The 2017–18 Indiana Pacers season was Indiana's 51st season as a franchise and 42nd season in the NBA. For the first time since 2010, Paul George was not on the team's roster as he was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the previous off-season. Despite that, the Pacers improved on their previous year's record and clinched a playoff berth for the third straight season. Their season featured the emergence of Victor Oladipo, who the Pacers received as part of the trade for George.
| 2017–18 Indiana Pacers season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Nate McMillan |
| General manager | Chad Buchanan |
| President | Kevin Pritchard |
| Owners | Herbert Simon |
| Arena | Bankers Life Fieldhouse |
| Results | |
| Record | 48–34 (.585) |
| Place | Division: 2nd (Central) Conference: 5th (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | First Round (lost to Cavaliers 3–4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
| Local media | |
| Television | Fox Sports Indiana |
| Radio | 1070 The Fan |
The Pacers finished the regular season with a record of 48–34, which clinched the 5th seed in the Eastern Conference. In the playoffs, the Pacers faced the 4th seeded Cleveland Cavaliers, who had previously swept the Pacers in the first round of the 2017 NBA Playoffs. The Pacers were once again defeated in the first round, losing to the Cavaliers in seven games.
NBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | T. J. Leaf | PF |  Israel
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UCLA |
| 2 | 47 | Ike Anigbogu | C |  United States
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UCLA |
| 2 | 52 | Edmond Sumner | PG | United States
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Xavier |
T. J. Leaf and Ike Anigbogu were both considered first round picks of the draft that were also teammates in their sole seasons at UCLA. Leaf was their starting power forward and that led the team in scoring with 16.3 points per game, while also averaging 8.2 rebounds 2.4 assists, and 1.1 blocks per game as a starting. Leaf was also named a member of the All-Pac-12 First Team and All-Pac-12 Freshman Team.[1] Anigbogu was a backup center for UCLA and averaged 4.7 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 1.2 blocks in 13 minutes of action per game, he was projected as a potential first round pick for his athleticism and defensive capabilities;[2] He dropped to the later half of the second round possibly due to a knee injury he sustained during a Pacers pre-draft workout.[3] The Pacers selected Edmond Sumner as their final pick of the draft, a point guard who was also rehabilitating himself from a knee injury during the NBA draft process.[3] In his junior season, Sumner was then the second leading scorer for Xavier but failed to complete the season after suffering a serious knee injury on a January 29, 2017 in a win against St. John's University.[4] He averaged 14.3 points, 4.8 assists, and 4.2 rebounds per game with the Musketeers in his final year. Edmond became the first ever Pacer in franchise history to sign a two-way contract.[5]
Roster
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Standings
Division
| Central Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y – Cleveland Cavaliers | 50 | 32 | .610 | – | 29–12 | 21–20 | 11–5 | 82 |
| x – Indiana Pacers | 48 | 34 | .585 | 2.0 | 27–14 | 21–20 | 10–6 | 82 |
| x – Milwaukee Bucks | 44 | 38 | .537 | 6.0 | 25–16 | 19–22 | 6–10 | 82 |
| Detroit Pistons | 39 | 43 | .476 | 11.0 | 25–16 | 14–27 | 9–7 | 82 |
| Chicago Bulls | 27 | 55 | .329 | 23.0 | 17–24 | 10–31 | 4–12 | 82 |
Conference
| Eastern Conference | ||||||
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| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | c – Toronto Raptors * | 59 | 23 | .720 | – | 82 |
| 2 | x – Boston Celtics | 55 | 27 | .671 | 4.0 | 82 |
| 3 | x – Philadelphia 76ers | 52 | 30 | .634 | 7.0 | 82 |
| 4 | y – Cleveland Cavaliers * | 50 | 32 | .610 | 9.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x – Indiana Pacers | 48 | 34 | .585 | 11.0 | 82 |
| 6 | y – Miami Heat * | 44 | 38 | .537 | 15.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x – Milwaukee Bucks | 44 | 38 | .537 | 15.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x – Washington Wizards | 43 | 39 | .524 | 16.0 | 82 |
| 9 | Detroit Pistons | 39 | 43 | .476 | 20.0 | 82 |
| 10 | Charlotte Hornets | 36 | 46 | .439 | 23.0 | 82 |
| 11 | New York Knicks | 29 | 53 | .354 | 30.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Brooklyn Nets | 28 | 54 | .341 | 31.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Chicago Bulls | 27 | 55 | .329 | 32.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Orlando Magic | 25 | 57 | .305 | 34.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Atlanta Hawks | 24 | 58 | .293 | 35.0 | 82 |
Game log
Preseason
| 2017 pre-season game log Total: 3–1 (home: 1–0; road: 2–1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pre-season: 3–1 (home: 1–0; road: 2–1)
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Regular season
Playoffs
| 2018 playoff game log Total: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First Round: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3)
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Player Statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
Regular season
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Oladipo | 75 | 75 | 34.0 | .477 | .371 | .799 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 23.1 |
| Bojan Bogdanovic | 80 | 80 | 30.8 | .474 | .402 | .868 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 14.3 |
| Myles Turner | 65 | 62 | 28.2 | .479 | .357 | .777 | 6.4 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 12.7 |
| Darren Collison | 69 | 64 | 29.2 | .495 | .468 | .882 | 2.6 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 12.4 |
| Thaddeus Young | 81 | 81 | 32.2 | .487 | .320 | .598 | 6.3 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 11.8 |
| Domantas Sabonis | 74 | 19 | 24.5 | .514 | .351 | .750 | 7.7 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 11.6 |
| Lance Stephenson | 82 | 7 | 22.6 | .427 | .289 | .661 | 5.2 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 9.2 |
| Cory Joseph | 82 | 17 | 27.0 | .424 | .353 | .745 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 7.9 |
| Al Jefferson | 36 | 1 | 13.4 | .534 | .000 | .833 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 7.0 |
| Trevor Booker | 17 | 1 | 15.8 | .464 | .214 | .909 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 5.4 |
| Glenn Robinson III | 23 | 1 | 14.7 | .424 | .412 | .818 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 4.1 |
| Joe Young | 53 | 1 | 10.5 | .430 | .379 | .759 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 3.9 |
| T. J. Leaf | 53 | 0 | 8.7 | .471 | .429 | .625 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.9 |
| Edmond Sumner | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.000 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Damien Wilkins | 19 | 1 | 8.0 | .333 | .222 | .750 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Ike Anigbogu | 11 | 0 | 2.7 | .444 | .833 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.2 | |
| Alex Poythress | 25 | 0 | 4.2 | .423 | .364 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | |
| Ben Moore | 2 | 0 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Trey McKinney-Jones | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Playoffs
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Oladipo | 7 | 7 | 37.3 | .417 | .404 | .732 | 8.3 | 6.0 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 22.7 |
| Bojan Bogdanovic | 7 | 7 | 34.0 | .395 | .378 | .600 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 12.4 |
| Myles Turner | 7 | 7 | 28.0 | .611 | .462 | .789 | 5.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 12.4 |
| Domantas Sabonis | 7 | 0 | 23.7 | .581 | .143 | .778 | 4.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 12.4 |
| Thaddeus Young | 7 | 7 | 33.9 | .600 | .286 | .385 | 7.7 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 11.3 |
| Darren Collison | 7 | 7 | 30.6 | .456 | .348 | .750 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 11.3 |
| Lance Stephenson | 7 | 0 | 21.3 | .462 | .308 | .556 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 10.4 |
| Cory Joseph | 7 | 0 | 20.4 | .364 | .273 | 1.000 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 4.7 |
| Trevor Booker | 7 | 0 | 9.1 | .600 | .000 | .857 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| Glenn Robinson III | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | 1.000 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | ||
| T. J. Leaf | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Joe Young | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Player Statistics Citation:[6]
Transactions
Trades
| July 6, 2017[7] | To Indiana Pacers Victor Oladipo Domantas Sabonis |
To Oklahoma City Thunder Paul George |
| July 14, 2017[8] | To Indiana Pacers Cory Joseph |
To Toronto Raptors Draft rights to Emir Preldžić C.J. Miles |
Free agents
Re-signed
| Player | Signed |
|---|
Additions
| Player | Signed | Former Team |
|---|---|---|
| Darren Collison[9] | 2-year/$20M | Sacramento Kings |
| Bojan Bogdanovic[10] | 2-year/$21M | Washington Wizards |
| Alex Poythress[11] | Two-way contract | Philadelphia 76ers |
| DeQuan Jones[12] | Training camp deal |  Lille Métropole
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| Trey McKinney-Jones[12] | Fort Wayne Mad Ants (G League) |
Subtractions
| Player | Reason | New Team |
|---|---|---|
| Monta Ellis[13] | Waived | Retired |
| Rakeem Christmas[14] | Waived |  Galatasaray Odeabank
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| Kevin Séraphin[15] | Waived |  FC Barcelona
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References
- ^ "Lonzo Ball, T. J. Leaf, Bryce Alford named first-team All-Pac-12". insidesocal.com. March 7, 2017. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
- ^ Wasserman, Jonathan. "Ranking the Best Rim Protectors Likely to Declare for 2017 NBA Draft". BleacherReport.com. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
- ^ a b "Second-Round Picks Will Need Time to Heal". NBA.com. June 28, 2017. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
- ^ "Xavier might have lost starting point guard Edmond Sumner for the season". CBSSports.com. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
- ^ "Edmond Sumner and Two-Way Contracts Explained - Blue HQ Media". bluehqmedia.com. 6 July 2017. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
- ^ "2017-18 Indiana Pacers Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
- ^ "Pacers Acquire Oladipo and Sabonis". NBA.com. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
- ^ "Raptors Complete Trade With Indiana". NBA.com. July 14, 2017. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
- ^ "Pacers Sign Collison". NBA.com. July 7, 2017. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
- ^ "Pacers Sign Bojan Bogdanovic". NBA.com. July 10, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
- ^ "Pacers Sign Alex Poythress". nba.com. August 22, 2017. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
- ^ a b "Pacers Sign DeQuan Jones and Trey McKinney-Jones". NBA.com. September 8, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
- ^ "Pacers Waive Ellis". NBA.com. July 6, 2017. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
- ^ "Pacers Waive Rakeem Christmas". NBA.com. July 7, 2017. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
- ^ "Kevin Seraphin: Waived by Pacers". cbssports.com. July 31, 2017. Retrieved July 31, 2017.