Hoops Rumors

Tennessee guard Josiah-Jordan James will join the Pacers on an Exhibit 10 contract, according to Mike Wilson of The Knoxville News Sentinel (Twitter link). He’ll be part of Indiana’s Summer League team and will be given a chance to earn a two-way roster spot, Wilson adds. James is a fifth-year senior who appeared in 144 games during his time with the Volunteers. He helped … [Read more...] about Pacers To Sign Josiah-Jordan James To Exhibit 10 Contract

1:22pm: Scott Agness of Fieldhouse Files (Twitter link) hears that Smith still hasn’t finalized a decision on his player option. He doesn’t formally have to make a decision until Saturday, so even if the plan for now is to decline the option, he has another day to change his mind and opt in. 12:48pm: Pacers big man Jalen Smith has decided not to pick up his player option for … [Read more...] about Pacers’ Jalen Smith Expected To Decline Option, Become Free Agent

Head coach Steve Kerr expects a fully healthy roster when Team USA begins training for the Olympics next week in Las Vegas, according to Joe Vardon of The Athletic. That means Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard, Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton and Sixers center Joel Embiid, who were all sidelined with injuries late in the season or during the playoffs, are likely to … [Read more...] about Leonard, Haliburton, Embiid Expected To Be Ready For Team USA

The Pacers and Spurs have agreed to swap places in the second round of the draft, with Indiana moving up one spot to No. 35 and San Antonio moving down to No. 36, per Shams Charania of The Athletic (Twitter links). The Pacers used the No. 35 pick to select Kansas wing Johnny Furphy, while the Spurs picked Spanish point guard Juan Nunez at No. 36. The Spurs are receiving cash … [Read more...] about Spurs Trading No. 35 Pick Furphy To Pacers For No. 36, Cash

While their regular season success was overlooked to some extent due to more significant jumps in the standings in 2023/24 by Oklahoma City, Minnesota, and Orlando, you could make a case that no NBA team exceeded preseason expectations from start to finish by a greater margin than the Pacers. After winning 25 games in 2021/22 and 35 in ’22/23, Indiana was projected to take … [Read more...] about 2024 NBA Offseason Preview: Indiana Pacers