By Pacers Media Relations Director David Benner:
ORLANDO, Fla. — When Georges Niang went down with a sprained left knee less than 90 seconds into the Indiana Pacers’ first game of the 2017 Mountain Dew Orlando Pro Summer League, someone had to step up.
Two did, a former college teammate and a member of the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, the Pacers’ NBA G League affiliate. …
In addition to hiring Chad Buchanan as General Manager, Pacers President of Basketball Operations Kevin Pritchard promoted one of his key aides.
Peter Dinwiddie, the Pacers’ Vice President of Basketball Operations for the past five years, becomes the Senior Vice President of Basketball Operations. His job shouldn’t change, but his title and (almost certainly) his compensation has been elevated.
“Peter’s expertise in all areas related …
Reggie Miller spent all 18 years of his NBA career in one city, Indianapolis. He was selected 11th overall by Donnie Walsh in the 1987 draft and called it a career in 2005.
Over that stretch, he was part of a 28-win team in 1989, which was the last time the franchise has finished with less than 32 wins in a season. He was also …
When Paul George’s agent, Aaron Mintz, dialed up Kevin Pritchard the weekend before the 2017 NBA Draft, he informed the Pacers’ president of basketball operations that George did not plan to exercise his player option — negotiated by Mintz in 2013 by taking a lower percentage of the salary cap — following the 2017-18 season and would move elsewhere in free agency.
Los Angeles being …
When news broke on Twitter that the Pacers were dealing Paul George, the face of the franchise, to Oklahoma City, his former teammates were as surprised as everyone else.
It was a trade that surprised the entire league, basketball community, and of course his ex-teammates.
After they saw the news on Twitter, several Pacers then shared their thoughts on what went down.
[Paul George says …
Hours after news broke that the Pacers agreed to trade Paul George to the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for Victor Oladipo and Domantas Sabonis, Paul George went on Instagram to say goodbye to Indiana after seven years.
View this post on InstagramMinutes later, he sent out the following post – clearly looking forward to playing alongside …
Jeff Teague’s homecoming was short-lived. The 29-year-old point guard has agreed to a three-year deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves, a league source told VigilantSports.com.
Adrian Wojnarowski, now of ESPN, reports that it is worth $57 million.
There was mutual interest between Teague and the Pacers to re-sign him, but things changed when the Pacers altered their game plan after hearing from Paul George’s agent on …