2008–09 Indiana Pacers season

The 2008–09 Indiana Pacers season was Indiana's 42nd season as a franchise and 33rd season in the NBA.

2008–09 Indiana Pacers season
Head coachJim O'Brien
General managerLarry Bird
ArenaConseco Fieldhouse
Results
Record36–46 (.439)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Central)
Conference: 9th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid Not Qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports Indiana
RadioWFNI

Key dates

Offseason

On July 9 the Pacers officially announced they had made two trades, the most notable being the trade of former All Star forward Jermaine O'Neal in exchange for Toronto Raptors players T. J. Ford, Rasho Nesterovic, Maceo Baston and Roy Hibbert who was the 17th pick on the 2008 NBA draft. The Raptors also received Nathan Jawai who was the 41st pick in the draft. Also in a trade with the Portland Trail Blazers, the Pacers acquired Jarrett Jack, Josh McRoberts and Brandon Rush who was the 13th pick in the draft. The Pacers traded away Ike Diogu and Jerryd Bayless who was the 11th pick in the draft.[1] With the Pacers missing the playoffs for the last two seasons and reaching just the first round before that, a change was needed in Indianapolis. Having been with the Pacers for the past eight years, O'Neal's tenure was marred by numerous injuries which saw him miss 40 games last season and 31 during the 2005–06 season.[2]

Draft picks
Main article: 2008 NBA draft
  • The 6-foot-10 Nathan Jawai is the first indigenous player from Australia to be drafted by an NBA team.[3]
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 11 Jerryd Bayless (Traded to Portland)[4] Point guard  United States Arizona
2 41 Nathan Jawai (Traded to Toronto)[5] Power forward  Australia Cairns Taipans

Roster
Roster listing
Indiana Pacers roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
F 9 Baston, Maceo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Michigan
SG 6 Daniels, Marquis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Auburn
PG 12 Diener, Travis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Marquette
SF 17 Dunleavy, Mike 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Duke
PG 5 Ford, T. J. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Texas
F/C 10 Foster, Jeff 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Texas State
SG 23 Graham, Stephen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Oklahoma State
SF 33 Granger, Danny 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 228 lb (103 kg) New Mexico
C 55 Hibbert, Roy 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 278 lb (126 kg) Georgetown
PG 1 Jack, Jarrett 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Georgia Tech
PF 32 McRoberts, Josh 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Duke
PF 3 Murphy, Troy 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Notre Dame
C 8 Nesterović, Rasho 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Slovenia
SG 25 Rush, Brandon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Kansas
PG 11 Tinsley, Jamaal 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Iowa State
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2008-10-11

Regular season

Standings
Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
z-Cleveland Cavaliers6616.805—39–227–1413–382
x-Chicago Bulls4141.5002528–1313–289–782
x-Detroit Pistons3943.4762721–2018–237–982
Indiana Pacers3646.4393025–1611–307–982
Milwaukee Bucks3448.4153222–1912–294–1282
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Cleveland Cavaliers6616.805—
2 y-Boston Celtics6220.7564
3 y-Orlando Magic5923.7207
4 x-Atlanta Hawks4735.57319
5 x-Miami Heat4339.52423
6 x-Philadelphia 76ers4141.50025
7 x-Chicago Bulls4141.50025
8 x-Detroit Pistons3943.48826
9 Indiana Pacers3646.43930
10 Charlotte Bobcats3547.42731
11 New Jersey Nets3448.41532
12 Milwaukee Bucks3448.41532
13 Toronto Raptors3349.40233
14 New York Knicks3250.39034
15 Washington Wizards1963.23247

Game log
2008–09 game log
October: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
November: 6–9 (Home: 4–4; Road: 2–5)
December: 4–11 (Home: 2–5; Road: 2–6)
January: 9–8 (Home: 7–1; Road: 2–7)
February: 6–7 (Home: 5–1; Road: 1–6)
March: 7–7 (Home: 4–3; Road: 3–4)
April: 4–3 (Home: 3–2; Road: 1–1)
2015–16 season schedule

Trades
July 9, 2008[6] To Indiana Pacers
T. J. Ford, Rasho Nesterovič, Maceo Baston and the rights to Roy Hibbert		 To Toronto Raptors
Jermaine O'Neal and the rights to Nathan Jawai

Free agents

References
  1. Pacers announce two trades; acquire seven players
  2. Raptors formally announce acquisition of Jermaine O'Neal, re-sign Calderon
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-07-18. Retrieved 2008-08-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Pacers trade Bayless to Portland". Indianapolis Star. 2008-06-26. Archived from the original on 2008-06-30. Retrieved 2008-06-27.
  5. Monteverde, Marco (2008-06-27). "Nathan Jawai set for Toronto after NBA draft deal". Courier-Mail. Retrieved 2008-06-27.
  6. "Jermaine O'Neal confirms trade to Raptors". CBC Sports. 2008-06-26. Archived from the original on 8 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-08.
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