- The Pacers are happy with the core they have in place and will likely focus on small deals ahead of the deadline, according to Dustin Dopirak of The Indianapolis Star (subscription required). The recent two-year extension with Myles Turner means that all of Indiana’s core players are under contract for the immediate future. “We see a lot of players blossoming from our young players to Buddy (Hield) having a great year, Andrew (Nembhard) having a great year,” president of basketball operations Kevin Pritchard said. “Sometimes you get in a situation where it’s easy to look out everywhere else and say, ‘There’s an answer there and an answer there.’ And there might be. But my goal is to watch these guys grow. … We’re opportunistic, but I like what I see.” The Pacers may explore the power forward market, so Dopirak lists several potential targets and what it might cost to get them.