2020–21 Indiana Pacers season

The 2020–21 Indiana Pacers season is Indiana's 54th season as a franchise and 45th season in the NBA. The Pacers replaced Nate McMillan,[1] with former Toronto Raptors assistant coach Nate Bjorkgren.[2]

2020–21 Indiana Pacers season
Head coachNate Bjorkgren
General managerChad Buchanan
PresidentKevin Pritchard
OwnersHerbert Simon
ArenaBankers Life Fieldhouse
Results
Record12–12 (.500)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Central)
Conference: 5th (Eastern)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports Indiana
Radio1070 The Fan

NBA draft
Main article: 2020 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Club
2 54 Cassius Stanley SG  United States Duke

Entering the 2020 NBA draft, the Pacers only held one second-round pick. Their own first-round selection was traded as an incentive to acquire Malcolm Brogdon from the Milwaukee Bucks via sign and trade.[3]

Roster
Roster listing
Indiana Pacers roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
F/C 88 Bitadze, Goga 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1999-07-20 Georgia
G/F 10 Bowen, Brian (TW) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998-10-02 La Lumiere (IN)
G 7 Brogdon, Malcolm 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 229 lb (104 kg) 1992-12-11 Virginia
G 3 Holiday, Aaron 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1996-09-30 UCLA
G/F 8 Holiday, Justin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1989-04-05 Washington
G/F 26 Lamb, Jeremy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1992-05-30 Connecticut
G 0 Lecque, Jalen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-06-13 Brewster Academy (NH)
G 22 LeVert, Caris  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1994-08-25 Michigan
G/F 21 Martin, Kelan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1995-08-03 Butler
G 9 McConnell, T. J. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1992-03-25 Arizona
F 20 McDermott, Doug 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1992-01-03 Creighton
F/C 11 Sabonis, Domantas 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1996-05-03 Gonzaga
F 14 Sampson, JaKarr 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 1993-02-20 St. John's
G 2 Stanley, Cassius (TW) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-08-18 Duke
G 5 Sumner, Edmond 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 1995-12-31 Xavier
F/C 33 Turner, Myles 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1996-03-24 Texas
F 1 Warren, T. J.  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1993-09-05 North Carolina State
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: February 8, 2021

Standings

Division
Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
Milwaukee Bucks 16 8 .667 0.0 9–2 7–6 7–0 24
Indiana Pacers 12 12 .500 4.0 7–8 5–4 2–1 24
Cleveland Cavaliers 10 15 .400 6.5 7–7 3–8 2–3 25
Chicago Bulls 9 14 .391 6.5 3–8 6–6 0–2 23
Detroit Pistons 6 18 .250 10.0 5–7 1–11 0–5 24

Conference
Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 Philadelphia 76ers * 18 7 .720 – 25
2 Milwaukee Bucks * 16 8 .667 1.5 24
3 Brooklyn Nets 14 12 .538 4.5 26
4 Boston Celtics 12 11 .522 5.0 23
5 Indiana Pacers 12 12 .500 5.5 24
6 Charlotte Hornets * 12 13 .480 6.0 25
7 Atlanta Hawks 11 12 .478 6.0 23
8 Toronto Raptors 11 13 .458 6.5 24
9 New York Knicks 11 15 .423 7.5 26
10 Miami Heat 10 14 .417 7.5 24
11 Cleveland Cavaliers 10 15 .400 8.0 25
12 Chicago Bulls 9 14 .391 8.0 23
13 Orlando Magic 9 16 .360 9.0 25
14 Washington Wizards 6 15 .286 10.0 21
15 Detroit Pistons 6 18 .250 11.5 24

Game log

Preseason
2020 preseason game log
Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Preseason: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
2020–21 season schedule

Regular season
2020–21 game log
Total: 12–12 (Home: 7–8; Road: 5–4)
December: 4–1 (Home: 3–1; Road: 1–0)
January: 7–8 (Home: 3–5; Road: 4–3)
February: 1–3 (Home: 1–2; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
20 February 2 Memphis W 134–116 Domantas Sabonis (32) Domantas Sabonis (13) Brogdon, McConnell (8) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
0		 12–9
21 February 3 @ Milwaukee L 110–130 Domantas Sabonis (33) Domantas Sabonis (12) T. J. McConnell (12) Fiserv Forum
0		 12–10
22 February 5 New Orleans L 113–114 Justin Holiday (22) J. Holiday, Lamb, McDermott, Sabonis, Turner (6) T. J. McConnell (15) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
0		 12–11
23 February 7 Utah L 95–103 Domantas Sabonis (20) Domantas Sabonis (9) Malcolm Brogdon (7) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
0		 12–12
24 February 10 @ Brooklyn Barclays Center
25 February 11 @ Detroit Little Caesars Arena
26 February 13 @ Atlanta State Farm Arena
27 February 15 Chicago Bankers Life Fieldhouse
2020–21 season schedule

References
  1. "Pacers Relieve Nate McMillan of Coaching Duties". NBA.com. August 26, 2020. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  2. "Pacers Hire Nate Bjorkgren As Head Coach". NBA.com. October 20, 2020. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  3. "Pacers Acquire Malcolm Brogdon". National Basketball Association. July 6, 2019. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
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