The 2022–23 Indiana Pacers season was the 56th season of the franchise and the 46th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Rick Carlisle served his 6th season as head coach of the franchise. During the offseason, the team signed restricted free-agent Deandre Ayton to a four–year, $133 million offer sheet, the largest in league history, before it was matched by the Phoenix Suns.[1][2][3] The team also traded away Malcolm Brogdon in exchange for a package surrounding Aaron Nesmith, Daniel Theis, and a 2023 first–round pick. In the 2022 NBA draft, the team selected Bennedict Mathurin 6th overall alongside standout second rounder Andrew Nembhard.
| 2022–23 Indiana Pacers season | |
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| Head coach | Rick Carlisle |
| General manager | Chad Buchanan |
| President | Kevin Pritchard |
| Owner(s) | Herbert Simon |
| Arena | Gainbridge Fieldhouse |
| Results | |
| Record | 35–47 (.427) |
| Place | Division: 4th (Central) Conference: 11th (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
| Local media | |
| Television | Bally Sports Indiana |
| Radio | 1070 The Fan |
Tyrese Haliburton earned his first NBA All–Star appearance in 2023 while also participating in the 2023 NBA Three–Point Contest alongside teammate Buddy Hield. During the season, Hield broke Reggie Miller's record of most three-pointers made in a season in Pacers history. The team acquired Jordan Nwora and former Pacer George Hill at the trade deadline. Bennedict Mathurin broke Chris Duarte's record for most three–pointers made as a rookie in Pacers franchise history.[4]
The Pacers were eliminated from postseason contention on April 2, 2023, following their loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Chicago Bulls’ win over the Memphis Grizzlies.[5]
Draft
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| 1 | 6 | Bennedict Mathurin | Shooting guard / small forward |  Canada
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| 2 | 31 | Andrew Nembhard | Point guard | Canada
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| 2 | 58 | Hugo Besson | Point guard |  France
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The Pacers owned their first-round pick. They also had two second-round picks, due to trades surrounding Jalen Smith and Caris LeVert.[6]
Roster
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Standings
editDivision
edit| Central Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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| z – Milwaukee Bucks | 58 | 24 | .707 | – | 32–9 | 26–15 | 11–5 | 82 |
| x – Cleveland Cavaliers | 51 | 31 | .622 | 7.0 | 31–10 | 20–21 | 13–3 | 82 |
| pi – Chicago Bulls | 40 | 42 | .488 | 18.0 | 22–19 | 18–23 | 7–9 | 82 |
| Indiana Pacers | 35 | 47 | .427 | 23.0 | 20–21 | 15–26 | 7–9 | 82 |
| Detroit Pistons | 17 | 65 | .207 | 41.0 | 9–32 | 8–33 | 2–14 | 82 |
Conference
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| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | z – Milwaukee Bucks * | 58 | 24 | .707 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y – Boston Celtics * | 57 | 25 | .695 | 1.0 | 82 |
| 3 | x – Philadelphia 76ers | 54 | 28 | .659 | 4.0 | 82 |
| 4 | x – Cleveland Cavaliers | 51 | 31 | .622 | 7.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x – New York Knicks | 47 | 35 | .573 | 11.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x – Brooklyn Nets | 45 | 37 | .549 | 13.0 | 82 |
| 7 | y – Miami Heat * | 44 | 38 | .537 | 14.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x – Atlanta Hawks | 41 | 41 | .500 | 17.0 | 82 |
| 9 | pi – Toronto Raptors | 41 | 41 | .500 | 17.0 | 82 |
| 10 | pi – Chicago Bulls | 40 | 42 | .488 | 18.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Indiana Pacers | 35 | 47 | .427 | 23.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Washington Wizards | 35 | 47 | .427 | 23.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Orlando Magic | 34 | 48 | .415 | 24.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Charlotte Hornets | 27 | 55 | .329 | 31.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Detroit Pistons | 17 | 65 | .207 | 41.0 | 82 |
Game log
editPreseason
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Preseason: 2–2 (home: 1–1; road: 1–1)
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Regular season
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October: 3–5 (home: 1–2; road: 2–3)
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November
: 9–4 (home: 6–2; road: 3–2)
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December: 8–8 (home: 5–3; road: 3–5)
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January
: 4–11 (home: 4–3; road: 0–8)
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February
: 4–7 (home: 2–5; road: 2–2)
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March
: 6–9 (home: 2–4; road: 4–5)
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April: 1–3 (home: 0–2; road: 1–1)
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Player statistics
editRagular season
edit| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Buddy Hield | SF | 80 | 73 | 2,482 | 400 | 225 | 92 | 26 | 1,344 | 31.0 | 5.0 | 2.8 | 1.2 | .3 | 16.8 |
| Bennedict Mathurin | SG | 78 | 17 | 2,222 | 318 | 116 | 48 | 13 | 1,302 | 28.5 | 4.1 | 1.5 | .6 | .2 | 16.7 |
| Andrew Nembhard | SG | 75 | 63 | 2,073 | 199 | 341 | 70 | 13 | 709 | 27.6 | 2.7 | 4.5 | .9 | .2 | 9.5 |
| T. J. McConnell | PG | 75 | 6 | 1,526 | 234 | 397 | 81 | 10 | 650 | 20.3 | 3.1 | 5.3 | 1.1 | .1 | 8.7 |
| Aaron Nesmith | SF | 73 | 60 | 1,816 | 277 | 98 | 55 | 34 | 738 | 24.9 | 3.8 | 1.3 | .8 | .5 | 10.1 |
| Jalen Smith | C | 68 | 31 | 1,279 | 394 | 66 | 21 | 60 | 642 | 18.8 | 5.8 | 1.0 | .3 | .9 | 9.4 |
| Oshae Brissett | PF | 65 | 2 | 1,083 | 218 | 44 | 33 | 13 | 398 | 16.7 | 3.4 | .7 | .5 | .2 | 6.1 |
| Isaiah Jackson | C | 63 | 12 | 1,042 | 282 | 51 | 31 | 93 | 455 | 16.5 | 4.5 | .8 | .5 | 1.5 | 7.2 |
| Myles Turner | C | 62 | 62 | 1,825 | 466 | 89 | 36 | 140 | 1,113 | 29.4 | 7.5 | 1.4 | .6 | 2.3 | 18.0 |
| Tyrese Haliburton | PG | 56 | 56 | 1,883 | 205 | 585 | 91 | 25 | 1,160 | 33.6 | 3.7 | 10.4 | 1.6 | .4 | 20.7 |
| Chris Duarte | SF | 46 | 12 | 897 | 115 | 64 | 25 | 9 | 362 | 19.5 | 2.5 | 1.4 | .5 | .2 | 7.9 |
| Terry Taylor† | PF | 26 | 2 | 228 | 39 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 69 | 8.8 | 1.5 | .4 | .1 | .2 | 2.7 |
| Jordan Nwora† | SF | 24 | 11 | 591 | 112 | 50 | 12 | 7 | 313 | 24.6 | 4.7 | 2.1 | .5 | .3 | 13.0 |
| Goga Bitadze† | C | 21 | 0 | 202 | 49 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 69 | 9.6 | 2.3 | .9 | .4 | .5 | 3.3 |
| James Johnson | PF | 18 | 1 | 162 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 51 | 9.0 | 1.7 | .8 | .4 | .3 | 2.8 |
| George Hill† | SG | 11 | 1 | 166 | 18 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 57 | 15.1 | 1.6 | 1.9 | .6 | .3 | 5.2 |
| Daniel Theis | C | 7 | 1 | 109 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 49 | 15.6 | 3.1 | 1.3 | .3 | .9 | 7.0 |
| Trevelin Queen | SG | 7 | 0 | 70 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 10.0 | 2.4 | .9 | .3 | .7 | 3.0 |
| Kendall Brown | SG | 6 | 0 | 40 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 6.7 | 1.0 | .5 | .7 | .0 | 1.5 |
| Gabe York | SG | 3 | 0 | 56 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 18.7 | 2.0 | 1.7 | .7 | .0 | 8.0 |
- † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Pacers only.
Transactions
editTrades
edit| June 23, 2022[7] | To Indiana Pacers Draft rights to Kendall Brown (No. 48) |
To Minnesota Timberwolves 2026 second-round pick |
| June 24, 2022[8] | To Indiana Pacers Cash considerations |
To Milwaukee Bucks Draft rights to Hugo Besson (No. 58) |
| July 9, 2022[9] | To Indiana Pacers Malik Fitts Juwan Morgan Aaron Nesmith Nik Stauskas Daniel Theis 2023 BOS protected first-round pick (Julian Strawther) |
To Boston Celtics Malcolm Brogdon |
| February 9, 2023[10] (Four-team trade) |
To Indiana Pacers George Hill (from Milwaukee) Jordan Nwora (from Milwaukee) Serge Ibaka (from Milwaukee) 2023 CLE second-round pick (from Milwaukee) (Isaiah Wong) 2024 MIL second-round pick (from Milwaukee) (Quinten Post) 2025 IND second-round pick (from Brooklyn) Cash considerations (from Brooklyn) |
To Milwaukee Bucks Jae Crowder (from Phoenix) |
| To Brooklyn Nets Mikal Bridges (from Phoenix) Cameron Johnson (from Phoenix) Draft rights to Juan Pablo Vaulet (2015 No. 39) (from Indiana) 2023 PHX first-round pick (from Phoenix) (Noah Clowney) 2025 PHX first-round pick (from Phoenix) 2027 PHX first-round pick (from Phoenix) 2028 right to swap first-round picks (from Phoenix) 2028 MIL second-round pick (from Milwaukee) 2029 PHX first-round pick (from Phoenix) 2029 second-round pick (from Milwaukee) |
To Phoenix Suns Kevin Durant (from Brooklyn) T. J. Warren (from Brooklyn) |
Free agency
editRe-signed
edit| Player | Signed | Ref. |
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| Jalen Smith | July 6, 2022 | [11] |
Additions
edit| Player | Signed | Former team | Ref. |
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| Langston Galloway | September 23, 2022 | Milwaukee Bucks |
Subtractions
edit| Player | Reason | New Team | Ref. |
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| Oshae Brissett | Free agency | Boston Celtics | |
| Goga Bitadze | Waived | Orlando Magic | |
| Langston Galloway | Waived | College Park Skyhawks |
References
edit- ^ Rankin, Duane (July 14, 2022). "How did we get here? Pacers extend 4-year, $133M max offer sheet to Ayton; Phoenix Suns on clock". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
- ^ Wojnarowski, Adrian (July 14, 2022). "Phoenix Suns match Indiana Pacers' 4-year, $133 million offer sheet to Deandre Ayton, agents say". ESPN. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
- ^ "Reports: Suns match Pacers' offer to Deandre Ayton, keep nucleus intact". NBA.com. July 14, 2022. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
- ^ "Bennedict Mathurin has passed Chris Duarte for the most three-pointers made as a rookie in franchise history". Twitter.com. March 28, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
- ^ "4 observations: Pacers mathematically eliminated from playoffs as Donovan Mitchell scores 40". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
- ^ "2022 NBA Draft Order". NBA.com. May 19, 2022. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
- ^ "Pacers Select Bennedict Mathurin with Sixth Overall Pick". NBA.com. June 23, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
- ^ "MILWAUKEE BUCKS SELECT MARJON BEAUCHAMP IN 2022 NBA DRAFT". NBA.com. June 24, 2022. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
- ^ "Celtics officially acquire Malcolm Brogdon from Pacers". NBA.com. July 9, 2022. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
- ^ "Indiana Pacers Acquire Jordan Nwora, George Hill, and Serge Ibaka, and Multiple Second-Round Picks". NBA.com. February 9, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
- ^ "Pacers Sign Jalen Smith". NBA.com. July 6, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2022.