As much as draft night is supposed to be about, you know, the draft, Pacers fans were glued to draft coverage and social media awaiting a solution to the Pacers’ Paul George problem.
Last Friday (June 16), one day after George co-hosted a celebrity softball game to raise money for the Indiana’s Children’s Wish Fund, his agent, Aaron Mintz, informed team president Kevin Pritchard by …
Pacers President of Basketball Operations Kevin Pritchard spoke with reporters after the 2017 NBA Draft late Thursday, into Friday morning. The Pacers had drafted three players, including UCLA’s T.J. Leaf at No. 18. It was his first draft with the organization as president, elevated to this role after Larry Bird decided to step down.
But for more than 17 minutes, the conversation centered around Paul …
Ike Anigbogu spoke with reporters inside the Barclays Center in Brooklyn after he was selected by the Pacers with the 47th overall pick of the 2017 NBA Draft.
Read his first comments below.
Opening statement:
Definitely the things I provided at UCLA, just energy, just a guy who’s willing to put it all on the floor, do all the dirty work, rim protection, rebounding, mobility …
At No. 18, the Pacers drafted T.J. Leaf out of UCLA. He was born in Tel Aviv, Israel while his father played professionally basketball. Leaf, who played just one year of college basketball, met with the Pacers Draft Combine in Chicago and then came to Indianapolis for a workout on May 23.
Leaf’s father, Brad, attended Lawrence North High School and he has roots in …
T.J. Leaf spoke with reporters inside the Barclays Center in Brooklyn after he was selected by the Pacers with the 18th overall pick of the 2017 NBA Draft.
Read his first comments below.
Opening statement:
I’m super excited first of all. I just want to thank the Lord. Without Him I wouldn’t be here. Yeah, I’m super excited. I just think my ability to stretch …
Former IU forward OG Anunoby is in Brooklyn and is eager to hear his name called out tonight by NBA Commissioner. The 2017 NBA Draft brings Anunoby to town, and he’s one of 20 prospects to accept invitations to be in the Green Room at the Barclays Center.
Anunoby suffered a right knee injury in IU’s 78-75 road win over Penn State on January 18. …
Lance Stephenson has gone back to his high school jersey number, 1, ahead of fifth full season with the Indiana Pacers. He made the announcement Wednesday afternoon over on Instagram.
This is his second stint with the Pacers. They signed Stephenson to a three-year contract, worth $4 million per year, on April 30th. The final season, 2018-19, is a team option.
In uniform for the …
Lavoy Allen is a prankster, he’s a comedian always offering a joke or making a noise to bring laughter to a room or to a teammate at an adjacent locker. Like when he wrote “Go Pacers!!!” on the Cavs’ court during the playoffs.
That’s why it’s funny, but also interesting, that the Pacers big man has changed his bio on Twitter. There’s no mention of …