Finally, we have one answer.
Paul George was not among the six forwards voted to the league’s annual first, second, and third team All-NBA honors. The voting was completed more than a month ago, in mid-April, at the end of the regular season. The 100 voters consisted of both local and national reporters who regularly cover the league.
LeBron James (First Team) Kawhi Leonard (First)…
SPEEDWAY, Ind. — Several hours before the NBA announces the All-NBA voting, which has a serious a impact on Paul George and his future with the Pacers, head coach Nate McMillan and his staff were enjoying a trip to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
The bunch toured the Andretti Autosport garages, observed work being done to the cars, and spoke with several members in the garage …
Semi Ojeleye was part of the second group of six the Pacers brought in for a pre-draft workout. Ojeleye said they went through a lot of “high competition stuff,” battling one another and going through the team’s actions. Then, they wanted to see how the players would fight through fatigue when putting up shots.
Ojeleye, who’s 22 years old, spent his first two seasons at …
After working out for the Chicago Bulls, Dillon Brooks’ second pre-draft workout was with the Pacers on Wednesday. This was his second year of going through the process, which he compared to a job interview.
When I asked him what questions he wanted answered on these visits, he said “I’m wondering if they’re going to draft me.”
I butted in: “Do you think you’ll get …
“Our next guest is a four-time NBA All-Star, an Olympic Gold Medalist. And here in Los Angeles, we would really like for him to be a Laker, too. From the Indiana Pacers, PG-13, Paul George.”
And so it began.
Pacers star Paul George appeared on ABC’s late-night show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, for the second time Monday night. Considering the fact that the show was taped in California, …
Josh Hart takes pride in being a winner. He was a four-year guy at Villanova, a starter from the 2016 NCAA Championship winning team.
Hard is a combo guard at 6-foot-5, 204 pounds. Last season with the Wildcats, he averaged 18.7 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 2.9 assists per game. And he did it while shooting 51 percent from the field, and 40.4 percent from range.…
The Pacers’ first workout with draft prospects was held on Monday, and highlighted by the inclusion of Purdue’s Caleb Swanigan. The outstanding rebounder and double-double machine has not yet decided whether he will remain in the draft, or not.
He must finalize his decision by May 24.
Swanigan attended Fort Wayne Homestead and was named Indiana’s Mr. Basketball in 2015. Just 20, he’s coming off …
Last month, we reported that the NBA understood that it was not practical for teams to learn the results of the All-NBA voting until after the 2017 NBA Draft, and so that it would be announced before then.
The draft is set for Thursday, June 22nd, and the inaugural NBA Awards Show isn’t until the following Monday — June 26th. (The Pacers own picks 18 …