Indiana Pacers – Hoops Habit https://hoopshabit.com NBA News, Rumors, Analysis, Opinion and Stats Thu, 25 Aug 2022 02:43:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.20 NBA Trades: 3 Myles Turner trades for the Indiana Pacers to consider https://hoopshabit.com/2022/07/03/nba-trades-myles-turner-indiana-pacers/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/07/03/nba-trades-myles-turner-indiana-pacers/#respond Sun, 03 Jul 2022 16:00:09 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=446614 With the Indiana Pacers transitioning into a full rebuild, coveted center Myles Turner could be the next asset to be offloaded this offseason. As Indiana continues to stay busy on the phones, they’re reportedly shopping Turner and at least gauging interest in his value. The Pacers could certainly retain the 26-year-old big man heading into […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/07/03/nba-trades-myles-turner-indiana-pacers/feed/ 0 NBA Trades: 3-team trade lands Myles Turner on Los Angeles Lakers https://hoopshabit.com/2022/07/01/nba-trades-myles-turner-los-angeles-lakers/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/07/01/nba-trades-myles-turner-los-angeles-lakers/#respond Fri, 01 Jul 2022 12:00:40 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=446563 The Los Angeles Lakers struggled to do much of anything last season. They missed the Play-In entirely and are now left with the scraps of their failed experiment. In order to get back to a place of contention, they will need to add some serious help. But since they have little to no money to […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/07/01/nba-trades-myles-turner-los-angeles-lakers/feed/ 0 NBA Trades: 5 trade suitors for Malcolm Brogdon and the Indiana Pacers https://hoopshabit.com/2022/05/27/nba-trades-malcolm-brogdon-indiana-pacers/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/05/27/nba-trades-malcolm-brogdon-indiana-pacers/#respond Fri, 27 May 2022 10:00:00 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=445338 With the Indiana Pacers currently transitioning into a slim rebuild, the decision-making within the front office should align with the direction of the franchise this offseason. As a result, the Pacers should be willing to offload some of their veteran talents via trade, including guard Malcolm Brogdon. After years of mediocrity, Indiana is suddenly taking […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/05/27/nba-trades-malcolm-brogdon-indiana-pacers/feed/ 0 5 roster moves the Indiana Pacers need to make this offseason https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/23/roster-moves-indiana-pacers/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/23/roster-moves-indiana-pacers/#respond Sat, 23 Apr 2022 10:00:59 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=444146 The Indiana Pacers blew up their roster at the trade deadline, sending Domantas Sabonis, Jeremy Lamb, and Justin Holiday to the Sacramento Kings. In return for those players, the Pacers received Tyrese Haliburton, Buddy Hield, and Tristan Thompson, which is a good haul for the players they sent out. They made two other trades, sending […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/23/roster-moves-indiana-pacers/feed/ 0 Assessing Bleacher Report’s Russell Westbrook trade for Indiana Pacers https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/18/assessing-bleacher-reports-russell-westbrook-trade-indiana-pacers/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/18/assessing-bleacher-reports-russell-westbrook-trade-indiana-pacers/#respond Tue, 19 Apr 2022 00:56:06 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=444231 The Indiana Pacers and Los Angeles Lakers could be gearing up for a trade that would dominate headlines this NBA offseason. As first reported by The Athletic’s Shams Charania (subscription required), rival executives believe the Pacers could be a viable landing spot for former NBA MVP Russell Westbrook. After a turbulent season together, Westbrook and […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/18/assessing-bleacher-reports-russell-westbrook-trade-indiana-pacers/feed/ 0 Stein: Indiana Pacers likely to trade Malcolm Brogdon this offseason https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/10/indiana-pacers-malcolm-brogdon/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/10/indiana-pacers-malcolm-brogdon/#respond Sun, 10 Apr 2022 12:00:11 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=443909 The Indiana Pacers blew things up this season, trading away franchise pillar Domantas Sabonis to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for Tyrese Haliburton and Buddy Hield. Since the trade, the general consensus has been that t the Pacers won the deal, as Haliburton has looked like the type of player a franchise can build around. […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/10/indiana-pacers-malcolm-brogdon/feed/ 0 Reviewing the Tyrese Haliburton-Domantas Sabonis trade one month later https://hoopshabit.com/2022/03/12/tyrese-haliburton-domantas-sabonis-trade/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/03/12/tyrese-haliburton-domantas-sabonis-trade/#respond Sat, 12 Mar 2022 13:00:35 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=442993 On February 8, the Sacramento Kings and Indiana Pacers made one of the more head-scratching swaps of the trade deadline. Sacramento sent promising young guard Tyrese Haliburton to Indiana in a package for All-Star center Domantas Sabonis. While the move looked like a win-now swing for the Kings, Sacramento has gone 4-8 since Sabonis joined […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/03/12/tyrese-haliburton-domantas-sabonis-trade/feed/ 0 Tyrese Haliburton will transform the Pacers organization https://hoopshabit.com/2022/02/15/tyrese-haliburton-transform-pacers/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/02/15/tyrese-haliburton-transform-pacers/#respond Tue, 15 Feb 2022 13:00:51 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=441973 When the Sacramento Kings traded Tyrese Haliburton at the deadline, it came as a shock to everyone. Adrian Wojnarowski was shocked, the league was shocked, fans were shocked, and above all, Haliburton was shocked. In a heartbreaking article Haliburton wrote in The Players’ Tribune, he detailed the moment he realized he was being traded from […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/02/15/tyrese-haliburton-transform-pacers/feed/ 0 NBA Trades: Both sides of the Domantas Sabonis-Tyrese Haliburton trade https://hoopshabit.com/2022/02/09/nba-trades-domantas-sabonis-tyrese-haliburton/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/02/09/nba-trades-domantas-sabonis-tyrese-haliburton/#respond Wed, 09 Feb 2022 19:00:30 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=441791 The Sacramento Kings and Indiana Pacers kicked trade season into high gear Tuesday when they agreed on a six-player trade headlined by Domantas Sabonis, Tyrese Haliburton, and Buddy Hield. Reactions were mixed, although the consensus seemed to be that it was a negative move for Sacramento. Shocking, we know. NBA Trades: Both sides of the […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/02/09/nba-trades-domantas-sabonis-tyrese-haliburton/feed/ 0 Kings fans react to Tyrese Haliburton-Domantas Sabonis trade https://hoopshabit.com/2022/02/09/kings-fans-tyrese-haliburton-domantas-sabonis/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/02/09/kings-fans-tyrese-haliburton-domantas-sabonis/#respond Wed, 09 Feb 2022 13:00:25 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=441785 The season for NBA trades is officially here, with multiple blockbuster deals going through just the other day. The biggest of the bunch, however, involved the Sacramento Kings and the Indiana Pacers. Domantas Sabonis was sent to the Kings alongside Jeremy Lamb and Justin Holiday, while the Pacers received Tyrese Haliburton, Buddy Hield, and Tristan […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/02/09/kings-fans-tyrese-haliburton-domantas-sabonis/feed/ 0 NBA Trades: 3 realistic Myles Turner trades for the Pacers https://hoopshabit.com/2022/02/08/nba-trades-myles-turner-pacers/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/02/08/nba-trades-myles-turner-pacers/#respond Tue, 08 Feb 2022 11:00:24 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=441760 Caris LeVert was just traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers and there are only a couple of days left until the NBA trade deadline. Now, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, Domantas Sabonis and Myles Turner could be the nest to be moved. Sabonis probably has the highest trade value on the team and with the […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/02/08/nba-trades-myles-turner-pacers/feed/ 0 NBA Trades: 3 realistic Domantas Sabonis trades for the Pacers https://hoopshabit.com/2022/02/07/nba-trades-domantas-sabonis-pacers/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/02/07/nba-trades-domantas-sabonis-pacers/#respond Mon, 07 Feb 2022 11:00:31 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=441729 Not too long ago, Hoops Habit put out an article breaking down some potential NBA trades involving Indiana Pacers forward Domantas Sabonis. Since then, a lot has happened. Caris LeVert got traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Pacers have only gotten worse, and Adrian Wojnarowski hinted that Sabonis and Myles Turner could get dealt soon. […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/02/07/nba-trades-domantas-sabonis-pacers/feed/ 0 NBA Rumors: Pacers want at least two first-round picks for Caris LeVert https://hoopshabit.com/2022/01/30/nba-rumors-pacers-caris-levert/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/01/30/nba-rumors-pacers-caris-levert/#respond Sun, 30 Jan 2022 17:00:15 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=441428 The Indiana Pacers are one of the most mediocre teams in the NBA. At least, that’s what the truth had been for the better part of the last decade. This year, however, the Pacers have gone from a middle-of-the-pack team to one of the worst teams in the Eastern Conference. With that, some big changes […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/01/30/nba-rumors-pacers-caris-levert/feed/ 0 NBA Trade Rumors: 76ers held Ben Simmons talks with Raptors, Pacers https://hoopshabit.com/2022/01/26/nba-trade-rumors-76ers-ben-simmons-raptors-pacers/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/01/26/nba-trade-rumors-76ers-ben-simmons-raptors-pacers/#respond Wed, 26 Jan 2022 22:00:22 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=441182 It feels like the Ben Simmons saga has dragged on for ages now. The disgruntled Philadelphia 76ers star has still yet to suit up this year, but he hasn’t been traded, either. GM Daryl Morey is determined to get a superstar player back in return for Simmons, with James Harden being the one name that […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/01/26/nba-trade-rumors-76ers-ben-simmons-raptors-pacers/feed/ 0 NBA Trade Rumors: 4 teams showing interest in Myles Turner https://hoopshabit.com/2022/01/13/nba-trade-rumors-myles-turner/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/01/13/nba-trade-rumors-myles-turner/#respond Thu, 13 Jan 2022 20:00:02 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=440599 The Indiana Pacers’ season isn’t going the way they might have hoped. They are currently stuck in 13th in the Eastern Conference and their situation doesn’t look to be improving anytime soon. Due to this, it was reported earlier this season that they will be selling assets. The three names mentioned in most NBA trade […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/01/13/nba-trade-rumors-myles-turner/feed/ 0 3 blockbuster NBA trades to find Domantas Sabonis a new home https://hoopshabit.com/2021/12/17/blockbuster-nba-trades-domantas-sabonis-indiana-pacers/ https://hoopshabit.com/2021/12/17/blockbuster-nba-trades-domantas-sabonis-indiana-pacers/#respond Fri, 17 Dec 2021 11:00:21 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=439636 According to Matt Moore of Action Network and Kevin O’Connor of The Ringer, Indiana Pacers star Domantas Sabonis “wants out.” This news comes not long after reports surfaced that the Pacers will likely be beginning a rebuild this season. According to those reports, Sabonis, Myles Turner, and Caris LeVert could all be on the chopping […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2021/12/17/blockbuster-nba-trades-domantas-sabonis-indiana-pacers/feed/ 0 3 players the Indiana Pacers should NOT trade away https://hoopshabit.com/2021/12/12/indiana-pacers-trade-not/ https://hoopshabit.com/2021/12/12/indiana-pacers-trade-not/#respond Sun, 12 Dec 2021 13:00:33 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=439294 It appears the NBA may be on the verge of its first fire sale of the season. A report from The Athletic (subscription required) on Tuesday detailed the possibility that the Indiana Pacers were preparing to blow up their core after a rough start to the season. Among the names bandied about in The Athletic’s report were […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2021/12/12/indiana-pacers-trade-not/feed/ 0 NBA Trade Rumors: Myles Turner wants to leave Indiana Pacers https://hoopshabit.com/2021/12/10/nba-trade-rumors-myles-turner-indiana-pacers/ https://hoopshabit.com/2021/12/10/nba-trade-rumors-myles-turner-indiana-pacers/#respond Fri, 10 Dec 2021 13:00:20 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=439373 Recent NBA rumors have revealed that the Indiana Pacers are considering starting a rebuild. In turn, they are open to trading Caris LeVert and either Domantas Sabonis or Myles Turner. If they do choose to enter a rebuild, the large majority of their roster would likely be available for trades. This, in turn, has led […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2021/12/10/nba-trade-rumors-myles-turner-indiana-pacers/feed/ 0 3 Indiana Pacers trades based on recent NBA rumors https://hoopshabit.com/2021/12/08/indiana-pacers-trades-nba-rumors/ https://hoopshabit.com/2021/12/08/indiana-pacers-trades-nba-rumors/#respond Wed, 08 Dec 2021 11:00:22 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=439264 The recent rumors that the Indiana Pacers have opened their doors for trade business sent shockwaves through the NBA Tuesday morning. They have many players at every skill level who will draw interest around the league, from All-Stars like Domantas Sabonis to role players like Torrey Craig and Justin Holiday. Let’s take a peek at three […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2021/12/08/indiana-pacers-trades-nba-rumors/feed/ 0 NBA Trades: 3 Indiana Pacers trades to kickstart a much-needed rebuild https://hoopshabit.com/2021/11/19/nba-trades-indiana-pacers-trades-rebuild/ https://hoopshabit.com/2021/11/19/nba-trades-indiana-pacers-trades-rebuild/#respond Fri, 19 Nov 2021 13:00:53 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=438366 The Indiana Pacers have been at a stalemate for years now. Ever since they were “so close” to eliminating LeBron James and the Cavaliers in the first round a few years back, they seem to have been happy with just being average. YouTube star, Through the Wire podcast host, and NBA expert Kenny Beecham (commonly […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2021/11/19/nba-trades-indiana-pacers-trades-rebuild/feed/ 0 Indiana Pacers: Does the team need to make a trade soon? https://hoopshabit.com/2021/11/15/indiana-pacers-team-trade-soon/ https://hoopshabit.com/2021/11/15/indiana-pacers-team-trade-soon/#respond Mon, 15 Nov 2021 17:00:56 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=438147 The Indiana Pacers started off this season ice cold, but have started to pick things up recently. After a 1-6 start to the season, they have gone 5-2 in their last seven games. In that stretch, they have managed to take down teams such as the New York Knicks, Utah Jazz, and Philadelphia 76ers. They […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2021/11/15/indiana-pacers-team-trade-soon/feed/ 0 Indiana Pacers: Grading their moves in NBA free agency https://hoopshabit.com/2021/09/20/indiana-pacers-grading-nba-free-agency/ https://hoopshabit.com/2021/09/20/indiana-pacers-grading-nba-free-agency/#respond Mon, 20 Sep 2021 17:03:52 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=435728 The Indiana Pacers had a very disappointing season. They moved on from their head coach Nate McMillan at the end of the 2019-20 season and hired Nate Bjorkman. The Pacers signed him to a four-year deal which they have since terminated and hired ex-Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle. When the dust settled at the […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2021/09/20/indiana-pacers-grading-nba-free-agency/feed/ 0 Indiana Pacers: 5 best options for the No. 13 pick in the NBA Draft https://hoopshabit.com/2021/07/26/indiana-pacers-5-options-nba-draft/ https://hoopshabit.com/2021/07/26/indiana-pacers-5-options-nba-draft/#respond Mon, 26 Jul 2021 17:00:00 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=433012 After a quick playoff exit in the NBA Play-in Tournament, the Indiana Pacers are ready for the upcoming NBA Draft, as they hope to build upon a core that has consistently found themselves in the middle of the Eastern Conference playoff race. It has seemed that the Pacers have always been a piece or two […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2021/07/26/indiana-pacers-5-options-nba-draft/feed/ 0 Indiana Pacers: 5 offseason roster moves they need to make https://hoopshabit.com/2021/07/13/indiana-pacers-5-offseason-roster-moves/ https://hoopshabit.com/2021/07/13/indiana-pacers-5-offseason-roster-moves/#respond Tue, 13 Jul 2021 15:00:39 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=432285 The Indiana Pacers finished ninth in the Eastern Conference, qualifying for the play-in tournament. Unfortunately for the team, they did not manage to get to the playoffs. This was the first time in five seasons that they missed the postseason. It was this, and a host of other issues cost their coach Nate Bjorkgren his […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2021/07/13/indiana-pacers-5-offseason-roster-moves/feed/ 0 Indiana Pacers: Rick Carlisle gets a second go-around as head coach https://hoopshabit.com/2021/06/24/indiana-pacers-rick-carlisle-coach/ https://hoopshabit.com/2021/06/24/indiana-pacers-rick-carlisle-coach/#respond Thu, 24 Jun 2021 17:41:21 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=431361 Rick Carlisle is no longer sitting in the NBA unemployment line and, instead, will head back to a familiar place as the head coach of the Indiana Pacers. The deal is for four years, and $29 million as Carlisle now takes over a team that he joined in 2004 after being fired from the Detroit […]

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