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The Indiana Pacers could be popular trading partners this summer

alleyoop — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 16:30:54 +0000

The Indiana Pacers would probably like to rebuild but they need to get rid of some higher priced players for that to happen. T.J. Ford, Troy Murphy, Mike Dunleavy, Dahntay Jones and Jeff Foster can all be had this summer. I’m not so sure that the Pacers would require a lot back for any of them except Murphy. The Pacers want to get younger building the team around Danny Granger, Roy Hibbert, Tyler Hansbrough, Brandon Rush, Paul George, Lance Stephenson and Magnum Rolle. I don’t see the Pacers looking to spend a lot on free agents but they might look for a starting caliber point guard. Shaun Livingston, Steve Blake and Nate Robinson will likely be on their radar this summer as they are all free agents.

The Indiana Pacers pick Ryan Reid and then they send him to the Thunder

alleyoop — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 18:24:34 +0000

The Pacers selected 23-year old forward Ryan Reid with the 56th overall pick in the NBA Draft and then they traded him to the Oklahoma City Thunder for 24-year old center Magnum Rolle who was picked 51st overall. Rolle played in 34 games at Louisiana Tech last season and he averaged 13.9 points, 8.4 rebounds, 0.8 assists and 2.1 blocked shots per game. Rolle played in 93 games in college and he averaged 10.3 points, 6.7 rebounds, 0.7 assists and 1.7 blocked shots per game. I really like this trade for the Pacers as Rolle has a decent upside.

The Indiana Pacers select Lance Stephenson in the second round

alleyoop — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 18:18:49 +0000

The Indiana Pacers have selected 19-year old shooting guard Lance Stephenson with the 40th overall pick of the NBA Draft. Stephenson played in 34 games (32 starts) for Cincinnati last season and he averaged 12.3 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. The Pacers are gambling on Stephenson’s outstanding athletic ability as he really excels in the open court. He has the potential to be one of the best players picked in the second round based on talent alone.

The Indiana Pacers select Paul George in the first round

alleyoop — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:39:18 +0000

The Pacers have picked 20-year old small forward Paul George with the 10th overall pick of the NBA Draft. George played in 29 games (28 starts) for Fresno State last season and he averaged 16.8 points, 7.2 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.2 steals per game. He finished up at Fresno having played in 63 games (53 starts) in which he averaged 15.5 points, 6.7 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 2.0 steals per game. Picking George likely bumps Danny Granger to shooting guard full time. I like this pick as George should give the Pacers a nice offensive boost starting this season.

The Indiana Pacers will be looking to trade tomorrow night

alleyoop — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 16:50:38 +0000

The Pacers are likely going to be one of the most active teams in tomorrow night’s NBA Draft. The Pacers hold the #10, #40 and #57 picks in the NBA Draft and they are looking to make a deal. The Pacers are looking for a legit point guard and they are likely to offer the #10 overall pick and maybe more to get one. Darren Collison and Jonny Flynn are rumored names of guys they are after. Troy Murphy, Brandon Rush and Mike Dunleavy will also be likely available for trade tomorrow. Besides a point guard the Pacers should be after offensive players who can give Danny Granger some support.

The Indiana Pacers need to quit jerking Roy Hibbert around

alleyoop — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 18:06:35 +0000

The Pacers need to just start 23-year old center Roy Hibbert and start playing him 30+ minutes a night. He is a huge man at 7′2″, 278 pounds and he can throw his weight around inside. Hibbert played in 81 games (69 starts) for the Pacers last season and he averaged 25.1 minutes, 11.7 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.6 blocked shots per night. He has now played in 151 games (110 starts) in his two years with the Pacers and he has averaged 20.2 minutes, 9.5 points, 4.7 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.4 blocked shots per game. The Pacers need to quit jerking Hibbert around and let him play.

The Indiana Pacers acquire a 2nd round pick from the Mavericks

alleyoop — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 13:15:53 +0000

The Indiana Pacers have acquired the 57th overall pick (2nd round) of the NBA Draft later this month from the Mavs to complete the Eddie Jones and Shawne Williams trade. Players can be found in the 2nd round so the Pacers need to do their homework on this one. The Pacers need all of the help that they can get.

The Indiana Pacers painted themselves into a corner so they won’t be active this summer

alleyoop — Sat, 29 May 2010 15:52:16 +0000

The Indiana Pacers will have almost the whole roster back in 2010-11 unless they make some trades. This was just flat out bad planning as the best free agent summer in the history of the NBA is available and the Pacers will likely be on the sideline. They only have two free agents of their own this summer in Earl Watson and Luther Head. The Pacers might need Watson back due to A.J. Price’s injury but that’s only if he doesn’t get a good offer this summer. Luther Head isn’t someone that the Pacers will go out of the way to bring back but they could do worse.

A.J. Price will be out 4-6 months for the Indiana Pacers

alleyoop — Tue, 25 May 2010 04:00:36 +0000

23-year old point guard A.J. Price will miss the next 4-6 months after he needed surgery to repair a fractured kneecap which he injured in a charity game. He does not have a fully guaranteed contract for the 2010-11 season but I don’t expect them to consider letting him go. He played in 56 games (2 starts) as a rookie last season for the Pacers and he averaged 15.4 minutes, 7.3 points, 1.6 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game. The Pacers are hoping that he will be ready to start the 2010-11 season.

T.J. Ford is coming back to the Indiana Pacers in 2010-11

alleyoop — Thu, 13 May 2010 22:16:03 +0000

27-year old point guard T.J. Ford is without a doubt going to pick up his player option for the 2010-11 season as there is no way a team would give him that much money on the open market. Ford played in 47 games (32 starts) for the Pacers last season and he averaged 25.3 minutes, 10.3 points, 3.2 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game. Because of his size (6′0″, 165 pounds) it always seems as if Ford gets beat up a lot. He has now played in 374 games (303 starts) in his NBA career (7 years) and he is averaging 29.2 minutes, 12.1 points, 3.3 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 1.2 steals per game. Ford is by far the best point guard the Pacers have so they should just play him until he gets hurt.