) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 14,540 20–40 61 February 25 Oklahoma City L 125–129 (OT) Buddy Hield (29) Oshae Brissett (15) Tyrese Haliburton (11) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 15,182 20–41 62 February 27 Boston W 128–107 Oshae Brissett (27) Jalen Smith (10) Tyrese Haliburton (9) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 16,872 21–41 63 February 28 @ Orlando L 103–119 Tyrese Haliburton (23) Jalen Smith (8) Tyrese Haliburton (7) Amway Center 13,014 21–42
March: 4–10 (home: 1–5; road: 3–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 64 March 2 @ Orlando W 122–114 (OT) Malcolm Brogdon (31) Jalen Smith (15) Malcolm Brogdon (8) Amway Center 11,221 22–42 65 March 4 @ Detroit L 106–111 Malcolm Brogdon (26) Jalen Smith (11) Buddy Hield (9) Little Caesars Arena 17,244 22–43 66 March 6 @ Washington L 123–133 Malcolm Brogdon (27) Buddy Hield (8) Tyrese Haliburton (11) Capital One Arena 13,937 22–44 67 March 8 Cleveland L 124–127 Tyrese Haliburton (25) Goga Bitadze (9) Malcolm Brogdon (12) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 14,066 22–45 68 March 12 @ San Antonio W 119–108 Haliburton, Washington Jr. (19) Jalen Smith (11) Tyrese Haliburton (10) AT&T Center 14,605 23–45 69 March 13 @ Atlanta L 128–131 Haliburton, Hield (25) Isaiah Jackson (15) Tyrese Haliburton (10) State Farm Arena 17,038 23–46 70 March 15 Memphis L 102–135 Jalen Smith (15) Smith, Taylor (8) Tyrese Haliburton (8) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 15,027 23–47 71 March 18 @ Houston W 121–118 Malcolm Brogdon (25) Jalen Smith (10) Tyrese Haliburton (7) Toyota Center 13,748 24–47 72 March 20 Portland W 129–98 Oshae Brissett (24) Oshae Brissett (9) Lance Stephenson (11) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 16,067 25–47 73 March 23 Sacramento L 109–110 Buddy Hield (25) Oshae Brissett (10) Tyrese Haliburton (15) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 14,227 25–48 74 March 24 @ Memphis L 103–133 Lance Stephenson (25) Justin Anderson (9) Tyrese Haliburton (8) FedEx Forum 16,205 25–49 75 March 26 @ Toronto L 91–131 Oshae Brissett (21) Oshae Brissett (8) Tyrese Haliburton (12) Scotiabank Arena 19,800 (0 when game resumed after speaker fire) 25–50 76 March 28 Atlanta L 123–132 Buddy Hield (26) Jalen Smith (6) Tyrese Haliburton (13) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 14,212 25–51 77 March 30 Denver L 118–125 Buddy Hield (20) Goga Bitadze (10) Tyrese Haliburton (12) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 15,036 25–52
April: 0–5 (home: 0–2; road: 0–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 78 April 1 @ Boston L 123–128 Tyrese Haliburton (30) Brissett, Smith (6) Lance Stephenson (11) TD Garden 19,156 25–53 79 April 3 Detroit L 117–121 Oshae Brissett (20) Oshae Brissett (10) Tyrese Haliburton (17) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,407 25–54 80 April 5 Philadelphia L 122–131 Buddy Hield (25) Buddy Hield (11) Haliburton, Hield, McConnell (5) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 15,583 25–55 81 April 9 @ Philadelphia L 120–133 Oshae Brissett (20) Brissett, Jackson (7) Tyrese Haliburton (9) Wells Fargo Center 21,171 25–56 82 April 10 @ Brooklyn L 126–134 Oshae Brissett (28) Oshae Brissett (8) Tyrese Haliburton (10) Barclays Center 17,967 25–57
2021–22 season schedule

Player statistics

Ragular season

Player	POS	GP	GS	MP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Oshae Brissett	SF	67	25	1,564	358	72	44	29	613	23.3	5.3	1.1	.7	.4	9.1
Chris Duarte	SG	55	39	1,541	226	114	56	10	720	28.0	4.1	2.1	1.0	.2	13.1
Torrey Craig^†	SF	51	14	1,034	195	58	24	19	329	20.3	3.8	1.1	.5	.4	6.5
Goga Bitadze	C	50	16	729	177	55	21	42	349	14.6	3.5	1.1	.4	.8	7.0
Justin Holiday^†	SF	49	40	1,416	135	90	36	18	541	28.9	2.8	1.8	.7	.4	11.0
Duane Washington Jr.	PG	48	7	968	83	85	26	3	473	20.2	1.7	1.8	.5	.1	9.9
Domantas Sabonis^†	PF	47	46	1,632	567	236	46	22	888	34.7	12.1	5.0	1.0	.5	18.9
Myles Turner	C	42	42	1,235	297	44	28	118	540	29.4	7.1	1.0	.7	2.8	12.9
Lance Stephenson^†	PG	40	1	744	112	154	24	4	373	18.6	2.8	3.9	.6	.1	9.3
Caris LeVert^†	SG	39	39	1,214	150	173	35	18	728	31.1	3.8	4.4	.9	.5	18.7
Jeremy Lamb^†	SF	39	0	613	94	51	23	14	276	15.7	2.4	1.3	.6	.4	7.1
Malcolm Brogdon	PG	36	36	1,206	185	212	30	14	687	33.5	5.1	5.9	.8	.4	19.1
Isaiah Jackson	C	36	15	541	149	10	25	52	297	15.0	4.1	.3	.7	1.4	8.3
Terry Taylor	PF	33	7	714	172	41	14	8	318	21.6	5.2	1.2	.4	.2	9.6
Keifer Sykes	PG	32	11	566	45	62	12	4	180	17.7	1.4	1.9	.4	.1	5.6
T. J. McConnell	PG	27	8	652	90	131	29	10	229	24.1	3.3	4.9	1.1	.4	8.5
Kelan Martin^†	SF	27	1	444	53	21	13	9	171	16.4	2.0	.8	.5	.3	6.3
Tyrese Haliburton^†	PG	26	26	938	112	249	48	15	454	36.1	4.3	9.6	1.8	.6	17.5
Buddy Hield^†	SG	26	26	925	132	124	25	10	473	35.6	5.1	4.8	1.0	.4	18.2
Jalen Smith^†	PF	22	4	543	168	18	9	23	295	24.7	7.6	.8	.4	1.0	13.4
Brad Wanamaker^†	PG	22	1	293	35	48	5	6	76	13.3	1.6	2.2	.2	.3	3.5
Justin Anderson^†	SF	13	6	269	40	27	7	6	89	20.7	3.1	2.1	.5	.5	6.8
Tristan Thompson^†	C	4	0	66	18	2	0	2	29	16.5	4.5	.5	.0	.5	7.3
Gabe York	SG	2	0	21	2	4	2	1	8	10.5	1.0	2.0	1.0	.5	4.0
Nate Hinton	SG	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	.0	.0	.0	.0	.0
Reggie Perry^†	PF	1	0	10	1	0	0	0	2	10.0	1.0	.0	.0	.0	2.0
Ahmad Caver	SG	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	1.0	.0	.0	.0	.0	2.0
DeJon Jarreau	SG	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	.0	.0	.0	.0	.0

• ^† Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Pacers only.

Transactions

Main article: List of 2021–22 NBA season transactions

Trades

July 30, 2021[5]	To Indiana Pacers Draft rights to Isaiah Todd (No. 31)	To Milwaukee Bucks Draft rights to Sandro Mamukelashvili (No. 54) Draft rights to Georgios Kalaitzakis (No. 60) 2024 second-round pick (Cam Christie) 2026 second-round pick
August 6, 2021[6] (Five-team trade)	To Indiana Pacers Draft rights to Isaiah Jackson (No. 22) (from LA Lakers)	To Los Angeles Lakers Russell Westbrook (from Washington) 2023 CHI second-round pick (from Washington) (Tristan Vukčević) 2024 second-round pick (from Washington) (Bobi Klintman) 2028 WAS second-round pick (from Washington)
	To San Antonio Spurs Chandler Hutchison (from Washington) 2022 second-round pick (from Washington) (Christian Koloko)	To Brooklyn Nets 2024 second-round pick (from Washington) (Kyle Filipowski) 2025 second-round pick swap right (from Washington) Draft rights to Nikola Milutinov (2015 No. 26) (from San Antonio)
	To Washington Wizards Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (from LA Lakers) Spencer Dinwiddie (sign-and-trade) (from Brooklyn) Montrezl Harrell (from LA Lakers) Aaron Holiday (from Indiana) Kyle Kuzma (from LA Lakers) Draft rights to Isaiah Todd (No. 31) (from Indiana) Cash considerations (from Indiana)
August 7, 2021[7]	To Indiana Pacers 2023 SAS protected second-round pick (did not convert)	To San Antonio Spurs Doug McDermott (sign-and-trade) 2023 IND protected second-round pick (did not convert) 2026 second-round pick swap right
October 6, 2021[8]	To Indiana Pacers Draft rights to Juan Pablo Vaulet (2015 No. 39)	To Brooklyn Nets Edmond Sumner 2025 MIA protected second-round pick
February 7, 2022[9]	To Indiana Pacers Ricky Rubio 2022 HOU second-round pick (Andrew Nembhard) 2023 CLE protected first-round pick (Ben Sheppard) 2027 UTA second-round pick	To Cleveland Cavaliers Caris LeVert 2022 MIA second-round pick (Luke Travers)
February 8, 2022[10]	To Indiana Pacers Tyrese Haliburton Buddy Hield Tristan Thompson	To Sacramento Kings Domantas Sabonis Justin Holiday Jeremy Lamb 2023 IND second-round pick (Jordan Walsh)
February 10, 2022[11]	To Indiana Pacers Jalen Smith 2022 PHO second-round pick (Hugo Besson)	To Phoenix Suns Torrey Craig Cash considerations

Free agents

Re-signed

Player	Signed

Additions

Player	Signed	Former Team

Subtractions

Player	Reason Left	Date Left	New Team	Ref.
T. J. Warren	Free agency	-	Brooklyn Nets

References

1. "Pacers Announce Nate Bjorkgren Will Not Return as Coach". NBA.com. June 9, 2021. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
2. "Nate Bjorkgren fired as Indiana Pacers coach after playoff streak ends, sources say". ESPN.com. June 9, 2021. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
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