# 2024–25 Indiana Pacers season

The 2024–25 Indiana Pacers season is the 58th season of the franchise and the 49th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Rick Carlisle returned for his 8th season as head coach as the Pacers will look to continue building up on last season's success, which saw them reach the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time since their 2012–13 and 2013–14 seasons.
During free agency, the team lost backup centers Jalen Smith to the Chicago Bulls and Oscar Tshiebwe to the Utah Jazz. In response, the franchise acquired James Wiseman (2020 2nd overall pick) and Jahlil Okafor (2015 3rd overall pick).

## Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position(s) | Nationality | College / club |
| 2 | 36 | Juan Núñez | PG | Spain | Ratiopharm Ulm (Germany) |
| 2 | 49 | Tristen Newton | PG | United States | UConn |
| 2 | 50 | Enrique Freeman | PF | United States | Akron |
The Pacers entered the draft (which was two days instead of one like it had been since the NBA draft was shortened down to two rounds back in 1989) with three second-round picks, acquired in deals surrounding Victor Oladipo, Buddy Hield, and Pascal Siakam. On the second day of the draft, the Pacers traded Spanish point guard Juan Núñez, the 36th pick and cash considerations to the San Antonio Spurs in exchange for the 35th pick, Johnny Furphy. They would also select point guard Tristen Newton and Enrique Freeman from the NCAA champion University of Connecticut and University of Akron respectively as the back-to-back 49th and 50th picks of the draft.

## Standings
### Division

| Central Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
| c – Cleveland Cavaliers | 56 | 11 | .836 | – | 30‍–‍5 | 26‍–‍6 | 11–1 | 67 |
| ps – Milwaukee Bucks | 38 | 29 | .567 | 18.0 | 24‍–‍12 | 14‍–‍17 | 7–7 | 67 |
| ps – Indiana Pacers | 38 | 29 | .567 | 18.0 | 20‍–‍10 | 18‍–‍19 | 8–6 | 67 |
| ps – Detroit Pistons | 38 | 31 | .551 | 19.0 | 18‍–‍16 | 20‍–‍15 | 4–9 | 69 |
| Chicago Bulls | 29 | 39 | .426 | 27.5 | 13‍–‍22 | 16‍–‍17 | 4–11 | 68 |

### Conference

Eastern Conference :
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | c – Cleveland Cavaliers * | 56 | 11 | .836 | – | 67 |
| 2 | x – Boston Celtics * | 49 | 19 | .721 | 7.5 | 68 |
| 3 | ps – New York Knicks | 43 | 24 | .642 | 13.0 | 67 |
| 4 | ps – Milwaukee Bucks | 38 | 29 | .567 | 18.0 | 67 |
| 5 | ps – Indiana Pacers | 38 | 29 | .567 | 18.0 | 67 |
| 6 | ps – Detroit Pistons | 38 | 31 | .551 | 19.0 | 69 |
| 7 | Atlanta Hawks * | 32 | 36 | .471 | 24.5 | 68 |
| 8 | Orlando Magic | 32 | 37 | .464 | 25.0 | 69 |
| 9 | Chicago Bulls | 29 | 39 | .426 | 27.5 | 68 |
| 10 | Miami Heat | 29 | 39 | .426 | 27.5 | 68 |
| 11 | Toronto Raptors | 24 | 45 | .348 | 33.0 | 69 |
| 12 | Brooklyn Nets | 23 | 45 | .338 | 33.5 | 68 |
| 13 | Philadelphia 76ers | 23 | 45 | .338 | 33.5 | 68 |
| 14 | Charlotte Hornets | 17 | 50 | .254 | 39.0 | 67 |
| 15 | Washington Wizards | 15 | 52 | .224 | 41.0 | 67 |

## Game log
### Preseason

During the preseason, the Pacers would play their final games under what was previously named Bally Sports Indiana. Bally Sports would rebrand itself to the FanDuel Sports Network as of October 21, 2024, before the start of the regular season.
2024 preseason game log Total: 2–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–1) :
Preseason: 2–2 (home: 1–1; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 8
@ Atlanta
L 130–131
Pascal Siakam (15)
Cole Swider (6)
Haliburton, Q. Jackson, Siakam (4)
State Farm Arena 10,378
0–1
2
October 10
@ Cleveland
W 129–117
Bennedict Mathurin (25)
James Wiseman (10)
T. J. McConnell (5)
Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse 16,019
1–1
3
October 14
Memphis
L 116–120
Jarace Walker (15)
Freeman, Turner (7)
Newton, Sheppard (5)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 11,221
1–2
4
October 17
Charlotte
W 121–116 (OT)
Myles Turner (18)
James Wiseman (6)
Tyrese Haliburton (5)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 11,835
2–2 :
2024–25 preseason schedule :

### Regular season

2024–25 game log Total: 38–29 (Home: 20–10; Road: 18–19) :
October: 2–3 (home: 1–1; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 23
@ Detroit
W 115–109
Myles Turner (20)
Myles Turner (9)
Pascal Siakam (9)
Little Caesars Arena 20,062
1–0
2
October 25
@ New York
L 98–123
Bennedict Mathurin (20)
Myles Turner (7)
Haliburton, McConnell (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
1–1
3
October 27
Philadelphia
L 114–118 (OT)
Tyrese Haliburton (22)
Aaron Nesmith (7)
Andrew Nembhard (8)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274
1–2
4
October 28
@ Orlando
L 115–119
Pascal Siakam (26)
Haliburton, I. Jackson, Siakam (9)
Tyrese Haliburton (10)
Kia Center 18,846
1–3
5
October 30
Boston
W 135–132 (OT)
Bennedict Mathurin (30)
Mathurin, Siakam (11)
Tyrese Haliburton (12)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274
2–3 :
November: 7–8 (home: 6–2; road: 1–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
6
November 1
@ New Orleans
L 118–125
Ben Sheppard (20)
Isaiah Jackson (8)
Tyrese Haliburton (11)
Smoothie King Center 15,133
2–4
7
November 4
@ Dallas
W 134–127
Myles Turner (30)
Myles Turner (11)
Tyrese Haliburton (12)
American Airlines Center 19,613
3–4
8
November 6
Orlando
W 118–111
Bennedict Mathurin (20)
Bennedict Mathurin (11)
McConnell, Nembhard (5)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 16,218
4–4
9
November 8
@ Charlotte
L 83–103
Pascal Siakam (27)
Myles Turner (10)
Tyrese Haliburton (9)
Spectrum Center 17,024
4–5
10
November 10
New York
W 132–121
Bennedict Mathurin (38)
Mathurin, Siakam (8)
Tyrese Haliburton (14)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274
5–5
11
November 13
@ Orlando
L 90–94
Pascal Siakam (25)
Bennedict Mathurin (12)
Tyrese Haliburton (11)
Kia Center 17,087
5–6
12
November 15
Miami
L 111–124
Obi Toppin (21)
Jarace Walker (7)
Tyrese Haliburton (8)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274
5–7
13
November 17
Miami
W 119–110
Myles Turner (34)
Bennedict Mathurin (12)
Tyrese Haliburton (13)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 16,184
6–7
14
November 18
@ Toronto
L 119–130
Bennedict Mathurin (28)
Pascal Siakam (10)
T. J. McConnell (7)
Scotiabank Arena 19,025
6–8
15
November 20
@ Houston
L 113–130
Quenton Jackson (24)
Myles Turner (9)
Tyrese Haliburton (8)
Toyota Center 16,087
6–9
16
November 22
@ Milwaukee
L 117–129
Pascal Siakam (25)
Bennedict Mathurin (9)
Tyrese Haliburton (9)
Fiserv Forum 17,341
6–10
17
November 24
Washington
W 116–103
Pascal Siakam (22)
Myles Turner (9)
Tyrese Haliburton (9)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274
7–10
18
November 25
New Orleans
W 114–110
Tyrese Haliburton (34)
Mathurin, Turner (9)
Tyrese Haliburton (13)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 16,059
8–10
19
November 27
Portland
W 121–114
Pascal Siakam (29)
Bennedict Mathurin (10)
Tyrese Haliburton (10)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274
9–10
20
November 29
Detroit
L 106–130
Pascal Siakam (21)
Myles Turner (10)
Tyrese Haliburton (5)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274
9–11 :
December: 7–7 (home: 1–3; road: 6–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
21
December 1
@ Memphis
L 121–136
Bennedict Mathurin (19)
Bennedict Mathurin (9)
Tyrese Haliburton (7)
FedExForum 15,901
9–12
22
December 3
@ Toronto
L 111–122
Tyrese Haliburton (30)
Obi Toppin (9)
Tyrese Haliburton (6)
Scotiabank Arena 17,741
9–13
23
December 4
@ Brooklyn
L 90–99
Tyrese Haliburton (17)
Furphy, Turner (7)
Tyrese Haliburton (8)
Barclays Center 16,748
9–14
24
December 6
@ Chicago
W 132–123
Tyrese Haliburton (23)
Siakam, Toppin, Turner (7)
Tyrese Haliburton (8)
United Center 19,544
10–14
25
December 8
Charlotte
L 109–113
T. J. McConnell (30)
Pascal Siakam (11)
Tyrese Haliburton (8)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274
10–15
26
December 13
@ Philadelphia
W 121–107
Tyrese Haliburton (32)
Siakam, Toppin (8)
Tyrese Haliburton (11)
Wells Fargo Center 19,771
11–15
27
December 15
New Orleans
W 119–104
Pascal Siakam (22)
Jarace Walker (9)
Tyrese Haliburton (10)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 16,792
12–15
28
December 19
@ Phoenix
W 120–111
Pascal Siakam (25)
Pascal Siakam (18)
Tyrese Haliburton (12)
Footprint Center 17,071
13–15
29
December 22
@ Sacramento
W 122–95
Pascal Siakam (19)
Pascal Siakam (10)
T. J. McConnell (10)
Golden 1 Center 17,832
14–15
30
December 23
@ Golden State
W 111–105
Myles Turner (23)
Myles Turner (10)
Tyrese Haliburton (12)
Chase Center 18,064
15–15
31
December 26
Oklahoma City
L 114–120
Andrew Nembhard (23)
Myles Turner (11)
Tyrese Haliburton (8)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274
15–16
32
December 27
@ Boston
L 105–142
Tyrese Haliburton (19)
Pascal Siakiam (9)
Tyrese Haliburton (9)
TD Garden 19,156
15–17
33
December 29
@ Boston
W 123–114
Tyrese Haliburton (31)
Nembhard, Siakam (8)
Andrew Nembhard (8)
TD Garden 19,156
16–17
34
December 31
Milwaukee
L 112–120
Bennedict Mathurin (25)
Myles Turner (10)
Tyrese Haliburton (7)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274
16–18 :
January: 10–2 (home: 5–2; road: 5–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
35
January 2
@ Miami
W 128–115
Tyrese Haliburton (33)
Pascal Siakam (11)
Tyrese Haliburton (15)
Kaseya Center 19,959
17–18
36
January 4
Phoenix
W 126–108
Tyrese Haliburton (27)
Bennedict Mathurin (10)
Tyrese Haliburton (8)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274
18–18
37
January 6
@ Brooklyn
W 113–99
Tyrese Haliburton (23)
Pascal Siakam (6)
Tyrese Haliburton (8)
Barclays Center 16,088
19–18
38
January 8
Chicago
W 129–113
Pascal Siakam (26)
Thomas Bryant (8)
Tyrese Haliburton (13)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 16,758
20–18
39
January 10
Golden State
W 108–96
Haliburton, Siakam (25)
Bennedict Mathurin (10)
Tyrese Haliburton (10)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274
21–18
40
January 12
@ Cleveland
W 108–93
Andrew Nembhard (19)
Jarace Walker (12)
T. J. McConnell (8)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
22–18
41
January 14
Cleveland
L 117–127
Pascal Siakam (23)
Pascal Siakam (7)
Andrew Nembhard (9)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 16,035
22–19
42
January 16
@ Detroit
W 111–100
Myles Turner (28)
Pascal Siakam (7)
Tyrese Haliburton (8)
Little Caesars Arena 16,366
23–19
43
January 18
Philadelphia
W 115–102
Pascal Siakam (21)
Myles Turner (11)
Tyrese Haliburton (9)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274
24–19
44
January 23
San Antonio
L 110–140
Bennedict Mathurin (24)
Siakam, Nembhard (4)
Andrew Nembhard (8)
Accor Arena 15,935
24–20
45
January 25
@ San Antonio
W 136–98
Tyrese Haliburton (28)
Pascal Siakam (11)
Andrew Nembhard (9)
Accor Arena 15,979
25–20
46
January 29
Detroit
W 133–119
Pascal Siakam (37)
Haliburton, Turner (7)
Tyrese Haliburton (8)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 16,275
26–20 :
February: 7–5 (home: 4–2; road: 3–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
47
February 1
Atlanta
W 132–127
Pascal Siakam (20)
Siakam, Toppin (9)
Tyrese Haliburton (9)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274
27–20
48
February 3
@ Utah
W 112–111
Pascal Siakam (22)
Aaron Nesmith (7)
Andrew Nembhard (8)
Delta Center 18,175
28–20
49
February 4
@ Portland
L 89–112
Andrew Nembhard (17)
Bennedict Mathurin (7)
Tyrese Haliburton (6)
Moda Center 16,005
28–21
50
February 6
@ L.A. Clippers
W 119–112
Pascal Siakam (33)
Pascal Siakam (11)
Tyrese Haliburton (8)
Intuit Dome 13,458
29–21
51
February 8
@ L.A. Lakers
L 117–124
Pascal Siakam (23)
Thomas Bryant (8)
Tyrese Haliburton (9)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
29–22
52
February 11
New York
L 115–128
Pascal Siakam (24)
Thomas Bryant (9)
Tyrese Haliburton (8)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 16,685
29–23
53
February 12
@ Washington
W 134–130 (OT)
Obi Toppin (31)
Thomas Bryant (11)
T. J. McConnell (9)
Capital One Arena 11,457
30–23
All-Star Game
54
February 20
Memphis
W 127–113
Tyrese Haliburton (22)
Myles Turner (10)
Tyrese Haliburton (9)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274
31–23
55
February 23
L.A. Clippers
W 129–111
Tyrese Haliburton (29)
Pascal Siakam (12)
Tyrese Haliburton (12)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 16,950
32–23
56
February 24
Denver
L 116–125
Myles Turner (23)
Pascal Siakam (9)
Tyrese Haliburton (15)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 16,549
32–24
57
February 26
Toronto
W 111–91
Tyrese Haliburton (33)
Myles Turner (10)
Tyrese Haliburton (11)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 16,596
33–24
58
February 28
@ Miami
L 120–125
Pascal Siakam (36)
Nesmith, Siakam (6)
Andrew Nembhard (11)
Kaseya Center 19,850
33–25 :
March: 5–4 (home: 3–0; road: 2–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
59
March 2
Chicago
W 127–112
Aaron Nesmith (27)
Siakam, Turner (6)
Tyrese Haliburton (12)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,028
34–25
60
March 4
Houston
W 115–102
Tyrese Haliburton (28)
Andrew Nembhard (6)
Tyrese Haliburton (15)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 15,513
35–25
61
March 6
@ Atlanta
L 118–124
Pascal Siakam (35)
Siakam, Turner (9)
Andrew Nembhard (10)
State Farm Arena 15,656
35–26
62
March 8
@ Atlanta
L 118–120
Bennedict Mathurin (30)
Bennedict Mathurin (8)
Andrew Nembhard (12)
State Farm Arena 17,057
35–27
63
March 10
@ Chicago
L 103–121
Myles Turner (15)
Johnny Furphy (8)
Quenton Jackson (5)
United Center 20,697
35–28
64
March 11
Milwaukee
W 115–114
Pascal Siakam (25)
Pascal Siakam (12)
Tyrese Haliburton (10)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 15,008
36–28
65
March 14
@ Philadelphia
W 112–100
Pascal Siakam (27)
Obi Toppin (8)
Tyrese Haliburton (10)
Wells Fargo Center 19,758
37–28
66
March 15
@ Milwaukee
L 119–126
Aaron Nesmith (30)
Pascal Siakam (7)
Tyrese Haliburton (15)
Fiserv Forum 17,729
37–29
67
March 17
@ Minnesota
W 132–130 (OT)
Obi Toppin (34)
Obi Toppin (10)
T.J. McConnell (13)
Target Center 17,955
38–29
68
March 19
Dallas
Gainbridge Fieldhouse
69
March 20
Brooklyn
Gainbridge Fieldhouse
70
March 22
Brooklyn
Gainbridge Fieldhouse
71
March 24
Minnesota
Gainbridge Fieldhouse
72
March 26
L.A. Lakers
Gainbridge Fieldhouse
73
March 27
@ Washington
Capital One Arena
74
March 29
@ Oklahoma City
Paycom Center
75
March 31
Sacramento
Gainbridge Fieldhouse :
April: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
76
April 2
Charlotte
Gainbridge Fieldhouse
77
April 4
Utah
Gainbridge Fieldhouse
78
April 6
@ Denver
Ball Arena
79
April 8
Washington
Gainbridge Fieldhouse
80
April 10
Cleveland
Gainbridge Fieldhouse
81
April 11
Orlando
Gainbridge Fieldhouse
82
April 13
@ Cleveland
Rocket Arena :
2024–25 season schedule :

### NBA Cup

The groups were revealed during the tournament announcement on July 12, 2024.

#### East Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
| 1 | Milwaukee Bucks | 4 | 4 | 0 | 462 | 412 | +50 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Detroit Pistons | 4 | 3 | 1 | 447 | 440 | +7 | |
| 3 | Miami Heat | 4 | 2 | 2 | 459 | 439 | +20 | |
| 4 | Toronto Raptors | 4 | 1 | 3 | 413 | 430 | −17 | |
| 5 | Indiana Pacers | 4 | 0 | 4 | 445 | 505 | −60 | |
2024–25 game log Total: 0–4 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–2) :
NBA Cup: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
November 15
Miami
L 111–124
Obi Toppin (21)
Jarace Walker (7)
Tyrese Haliburton (8)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274
0–1
2
November 22
@ Milwaukee
L 117–129
Pascal Siakam (25)
Bennedict Mathurin (9)
Tyrese Haliburton (9)
Fiserv Forum 17,341
0–2
3
November 29
Detroit
L 106–130
Pascal Siakam (21)
Myles Turner (10)
Tyrese Haliburton (5)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274
0–3
4
December 3
@ Toronto
L 111–122
Tyrese Haliburton (30)
Obi Toppin (9)
Tyrese Haliburton (6)
Scotiabank Arena 17,741
0–4 :

## Transactions
### Trades

| July 6, 2024 | To Indiana PacersDraft rights to Johnny Furphy (No. 35) | To San Antonio SpursDraft rights to Juan Núñez (No. 36) Cash considerations |
| December 15, 2024 | To Indiana PacersThomas Bryant | To Miami Heat2031 IND second-round pick swap |

### Free agency
#### Re-signed

| Player | Signed |
| Obi Toppin | July 6, 2024 |
| Pascal Siakam | July 8, 2024 |
| James Johnson | July 25, 2024 |
| Andrew Nembhard | July 26, 2024 |
| T.J. McConnell | September 3, 2024 |

#### Additions

| Player | Signed | Former Team |
| Josiah-Jordan James | June 28, 2024 (Exhibit 10) | Tennessee Volunteers |
| James Wiseman | July 5, 2024 | Detroit Pistons |
| Keisei Tominaga | July 5, 2024 (Exhibit 10) | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| Johnny Furphy | July 6, 2024 | Kansas Jayhawks |
| Tristen Newton | July 27, 2024 (Two-way contract) | UConn Huskies |
| Quenton Jackson | July 27, 2024 (Two-way contract) | Indiana Mad Ants |
| Enrique Freeman | August 8, 2024 (Two-way contract) | Akron Zips |
| Cole Swider | August 8, 2024 (Two-way contract) | Miami Heat |
| Jahlil Okafor | October 15, 2024 (Exhibit 10) | Casademont Zaragoza |

#### Subtractions

| Player | Reason | New Team |
| Jalen Smith | Free agency | Chicago Bulls |
| Doug McDermott | Free agency | Sacramento Kings |
| Oscar Tshiebwe | Free agency | Utah Jazz |
| Isaiah Wong | Free agency | Utah Jazz / Charlotte Hornets |
| Jahlil Okafor | Waived | Indiana Mad Ants |
| Cole Swider | Waived | Detroit Pistons |
| Kendall Brown | Waived | Long Island Nets |
| Tristen Newton | Waived | Minnesota Timberwolves |