2023–24 Indiana Pacers season explained

Team:	Indiana Pacers
End Year:	2024
Wins:	47
Losses:	35
Division:	Central
Division Place:	3
Conf Place:	6
Coach:	Rick Carlisle
Gm:	Chad Buchanan
President:	Kevin Pritchard
Owner:	Herbert Simon
Arena:	Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Playoffs:	Eastern Conference Finals (lost to Celtics 0–4)
Bbr Team:	IND
Television:	Bally Sports Indiana
Radio:	1070 The Fan

The 2023–24 Indiana Pacers season was the 57th season of the franchise and the 47th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Rick Carlisle returned for his 7th season as head coach while the franchise hired former Pacers Jim Boylen and Shayne Whittington as assistants. The season was highlighted by making the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament Championship Game, the acquisition of Pascal Siakam, and making the Eastern Conference Finals.

During the 2023 NBA draft, the franchise most notably acquired Jarace Walker with the 8th overall selection. On July 1, 2023, Tyrese Haliburton agreed to a max contract extension with the Pacers worth up to $260 million over five years.^[1] During the offseason, the team acquired the services of Obi Toppin and Bruce Brown. On January 17, 2024, the Pacers acquired All-NBA Forward Pascal Siakam from the Toronto Raptors in exchange for Bruce Brown, Jordan Nwora, Kira Lewis Jr., and three first–round draft picks.^[2] On February 8, 2024, after failing to reach a contract extension, Buddy Hield was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers in a three–team deal involving the San Antonio Spurs, in which the Pacers re–acquired Doug McDermott and draft compensation.^[3]

On November 4, 2023, Haliburton tied a career–high 43 points and added 12 assists, becoming the first player in Pacers franchise history to record at least 40+ points and 10+ assists in a game.^[4] On November 6, 2023, head coach Rick Carlisle earned his 900th career win, in a 152–111 win over rookie Victor Wembanyama, Gregg Popovich, and the San Antonio Spurs.^[5]

After defeating the Atlanta Hawks in the season finale, the Pacers clinched their first playoff berth since 2020. The Pacers faced the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round and won in six games, securing their first series win since their 2014 season. Despite going down 0–2 in the second round against the New York Knicks, the Pacers would respond with back-to-back blowout wins in Games 6 and 7, advancing to their first Eastern Conference finals since the aforementioned 2014 postseason, where they would go on to be swept by the eventual champion Boston Celtics.

Draft

See main article: 2023 NBA draft.

Round	Pick	Player	Position(s)	Nationality	College / Club
1	7	Bilal Coulibaly	SF	France
1	26	Ben Sheppard	SG	United States
1	29	Julian Strawther	SF	Puerto Rico United States
2	32	Jalen Pickett	PG	United States	Penn State
2	55	Isaiah Wong	PG/SG	United States

The Pacers entered the draft with three first-round picks and two second-round picks, acquired in deals surrounding Malcolm Brogdon and Caris LeVert.^[6] Following several trades during the 2023 NBA draft, the Pacers walked away with the 8th pick Jarace Walker, the 26th pick Ben Sheppard, the 47th pick Mojave King, and the 55th pick Isaiah Wong.

Roster

Standings

Conference

Game log

Preseason

|-style="background:#fcc| 1| October 8| @ Memphis| | Jarace Walker (19)| Jarace Walker (9)| T. J. McConnell (8)| FedExForum
14,403| 0–1|-style="background:#fcc| 2| October 10| @ Houston| | Aaron Nesmith (18)| Smith, Toppin (6)| Buddy Hield (9)| Toyota Center
12,680| 0–2|-style="background:#cfc| 3| October 16| Atlanta| | Haliburton, Nesmith (15)| Jalen Smith (7)| T. J. McConnell (9)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
8,976| 1–2|-style="background:#cfc| 4| October 20| Cleveland| | Buddy Hield (20)| Toppin, Turner (9)| Tyrese Haliburton (9)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
10,470| 2–2

Regular season

This became the first regular season where all the NBA teams competed in a mid-season tournament setting due to the implementation of the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament.^{[7] [8]} |- style="background:#cfc;"| 1| October 25| Washington| | Bruce Brown (24)| Smith, Turner (8)| Tyrese Haliburton (11)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
16,004| 1–0|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2| October 28| @ Cleveland| | Aaron Nesmith (26)| Myles Turner (12)| Tyrese Haliburton (13)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432| 2–0|- style="background:#fcc"| 3| October 30| Chicago| | Myles Turner (20)| Myles Turner (11)| Tyrese Haliburton (13)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
15,021| 2–1|- style="background:#fcc"| 4| November 1| @ Boston| | T. J. McConnell (18)| T. J. McConnell (7)| Hield, McConnell (5)| TD Garden
19,156| 2–2|- style="background:#cfc"| 5| November 3| Cleveland| | Myles Turner (27)| Myles Turner (9)| Tyrese Haliburton (13)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
16,744| 3–2|- style="background:#fcc"| 6| November 4| Charlotte| | Tyrese Haliburton (43)| Jalen Smith (9)| Tyrese Haliburton (12)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
15,945| 3–3|- style="background:#cfc"| 7| November 6| San Antonio| | Tyrese Haliburton (23)| Myles Turner (11)| Haliburton, Nembhard (8)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
15,129| 4–3|- style="background:#cfc"| 8| November 8| Utah| | Aaron Nesmith (24)| Jalen Smith (11)| Tyrese Haliburton (13)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
14,509| 5–3|- style="background:#cfc;"| 9| November 9| Milwaukee| | Tyrese Haliburton (29)| Bennedict Mathurin (11)| Tyrese Haliburton (10)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
14,648| 6–3|- style="background:#fcc"| 10| November 12| @ Philadelphia| | Tyrese Haliburton (25)| Jalen Smith (6)| Tyrese Haliburton (17)| Wells Fargo Center
19,758| 6–4|- style="background:#cfc;"| 11| November 14| @ Philadelphia| | Tyrese Haliburton (33)| Isaiah Jackson (9)| Tyrese Haliburton (15)| Wells Fargo Center
19,774| 7–4|- style="background:#fcc"| 12| November 19| Orlando| | Jordan Nwora (19)| Bennedict Mathurin (6)| T.J. McConnell (5)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,276| 7–5|- style="background:#cfc;"| 13| November 21| @ Atlanta| | Tyrese Haliburton (37)| Myles Turner (9)| Tyrese Haliburton (16)| State Farm Arena
17,162| 8–5|- style="background:#fcc"| 14| November 22| Toronto| | Tyrese Haliburton (33)| Myles Turner (8)| Tyrese Haliburton (16)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,091| 8–6|- style="background:#cfc"| 15| November 24| Detroit| | Tyrese Haliburton (26)| Myles Turner (10)| Tyrese Haliburton (10)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274| 9–6|- style="background:#fcc"| 16| November 27| Portland| | Tyrese Haliburton (33)| Myles Turner (8)| Tyrese Haliburton (9)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
14,508| 9–7|- style="background:#fcc"| 17| November 30| @ Miami| | Tyrese Haliburton (44)| Myles Turner (9)| Tyrese Haliburton (10)| Kaseya Center
19,604| 9–8|- style="background:#cfc;"| 18| December 2| @ Miami| | Bruce Brown (30)| Myles Turner (10)| McConnell, Nembhard (11)| Kaseya Center
19,650| 10–8|- style="background:#cfc;"| 19| December 4 | Boston| | Tyrese Haliburton (26)| Turner, Haliburton (10)| Tyrese Haliburton (13)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
16,693| 11–8|- style="background:#cfc"| 20| December 7 | @ Milwaukee| | Tyrese Haliburton (27)| Buddy Hield (11)| Tyrese Haliburton (15)| T-Mobile Arena
16,837| 12–8 |- style="background:#fcc"| | December 9| @ L.A. Lakers| | Haliburton, Mathurin (20)| Myles Turner (7)| Tyrese Haliburton (11)| T-Mobile Arena
19,021| |- style="background:#cfc;"| 21| December 11| @ Detroit| | Bennedict Mathurin (30)| Bruce Brown (9)| Tyrese Haliburton (16)| Little Caesars Arena
14,988| 13–8|- style="background:#fcc"| 22| December 13| @ Milwaukee| | Haliburton, Turner (22)| Myles Turner (9)| Bruce Brown (9)| Fiserv Forum
17,431| 13–9|- style="background:#fcc"| 23| December 15| @ Washington| | Isaiah Jackson (20)| Isaiah Jackson (13)| Tyrese Haliburton (11)| Capital One Arena
15,208| 13–10|- style="background:#fcc"| 24| December 16| @ Minnesota| | B. Brown, Nesmith (17)| B. Brown, Nesmith, Turner (5)| T. J. McConnell (6)| Target Center
18,024| 13–11|- style="background:#fcc"| 25| December 18| L.A. Clippers| | Bennedict Mathurin (34)| Mathurin, Nesmith (6)| Tyrese Haliburton (11)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
16,665| 13–12|- style="background:#cfc"| 26| December 20| Charlotte| | Buddy Hield (25)| Myles Turner (6)| Tyrese Haliburton (13)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
16,761| 14–12|- style="background:#fcc"| 27| December 21| @ Memphis| | Obi Toppin (22)| Hield, Turner (6)| Tyrese Haliburton (14)| FedExForum
18,160| 14–13|- style="background:#fcc"| 28| December 23| Orlando| | Tyrese Haliburton (29)| Hield, Turner (7)| Tyrese Haliburton (14)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274| 14–14|- style="background:#cfc"| 29| December 26| @ Houston| | Tyrese Haliburton (33)| Jackson, Smith (8)| Tyrese Haliburton (10)| Toyota Center
18,055| 15–14|- style="background:#cfc"| 30| December 28| @ Chicago| | Myles Turner (24)| Obi Toppin (12)| Tyrese Haliburton (20)| United Center
21,568| 16–14|- style="background:#cfc;"| 31| December 30| New York| | Myles Turner (28)| Toppin, Turner (8)| Tyrese Haliburton (23)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274| 17–14|- style="background:#cfc;"| 32| January 1| @ Milwaukee| | Tyrese Haliburton (26)| Bennedict Mathurin (13)| Tyrese Haliburton (11)| Fiserv Forum
17,922| 18–14|- style="background:#cfc;"| 33| January 3| Milwaukee| | Tyrese Haliburton (31)| Obi Toppin (8)| Tyrese Haliburton (12)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274| 19–14|- style="background:#cfc;"| 34| January 5| Atlanta| | Myles Turner (27)| Tyrese Haliburton (8)| Tyrese Haliburton (18)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274| 20–14|- style="background:#fcc;"| 35| January 6| Boston| | Bennedict Mathurin (20)| Smith, Turner (7)| Tyrese Haliburton (7)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274| 20–15|- style="background:#cfc;"| 36| January 8| Boston| | Bennedict Mathurin (26)| Jalen Smith (9)| T. J. McConnell (7)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
16,009| 21–15|- style="background:#cfc"| 37| January 10| Washington| | Myles Turner (18)| Myles Turner (13)| T. J. McConnell (8)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
15,721| 22–15|- style="background:#cfc"| 38| January 12| @ Atlanta| | Hield, Toppin (18)| Smith, Toppin, Turner (7)| T. J. McConnell (14)| State Farm Arena
15,596| 23–15|- style="background:#fcc"| 39| January 14| @ Denver| | Bruce Brown (18)| Bruce Brown (10)| Andrew Nembhard (7)| Ball Arena
19,631| 23–16|- style="background:#fcc"| 40| January 15| @ Utah| | Hield, Nembhard (14)| Jalen Smith (6)| T. J. McConnell (5)| Delta Center
18,206| 23–17|- style="background:#cfc"| 41| January 18| @ Sacramento| | Bennedict Mathurin (25)| Jalen Smith (13)| T. J. McConnell (10)| Golden 1 Center
17,832| 24–17|- style="background:#fcc"| 42| January 19| @ Portland| | Myles Turner (29)| Myles Turner (12)| Tyrese Haliburton (17)| Moda Center
18,595| 24–18|- style="background:#fcc"| 43| January 21| @ Phoenix| | Buddy Hield (18)| Jarace Walker (9)| Pascal Siakam (7)| Footprint Center
17,071| 24–19|- style="background:#fcc"| 44| January 23| Denver| | Myles Turner (22)| Pascal Siakam (10)| McConnell, Nembhard (7)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
16,004| 24–20|- style="background:#cfc"| 45| January 25| Philadelphia| | Pascal Siakam (26)| Pascal Siakam (13)| Pascal Siakam (10)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
15,699| 25–20|- style="background:#cfc"| 46| January 26| Phoenix| | Pascal Siakam (31)| Obi Toppin (11)| McConnell, Nembhard (8)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274| 26–20|- style="background:#cfc"| 47| January 28| Memphis| | Bennedict Mathurin (24)| Jalen Smith (10)| Andrew Nembhard (9)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
16,519| 27–20|- style="background:#fcc"| 48| January 30| @ Boston| | Aaron Nesmith (26)| Aaron Nesmith (12)| Tyrese Haliburton (10)| TD Garden
19,156| 27–21|- style="background:#fcc"| 49| February 1| @ New York| | Jalen Smith (20)| Jalen Smith (9)| Andrew Nembhard (6)| Madison Square Garden
19,812| 27–22|- style="background:#fcc"| 50| February 2| Sacramento| | Bennedict Mathurin (31)| Isaiah Jackson (8)| T. J. McConnell (7)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274| 27–23|- style="background:#cfc"| 51| February 4| @ Charlotte| | Pascal Siakam (25)| Myles Turner (10)| Pascal Siakam (9)| Spectrum Center
15,687| 28–23|- style="background:#cfc"| 52| February 6| Houston| | Pascal Siakam (29)| Toppin, Siakam (4)| Tyrese Haliburton (7)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
15,571| 29–23|- style="background:#fcc"| 53| February 8| Golden State| | Pascal Siakam (16)| Pascal Siakam (8)| Tyrese Haliburton (11)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274| 29–24|- style="background:#cfc"| 54| February 10| @ New York| | Myles Turner (23)| Jackson, Turner (8)| Tyrese Haliburton (12)| Madison Square Garden
19,812| 30–24|- style="background:#fcc"| 55| February 12| @ Charlotte| | Myles Turner (22)| Tyrese Haliburton (6)| Tyrese Haliburton (12)| Spectrum Center
12,112| 30–25|- style="background:#cfc"| 56| February 14| @ Toronto| | Pascal Siakam (23)| Isaiah Jackson (11)| Tyrese Haliburton (12)| Scotiabank Arena
19,800| 31–25|- align="center"|colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Game|- style="background:#cfc"| 57| February 22| Detroit| | Tyrese Haliburton (25)| Myles Turner (11)| Tyrese Haliburton (13)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
16,506| 32–25|- style="background:#cfc"| 58| February 25| Dallas| | Myles Turner (33)| Bennedict Mathurin (11)| Tyrese Haliburton (10)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274| 33–25|- style="background:#fcc"| 59| February 26| Toronto| | Bennedict Mathurin (34)| Myles Turner (11)| Tyrese Haliburton (7)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
16,026| 33–26|- style="background:#cfc"| 60| February 28| New Orleans| | Pascal Siakam (24)| Pascal Siakam (11)| Tyrese Haliburton (13)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
16,010| 34–26|- style="background:#fcc"| 61| March 1| @ New Orleans| | Jackson, Mathurin (13)| Isaiah Jackson (11)| Jarace Walker (6)| Smoothie King Center
17,898| 34–27|- style="background:#fcc"| 62| March 3| @ San Antonio| | T. J. McConnell (26)| Myles Turner (10)| Tyrese Haliburton (8)| Frost Bank Center
18,027| 34–28|- style="background:#cfc"| 63| March 5| @ Dallas| | Myles Turner (20)| Pascal Siakam (13)| Tyrese Haliburton (11)| American Airlines Center
20,200| 35–28|- style="background:#fcc"| 64| March 7| Minnesota| | Pascal Siakam (24)| Myles Turner (7)| Tyrese Haliburton (13)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
16,580| 35–29|- style="background:#cfc"| 65| March 10| @ Orlando| | Haliburton, Siakam (20)| Toppin, Turner (8)| Tyrese Haliburton (8)| Kia Center
19,481| 36–29|- style="background:#cfc"| 66| March 12| @ Oklahoma City| | Myles Turner (24)| Pascal Siakam (11)| Tyrese Haliburton (12)| Paycom Center
17,118| 37–29|- style="background:#fcc"| 67| March 13| Chicago| | Myles Turner (27)| Pascal Siakam (9)| Tyrese Haliburton (14)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274| 37–30|- style="background:#cfc"| 68| March 16| Brooklyn| | Pascal Siakam (28)| Pascal Siakam (11)| Haliburton, Siakam (4)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,009| 38–30|- style="background:#fcc"| 69| March 18| Cleveland| | Pascal Siakam (19)| Pascal Siakam (12)| Tyrese Haliburton (12)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274| 38–31|- style="background:#cfc"| 70| March 20| @ Detroit| | Pascal Siakam (25)| Isaiah Jackson (11)| Tyrese Haliburton (9)| Little Caesars Arena
19,897| 39–31|- style="background:#cfc"| 71| March 22| @ Golden State| | Tyrese Haliburton (26)| Pascal Siakam (16)| Tyrese Haliburton (11)| Chase Center
18,064| 40–31|- style="background:#fcc"| 72| March 24| @ L.A. Lakers| | Pascal Siakam (36)| Pascal Siakam (12)| Tyrese Haliburton (10)| Crypto.com Arena
18,997| 40–32|- style="background:#cfc"| 73| March 25| @ L.A. Clippers| | Pascal Siakam (31)| Myles Turner (7)| Tyrese Haliburton (9)| Crypto.com Arena
19,370| 41–32|- style="background:#fcc"| 74| March 27| @ Chicago| | Andrew Nembhard (18)| Pascal Siakam (8)| Haliburton, Siakam (5)| United Center
22,018| 41–33|- style="background:#cfc"| 75| March 29| L.A. Lakers| | Pascal Siakam (22)| Pascal Siakam (11)| Tyrese Haliburton (8)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274| 42–33|- style="background:#cfc"| 76| April 1| Brooklyn| | Tyrese Haliburton (27)| Jalen Smith (10)| Tyrese Haliburton (13)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
16,522| 43–33|- style="background:#fcc"| 77| April 3| @ Brooklyn| | Pascal Siakam (26)| Siakam, Smith (9)| Tyrese Haliburton (8)| Barclays Center
17,732| 43–34|- style="background:#cfc"| 78| April 5| Oklahoma City| | Pascal Siakam (21)| Obi Toppin (8)| Tyrese Haliburton (11)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274| 44–34|- style="background:#cfc"| 79| April 7| Miami| | Turner, McConnell (22)| Myles Turner (13)| Tyrese Haliburton (8)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274| 45–34|- style="background:#cfc"| 80| April 9| @ Toronto| | Tyrese Haliburton (30)| Pascal Siakam (9)| Andrew Nembhard (8)| Scotiabank Arena
19,325| 46–34|- style="background:#fcc"| 81| April 12| @ Cleveland| | Haliburton, Siakam (19)| five players (6)| Tyrese Haliburton (12)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432| 46–35|- style="background:#cfc"| 82| April 14| Atlanta| | Myles Turner (31)| Myles Turner (12)| Tyrese Haliburton (13)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274| 47–35

Playoffs

See also: 2024 NBA playoffs. |-style="background:#fcc"| 1| April 21| @ Milwaukee| | Pascal Siakam (36)| Pascal Siakam (13)| Tyrese Haliburton (8)| Fiserv Forum
17,341| 0–1|-style="background:#cfc"| 2| April 23| @ Milwaukee| | Pascal Siakam (37)| Pascal Siakam (11)| Tyrese Haliburton (12)| Fiserv Forum
17,683| 1–1|-style="background:#cfc"| 3| April 26| Milwaukee| | Myles Turner (29)| Tyrese Haliburton (10)| Tyrese Haliburton (16)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274| 2–1|-style="background:#cfc"| 4| April 28| Milwaukee| | Myles Turner (29)| Siakam, Turner (9)| Andrew Nembhard (9)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274| 3–1|-style="background:#fcc"| 5| April 30| @ Milwaukee| | Tyrese Haliburton (16)| Obi Toppin (6)| Tyrese Haliburton (6)| Fiserv Forum
17,341| 3–2|-style="background:#cfc"| 6| May 2| Milwaukee| | Obi Toppin (21)| Obi Toppin (8)| Tyrese Haliburton (10)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274| 4–2|-style="background:#fcc"| 1| May 6| @ New York| | Myles Turner (23)| Nesmith, Siakam, Toppin (6)| Tyrese Haliburton (8)| Madison Square Garden
19,812| 0–1|-style="background:#fcc"| 2| May 8| @ New York| | Tyrese Haliburton (34)| Pascal Siakam (9)| T. J. McConnell (12)| Madison Square Garden
19,812| 0–2|-style="background:#cfc"| 3| May 10| New York| | Tyrese Haliburton (35)| Myles Turner (10)| Tyrese Haliburton (7)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274| 1–2|-style="background:#cfc"| 4| May 12| New York| | Tyrese Haliburton (20)| Aaron Nesmith (12)| T.J. McConnell (10)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274| 2–2|-style="background:#fcc"| 5| May 14| @ New York| | Pascal Siakam (22)| Pascal Siakam (8)| Haliburton, McConnell (5)| Madison Square Garden
19,812| 2–3|-style="background:#cfc"| 6| May 17| New York| | Pascal Siakam (25)| Myles Turner (8)| Tyrese Haliburton (9)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274| 3–3|-style="background:#cfc"| 7| May 19| @ New York| | Tyrese Haliburton (26)| Nembhard, Sheppard, Turner (5)| T.J. McConnell (7)| Madison Square Garden
19,812| 4–3|-style="background:#fcc"| 1| May 21| @ Boston| | Tyrese Haliburton (25)| Pascal Siakam (12)| Tyrese Haliburton (10)| TD Garden
19,156| 0–1|-style="background:#fcc"| 2| May 23| @ Boston| | Pascal Siakam (28)| Jackson, McConnell, Siakam (5)| Tyrese Haliburton (8)| TD Garden
19,156| 0–2|-style="background:#fcc"| 3| May 25| Boston| | Andrew Nembhard (32)| Myles Turner (10)| Andrew Nembhard (9)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274| 0–3|-style="background:#fcc"| 4| May 27| Boston| | Andrew Nembhard (24)| Pascal Siakam (10)| Andrew Nembhard (10)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274| 0–4

In-Season Tournament

See main article: 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament. This was the first regular season where all the NBA teams competed in a mid-season tournament setting, due to the implementation of the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament.^{[9] [10]} During the in-season tournament period, the Pacers competed in Group A of the Eastern Conference with the Philadelphia 76ers, Cleveland Cavaliers, Atlanta Hawks, and Detroit Pistons. Following high-scoring wins against the Cavaliers, 76ers, and Hawks, the Pacers were automatic winners of Group A in the Eastern Conference before they even played their final in-season tournament game in November against the Pistons. With a 4–0 record, the Pacers qualified for the knockout elimination rounds of the In-Season Tournament. They lost to the Lakers in the final, 123–109.^[11]

East group A

|-style="background:#cfc| 1| November 3| Cleveland| | Myles Turner (27)| Myles Turner (9)| Tyrese Haliburton (13)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
16,744| 1–0|-style="background:#cfc| 2| November 14| @ Philadelphia| | Tyrese Haliburton (33)| Isaiah Jackson (9)| Tyrese Haliburton (15)| Wells Fargo Center
19,774| 2–0|-style="background:#cfc| 3| November 21| @ Atlanta| | Tyrese Haliburton (37)| Myles Turner (9)| Tyrese Haliburton (16)| State Farm Arena
17,162| 3–0|-style="background:#cfc| 4| November 24| Detroit| | Tyrese Haliburton (26)| Myles Turner (10)| Tyrese Haliburton (10)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274| 4–0|-style="background:#cfc| 5| December 4 | Boston| | Tyrese Haliburton (26)| Turner, Haliburton (10)| Tyrese Haliburton (13)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
16,693| 5–0|-style="background:#cfc| 6| December 7| @ Milwaukee| | Tyrese Haliburton (27)| Buddy Hield (11)| Tyrese Haliburton (15)| T-Mobile Arena
16,837| 6–0|-style="background:#fcc| 7| December 9| L.A. Lakers| | Haliburton, Mathurin (20)| Myles Turner (7)| Tyrese Haliburton (11)| T-Mobile Arena
19,021| 6–1

Player statistics

Regular season

Player
	PF	82	28	1,730	320	128	47	43	843	21.1	3.9	1.6	.6	.5	10.3
	C	77	77	2,076	533	100	39	144	1,313	27.0	6.9	1.3	.5	1.9	17.1
	SF	72	47	1,995	275	108	65	49	877	27.7	3.8	1.5	.9	.7	12.2
	PG	71	4	1,291	191	390	72	8	727	18.2	2.7	5.5	1.0	.1	10.2
	PG	69	68	2,224	271	752	83	48	1,389	32.2	3.9	10.9	1.2	.7	20.1
	PG	68	47	1,697	141	280	63	6	626	25.0	2.1	4.1	.9	.1	9.2
	C	61	14	1,047	337	63	17	38	601	17.2	5.5	1.0	.3	.6	9.9
	SF	59	19	1,538	234	119	35	14	856	26.1	4.0	2.0	.6	.2	14.5
	C	59	3	771	238	50	34	61	383	13.1	4.0	.8	.6	1.0	6.5
	SG	57	1	814	89	53	33	2	252	14.3	1.6	.9	.6	.0	4.4
^†	SF	52	28	1,336	167	139	43	31	623	25.7	3.2	2.7	.8	.6	12.0
^†	PF	41	41	1,303	319	152	31	15	872	31.8	7.8	3.7	.8	.4	21.3
^†	SG	33	33	981	154	100	35	8	398	29.7	4.7	3.0	1.1	.2	12.1
	PF	33	0	340	63	40	15	11	120	10.3	1.9	1.2	.5	.3	3.6
^†	SF	18	0	204	11	13	5	0	75	11.3	.6	.7	.3	.0	4.2
^†	SF	18	0	183	33	18	6	1	94	10.2	1.8	1.0	.3	.1	5.2
	SG	15	0	63	5	5	0	0	21	4.2	.3	.3	.0	.0	1.4
	PF	9	0	47	4	8	5	1	8	5.2	.4	.9	.6	.1	.9
	PF	8	0	42	16	2	2	1	26	5.3	2.0	.3	.3	.1	3.3
	PG	3	0	11	4	2	1	0	2	3.7	1.3	.7	.3	.0	.7
^†	C	1	0	8	0	0	0	0	2	8.0	.0	.0	.0	.0	2.0
	SG	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	2	4.0	.0	.0	.0	.0	2.0

Playoffs

Player
	PF	17	17	603	128	64	13	7	367	35.5	7.5	3.8	.8	.4	21.6
	SF	17	17	559	84	37	11	9	178	32.9	4.9	2.2	.6	.5	10.5
	PG	17	17	554	56	94	6	4	253	32.6	3.3	5.5	.4	.2	14.9
	C	17	17	550	113	36	8	25	289	32.4	6.6	2.1	.5	1.5	17.0
	SG	17	2	335	51	17	8	1	88	19.7	3.0	1.0	.5	.1	5.2
	PG	17	0	348	52	86	15	2	200	20.5	3.1	5.1	.9	.1	11.8
	PF	17	0	343	75	29	6	6	185	20.2	4.4	1.7	.4	.4	10.9
	PG	15	15	522	72	123	19	10	280	34.8	4.8	8.2	1.3	.7	18.7
	C	15	0	154	48	7	3	13	57	10.3	3.2	.5	.2	.9	3.8
	SF	10	0	64	3	7	0	2	13	6.4	.3	.7	.0	.2	1.3
	PF	9	0	31	4	4	2	1	8	3.4	.4	.4	.2	.1	.9
	C	7	0	42	14	2	2	1	13	6.0	2.0	.3	.3	.1	1.9
	SG	7	0	25	3	2	0	1	4	3.6	.4	.3	.0	.1	.6
	PF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.0	.0	.0	.0	.0	1.0

Transactions

See main article: article and List of 2023–24 NBA season transactions.

Trades

June 23, 2023^[12] ^[13] ^[14] (Four-team trade)	To Indiana Pacers Mojave King (No. 47) (from Los Angeles) 2024 OKC first-round pick (from Oklahoma City) (Isaiah Collier) Cash considerations (from Los Angeles)	To Denver Nuggets Julian Strawther (No. 29) (from Indiana) Jalen Pickett (No. 32) (from Indiana) Hunter Tyson (No. 37) (from Oklahoma City) 2024 MIN second-round pick (from Oklahoma City) (Kevin McCullar Jr.)
	To L.A. Lakers Maxwell Lewis (No. 40) (from Denver)	To Oklahoma City Thunder 2029 DEN protected first-round pick (from Denver)
June 24, 2023^[15]	To Indiana Pacers Draft rights to Jarace Walker (No. 8) (from Washington) 2028 second-round pick (from Phoenix) 2029 second-round pick (from Washington)	To Phoenix Suns Bradley Beal (from Washington) Jordan Goodwin (from Washington) Isaiah Todd (from Washington)
To Washington Wizards Chris Paul (from Phoenix) Landry Shamet (from Phoenix) Draft rights to Bilal Coulibaly (No. 7) (from Indiana) Right to swap 2024 first round pick with Phoenix Right to swap 2026 first round pick with Phoenix Right to swap 2028 first round pick with Phoenix Right to swap 2030 first round pick with Phoenix 2024 second round pick (from Phoenix) 2025 second round pick (from Phoenix) 2026 second round pick (from Phoenix) 2027 second round pick (from Phoenix) 2030 second round pick (from Phoenix) Cash considerations (from Phoenix)
July 6, 2023^[16]	To Indiana Pacers 2028 DAL second round pick 2030 SAC second round pick	To Sacramento Kings Chris Duarte
July 7, 2023^[17]	To Indiana Pacers Obi Toppin	To New York Knicks 2028 IND or PHX second-round pick 2029 IND or WAS second-round pick
January 17, 2024^[18]	To Indiana Pacers Kira Lewis Jr. 2024 NOP second-round pick (Enrique Freeman)	To New Orleans Pelicans Cash considerations
January 17, 2024^[19]	To Indiana Pacers Pascal Siakam	To Toronto Raptors Bruce Brown Kira Lewis Jr. Jordan Nwora 2024 IND first-round pick (Ja'Kobe Walter) 2024 OKC first-round pick (Isaiah Collier) 2026 IND conditional first-round pick
February 8, 2024	To Indiana Pacers Marcus Morris Furkan Korkmaz 2024 TOR second-round pick (Juan Núñez) 2029 POR second-round pick 2029 LAC second-round pick	To Philadelphia 76ers Buddy Hield
February 8, 2024	To Indiana Pacers Doug McDermott	To San Antonio Spurs Marcus Morris 2029 LAC second-round pick
February 8, 2024	To Indiana Pacers Cory Joseph 2025 CHA second-round pick Cash considerations	To Golden State Warriors 2024 MIL second-round pick (Quinten Post)

Free agency

Additions

Player	Signed	Former Team	Ref.
Oscar Tshiebwe	July 3 (Two-way contract)	Kentucky Wildcats	^[21]
Bruce Brown	July 6	Denver Nuggets	^[22]

Subtractions

Player	Reason	New Team	Ref.
Oshae Brissett	Free agency	Boston Celtics	^[23]
Daniel Theis	Waived	Los Angeles Clippers	^[24]
James Johnson	Waived	Indiana Pacers	^[25]
Cory Joseph	Waived	Orlando Magic
Furkan Korkmaz	Waived	-

Notes and References

1. Web site: Report: Tyrese Haliburton agrees to max contract extension with Pacers . 2023-07-01 . NBA.com . en.
2. News: Indiana Pacers Acquire Two-Time All-Star Pascal Siakam. NBA.com. January 17, 2024. January 17, 2024.
3. Web site: Buddy Hield Acquired by 76ers in Three-Team Trade. NBA.com. February 8, 2024. February 8, 2024.
4. Web site: Tyrese Haliburton's outburst vs. Hornets not seen in Pacers history. ClutchPoints. Sampson. Peter. November 4, 2023. November 4, 2023.
5. Web site: THaliburton, Pacers get Carlisle his 900th win with 152-111 rout of Spurs. ABCNews.go.com. Wilson. Philip B.. November 6, 2023. November 6, 2023.
6. Web site: 2023 NBA Draft: Complete 1-58 order of picks. NBA.com. June 8, 2023. June 8, 2023.
7. News: NBA officially unveils format, groups for new in-season tournament. ESPN. July 8, 2023. August 4, 2023.
8. Web site: In-Season Tournament 101: Rules, format and how it works . National Basketball Association . 4 August 2023 . 8 July 2023.
9. News: NBA officially unveils format, groups for new in-season tournament. ESPN. July 8, 2023. August 4, 2023.
10. Web site: In-Season Tournament 101: Rules, format and how it works . National Basketball Association . 4 August 2023 . 8 July 2023 .
11. News: . 2023-12-09 . 2023-12-10 . en-US . Dustin . Dopirak . Anthony Davis posts 41 points, 20 rebounds to beat Pacers in IST final. Sports . 1930-2533 .
12. Web site: THE DENVER NUGGETS ACQUIRE THE DRAFT RIGHTS TO JULIAN STRAWTHER, JALEN PICKETT AND HUNTER TYSON IN DRAFT NIGHT TRADE. NBA.com. June 23, 2023. June 24, 2023.
13. Web site: Lakers Acquire Maxwell Lewis. NBA.com. June 23, 2023. June 24, 2023.
14. Web site: Thunder Acquires Cason Wallace and Keyontae Johnson. NBA.com. June 23, 2023. June 24, 2023.
15. Web site: Pacers Complete Three-Team Trade With Phoenix and Washington . NBA.com . January 19, 2024 . June 24, 2023.
16. Web site: Pacers Acquire Future Second-Round Picks for Chris Duarte. NBA.com . January 19, 2024 . July 6, 2023.
17. Web site: Pacers Acquire Obi Toppin. NBA.com. July 7, 2023. January 19, 2024.
18. Web site: Indiana Pacers Acquire Kira Lewis, Jr. and Future Second-Round Pick . NBA.com . January 17, 2024 . January 19, 2024.
19. Web site: Indiana Pacers Acquire Two-Time All-Star Pascal Siakam . January 17, 2024 . January 19, 2024.
20. Web site: Indiana Pacers Sign Forward James Johnson. NBA.com. December 15, 2023. January 19, 2024.
21. Web site: Pacers Sign Tshiebwe and Wong to Two-Way Contracts . July 3, 2023 . January 19, 2024 . NBA.com.
22. Web site: NBA champ Bruce Brown signs with Pacers. NBA.com. July 6, 2023. January 19, 2024.
23. Web site: Boston Celtics sign Brissett. NBA.com. July 6, 2023. January 19, 2024.
24. Web site: Pacers Waive Daniel Theis. NBA.com. November 15, 2023. January 19, 2024.
25. Web site: Indiana Pacers Waive James Johnson. NBA.com. January 17, 2024. January 19, 2024.