The 2016–17 Indiana Pacers season was 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]
| 2016–17 Indiana Pacers season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Nate McMillan |
| General manager | Kevin Pritchard |
| President | Larry Bird |
| Owners | Herbert Simon |
| Arena | Bankers Life Fieldhouse |
| Results | |
| Record | 42–40 (.512) |
| Place | Division: 3rd (Central) Conference: 7th (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | First Round (lost to Cavaliers 0–4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
| Local media | |
| Television | Fox Sports Indiana |
| Radio | 1070 The Fan |
The Pacers would make it to the playoffs, securing the 7th seed. They met the 2nd seeded defending NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers in the First Round, in which they were swept in four games.
On April 28, 2017, Larry Bird stepped down as the President of the Indiana Pacers.
On June 30, 2017, following the season, Paul George was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder.
NBA draft edit
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/club team |
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| 1 | 20 | Caris LeVert | SG |  United States | Michigan |
| 2 | 50 | Georges Niang | PF | United States | Iowa State |
Roster edit
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Standings edit
Division edit
| Central Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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| y – Cleveland Cavaliers | 51 | 31 | .622 | – | 31–10 | 20–21 | 8–8 | 82 |
| x – Milwaukee Bucks | 42 | 40 | .512 | 9.0 | 23–18 | 19–22 | 10–6 | 82 |
| x – Indiana Pacers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 9.0 | 29–12 | 13–28 | 8–8 | 82 |
| x – Chicago Bulls | 41 | 41 | .500 | 10.0 | 25–16 | 16–25 | 9–7 | 82 |
| Detroit Pistons | 37 | 45 | .451 | 14.0 | 24–17 | 13–28 | 5–11 | 82 |
Conference edit
| Eastern Conference | ||||||
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| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | c – Boston Celtics * | 53 | 29 | .646 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y – Cleveland Cavaliers * | 51 | 31 | .622 | 2.0 | 82 |
| 3 | x – Toronto Raptors | 51 | 31 | .622 | 2.0 | 82 |
| 4 | y – Washington Wizards * | 49 | 33 | .598 | 4.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x – Atlanta Hawks | 43 | 39 | .524 | 10.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x – Milwaukee Bucks | 42 | 40 | .512 | 11.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x – Indiana Pacers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 11.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x – Chicago Bulls | 41 | 41 | .500 | 12.0 | 82 |
| 9 | Miami Heat | 41 | 41 | .500 | 12.0 | 82 |
| 10 | Detroit Pistons | 37 | 45 | .451 | 16.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Charlotte Hornets | 36 | 46 | .439 | 17.0 | 82 |
| 12 | New York Knicks | 31 | 51 | .378 | 22.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Orlando Magic | 29 | 53 | .354 | 24.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Philadelphia 76ers | 28 | 54 | .341 | 25.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Brooklyn Nets | 20 | 62 | .244 | 33.0 | 82 |
Game log edit
Preseason edit
| 2016 pre-season game log Total: 3–3 (home: 3–0; road: 0–3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pre-season: 3–3 (home: 3–0; road: 0–3)
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Regular season edit
Playoffs edit
| 2017 playoff game log Total: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First Round: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)
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Player statistics edit
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
Regular season edit
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul George | 75 | 75 | 35.9 | .461 | .393 | .898 | 6.6 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 23.7 |
| Jeff Teague | 82 | 82 | 32.4 | .442 | .357 | .867 | 4.0 | 7.8 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 15.3 |
| Myles Turner | 81 | 81 | 31.4 | .511 | .348 | .809 | 7.3 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 14.5 |
| Thaddeus Young | 74 | 74 | 30.2 | .527 | .381 | .523 | 6.1 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 11.0 |
| C.J. Miles | 76 | 29 | 23.4 | .434 | .413 | .903 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 10.7 |
| Monta Ellis | 74 | 33 | 27.0 | .443 | .319 | .727 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 8.5 |
| Al Jefferson | 66 | 1 | 14.1 | .499 | .000 | .765 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 8.1 |
| Lance Stephenson | 6 | 0 | 22.0 | .409 | .625 | .667 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 7.2 |
| Rodney Stuckey | 39 | 0 | 17.8 | .373 | .317 | .748 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 7.2 |
| Glenn Robinson III | 69 | 27 | 20.7 | .467 | .392 | .711 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 6.1 |
| Aaron Brooks | 65 | 0 | 13.8 | .403 | .375 | .800 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 5.0 |
| Kevin Seraphin | 49 | 3 | 11.4 | .551 | .000 | .636 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 4.7 |
| Lavoy Allen | 61 | 5 | 14.3 | .458 | .000 | .697 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 2.9 |
| Joe Young | 33 | 0 | 4.1 | .361 | .217 | .733 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2.1 |
| Rakeem Christmas | 29 | 0 | 7.6 | .442 | .724 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 2.0 | |
| Georges Niang | 23 | 0 | 4.0 | .250 | .083 | 1.000 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
Playoffs edit
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Paul George | 4 | 4 | 43.0 | .386 | .429 | .867 | 8.8 | 7.3 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 28.0 |
| Jeff Teague | 4 | 4 | 35.5 | .489 | .529 | .833 | 3.3 | 6.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 17.0 |
| Lance Stephenson | 4 | 0 | 26.8 | .509 | .389 | .750 | 5.3 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 16.0 |
| Thaddeus Young | 4 | 4 | 35.0 | .538 | .250 | .500 | 9.0 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 12.0 |
| Myles Turner | 4 | 4 | 33.3 | .432 | .000 | .625 | 6.8 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 10.8 |
| C.J. Miles | 4 | 2 | 20.5 | .458 | .313 | 1.000 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 7.3 |
| Kevin Seraphin | 4 | 0 | 14.8 | .462 | .714 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 7.3 | |
| Monta Ellis | 4 | 2 | 19.0 | .400 | .250 | .800 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 5.5 |
| Glenn Robinson III | 3 | 0 | 10.3 | 1.000 | 1.000 | .500 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 |
| Aaron Brooks | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | .667 | .500 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | |
| Lavoy Allen | 3 | 0 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Player Statistics Citation:[4]
Transactions edit
Trades edit
| 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 edit
Re-signed edit
Additions edit
| Player | 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 |
| Lance Stephenson | March 30, 2017 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
Subtractions edit
| Player | 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 edit
- ^ 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". Archived from the original on May 14, 2016. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
- ^ "Vogel out as Pacers' coach". NBA.com. Archived from the original on June 9, 2016. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
- ^ "Pacers name assistant McMillan as new coach". NBA.com. Archived from the original on May 21, 2016. Retrieved May 16, 2016.
- ^ "2016-17 Indiana Pacers Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
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