If you’ve caught any of the Indiana Pacers game in the Orlando Summer League, you may have wondered who the unfamiliar person was sitting on the team bench.
Well, for one, one of the great things about this time of year is teams giving young, less experienced staff members an opportunity. We’re seeing that with assistant video coordinator Jhared Simpson and intern Dru Anthrop. Even …
Luis Scola appears to be headed for Toronto, tweeting the following just after midnight on July 9th, the first day that free agents can officially sign new deals:
We the north… Here I come :)
— Luis Scola (@LScola4) July 9, 2015
Remembering what Luis first tweeted out when he got word in 2013 while in Buenos Aires that he was being traded to the …
The Indiana Fever needed a pick-me-up. They have had injuries, players out of the country, and new points of focus all contributing to them losing their first three games and four of five. They dropped to 3-6 before starting a win streak in Connecticut on the final day of June.
In the days leading up to that road game in Connecticut, leader and sure-thing Hall …
Myles turner http://t.co/TnUTQplUKv
— NBA discussion (@EFarkly) July 8, 2015
Myles Turner’s play in the Orlando Summer League has Pacers fans excited for what’s to come. The Pacers’ first-round pick is a young 19-year-old center with tremendous potential.
Despite the team getting throttled Wednesday afternoon (90-65), Turner turned in 23 points (9-of-16 FGs, 5-of-7 FTs, eight rebounds, and four blocks. Joe Young also has performed …
Myles Turner has impressed since Day 1. Shortly after being selected 11th overall by the Pacers in the 2015 NBA Draft, he jumped on a conference call from Brooklyn with Indianapolis reporters and halfway in, he apologized for saying “um” too much.
Once he finished shooting free throws after his first official practice with the organization, he went right over to the corner where the …
Things have gotten real for the Pacers players still on the roster … for guys like Paul George and George Hill. The Pacers are going to look and play differently than in previous seasons under coach Frank Vogel.
Shortly after word got out Monday that David West had committed to play for the Spurs — and for the veteran’s minimum ($1.4 million) — George got …
David West very badly wants to win a championship before calling it a career. About two weeks after he chose not to exercise his player option with the Pacers, the 34-year-old power forward will join the San Antonio Spurs, according to respected reporters David Aldridge and Adrian Wojnarowski.
West wanted a situation where he would have a great chance at winning a title and the …
Pacers coach Frank Vogel and team president Larry Bird both explained at their post-season press conference that they want to play faster. That includes playing smaller and with more versatile pieces that can stretch the floor as the NBA game is evolving.
So, how much different do they intend to play?
“We’re going to be very different than we’ve been in the past and that’s …