The Pacers have three white guys playing power forward this season and they all have talent. 29-year old Troy Murphy will be the starter and he is a very underrated basketball player. He played in 73 games for the Pacers last season and he averaged 34.0 minutes, 14.3 points, 11.8 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game. Murphy is also a long range assassin as he nailed 45% from behind the three point arc last season which is very, very rare for a power forward. 23-year old Tyler Hansbrough will back up Murphy this season. He was the 13th pick of the first round of the NBA Draft last June by the Pacers. Hansbrough quite simply is a winner and he will bring that attittude with him to Indiana. 22-year old Josh McRoberts will be the #3 guy in line at power forward for the Pacers this season. He played in 33 games for the Pacers last year and he averaged 8.5 minutes, 2.4 points, 2.2 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game.

PROJECTED GRADE FOR THE POWER FORWARDS IN 2009-2010: B