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By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL)ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — This is a Myles Turner appreciation column. The longest tenured current Pacer has been through a lot in his nine-year career with Indiana. Through all of the ups and downs, he has consistently remained a good teammate and good role model for the community. He also continues to […]

By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL)ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — The question on everyone’s mind these days: What is going on with Tyrese Haliburton? The Pacers star put together an absolutely historic first half of the season, but has been searching for any semblance of that level of production since returning from his hamstring injury. As he goes, […]

By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL)ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — Sixty games down. Twenty-two to go. After following the busy All-Star weekend with a 3-1 home-stand, the Indiana Pacers (34-26) are gearing up for the stretch run with a wide range of outcomes to still be determined. This season has been filled with several high highs, and some […]

BY TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL)ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — You can’t have an All-Star experience in Indianapolis without Pacers legend Reggie Miller. On Friday afternoon, the former Indiana star met with the media to discuss his All-Star Weekend, and his recent extension with TNT. “It’s always fun to come home, especially for an event like this,” Miller […]

By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL)ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — The NBA Trade Deadline is quickly approaching, and the Indiana Pacers remain as one of the teams to watch. The Deadline is set for Thursday, February  8th at 3 PM ET. Of course, the Pacers already made a huge splash by trading for Pascal Siakam three weeks ago. […]

By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL)ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — The “Spicy P” era is off to a great start in Indy. Yes, it took four games to land in the win column, but considering the schedule, injuries, and lack of practice? None of those losses should bring any real concern. After Siakam’s triple-double on Thursday night, fans […]

By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL)ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — Tyrese Haliburton made a lot of history in the 2023-2024 season. The star point guard put the Pacers back on the NBA (and Indianapolis fans’) map this season, and his eye-popping stats deserved their own column. The tracker was slowed by injuries a few times, but it’s quite […]

Photo by: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL)ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — It’s time for our traditional “Pacers Resolutions” column. Before we dive in and look ahead to 2024, it’s always fun to look back and see what we wrote at this time the last few years. Here was the final paragraph of the […]

By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL)ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — When the Pacers acquired Aaron Nesmith in the Malcolm Brogdon trade in the summer of ’22, most fans and NBA experts were underwhelmed, to say the least. But if there’s one thing we should all know by now: Never doubt a Kevin Pritchard trade. This deal was a […]

By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL)ISL Editor It finally happened. The Indiana Pacers franchise finally caught a break and benefited from a decision made by the NBA. Adam Silver wanted to bring importance to November/December basketball, and he did it. The Pacers wanted to take advantage of that opportunity, and they did it. To many teams, this […]

Photo by: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports By TYLER SMITHISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — When I started covering the Pacers for this website, it was in the back half of the 2013-2014 season. I was thrown right into the playoff fire as the Pacers were the No. 1-seed in the Eastern Conference that year, and in the […]