2018–19_Indiana_Pacers_season
2018–19 Indiana Pacers season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 2018–19 Indiana Pacers season was Indiana's 52nd season as a franchise and 43rd season in the NBA.
Quick Facts Indiana Pacers season, Head coach ...
| 2018–19 Indiana Pacers season | |||
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| Head coach | Nate McMillan | ||
| General manager | Chad Buchanan | ||
| President | Kevin Pritchard | ||
| Owners | Herbert Simon | ||
| Arena | Bankers Life Fieldhouse | ||
| Results | |||
| Record | 48–34 (.585) | ||
| Place | Division: 2nd (Central) Conference: 5th (Eastern) | ||
| Playoff finish | First round (lost to Celtics 0–4) | ||
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||
| Local media | |||
| Television | Fox Sports Indiana | ||
| Radio | 1070 The Fan | ||
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The Pacers endured a major setback when their star player, Victor Oladipo, suffered a season-ending knee injury in a January game against Toronto. Oladipo was nevertheless voted an All-Star reserve. The Pacers struggled after Oladipo's injury, posting a 16–19 record during the rest of the season. Despite their late-season struggles, the Pacers clinched a playoff appearance and matched their 48–34 record from the previous year.
The Pacers were defeated in four games by the Boston Celtics in the first round of the playoffs. For the second time in three years the Pacers were swept in the playoffs, and the loss marked their fourth consecutive defeat in the first round.
Main article: 2018 NBA draft
More information Round, Pick ...
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College / Club |
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| 1 | 23 | Aaron Holiday | PG |  United States |
UCLA |
| 2 | 50 | Alize Johnson | PF | United States |
Missouri State |
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More information Players, Coaches ...
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Division
More information Central Division, W ...
| Central Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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| z – Milwaukee Bucks | 60 | 22 | .732 | – | 33–8 | 27–14 | 14–2 | 82 |
| x – Indiana Pacers | 48 | 34 | .585 | 12.0 | 29–12 | 19–22 | 11–5 | 82 |
| x – Detroit Pistons | 41 | 41 | .500 | 19.0 | 26–15 | 15–26 | 8–8 | 82 |
| Chicago Bulls | 22 | 60 | .268 | 38.0 | 9–32 | 13–28 | 3–13 | 82 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 19 | 63 | .232 | 41.0 | 13–28 | 6–35 | 4–12 | 82 |
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Conference
More information Eastern Conference, # ...
| Eastern Conference | ||||||
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| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | z – Milwaukee Bucks * | 60 | 22 | .732 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y – Toronto Raptors * | 58 | 24 | .707 | 2.0 | 82 |
| 3 | x – Philadelphia 76ers | 51 | 31 | .622 | 9.0 | 82 |
| 4 | x – Boston Celtics | 49 | 33 | .598 | 11.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x – Indiana Pacers | 48 | 34 | .585 | 12.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x – Brooklyn Nets | 42 | 40 | .512 | 18.0 | 82 |
| 7 | y – Orlando Magic * | 42 | 40 | .512 | 18.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x – Detroit Pistons | 41 | 41 | .500 | 19.0 | 82 |
| 9 | Charlotte Hornets | 39 | 43 | .476 | 21.0 | 82 |
| 10 | Miami Heat | 39 | 43 | .476 | 21.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Washington Wizards | 32 | 50 | .390 | 28.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Atlanta Hawks | 29 | 53 | .354 | 31.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Chicago Bulls | 22 | 60 | .268 | 38.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 19 | 63 | .232 | 41.0 | 82 |
| 15 | New York Knicks | 17 | 65 | .207 | 43.0 | 82 |
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Preseason
More information 2018 preseason game log Total: 2–2 (home: 0–0; road: 2–2), Game ...
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Preseason: 2–2 (home: 0–0; road: 2–2)
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Regular season
More information 2018–19 game log Total: 48–34 (home: 29–12; road: 19–22), Game ...
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Playoffs
See also: 2019 NBA Playoffs
More information 2019 playoff game log Total: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2), Game ...
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First Round: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)
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Regular season
More information Player, Pos. ...
| Player | Pos. | GP | GS | MP | Reb. | Ast. | Stl. | Blk. | Pts. |
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| Ike Anigbogu‡ | C | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bojan Bogdanović | SF | 81 | 81 | 2,573 | 333 | 161 | 69 | 1 | 1,454 |
| Darren Collison | PG | 76 | 76 | 2,143 | 232 | 459 | 110 | 9 | 853 |
| Tyreke Evans | SG | 69 | 18 | 1,402 | 201 | 166 | 58 | 18 | 706 |
| Aaron Holiday | PG | 50 | 0 | 646 | 67 | 87 | 21 | 13 | 294 |
| Alize Johnson | PF | 14 | 0 | 64 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| Cory Joseph | PG | 82 | 9 | 2,063 | 279 | 321 | 94 | 22 | 537 |
| T. J. Leaf | PF | 58 | 1 | 522 | 125 | 24 | 9 | 19 | 225 |
| Wesley Matthews≠ | SG | 23 | 23 | 725 | 65 | 55 | 20 | 4 | 251 |
| Doug McDermott | SF | 77 | 1 | 1,340 | 109 | 67 | 18 | 8 | 564 |
| Kyle O'Quinn | C | 45 | 3 | 371 | 119 | 56 | 9 | 25 | 156 |
| Victor Oladipo | SG | 36 | 36 | 1,147 | 202 | 186 | 60 | 11 | 675 |
| Davon Reed | SG | 10 | 0 | 47 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| Domantas Sabonis | C | 74 | 5 | 1,838 | 690 | 212 | 48 | 30 | 1,043 |
| Edmond Sumner | PG | 23 | 2 | 210 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 66 |
| Myles Turner | C | 74 | 74 | 2,119 | 531 | 115 | 60 | 199 | 984 |
| Thaddeus Young | PF | 81 | 81 | 2,489 | 523 | 204 | 123 | 36 | 1,024 |
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After all games.[1]
‡Waived during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
Playoffs
More information Player, Pos. ...
| Player | Pos. | GP | GS | MP | Reb. | Ast. | Stl. | Blk. | Pts. |
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| Bojan Bogdanović | SF | 4 | 4 | 148 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 72 |
| Darren Collison | PG | 4 | 4 | 117 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 48 |
| Tyreke Evans | SG | 4 | 0 | 84 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 61 |
| Aaron Holiday | PG | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Cory Joseph | PG | 4 | 0 | 85 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 30 |
| T. J. Leaf | PF | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wesley Matthews | SG | 4 | 4 | 119 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 28 |
| Doug McDermott | SF | 3 | 0 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Kyle O'Quinn | C | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Domantas Sabonis | C | 4 | 0 | 96 | 29 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 34 |
| Edmond Sumner | PG | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Myles Turner | C | 4 | 4 | 126 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 39 |
| Thaddeus Young | PF | 4 | 4 | 130 | 28 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 42 |
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Main article: List of 2018–19 NBA season transactions
Free agents
Re-signed
Additions
More information Player, Signed ...
| Player | Signed | Former Team |
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| Tyreke Evans[3] | July 6, 2018 | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Doug McDermott[3] | Dallas Mavericks | |
| Kyle O'Quinn[4] | July 9, 2018 | New York Knicks |
| C. J. Wilcox[5] | Two-way contract | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Omari Johnson[2] | September 21, 2018 | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Elijah Stewart[2] | USC Trojans | |
| Davon Reed[6] | Two-way contract | Phoenix Suns |
| Stephan Hicks[7] | January 20, 2019 | Fort Wayne Mad Ants (G League) |
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Subtractions
More information Player, Reason ...
| Player | Reason | New Team |
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| Lance Stephenson[8] | Unrestricted free agent | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Al Jefferson[9][10] | Waived |  Xinjiang Flying Tigers |
| Joe Young[11] | Unrestricted free agent | Nanjing Monkey King |
| Alex Poythress[12][13] | Waived | Atlanta Hawks |
| C. J. Wilcox[6] | Waived | |
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- "2018-19 Indiana Pacers Roster and Regular season Stats". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
- "Pacers Announce 2018 Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. September 21, 2018. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
- "Pacers Sign Tyreke Evans, Doug McDermott". NBA.com. July 6, 2018. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
- "Pacers Sign Kyle O'Quinn". NBA.com. July 9, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
- "Pacers Sign C.J. Wilcox to Two-Way Contract". NBA.com. August 3, 2018. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
- "Pacers Sign Davon Reed". NBA.com. October 19, 2018. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
- "Pacers Sign Stephan Hicks to 10-Day Contract". NBA.com. January 20, 2019. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
- "Lakers Sign Lance Stephenson". NBA.com. July 10, 2018. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
- Horner, Scott (July 2, 2018). "Pacers reportedly waive veteran center Al Jefferson". indystar.com. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
- "Xinjiang Flying Tigers signs Al Jefferson". asia-basket.com. July 7, 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
- East, Tony (August 1, 2018). "Joe Young will leave the NBA and go play in China". 8 Points 9 Seconds. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- Adams, Luke (July 6, 2018). "Pacers Waive Alex Poythress". hoopsrumors.com. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
- Finberg, Annie (August 20, 2018). "Atlanta Hawks Sign Daniel Hamilton and Alex Poythress". NBA.com. Retrieved August 20, 2018.