2019–20 Indiana Pacers season

The 2019–20 Indiana Pacers season is Indiana's 53rd season as a franchise and 44th season in the NBA. Following a playoff defeat last season from the Boston Celtics in the first round without Victor Oladipo, the Pacers look to improve from a 48–34 record.

2019–20 Indiana Pacers season
Head coachNate McMillan
General managerChad Buchanan
PresidentKevin Pritchard
OwnersHerbert Simon
ArenaBankers Life Fieldhouse
Results
Record45–28 (.616)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Central)
Conference: 4th (Eastern)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports Indiana
Radio1070 The Fan

The season was suspended by the league officials following the games of March 11[1] after it was reported that Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19.[2]

NBA draft
Main article: 2019 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Club
1 18 Goga Bitadze Center Georgia Mega Bemax
Budućnost VOLI
2 50 Jarrell Brantley Power Forward United States Charleston

Entering draft night, the Pacers held a first and a second-round draft pick. The 50th pick was traded to the Utah Jazz for cash considerations. [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
F 24 Johnson, Alize 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1996–04–22 Missouri State
G/F 26 Lamb, Jeremy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1992–05–30 Connecticut
F 22 Leaf, T. J. 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 222 lb (101 kg) 1997–04–30 UCLA
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
G 15 Mitrou-Long, Naz (TW) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1993–08–03 Iowa State
G 4 Oladipo, Victor 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 213 lb (97 kg) 1992–05–04 Indiana
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 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: 2019–10–09

Standings

Division
Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
z – Milwaukee Bucks 56 17 .767 −2.5 30–5 26–12 13–1 73
x – Indiana Pacers 45 28 .616 8.5 25–11 20–17 8–7 73
ø – Chicago Bulls 22 43 .338 27.5 14–20 8–23 7–9 65
ø – Detroit Pistons 20 46 .303 30.0 11–22 9–24 5–10 66
ø – Cleveland Cavaliers 19 46 .292 30.5 11–25 8–21 4–10 65

Conference
Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 z – Milwaukee Bucks 56 17 .767 – 73
2 y – Toronto Raptors * 53 19 .736 2.5 72
3 x – Boston Celtics 48 24 .667 7.5 72
4 x – Indiana Pacers * 45 28 .616 11.0 73
5 y – Miami Heat 44 29 .603 12.0 73
6 x – Philadelphia 76ers 43 30 .589 13.0 73
7 x – Brooklyn Nets 35 37 .486 20.5 72
8 x – Orlando Magic 33 40 .452 23.0 73
9 ø – Charlotte Hornets 23 42 .354 29.0 65
10 o – Washington Wizards 25 47 .347 30.5 72
11 ø – Chicago Bulls 22 43 .338 30.0 65
12 ø – New York Knicks 21 45 .318 31.5 66
13 ø – Detroit Pistons 20 46 .303 32.5 66
14 ø – Atlanta Hawks 20 47 .299 33.0 67
15 ø – Cleveland Cavaliers 19 46 .292 33.0 65

Game log

Preseason

Regular season
2019–20 game log
Total: 45–28 (Home: 25–11; Road: 20–17)
October: 1–3 (Home: 0–1; Road: 1–2)
November: 11–4 (Home: 9–1; Road: 2–3)
December: 10–5 (Home: 6–1; Road: 4–4)
January: 9–5 (Home: 3–2; Road: 6–3)
February: 5–7 (Home: 3–5; Road: 2–2)
March: 3–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 3–1)
Seeding games: 6–2 (Home: 4–0; Road: 2–2)
Cancelled games
2019–20 season schedule

Postseason

Transactions
Main article: List of 2019–20 NBA season transactions

Trades

Free agents

Re-signed
Player Signed

Additions
Player Signed Former Team

Subtractions
Player Reason New Team
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References
  1. "NBA to suspend season following Wednesday's games". NBA.com. March 11, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  2. Reynolds, Tim (March 11, 2020). "NBA suspends season until further notice, over coronavirus". NBA.com. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  3. "Full 2019 NBA Draft Order". tankathon.com. Archived from the original on 2019-05-15. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
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