2016–17 Indiana Pacers season

2016–17 Indiana Pacers season
Head coach Nate McMillan
General manager Kevin Pritchard
Owner(s) Herb Simon
Arena Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Results
Record 9–10 (.474)
Place Division: 5th (Central)
Conference: 10th (Eastern)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Local media
Television Fox Sports Indiana
Radio 1070 The Fan

The 2016–17 Indiana Pacers season is the Indiana's 50th season as a franchise and 41st season in the NBA. On May 5, 2016, despite making the playoffs, Pacers' president Larry Bird announced that Frank Vogel's contract would not be renewed, citing a need for "a new voice" to lead the players.[1][2] On May 16, 2016, the Pacers promoted their assistant head coach Nate McMillan to become their new head coach.[3]

NBA draft

Main article: 2016 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/club team
1 20 Caris LeVert SG  United States Michigan
2 50 Georges Niang PF  United States Iowa State

Roster

Indiana Pacers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
F 5 Allen, Lavoy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1989–02–04 Temple
G 00 Brooks, Aaron 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 161 lb (73 kg) 1985–01–14 Oregon
F 25 Christmas, Rakeem 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1991–12–01 Syracuse
G 11 Ellis, Monta 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1985–10–26 Lanier HS (MS)
F 13 George, Paul (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1990–05–02 Fresno State
C 7 Jefferson, Al 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 289 lb (131 kg) 1985–01–04 Prentiss HS (MS)
G/F 0 Miles, C. J. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1987–03–18 Skyline HS (TX)
F 32 Niang, Georges 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1993–06–17 Iowa State
F 40 Robinson, Glenn 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 222 lb (101 kg) 1994–01–08 Michigan
F/C 1 Séraphin, Kevin 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 278 lb (126 kg) 1989–12–07 France
G 2 Stuckey, Rodney  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1986–04–21 Eastern Washington
G 44 Teague, Jeff 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 1988–06–10 Wake Forest
C 33 Turner, Myles 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 243 lb (110 kg) 1996–03–24 Texas
G 3 Young, Joseph 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1992–06–27 Oregon
F 21 Young, Thaddeus 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 221 lb (100 kg) 1988–06–21 Georgia Tech
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured

Roster • Transactions
Last transaction: 2016–10–24

Depth chart

Pos. Starter Bench Reserve Inactive
C Myles Turner Al Jefferson Kevin Séraphin
PF Thaddeus Young Lavoy Allen Rakeem Christmas
SF Paul George Glenn Robinson III Georges Niang
SG Monta Ellis C. J. Miles Rodney Stuckey
PG Jeff Teague Aaron Brooks Joseph Young

Standings

Division

Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
Cleveland Cavaliers 13 5 .722 0.0 9–2 4–3 0–2 18
Chicago Bulls 11 8 .579 2.5 5–2 6–6 2–1 19
Milwaukee Bucks 10 8 .556 3.0 7–4 3–4 2–1 18
Detroit Pistons 11 10 .524 3.5 7–2 4–8 1–0 21
Indiana Pacers 9 10 .474 4.5 8–4 1–6 1–2 19

Conference

Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 Cleveland Cavaliers * 13 5 .722 – 18
2 Toronto Raptors * 14 6 .700 0.0 20
3 Boston Celtics 12 8 .600 2.0 20
4 Chicago Bulls 11 8 .579 2.5 19
5 Milwaukee Bucks 10 8 .556 3.0 18
6 Charlotte Hornets * 11 9 .550 3.0 20
7 New York Knicks 10 9 .526 3.5 19
8 Detroit Pistons 11 10 .524 3.5 21
9 Atlanta Hawks 10 11 .476 4.5 21
10 Indiana Pacers 9 10 .474 4.5 19
11 Orlando Magic 8 12 .400 6.0 20
12 Miami Heat 7 13 .350 7.0 20
13 Washington Wizards 6 12 .333 7.0 18
14 Brooklyn Nets 5 14 .263 8.5 19
15 Philadelphia 76ers 4 16 .200 10.0 20

Game log

Preseason

2016 pre-season game log
Total: 3–3 (Home: 3–0; Road: 0–3)
Pre-season: 3–3 (Home: 3–0; Road: 0–3)
2016–17 season schedule

Regular season

2016–17 game log
Total: 9–10 (Home: 8–4; Road: 1–6)
October: 1–2 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–2)
November : 8–8 (Home: 7–4; Road: 1–4)
December: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date
Time		 Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
20 December 4 @ L. A. Clippers Staples Center
21 December 5 @ Golden State Oracle Arena
22 December 7 @ Phoenix Talking Stick Resort Arena
23 December 9 @ Dallas American Airlines Center
24 December 10 Portland Bankers Life Fieldhouse
25 December 12 Charlotte Bankers Life Fieldhouse
26 December 14 @ Miami American Airlines Arena
27 December 15 @ New Orleans Smoothie King Center
28 December 17 @ Detroit Palace of Auburn Hills
29 December 19 Washington Bankers Life Fieldhouse
30 December 20 @ New York Madison Square Garden
31 December 22 Boston Bankers Life Fieldhouse
32 December 26 @ Chicago United Center
33 December 28 @ Washington Verizon Center
34 December 30 Chicago Bankers Life Fieldhouse
January : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
February : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
March : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
April : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
2016–17 season schedule

Transactions

Trades

July 7, 2016 To Indiana Pacers
Thaddeus Young		 To Brooklyn Nets
Draft Rights of Caris LeVert and a second round draft pick
To Indiana Pacers
Jeff Teague		 To Utah Jazz

George Hill

 To Atlanta Hawks
Draft Rights of Taurean Prince
To Indiana Pacers
Jeremy Evans, cash considerations, and a second round draft pick		 To Dallas Mavericks
Second round draft pick

Free agents

Additions

Player Date signed Former team
Al Jefferson July 9, 2016 Charlotte Hornets
Aaron Brooks July 21, 2016 Chicago Bulls
Julyan Stone August 26, 2016 Royal Halı Gaziantep (Turkey)
Alex Poythress August 29, 2016 Undrafted
Nick Zeisloft September 6, 2016 Undrafted
Kevin Séraphin September 8, 2016 New York Knicks

Subtractions

Player Date signed New team
Ian Mahinmi July 7, 2016 Washington Wizards
Jordan Hill July 19, 2016 Minnesota Timberwolves
Solomon Hill July 21, 2016 New Orleans Pelicans
Ty Lawson August 26, 2016 Sacramento Kings
Alex Poythress October 17, 2016 (Signed a training camp deal)
Nick Zeisloft October 17, 2016 (Signed a training camp deal)

References

  1. ↑ Pacers (May 5, 2016). "Pacers' president Larry Bird announced that Vogel's contract would not be renewed, citing a need for "a new voice" to lead the players.". Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Vogel out as Pacers' coach". NBA.com. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Pacers name assistant McMillan as new coach". NBA.com. Retrieved May 16, 2016.

External links

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