The Awakenining In Nap City-Indiana Pacers

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Retired Players

2013-Grant Hill-Clippers
2013-Juwan Howard-Heat
2013-Jason Kidd-Knicks
2013-Kurt Thomas-Knicks
2013-Marcus Camby-Knicks
2013-Mike James-Mavericks
2013-Jerry Stackhouse-Nets
2013-Andre Miller-Nuggets
2013-Derek Fisher-Thunder

Retired Coaches

2013-George Karl-Nuggets

Hall Of Fame Inductions
2013-Grant Hill
2013-Jason Kidd

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Declined Player and Team Options

Andre Iguodala
J.R. Smith
Rodney Stuckey
Ray Allen
Mario Chalmers
Andrei Kirilenko
Shawn Marion
Vince Carter
Rashard Lewis
DeShawn Stevenson
Hedo Turkoglu
Carlos Delfino
Gustavo Ayon
Matt Bonner
Charlie Villanueva
Joel Freeland
Greg Stiemsma
Chris Duhon
John Lucas
James White
Kent Bazemore
Francisco Garcia
Mehmet Okur
Kevin Murphy
Lance Thomas
Jeff Adrian
Hamed Haddadi
Kwame Brown

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Indiana Pacers' Free Agents

Player Name----Status---Asking Money
David West-------Expired---7.2mil+1season
D.J. Augustin-----Expired---13.39mil+3seasons
Tyler Hansbrough-Expired--9.13mil+3seasons
Sam Young--------Test FA
Ben Hansbrough--Test FA
Jeff Pendergraph--Test FA

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NBA Mock Draft
Pick	Team	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt
1	Bobcats	Cody Zeller	C	6-11	210
2	Magic	Tony Mitchell	SF	6-8	220
3	Hornets	Nerlans Noel	C	6-11	215
4	Pistons	James McAdoo	PF	6-9	223
5	Wizards	Le' Bryan Nash	SF	6-7	230
6	Cavaliers	Alex Poythress	SF	6-7	239
7	Timberwolves	Isaiah Austin	C	7-0	215
8	Suns	Myck Kabongo	PG	6-1	170
9	76ers	C.J. Leslie	PF	6-8	206
10	Kings	Andre Robertson	SF	6-7	210
11	Raptors	B.J. Young	PG	6-3	170
12	Mavericks	Dario Saric	SF	6-10	223
13	Jazz	Lorenzo Brown	PG	6-5	185
14	Trail Blazers	Rudy Gobert	PF	7-1	220
15	Bucks	Otto Porter	SF	6-8	200
16	Rockets	Phil Pressey	PG	5-10	175
17	Lakers	Dmitry Kulagin	PG	6-5	210
18	Celtics	Shabazz Muhammed	SG	6-6	225
19	Knicks	Ryan Harrow	PG	6-2	175
20	Hawks	Alessandro Gentile	SF	6-6	200
21	Nets	Michael Carter-Williams	PG	6-5	175
22	Warriors	Archie Goodwin	SG	6-5	195
23	Bulls	Michael Snaer	SG	6-5	200
24	Pacers	Mason Plumlee	PF	6-10	230
25	Clippers	Jamaal Franklin	SG	6-5	195
26	Nuggets	C.J. McCollum	SG	6-3	190
27	Grizzlies	Alex Abrines	SG	6-5	195
28	Spurs	Alex Len	C	7-1	225
29	Thunder	Steven Adams	C	7-0	240
30	Heat	Augusto Lima	PF	6-10	226

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NBA Draft Buzz



9:15PM-According to Ric Bucher "The Indiana Pacers and the Utah Jazz have agreed on a trade that will send Danny Granger to the Jazz in return for Gorden Hayword and the 13th overall pick. There is more on this coming."

9:23pm-There is more information on the Pacers and Jazz trade. According to Ric Bucher, the Indiana Pacers also send their 2013 and 2014 2nd round picks, along with Miles Plumlee to the Jazz. In return, the Pacers will also receive forward Jeremy Evans

Jalen Rose-The Pacers have been looking for a trade partner to get rid of Danny for awhile now, but I feel the Pacers have given up to much in this trade. Two picks and Plumlee for Evans? Seriously? This confuses me.

Chris Mullen-Well, this does open up $24mil in cap space for them entering free agency. So, I think this is a steal for the Pacers. I mean lets be honest, Plumlee wasn't going to be sticking around after next year anyways so they get cap space, a young shooter in Hayword, and an athletic forward. I like this deal.

Jeff Van Gundy- This trade works for both teams. The Jazz have been looking for a leader and they got it in Granger. They also get a couple 2nd round picks to build their bench. The Pacers got a steal in this though! To get that much out of an aging wing man is crazy.

Chris Mullin- Aging???He's only 30 years old Jeff. He isn't over the hill like you yet! He has a good three years before we start talking about getting too old. So the price the Jazz paid to get a guy to compete now was well worth it. Aging?? Jeesh.

Jeff Van Gundy- Here comes the commissioner with the Pacers' pick from the Jazz.

David Stern-With the 13th pick in the 2013 NBA draft, the Indiana Pacers draft, Trey Burke, from the University of Michigan .


Jalen Rose-I like! Go get em' young fella! The Pacers did good here. They know what they are thinking picking Burke from Michigan.

Jeff Van Gundy- Haha Im sure you like it Jalen. But lets be honest, shouldn't Burke have gone a lot higher? He put together a great season and was the Player Of The Year, but he slips to the 13th pick?

Chris Mullin- Has to be something we haven't seen. I thought he would be a top 5 pick for sure after that great run.

Jalen Rose- Heck after that run I thought he would have gone 1st overall. This kid can ball. The Pacers have found their point guard of the future tonight. Watch out everyone, this team will be dangerous for many years to come.


David Stern-With the 24th pick in the 2013 NBA draft, the Indiana Pacers select Gorgui Dieng, from the University of Louisville.

Chris Mullin-Well, what do you guys think about this pick? I feel it was a reach here. He wasn't expected to come off that board until midway through the 2nd round, so 24th overall?

Jeff Van Gundy-this feels like a repeat last year when they drafted Plumlee. A reach for sure, but I guess they feel they could reach on their guy since Burke slipped down to them.

Jalen Rose- I still can't get over that. But now you have two players who played in the NCAA Championship game getting drafted to the same team. You can't deny the experience they got with that. Dieng is a very athletic big man. Maybe they have plans of making him a power forward in the future?


Jeff Van Gundy- Well there you have it folks. The 2013 NBA Draft is officially over. It's been an exciting night for sure and we look forward to opening up the 2013-14 season with you guys in October. Until then, have a good night everyone.


Indiana Pacers Draft Day Acquisitions
SG Gorden Hayword
PF Jeremy Evans
PG Trey Burke
C Gorgiu Dieng

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2013 NBA Daft
Pick	Team	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt
1	Bobcats	Tony Mitchell	SF	6-8	220
2	Magic	Cody Zeller	C	6-11	210
3	Hornets	Nerlans Noel	C	6-11	215
4	Pistons	James McAdoo	PF	6-9	223
5	Wizards	Isaiah Austin	C	7-0	215
6	Cavaliers	Le' Bryan Nash	SF	6-7	230
7	Timberwolves	Alex Len	C	7-1	225
8	Suns	Alex Poythress	SF	6-7	239
9	76ers	Myck Kabongo	PG	6-1	170
10	Kings	Andre Robertson	SF	6-7	210
11	Raptors	B.J. Young	PG	6-3	170
12	Mavericks	C.J. Leslie	PF	6-8	206
13	Pacers	Trey Burke	PG	6-0	180
14	Trail Blazers	Dario Saric	SF	6-10	223
15	Bucks	Lorenzo Brown	PG	6-5	185
16	Rockets	Phil Pressey	PG	5-10	175
17	Lakers	Rudy Gobert	PF	7-1	220
18	Celtics	Shabazz Muhammed	SG	6-6	225
19	Knicks	Michael Carter-Williams	PG	6-5	175
20	Hawks	Otto Porter	SF	6-8	200
21	Nets	Archie Goodwin	SG	6-5	195
22	Warriors	Michael Snaer	SG	6-5	200
23	Bulls	Jamaal Franklin	SG	6-5	195
24	Pacers	Gorgui Dieng	C	6-11	235
25	Clippers	Ryan Harrow	PG	6-2	175
26	Nuggets	C.J. McCollum	SG	6-3	190
27	Grizzlies	Alex Abrines	SG	6-5	195
28	Spurs	Mason Plumlee	PF	6-10	230
29	Thunder	Steven Adams	C	7-0	240
30	Heat	Dmitry Kulagin	PG	6-5	210

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Roster Before Free Agency

Pacers Roster
#	NAME	POS	AGE	HT	WT	SALARY
3	George Hill	PG	27	6-2	180	8 MIL
21	Trey Burke	PG	20	6-0	180	1.52 MIL
20	Gordon Hayward	SG	23	6-8	210	3.45 MIL
6	Lance Stephenson	SG	22	6-5	220	931K
11	Orlando Johnson	SG	24	6-5	205	789K
23	Paul George	SF	23	6-9	215	3.28 MIL
25	Gerald Green	SF	27	6-8	200	3.5 MIL
40	Jeremy Evans	PF	25	6-9	196	1.66 MIL
55	Roy Hibbert	C	26	7-2	260	14.28 MIL
28	Ian Mahinmi	C	26	6-11	230	4 MIL
10	Gorgui Dieng	C	23	6-11	235	925K

2013 NBA Free Agency

After the draft day trade, the Indiana Pacers have $17mil in cap space plus their MLE exception.

Current Targets

Name---------Pos----Asking
J.J. Hickson----C/PF---$26.5MIL+3 SEASONS
Paul Milsap-----PF-----$40.3MIL+4 SEASONS
Andray Blatch--PF-----$14.6MIL+3 SEASONS
Dwight Howard-C------$86MIL+4 SEASONS (Can only offer 76mil)
David West-----PF-----$6.8MIL+1 SEASON



Who do you guys think I should go after? I have $17mil in cap space this season and can offer any of these guys contracts except for Howard, who I would have to offer less.

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based on your cap, I think you can sign both Millsap and West, but wont be able to save any more for other FA to fill in your roster.

I would personally like to resign West (reliable inside and mid range) but having a much younger Millsap is more intriguing.