Last Word On Pro Basketball

If one thing is clear cut from this season’s deep playoff run, the Indiana Pacers, as currently constructed, have what it takes to be a championship-caliber contending NBA team. A new era of Pacers basketball began last year when they made their first Eastern Conference Finals since the 2013-14 season when Paul George led the way. Since then, Indiana made the playoffs from 2016 … [Read more...] about Pacers Playoff Run Makes Impending Free Agent Decision Easier

Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals came down to the timely clutch sharpshooting of the Indiana Pacers’ Aaron Nesmith, who is now dealing with an injury to his ankle ahead of a Game 4 clash with the New York Knicks. The Pacers opened the series on the road and stole two wins in Madison Square Garden. They had the series in their clutches until the Knicks turned the tables … [Read more...] about Pacers Injury Report: Aaron Nesmith a Game-time Decision

There are two conventional ways in the NBA to build a team and compete for a championship. The first one is to get enough cap space, sign two or three great players, and hope for the best. The new Collective Bargaining Agreement has made it harder, but teams are still trying to. Or, you can bottom out for a few years, draft some top 10 players, and wait for them to develop. … [Read more...] about Beyond the Lottery: Smart Drafting Powers NBA Conference Finals

The New York Knicks are at a crossroads. Down 2-0 to the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals, coach Tom Thibodeau may shake things up. According to multiple reports, Thibodeau is seriously considering pulling Josh Hart from the starting lineup in favor of Mitchell Robinson. The potential move would mark the first starting lineup change this season when all players … [Read more...] about Knicks Set To Make Josh Hart Decision Amid Troubling Start

The Indiana Pacers know all too well that being down 2-0 is not an end to the series. In fact, they came back from a 2-0 deficit in last year’s playoffs against the New York Knicks. But one player has even more experience from being down 2-0. Pascal Siakam is the most experienced player on the Pacers roster, and he might be the key to the Pacers making it to the Finals and … [Read more...] about From 2-0 Down to 2-0 Up: Siakam Gives Indiana Pacers an Edge