2016–17 Indiana Pacers season
NBA professional basketball team season
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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]
| 2016–17 Indiana Pacers season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Nate McMillan |
| President | Larry Bird |
| General manager | Kevin Pritchard |
| Owners | Herbert Simon |
| Arena | Bankers Life Fieldhouse |
| Results | |
| Record | 42–40 (.512) |
| Place | Division: 3rd (Central) Conference: 7th (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | First Round (lost to Cavaliers 0–4) |
Stats at Basketball Reference | |
| Local media | |
| Television | Fox Sports Indiana |
| Radio | 1070 The Fan |
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
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/club team |
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| 1 | 20 | Caris LeVert | SG |  United States |
Michigan |
| 2 | 50 | Georges Niang | PF | United States |
Iowa State |
Roster
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Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
Roster |
Standings
Division
| Central Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y – Cleveland Cavaliers | 51 | 31 | .622 | – | 31–10 | 20–21 | 8–8 | 82 |
| x – Milwaukee Bucks | 42 | 40 | .512 | 9.0 | 23–18 | 19–22 | 10–6 | 82 |
| x – Indiana Pacers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 9.0 | 29–12 | 13–28 | 8–8 | 82 |
| x – Chicago Bulls | 41 | 41 | .500 | 10.0 | 25–16 | 16–25 | 9–7 | 82 |
| Detroit Pistons | 37 | 45 | .451 | 14.0 | 24–17 | 13–28 | 5–11 | 82 |
Conference
| Eastern Conference | ||||||
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| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | c – Boston Celtics * | 53 | 29 | .646 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y – Cleveland Cavaliers * | 51 | 31 | .622 | 2.0 | 82 |
| 3 | x – Toronto Raptors | 51 | 31 | .622 | 2.0 | 82 |
| 4 | y – Washington Wizards * | 49 | 33 | .598 | 4.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x – Atlanta Hawks | 43 | 39 | .524 | 10.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x – Milwaukee Bucks | 42 | 40 | .512 | 11.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x – Indiana Pacers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 11.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x – Chicago Bulls | 41 | 41 | .500 | 12.0 | 82 |
| 9 | Miami Heat | 41 | 41 | .500 | 12.0 | 82 |
| 10 | Detroit Pistons | 37 | 45 | .451 | 16.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Charlotte Hornets | 36 | 46 | .439 | 17.0 | 82 |
| 12 | New York Knicks | 31 | 51 | .378 | 22.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Orlando Magic | 29 | 53 | .354 | 24.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Philadelphia 76ers | 28 | 54 | .341 | 25.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Brooklyn Nets | 20 | 62 | .244 | 33.0 | 82 |
Game log
Preseason
| 2016 pre-season game log Total: 3–3 (home: 3–0; road: 0–3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pre-season: 3–3 (home: 3–0; road: 0–3)
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Regular season
Playoffs
| 2017 playoff game log Total: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First Round: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)
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Player statistics
Regular season
| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Teague | PG | 82 | 82 | 2,657 | 330 | 639 | 100 | 32 | 1,254 | 32.4 | 4.0 | 7.8 | 1.2 | .4 | 15.3 |
| Myles Turner | C | 81 | 81 | 2,541 | 589 | 106 | 74 | 172 | 1,173 | 31.4 | 7.3 | 1.3 | .9 | 2.1 | 14.5 |
| C. J. Miles | SF | 76 | 29 | 1,776 | 229 | 48 | 46 | 25 | 815 | 23.4 | 3.0 | .6 | .6 | .3 | 10.7 |
| Paul George | SF | 75 | 75 | 2,689 | 492 | 251 | 119 | 27 | 1,775 | 35.9 | 6.6 | 3.3 | 1.6 | .4 | 23.7 |
| Thaddeus Young | PF | 74 | 74 | 2,237 | 448 | 122 | 113 | 29 | 814 | 30.2 | 6.1 | 1.6 | 1.5 | .4 | 11.0 |
| Monta Ellis | SG | 74 | 33 | 1,998 | 204 | 236 | 78 | 27 | 630 | 27.0 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 1.1 | .4 | 8.5 |
| Glenn Robinson III | SF | 69 | 27 | 1,427 | 246 | 47 | 41 | 20 | 419 | 20.7 | 3.6 | .7 | .6 | .3 | 6.1 |
| Al Jefferson | C | 66 | 1 | 931 | 278 | 57 | 19 | 16 | 535 | 14.1 | 4.2 | .9 | .3 | .2 | 8.1 |
| Aaron Brooks | PG | 65 | 0 | 894 | 69 | 125 | 25 | 9 | 322 | 13.8 | 1.1 | 1.9 | .4 | .1 | 5.0 |
| Lavoy Allen | PF | 61 | 5 | 871 | 219 | 57 | 18 | 24 | 177 | 14.3 | 3.6 | .9 | .3 | .4 | 2.9 |
| Kevin Séraphin | PF | 49 | 3 | 559 | 142 | 23 | 7 | 20 | 232 | 11.4 | 2.9 | .5 | .1 | .4 | 4.7 |
| Rodney Stuckey | PG | 39 | 0 | 696 | 84 | 84 | 16 | 0 | 281 | 17.8 | 2.2 | 2.2 | .4 | .0 | 7.2 |
| Joe Young | PG | 33 | 0 | 135 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 68 | 4.1 | .5 | .5 | .1 | .0 | 2.1 |
| Rakeem Christmas | PF | 29 | 0 | 219 | 56 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 59 | 7.6 | 1.9 | .1 | .1 | .2 | 2.0 |
| Georges Niang | PF | 23 | 0 | 93 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 4.0 | .7 | .2 | .1 | .0 | .9 |
| Lance Stephenson† | SG | 6 | 0 | 132 | 24 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 43 | 22.0 | 4.0 | 4.2 | .5 | .3 | 7.2 |
- † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Pacers only.
Playoffs
| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Paul George | SF | 4 | 4 | 172 | 35 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 112 | 43.0 | 8.8 | 7.3 | 1.8 | .5 | 28.0 |
| Jeff Teague | PG | 4 | 4 | 142 | 13 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 68 | 35.5 | 3.3 | 6.3 | 1.0 | .8 | 17.0 |
| Thaddeus Young | PF | 4 | 4 | 140 | 36 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 48 | 35.0 | 9.0 | 2.5 | 2.0 | .3 | 12.0 |
| Myles Turner | C | 4 | 4 | 133 | 27 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 43 | 33.3 | 6.8 | .8 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 10.8 |
| C. J. Miles | SF | 4 | 2 | 82 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 20.5 | 2.0 | .3 | .5 | .3 | 7.3 |
| Monta Ellis | SG | 4 | 2 | 76 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 19.0 | 2.0 | 1.3 | .5 | .3 | 5.5 |
| Lance Stephenson | SG | 4 | 0 | 107 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 64 | 26.8 | 5.3 | 2.8 | .5 | .0 | 16.0 |
| Kevin Séraphin | PF | 4 | 0 | 59 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 14.8 | 3.5 | 1.0 | .0 | .5 | 7.3 |
| Glenn Robinson III | SF | 3 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10.3 | 1.0 | .3 | .0 | .0 | 5.0 |
| Lavoy Allen | PF | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 | .7 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| Aaron Brooks | 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
Re-signed
Additions
| Player | Signed | Former Team |
|---|---|---|
| Al Jefferson | July 9, 2016 | Charlotte Hornets |
| Aaron Brooks | July 21, 2016 | Chicago Bulls |
| Julyan Stone | August 26, 2016 | Royal Halı Gaziantep (Turkey) |
| 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 | (Signed a training camp deal) |
| Nick Zeisloft | October 17, 2016 | (Signed a training camp deal) |