The 2021–22 Indiana Pacers season was the 55th season of the franchise and the 46th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA). After the Pacers failed to make the NBA playoffs for the first time since 2015, Nate Bjorkgren was fired on June 9, 2021.[1][2] The Pacers would later re-hire Rick Carlisle back as the new head coach, reuniting him with the Pacers for their second stint after coaching the team from 2003 to 2007 after coaching 13 seasons with the Dallas Mavericks.[3] The Pacers missed the playoffs for the second consecutive season which would be the first time since 2007–10 that they missed the playoffs in consecutive seasons.
| 2021–22 Indiana Pacers season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Rick Carlisle |
| General manager | Chad Buchanan |
| President | Kevin Pritchard |
| Owners | Herbert Simon |
| Arena | Gainbridge Fieldhouse |
| Results | |
| Record | 25–57 (.305) |
| Place | Division: 4th (Central) Conference: 13th (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
| Local media | |
| Television | Bally Sports Indiana |
| Radio | 1070 The Fan |
During the trade deadline, the Pacers acquired Tyrese Haliburton and Buddy Hield in a deal surrounding Domantas Sabonis. The team also acquired the services of Jalen Smith. Standout rookie Chris Duarte was selected to the 2022 NBA All-Rookie Second Team. This season also welcomed back fan–favorite and former Pacer Lance Stephenson for a third stint with the franchise.
NBA draft
edit| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Club |
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| 1 | 13 | Chris Duarte | SG |  Dominican Republic | Oregon (Sr.) |
| 2 | 54 | Sandro Mamukelashvili | C |  Georgia | Seton Hall (Sr.) |
| 2 | 60 | Georgios Kalaitzakis | SF |  Greece | Panathinaikos (Greece) |
Entering the draft, the Pacers had one first-round pick and two second-round picks.[4]
Roster
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Standings
editDivision
edit| Central Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y – Milwaukee Bucks | 51 | 31 | .622 | – | 27–14 | 24–17 | 12–4 | 82 |
| x – Chicago Bulls | 46 | 36 | .561 | 5.0 | 27–14 | 19–22 | 10–6 | 82 |
| pi − Cleveland Cavaliers | 44 | 38 | .537 | 7.0 | 25–16 | 19–22 | 10–6 | 82 |
| Indiana Pacers | 25 | 57 | .305 | 26.0 | 16–25 | 9–32 | 2–14 | 82 |
| Detroit Pistons | 23 | 59 | .280 | 28.0 | 13–28 | 10–31 | 6–10 | 82 |
Conference
edit| Eastern Conference | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | c – Miami Heat * | 53 | 29 | .646 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y – Boston Celtics * | 51 | 31 | .622 | 2.0 | 82 |
| 3 | y – Milwaukee Bucks * | 51 | 31 | .622 | 2.0 | 82 |
| 4 | x – Philadelphia 76ers | 51 | 31 | .622 | 2.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x – Toronto Raptors | 48 | 34 | .585 | 5.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x – Chicago Bulls | 46 | 36 | .561 | 7.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x − Brooklyn Nets | 44 | 38 | .537 | 9.0 | 82 |
| 8 | pi − Cleveland Cavaliers | 44 | 38 | .537 | 9.0 | 82 |
| 9 | x − Atlanta Hawks | 43 | 39 | .524 | 10.0 | 82 |
| 10 | pi − Charlotte Hornets | 43 | 39 | .524 | 10.0 | 82 |
| 11 | New York Knicks | 37 | 45 | .451 | 16.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Washington Wizards | 35 | 47 | .427 | 18.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Indiana Pacers | 25 | 57 | .305 | 28.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Detroit Pistons | 23 | 59 | .280 | 30.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Orlando Magic | 22 | 60 | .268 | 31.0 | 82 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | ATL | BOS | BKN | CHH | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | LAC | LAL | MEM | MIA | MIL | MIN | NOP | NYK | OKC | ORL | PHI | PHO | POR | SAC | SAS | TOR | UTA | WAS |
Game log
editPreseason
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Preseason: 2–2 (home: 1–1; road: 1–1)
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Regular season
editTransactions
editTrades
edit| July 30, 2021[5] | To Indiana Pacers Draft rights to Isaiah Todd (No. 31) | To Milwaukee Bucks Draft rights to Sandro Mamukelashvili (No. 54) Draft rights to Georgios Kalaitzakis (No. 60) 2024 second-round pick 2026 second-round pick |
| August 6, 2021[6] (Five-team trade) | To Indiana Pacers Draft rights to Isaiah Jackson (No. 22) (from LA Lakers) | To Los Angeles Lakers Russell Westbrook (from Washington) 2023 CHI second-round pick (from Washington) 2024 second-round pick (from Washington) 2028 WAS second-round pick (from Washington) |
| To San Antonio Spurs Chandler Hutchison (from Washington) 2022 second-round pick (from Washington) | To Brooklyn Nets 2024 second-round pick (from Washington) 2025 second-round pick swap right (from Washington) Draft rights to Nikola Milutinov (2015 No. 26) (from San Antonio) | |
| To Washington Wizards Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (from LA Lakers) Spencer Dinwiddie (sign-and-trade) (from Brooklyn) Montrezl Harrell (from LA Lakers) Aaron Holiday (from Indiana) Kyle Kuzma (from LA Lakers) Draft rights to Isaiah Todd (No. 31) (from Indiana) Cash considerations (from Indiana) | ||
| August 7, 2021[7] | To Indiana Pacers 2023 SAS protected second-round pick (did not convert) | To San Antonio Spurs Doug McDermott (sign-and-trade) 2023 IND protected second-round pick (did not convert) 2026 second-round pick swap right |
| October 6, 2021[8] | To Indiana Pacers Draft rights to Juan Pablo Vaulet (2015 No. 39) | To Brooklyn Nets Edmond Sumner 2025 MIA protected second-round pick |
| February 7, 2022[9] | To Indiana Pacers Ricky Rubio 2023 CLE protected first-round pick (Ben Sheppard) 2022 HOU second-round pick (Andrew Nembhard) 2027 UTA second-round pick | To Cleveland Cavaliers Caris LeVert 2022 MIA second-round pick (Luke Travers) |
| February 8, 2022[10] | To Indiana Pacers Tyrese Haliburton Buddy Hield Tristan Thompson | To Sacramento Kings Domantas Sabonis Justin Holiday Jeremy Lamb 2023 IND second-round pick (Jordan Walsh) |
| February 10, 2022[11] | To Indiana Pacers Jalen Smith 2022 PHO second-round pick (Hugo Besson) | To Phoenix Suns Torrey Craig Cash considerations |
References
edit- ^ "Pacers Announce Nate Bjorkgren Will Not Return as Coach". NBA.com. June 9, 2021. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
- ^ "Nate Bjorkgren fired as Indiana Pacers coach after playoff streak ends, sources say". ESPN.com. June 9, 2021. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
- ^ "Pacers Reach Agreement with Rick Carlisle to Become Head Coach". NBA.com. June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ^ "2021 NBA draft order: Complete picks for the first and second round". espn.com. June 22, 2021. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
- ^ "Milwaukee Bucks Acquire Draft Rights to Two Players in Trade with Indiana Pacers". NBA.com. August 8, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
- ^ "Pacers Acquire Isaiah Jackson". NBA.com. August 6, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
- ^ "Pacers Complete Trade with Spurs". NBA.com. August 8, 2021. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
- ^ "Pacers Trade Edmond Sumner to Brooklyn; Sign Brad Wanamaker to Training Camp Deal". NBA.com. October 6, 2021. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
- ^ "Pacers Acquire Rubio, Future First-Round Pick, and Multiple Second-Round Picks from Cavaliers". NBA.com. February 7, 2022. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
- ^ "Pacers Acquire Tyrese Haliburton, Buddy Hield, and Tristan Thompson from Kings". NBA.com. February 8, 2022. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
- ^ "Pacers Acquire Jalen Smith and 2022 Second-Round Pick from Suns". NBA.com. February 10, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
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