Welcome to the iPacers.com Pacers draft preview! This is the second part of a 4-part series, detailing 20 options for the 20th pick in the 2016 NBA Draft. To get my 20 options, I reviewed 31 different mock drafts and found 17 different players that were picked for the Pacers at the 20th spot; I also added three more potential options to make it an even 20 that were often mentioned around the Pacers range.

I’ve noted each players “Mock Draft Range,” which is the highest and lowest the player was picked and “Mock Draft Average,” which is the average spot each player was selected in the mocks. Anytime a player wasn’t selected in a mock draft, I assigned their selection at 35 (Some mock drafts included second rounds, while others did not). If the average pick was over 30, then I put their mock average at 2nd-round.

I’ve included some short analysis on each player with two reasons to draft them and two reasons to pass. For more detailed analysis, I’ve posted videos from Draft Express that detail their strengths and weaknesses along with highlights.

In the second part, we’ll look at the following players: Damian Jones, Diamond Stone, Juan Hernangomez, Malachi Richardson, and Taurean Prince. If you missed part one (Tyler Ulis, Brice Johnson, Wade Baldwin IV, Demetrius Jackson, and Domantas Sabonis), it can be found here.  Continue reading Pacers 2016 NBA Draft Preview: Part 2 →

Welcome to the iPacers.com Pacers draft preview! This will be a 4-part series, detailing 20 options for the 20th pick in the 2016 NBA Draft. To get my 20 options, I reviewed 31 different mock drafts and found 17 different players that were picked for the Pacers at the 20th spot; I also added three more potential options to make it an even 20 that were often mentioned around the Pacers range.

I’ve noted each players “Mock Draft Range,” which is the highest and lowest the player was picked and “Mock Draft Average,” which is the average spot each player was selected in the mocks. Anytime a player wasn’t selected in a mock draft, I assigned their selection at 35 (Some mock drafts included second rounds, while others did not). If the average pick was over 30, then I put their mock average at 2nd-round.

I’ll also include some short analysis on each player with videos from Draft Express that detail their strengths and weaknesses along with highlights.

Today, we’ll look at the 5 players that came up the most often at the 20th pick in review of these various mock drafts: Tyler Ulis, Brice Johnson, Domantas Sabonis, Demetrius Jackson, & Wade Baldwin IV.  Continue reading Pacers 2016 NBA Draft Preview: Part 1 →

Paul George was named to the All-NBA Third Team for the third time in his career. This award comes just one day after Paul George was named to an All-Defensive Team for the third time.

His third selection ties an Indiana Pacers record for All-NBA selections with Jermaine O’Neal and Reggie Miller, who both had 3 as well. It’s only the 10th time a Pacer has been selected (Ron Artest or Metta World Peace is the other).  Continue reading Another day, another honor for Paul George →

Paul George is no Peyton Manning when it comes to being a spokesperson in commercials, but he’s racking up his commercial IMDB credits, including two new commercials from one that Peyton is intimately familiar with: Papa John’s.

The first new commercial has Paul George and Papa John squaring off in a dunk contest.

Continue reading Paul George appears in two new Papa John’s commercials →

Rodney Stuckey could not have played worse in game five. He describes his own play as “sh*tty,” but that’s probably underestimating it. Stuckey finished 1 for 10, was a big culprit of the Pacers 4th quarter collapse and generally looked lost on the court at all times. His night was summed up in one vine:

So, how did Stuckey respond in game six with the Pacers one loss away from elimination? Godney rose from the ashes. He scored 8 points on 3 of 4 shooting and had 4 rebounds and 3 assists. A nice night for the backup wing, but he also had the highlight of the night and perhaps the series when he did this to Cory Joseph.

Amp Harris also uploaded a video from courtside with an incredible view of the play. (You can see him and Mike Epps at the bottom right of the Vine above.  Continue reading Rodney Stuckey fools Cory Joseph with the ultimate ball fake →