Nobody saw him having such a huge role and nobody picked Indiana to go so far before the playoffs started. With a 50-32 record and a fourth seed in the Eastern Conference, the Pacers weren't ...

After the Indiana Pacers finalized a trade deal with the San Antonio Spurs that landed the No. 38 pick in the 2025 NBA draft, the Pacers selected guard Kam Jones. In exchange for the earlier draft ...

In nine games in the 2025 playoffs against the Heat and Pacers, Mitchell averaged 29.6 points. The six-time All-Star has yet to reach the conference finals in the NBA with the Utah Jazz and Cavaliers.

The biggest, though, might be whether Indiana, which has dipped into the luxury tax just twice in 20 years, will be willing to do so in 2025-26 without its best player on the floor.