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Pacers won't pick up option on Marquis Daniels
The Indiana Pacers will not pick up Marquis Daniels’ $7.5-million team option, a person with knowledge of the situation said today. Daniels, who has spent the past three seasons with the Pacers, will become an unrestricted free agent July 1. His...
Luke Zeller added to Chicago Bulls summer-league roster
Luke Zeller has been added to the Chicago Bulls summer-league roster. The 6-11 forward from Notre Dame, who wasn’t drafted Thursday, will be trying to make an NBA roster as a free agent. “I’m exited to be able to have the chance to play on a summer...
Hansbrough's plan: Whatever is needed
In his first news conference at Conseco Fieldhouse, Tyler Hansbrough talked about a willingness to do whatever is asked to help the Indiana Pacers win. The 13th pick in the NBA draft Thursday night, Hansbrough said this afternoon he’s looking...
Pacers take Tyler Hansbrough with 13th pick in NBA Draft
When Tyler Hansbrough was announced as the Indiana Pacers’ first-round draft pick, boos and cheers came from the Conseco Fieldhouse stands. The reaction from the crowd estimated at 4,500 that gathered to watch Thursday’s NBA draft is...
Pike's Teague realizes his NBA dream
Jeff Teague received a little sisterly advice Thursday night. Waiting to hear his name called in the NBA draft, the former Pike High School and Wake Forest standout began to get agitated when Philadelphia didn’t take him with the No. 17 pick....
Pacers use 13th pick on Tyler Hansbrough
North Carolina All-American led Heels to ’09 national title When Tyler Hansbrough was announced as the Indiana Pacers’ first-round draft pick, boos and cheers came from the Conseco Fieldhouse stands. The reaction from the crowd estimated...
Pike's Jeff Teague picked No. 19 by Atlanta
Jeff Teague received a little sisterly advice Thursday night. Waiting to hear his name called in the NBA draft, the former Pike High School and Wake Forest standout began to get agitated when Philadelphia didn’t take him with the No. 17 pick....
2009 NBA Draft round-by-round picks
FIRST ROUND 1. L.A. Clippers, Blake Griffin, f, Oklahoma. 2. Memphis, Hasheem Thabeet, c, Connecticut. 3. Oklahoma City, James Harden, g, Arizona State. 4. Sacramento, Tyreke Evans, g, Memphis. 5. Minnesota (from Washington), Ricky Rubio, g, DKV...
Sources: Cavs acquire Shaq from Suns
CLEVELAND — LeBron and Shaq: Two of the NBA’s biggest stars are now teammates. The Cleveland Cavaliers completed a blockbuster trade Thursday, bringing superstar center Shaquille O’Neal from the Phoenix Suns to join current MVP LeBron...
The Pacers' pick is. . .
Bird has his favorites, but who will be the choice at No. 13 in tonight’s draft? Step one in the second year of the Indiana Pacers’ three-year rebuilding process begins with tonight’s draft. Team president Larry Bird would like to...
2009 NBA Draft preview: Who will the Indiana Pacers pick?
Watch Star sports reporters Jeff Rabjohns and Mike Wells break down the Indiana Pacers’ potential picks in the 2009 NBA Draft. Click the white play button arrow to watch them on a special edition of IndyStar.com’s “Inside The...
VCU's Maynor an old-school point guard
You may question Eric Maynor’s pedigree. He certainly doesn’t. The 6-2 guard is getting strong consideration from the Indiana Pacers heading into Thursday’s draft even though he hails from mid-major Virginia Commonwealth. “I...
Bobcats’ May becomes unrestricted free agent
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Sean May faces a summer of uncertainty as an unrestricted free agent after four years of seemingly never-ending knee and weight issues in Charlotte. The Bobcats decided on Tuesday not to make a one-year qualifying offer of $3.7...
Bird ready to play wait-and-see
Plenty can happen on draft night before Pacers’ 13th pick rolls around The Indiana Pacers can’t be too picky in Thursday’s NBA draft. They’ve missed the playoffs three consecutive years, and their roster has multiple holes...
Bird eyes four candidates in NBA draft
Indiana Pacers president Larry Bird said he has his eye on four players, and he thinks three of them will be available when they pick No. 13 in Thursday night’s draft. “You have to see what happens in front of you, usually there’s some...
Mike Wells' NBA mock draft
PF Blake Griffin Oklahoma The Clippers have a stockpile of frontcourt players, but they can’t pass on clearly the best player in the draft. Best:Shaquille O’Neal (1992) Worst:Michael Olowokandi (1998) C Hasheem Thabeet Connecticut A...
The last senior?
After 4 years at North Carolina, Hansbrough may be a finished product, but teams are looking for untapped potential Tyler Hansbrough lost a contact lens. He got hit in the face and bled. Then he continued dominating the predraft workout at Conseco...
Pacers to tip off preseason in Taipei
The Indiana Pacers will start next preseason overseas. The Pacers will play Denver in the first game in Taipei on Oct. 8. Taipei, the capital of Taiwan, will be the seventh Asian city to host an NBA game. “October 8th will be an historic day...
Four primary draft targets -- Blair, Teague, Lawson and Holiday -- make their case why Pacers should pick them
Pittsburgh’s DeJuan Blair, Wake Forest’s Jeff Teague, North Carolina’s Ty Lawson and UCLA’s Jrue Holiday worked out for Indiana Pacers coaches and officials Monday at Conseco Fieldhouse. The four prospects ran plays, shot...
Pike's Teague '100 percent' committed to NBA draft
Former Pike High School standout Jeff Teague announced he will stay in the NBA draft. “I’m in 100 percent,” he said. Teague worked out with the Indiana Pacers this morning at Conseco Fieldhouse. Although it’s been assumed he...
Bryant wills Los Angeles to triumph
Finals MVP puts Shaq behind him; Jackson coaches 10th champion ORLANDO, Fla. — Kobe Bryant has the NBA title he needed most — the one without Shaq. Bryant’s seven-year chase of a coveted championship is over. He’s got his...
Indy's Teague to work out for Pacers this week
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Pacers have invited another local product to a predraft workout. Indianapolis Pike graduate Jeff Teague will be in town Monday. It’s the third time in less than a week that the Pacers have brought in an Indiana...
Vaden wants to join buddies in NBA
Robert Vaden and his Pike High School teammates had more on their mind than just steamrolling the competition en route to winning the 2003 Class 4A state championship. They were thinking about bigger and better things. The team’s starting five went...
Luke Zeller to work out with Pacers
Former Indiana Mr. Basketball Luke Zeller is one of four players scheduled to work out for the Indiana Pacers Tuesday. Zeller, a 6-11 power forward from Notre Dame, was the 2005 Indiana Mr. Basketball after hitting a half-court shot at the buzzer to...
Pacers' Dunleavy has 'minor' hip procedure
Indiana Pacers guard Mike Dunleavy underwent a “minor” arthroscopic procedure on his left hip Thursday. The procedure, performed in Boston, was to clean up a “long-standing injury.” The team said the surgery is not expected to...
Tougher Lakers rout Magic 100-75 in NBA Finals
LOS ANGELES — Nobody is pushing these Lakers around. Playing tougher than they did a year ago, Kobe Bryant and his teammates took control in the second quarter and ran away to a 100-75 victory over the Orlando Magic in Game 1 of the NBA finals...
Meyer to coach Pacers affiliate in Fort Wayne
Former DePaul basketball coachJoey Meyersigned a two-year contract to coach the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA Development League. It’s his third D-League job, following stints with the Asheville Altitude and Tulsa 66ers. Meyer is a Chicago...
For Pacers, the defense won't rest
Everyone agrees they need to be better, but the big question is: How do they do it? Jim O’Brien and Larry Bird agree the Indiana Pacers have to drastically improve their defense to make the playoffs next year, but they differ on how to...
Teague goes through his paces for talent evaluators
Guard has more than 2 weeks to decide whether to remain in draft or return to Wake Forest CHICAGO — The key stretch in determining whether Pike High School’s Jeff Teague stays in the NBA draft has begun. Teague worked out in front of...
Pacers give players hope
NBA long shot Winkelman wants to ‘turn a few heads’ Brett Winkelman and his teammates had a motto that helped them stay focused at North Dakota State University: “We worked hard every single day,” he said, “. . . as long...
