2016–17 Indiana Pacers season explained

Team:	Indiana Pacers
End Year:	2017
Wins:	42
Losses:	40
Division:	Central
Division Place:	3
Conf Place:	7
Coach:	Nate McMillan
President:	Larry Bird
Gm:	Kevin Pritchard
Owners:	Herbert Simon
Arena:	Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Playoffs:	First Round (lost to Cavaliers 0–4)
Bbr Team:	IND
Television:	Fox Sports Indiana
Radio:	1070 The Fan

The 2016–17 Indiana Pacers season was Indiana's 50th season as a franchise and 41st season in the NBA. On May 5, 2016, despite making the playoffs, Pacers' president Larry Bird announced that Frank Vogel's contract would not be renewed, citing a need for "a new voice" to lead the players.^{[1] [2]} On May 16, 2016, the Pacers promoted their assistant head coach Nate McMillan to become their new head coach.^[3]

The Pacers would make it to the playoffs, securing the 7th seed. They met the 2nd seeded defending NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers in the First Round, in which they were swept in four games.

On April 28, 2017, Larry Bird stepped down as the President of the Indiana Pacers.

On June 30, 2017, following the season, Paul George was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder.

NBA draft

See main article: 2016 NBA draft.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/club team
1	20	Caris LeVert	SG		Michigan
2	50	Georges Niang	PF		Iowa State

Standings

Conference

Game log

Preseason

|- style="background:#bfb| 1| October 4| Pelicans| | Al Jefferson (14)| Thaddeus Young (10)| Allen, Teague (4)| Smoothie King Center
15,369| 1–0|- style="background:#bfb| 2| October 6| Bulls| | Rodney Stuckey (20)| Al Jefferson (11)| Rodney Stuckey (7)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
12,925| 2–0|- style="background:#fcc| 3| October 8| @ Bulls| | Jeff Teague (21)| Glenn Robinson III (6)| Monta Ellis (6)| United Center
20,096| 2–1|- style="background:#bfb| 4| October 12| Bucks| | Rodney Stuckey (21)| Lavoy Allen (11)| Rodney Stuckey (5)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,447| 3–1|- style="background:#fcc| 5| October 14| @ Magic| | Myles Turner (17)| Thaddeus Young (8)| Monta Ellis (6)| Amway Center
14,097| 3–2|- style="background:#fcc| 6| October 19| @ Bucks| | Paul George (18)| Myles Turner (9)| Ellis, Teague (7)| BMO Harris Bradley Center
5,450| 3–3

Regular season

|- style="background:#cfc"| 1| October 26| Dallas| | Myles Turner (30)| Myles Turner (16)| Jeff Teague (8)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
17,923| 1–0|- style="background:#fcc"| 2| October 28| @ Brooklyn| | Paul George (22)| Myles Turner (11)| Jeff Teague (7)| Barclays Center
17,732| 1–1|- style="background:#fcc"| 3| October 29| @ Chicago| | George, Turner (20)| Thaddeus Young (5)| Jeff Teague (8)| United Center
21,373| 1–2|- style="background:#cfc"| 4| November 1| L. A. Lakers| | Paul George (30)| Paul George (7)| Jeff Teague (6)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
17,923| 2–2|- style="background:#fcc"| 5| November 3| @ Milwaukee| | Paul George (23)| Al Jefferson (7)| Jeff Teague (10)| BMO Harris Bradley Center
11,374| 2–3|- style="background:#cfc"| 6| November 5| Chicago| | Jeff Teague (21)| Paul George (7)| Monta Ellis (8)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
17,020| 3–3|-style="background:#fcc"| 7| November 7| @ Charlotte| | C.J. Miles (23)| Al Jefferson (9)| Aaron Brooks (9)| Spectrum Center
16,880| 3–4|- style="background:#cfc"| 8| November 9| Philadelphia| | Jeff Teague (30)| Myles Turner (9)| Jeff Teague (9)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
15,360| 4–4|- style="background:#fcc"| 9| November 11| @ Philadelphia| | Paul George (26)| George, Turner (9)| Monta Ellis (5)| Wells Fargo Center
17,643| 4–5|- style="background:#fcc"| 10| November 12| Boston| | Jeff Teague (20)| Young, Turner (8)| Teague, Ellis (4)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
17,923| 4–6|- style="background:#cfc;"| 11| November 14| Orlando| | C.J. Miles (16)| Kevin Seraphin (10)| Teague, George (5)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
14,825| 5–6|- style= "background:#cfc;"| 12| November 16| Cleveland| | Paul George (21)| Paul George (11)| Jeff Teague (8)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
17,923| 6–6|- style="background:#fcc;"| 13| November 18| Phoenix| | Myles Turner (22)| Myles Turner (6)| Jeff Teague (7)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
16,780| 6–7|- style="background:#cfc;"| 14| November 20| @ Oklahoma City| | Jeff Teague (30)| Young, Robinson III (11)| Jeff Teague (9)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203| 7–7|- style="background:#fcc;"| 15| November 21| Golden State| | Rodney Stuckey (21)| Kevin Seraphin (14)| Teague, Brooks (3)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
17,923| 7–8|- style="background:#fcc;"| 16| November 23| Atlanta| | Thaddeus Young (24)| Myles Turner (9)| Jeff Teague (8)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
16,032| 7–9|- style="background:#cfc;"| 17| November 25| Brooklyn| | Glenn Robinson III (20)| Jeff Teague (9)| Jeff Teague (8)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
16,083| 8–9|- style="background:#cfc;"| 18| November 27| L. A. Clippers| | Turner, Robinson III (17)| Myles Turner (12)| Jeff Teague (10)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
15,572| 9–9|- style="background:#fcc;"| 19| November 30| @ Portland| | Jeff Teague (25)| Myles Turner (10)| Jeff Teague (8)| Moda Center
19,107| 9–10|- style="background:#cfc;"| 20| December 4| @ L. A. Clippers| | Thaddeus Young (17)| Young, George (7)| Teague, Turner, Stuckey (3)| Staples Center
19,060| 10–10|- style="background:#fcc;"| 21| December 5| @ Golden State| | Paul George (21)| Paul George (10)| Jeff Teague (6)| Oracle Arena
19,596| 10–11|- style="background:#cfc;"| 22| December 7| @ Phoenix| | Paul George (25)| Paul George (13)| Jeff Teague (11)| Talking Stick Resort Arena
17,452| 11–11|- style="background:#fcc;"| 23| December 9| @ Dallas| | Paul George (22)| Paul George (7)| Rodney Stuckey (8)| American Airlines Center
19,486| 11–12|- style="background:#cfc;"| 24| December 10| Portland| | Paul George (37)| Thaddeus Young (9)| Jeff Teague (6)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
16,211| 12–12|- style="background:#cfc;"| 25| December 12| Charlotte| | Turner, George (22)| Myles Turner (7)| Jeff Teague (11)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
14,138| 13–12|- style="background:#fcc;"| 26| December 14| @ Miami| | Paul George (22)| Turner, Young, George (7)| Jeff Teague (5)| American Airlines Arena
19,600| 13–13|- style="background:#fcc;"| 27| December 15| @ New Orleans| | Myles Turner (26)| Thaddeus Young (9)| Jeff Teague (10)| Smoothie King Center
15,472| 13–14|- style="background:#cfc;"| 28| December 17| @ Detroit| | Paul George (26)| Glenn Robinson III (12)| Jeff Teague (7)| Palace of Auburn Hills
15,231| 14–14|- style="background:#cfc;"| 29| December 19| Washington| | Paul George (27)| Thaddeus Young (11)| Jeff Teague (10)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
17,686| 15–14|- style="background:#fcc;"| 30| December 20| @ New York| | Thaddeus Young (21)| Myles Turner (9)| Jeff Teague (12)| Madison Square Garden
19,812| 15–15|- style="background:#fcc;"| 31| December 22| Boston| | Jeff Teague (21)| Thaddeus Young (12)| Jeff Teague (8)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
17,577| 15–16|- style="background:#fcc;"| 32| December 26| @ Chicago| | Aaron Brooks (19)| Myles Turner (8)| Paul George (8)| United Center
21,922| 15–17|- style="background:#fcc;"| 33| December 28| @ Washington| | Paul George (34)| Myles Turner (8)| Jeff Teague (11)| Verizon Center
16,172| 15–18|- style="background:#cfc;"| 34| December 30| Chicago| | Paul George (37)| Glenn Robinson III (10)| Jeff Teague (17)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
17,923| 16–18|- style="background:#cfc;"| 35| January 1| Orlando| | Myles Turner (23)| Myles Turner (12)| Jeff Teague (9)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
17,530| 17–18|- style="background:#cfc;"| 36| January 3| @ Detroit| | Paul George (32)| Myles Turner (7)| Jeff Teague (8)| Palace of Auburn Hills
13,435| 18–18|- style="background:#cfc;"| 37| January 5| Brooklyn| | Paul George (26)| Myles Turner (15)| Jeff Teague (15)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
16,421| 19–18|- style="background:#cfc;"| 38| January 7| New York| | Teague, George (19)| Myles Turner (10)| Jeff Teague (8)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
17,367| 20–18|- style="background:#fcc;"| 39| January 12| @ Denver| | C.J Miles (20)| Myles Turner (6)| Jeff Teague (9)| The O2 Arena
20,000| 20–19|- style="background:#cfc;"| 40| January 16| New Orleans| | Paul George (19)| Myles Turner (12)| Jeff Teague (10)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
15,545| 21–19|- style= "background:#cfc;"| 41| January 18| @ Sacramento| | Paul George (25)| Jeff Teague (7)| Jeff Teague (11)| Golden 1 Center
17,608| 22–19|- style=background:#fcc;"| 42| January 20| @ L. A. Lakers| | Paul George (21)| George, Jefferson (6)| Jeff Teague (7)| Staples Center
18,412| 22–20|- style="background:#fcc;"| 43| January 21| @ Utah| | Young, George, Teague (19)| Thaddeus Young (9)| Jeff Teague (7)| Vivint Smart Home Arena
19,911| 22–21|- style="background:#fcc;"| 44| January 23| New York| | Paul George (31)| Myles Turner (10)| Jeff Teague (7)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
16,015| 22–22|- style="background:#cfc;"| 45| January 26| @ Minnesota| | Paul George (32)| Jeff Teague (8)| Jeff Teague (13)| Target Center
14,862| 23–22|- style="background:#cfc;"| 46| January 27| Sacramento| | Paul George (33)| Jeff Teague (8)| Jeff Teague (8)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
17,522| 24–22|- style="background:#cfc;"| 47| January 29| Houston| | Paul George (33)| Myles Turner (10)| Jeff Teague (15)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
17,923| 25–22|- style="background:#cfc;"| 48| February 1| @ Orlando| | C.J. Miles (16)| Paul George (7)| Jeff Teague (9)| Amway Center
16,662| 26–22|- style="background:#cfc;"| 49| February 3| @ Brooklyn| | George, Teague (24)| Paul George (11)| Jeff Teague (7)| Barclays Center
14,557| 27–22|- style="background:#cfc;"| 50| February 4| Detroit| | Paul George (21)| Lavoy Allen (11)| Jeff Teague (7)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
17,660| 28–22|- style="background:#cfc;"| 51| February 6| Oklahoma City| | Paul George (21)| Paul George (8)| George, Ellis (4)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
16,123| 29–22|- style= "background:#fcc;"| 52| February 8| Cleveland| | C.J. Miles (23)| Paul George (8)| Jeff Teague (14)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
17,580| 29–23|- style= "background:#fcc;"| 53| February 10| @ Washington| | Paul George (31)| Al Jefferson (8)| Jeff Teague (9)| Verizon Center
19,503| 29–24|- style= "background:#fcc;"| 54| February 11| Milwaukee| | C.J. Miles (23)| Paul George (8)| Teague, Turner (6)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
17,923| 29–25|- style= "background:#fcc;"| 55| February 13| San Antonio| | Myles Turner (22)| George, Turner (6)| Jeff Teague (5)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
15,203| 29–26|- style= "background:#fcc;"| 56| February 15| @ Cleveland| | Glenn Robinson III (19)| George, Turner (7)| Jeff Teague (11)| Quicken Loans Arena
20,562| 29–27|- style= "background:#fcc;"| 57| February 16| Washington| | George, Turner (17)| Myles Turner (9)| Monta Ellis (7)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
17,233| 29–28|- style= "background:#cfc;"| 58| February 24| Memphis| | C.J. Miles (17)| Lavoy Allen (10)| Jeff Teague (10)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
17,923| 30–28|- style="background:#fcc;"| 59| February 25| @ Miami| | Myles Turner (18)| Turner, Christmas (7)| Jeff Teague (6)| AmericanAirlines Arena
19,600| 30–29|- style="background:#cfc;"| 60| February 27| @ Houston| | Jeff Teague (25)| Lavoy Allen (11)| Monta Ellis (8)| Toyota Center
18,055| 31–29|- style=background:#fcc;"| 61| March 1| @ San Antonio| | Paul George (22)| George, Turner, Miles (6)| Jeff Teague (9)| AT&T Center
18,418| 31–30|- style=background:#cfc;"| 62| March 5| @ Atlanta| | Paul George (34)| Al Jefferson (8)| Jeff Teague (6)| Philips Arena
15,366| 32–30|-style="background:#fcc;"| 63| March 6| @ Charlotte| | Paul George (36)| Paul George (10)| Jeff Teague (8)| Spectrum Center
16,387| 32–31|-style="background:#cfc;"| 64| March 8| Detroit| | Paul George (22)| George, Turner (8)| Rodney Stuckey (7)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
14,353| 33–31|- style="background:#fcc;"| 65| March 10| @ Milwaukee| | Paul George (18)| Paul George (11)| Paul George (6)| Bradley Center
16,177| 33–32|- style="background:#cfc;"| 66| March 12| Miami| | Paul George (28)| Paul George (10)| Jeff Teague (4)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
17,923| 34–32|- style="background:#fcc;"| 67| March 14| @ New York| | Paul George (22)| Myles Turner (12)| Jeff Teague (6)| Madison Square Garden
18,261| 34–33|- style="background:#cfc;"| 68| March 15| Charlotte| | Paul George (39)| Myles Turner (11)| Jeff Teague (11)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
14,169| 35–33|- style="background:#fcc;"| 69| March 19| @ Toronto| | Paul George (18)| Christmas, Turner (5)| Jeff Teague (7)| Air Canada Centre
19,800| 35–34|- style="background:#cfc;"| 70| March 20| Utah| | Jeff Teague (21)| George, Young (8)| George, Teague (5)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
15,458| 36–34|- style="background:#fcc;"| 71| March 22| @ Boston| | Paul George (37)| Myles Turner (9)| Jeff Teague (6)| TD Garden
18,624| 36–35|- style="background:#fcc;"| 72| March 24| Denver| | Paul George (27)| Paul George (9)| Jeff Teague (8)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
17,923| 36–36|- style="background:#cfc;"| 73| March 26| Philadelphia| | Paul George (21)| Myles Turner (16)| Jeff Teague (4)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
16,467| 37–36|- style="background:#fcc;"| 74| March 28| Minnesota| | Paul George (37)| Myles Turner (8)| Jeff Teague (10)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
17,534| 37–37|- style="background:#fcc;"| 75| March 29| @ Memphis| | Paul George (22)| Thaddeus Young (13)| Jeff Teague (5)| FedExForum
16,367| 37–38|- style="background:#fcc;"| 76| March 31| @ Toronto| | Paul George (28)| George, Turner (9)| Jeff Teague (5)| Air Canada Centre
19,800| 37–39|- style=background:#fcc;"| 77| April 2| @ Cleveland| | Paul George (47)| George, Young (9)| Jeff Teague (11)| Quicken Loans Arena
20,562| 37–40|- style=background:#cfc;"| 78| April 4| Toronto| | Paul George (35)| Thaddeus Young (11)| Jeff Teague (6)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
16,524| 38–40|- style=background:#cfc;"| 79| April 6| Milwaukee| | Paul George (23)| Thaddeus Young (11)| Jeff Teague (7)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
17,010| 39–40|- style=background:#cfc;"| 80| April 8| @ Orlando| | Paul George (37)| Myles Turner (8)| Jeff Teague (10)| Amway Center
18,846| 40–40|- style=background:#cfc;"| 81| April 10| @ Philadelphia| | Paul George (27)| Myles Turner (13)| Jeff Teague (6)| Wells Fargo Center
14,622| 41–40|- style=background:#cfc;"| 82| April 12| Atlanta| | Paul George (32)| Paul George (11)| Jeff Teague (7)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
17,923| 42–40

Playoffs

|- style="background:#fcc;"| 1| April 15| @ Cleveland| | Paul George (29)| Thaddeus Young (9)| Paul George (7)| Quicken Loans Arena
20,562| 0–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 2| April 17| @ Cleveland| | Paul George (32)| Paul George (8)| Paul George (7)| Quicken Loans Arena
20,562| 0–2|- style="background:#fcc;"| 3| April 20| Cleveland| | Paul George (36)| Paul George (15)| Paul George (6)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
17,923| 0–3|- style="background:#fcc;"| 4| April 23| Cleveland| | Lance Stephenson (22)| Thaddeus Young (10)| Jeff Teague (10)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
17,923| 0–4

Player statistics

Ragular season

Player
	PG	82	82	2,657	330	639	100	32	1,254	32.4	4.0	7.8	1.2	.4	15.3
	C	81	81	2,541	589	106	74	172	1,173	31.4	7.3	1.3	.9	2.1	14.5
	SF	76	29	1,776	229	48	46	25	815	23.4	3.0	.6	.6	.3	10.7
	SF	75	75	2,689	492	251	119	27	1,775	35.9	6.6	3.3	1.6	.4	23.7
	PF	74	74	2,237	448	122	113	29	814	30.2	6.1	1.6	1.5	.4	11.0
	SG	74	33	1,998	204	236	78	27	630	27.0	2.8	3.2	1.1	.4	8.5
	SF	69	27	1,427	246	47	41	20	419	20.7	3.6	.7	.6	.3	6.1
	C	66	1	931	278	57	19	16	535	14.1	4.2	.9	.3	.2	8.1
	PG	65	0	894	69	125	25	9	322	13.8	1.1	1.9	.4	.1	5.0
	PF	61	5	871	219	57	18	24	177	14.3	3.6	.9	.3	.4	2.9
	PF	49	3	559	142	23	7	20	232	11.4	2.9	.5	.1	.4	4.7
	PG	39	0	696	84	84	16	0	281	17.8	2.2	2.2	.4	.0	7.2
	PG	33	0	135	17	15	4	0	68	4.1	.5	.5	.1	.0	2.1
	PF	29	0	219	56	4	3	6	59	7.6	1.9	.1	.1	.2	2.0
	PF	23	0	93	17	5	3	0	21	4.0	.7	.2	.1	.0	.9
^†	SG	6	0	132	24	25	3	2	43	22.0	4.0	4.2	.5	.3	7.2

Playoffs

Player
	SF	4	4	172	35	29	7	2	112	43.0	8.8	7.3	1.8	.5	28.0
	PG	4	4	142	13	25	4	3	68	35.5	3.3	6.3	1.0	.8	17.0
	PF	4	4	140	36	10	8	1	48	35.0	9.0	2.5	2.0	.3	12.0
	C	4	4	133	27	3	7	5	43	33.3	6.8	.8	1.8	1.3	10.8
	SF	4	2	82	8	1	2	1	29	20.5	2.0	.3	.5	.3	7.3
	SG	4	2	76	8	5	2	1	22	19.0	2.0	1.3	.5	.3	5.5
	SG	4	0	107	21	11	2	0	64	26.8	5.3	2.8	.5	.0	16.0
	PF	4	0	59	14	4	0	2	29	14.8	3.5	1.0	.0	.5	7.3
	SF	3	0	31	3	1	0	0	15	10.3	1.0	.3	.0	.0	5.0
	PF	3	0	11	2	0	0	0	0	3.7	.7	.0	.0	.0	.0
	PG	1	0	7	1	1	0	0	5	7.0	1.0	1.0	.0	.0	5.0

Transactions

Trades

July 7, 2016	To Indiana Pacers Thaddeus Young		To Brooklyn Nets Draft rights to Caris LeVert (No. 20) 2021 IND second round pick (Kessler Edwards)
	To Indiana Pacers Jeff Teague (from Atlanta)	To Utah Jazz----George Hill (from Indiana)	To Atlanta Hawks Draft rights to Taurean Prince (No. 12) (from Utah)
	To Indiana Pacers Jeremy Evans Draft rights to Emir Preldžić Cash considerations		To Dallas Mavericks Draft rights to Stanko Barać

Free agents

Additions

Player	Signed	Former Team
Al Jefferson	July 9, 2016	Charlotte Hornets
Aaron Brooks	July 21, 2016	Chicago Bulls
Julyan Stone	August 26, 2016
Alex Poythress	August 29, 2016	Undrafted
Nick Zeisloft	September 6, 2016	Undrafted
Kevin Séraphin	September 8, 2016	New York Knicks
Lance Stephenson	March 30, 2017	Minnesota Timberwolves

Subtractions

Player	Signed	New Team
Ian Mahinmi	July 7, 2016	Washington Wizards
Jordan Hill	July 19, 2016	Minnesota Timberwolves
Solomon Hill	July 21, 2016	New Orleans Pelicans
Ty Lawson	August 26, 2016	Sacramento Kings
Alex Poythress	October 17, 2016
Nick Zeisloft	October 17, 2016

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pacers' president Larry Bird announced that Vogel's contract would not be renewed, citing a need for "a new voice" to lead the players.. Pacers. May 5, 2016. May 5, 2016. May 14, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160514142015/http://sports.yahoo.com/news/pacers-part-coach-vogel-230700761.html. dead.
2. Web site: Vogel out as Pacers' coach. NBA.com. May 7, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160609170403/http://www.nba.com/2016/news/05/05/frank-vogel-not-returning-as-coach-of-indiana-pacers.ap/index.html. June 9, 2016. dead.
3. Web site: Pacers name assistant McMillan as new coach. NBA.com. May 16, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160521000225/http://www.nba.com/2016/news/05/16/indiana-pacers-name-nate-mcmillan-as-new-coach/index.html. May 21, 2016. dead.