The2024–25 Indiana Pacers season was the 58th season of the franchise and the 49th season in theNational Basketball Association (NBA).Rick Carlisle returned for his eighth season as head coach. The Pacers sought to build off their previous playoff success by advancing to theNBA Finals for the first time since the1999–2000 season.

During free agency, the Pacers re-signedPascal Siakam to a four-year, $189.5 million contract.^[2][3] The team lost free agent backup centersJalen Smith to theChicago Bulls andOscar Tshiebwe to theUtah Jazz, while also losingJames Wiseman andIsaiah Jackson to season-endingachilles ruptures. In response, the franchise acquired several centers throughout the season includingThomas Bryant,Jahlil Okafor,Tony Bradley andMoses Brown.^{[citation needed]}

On April 1, 2025, the Pacers clinched their second consecutive playoff berth in the2025 NBA playoffs following thePortland Trail Blazers victory over theAtlanta Hawks. On April 10, the Pacers clinched the fourth seed in the playoffs following a 114–112 win over theCleveland Cavaliers and recorded their first 50-win season since2013–14 with a 126–118 win over the Cavaliers on April 13.

In the first round, the Pacers defeated theMilwaukee Bucks in five games, advancing to face the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers in the conference semifinals; the Pacers eliminated Cleveland in five games, advancing to a second straightEastern Conference finals. This was the first time since the2013–14 NBA season that the Pacers have advanced to consecutive conference finals, and their 10th NBA conference finals appearance overall. Facing theNew York Knicks for the ninth time intheir history, Indiana won the series in six games to advance to theNBA Finals for the second time in franchise history, matching up with the 68-winOklahoma City Thunder, where they lost in seven games. In the decisiveGame 7 of the Finals, star point guardTyrese Haliburton tore hisAchilles tendon in the first quarter, and he is expected to miss all ofnext season.^[4]

The 2024-25 Pacers were well known for their unexpected comebacks throughout the playoffs, such as Game 5 against the Bucks, Game 2 against the Cavaliers, Game 1 against the Knicks, and Game 1 of the Finals against the Thunder. Due to their comebacks, the level of competition they had to face, such as both #1 seeds, the Cavaliers and Thunder, and Haliburton's astounding clutch performance throughout the playoffs, such as three game-winners vs. Milwaukee, Cleveland, and Oklahoma City, and a game-tying shot vs. New York, the Pacers are widely considered to have one of the most improbable playoff runs in NBA history.

Round	Pick	Player	Position(s)	Nationality	College / club
2	36	Juan Núñez	PG	Spain	Ratiopharm Ulm(Germany)
2	49	Tristen Newton	PG	United States	UConn
2	50	Enrique Freeman	PF	United States	Akron

The Pacers entered the draft (which was two days instead of one like it had been since theNBA draft was shortened down to two rounds back in1989) with three second-round picks, acquired in deals surroundingVictor Oladipo,Buddy Hield, andPascal Siakam.^[5][6] On the second day of the draft, the Pacers tradedSpanish point guardJuan Núñez, the 36th pick and cash considerations to theSan Antonio Spurs in exchange for the 35th pick,Johnny Furphy. They would also select point guardTristen Newton andEnrique Freeman from the NCAA championUniversity of Connecticut andUniversity of Akron respectively as the back-to-back 49th and 50th picks of the draft.

2024–25 Indiana Pacers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From C 13 Tony Bradley 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1998-01-08 North Carolina C 3 Thomas Bryant 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 248 lb (112 kg) 1997-07-31 Indiana G 10 RayJ Dennis (TW) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2001-03-30 Baylor F 8 Enrique Freeman (TW) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 206 lb (93 kg) 2000-07-29 Akron G/F 12 Johnny Furphy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2004-12-08 Kansas G 0 Tyrese Haliburton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-02-29 Iowa State F 22 Isaiah Jackson  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2002-01-10 Kentucky G 29 Quenton Jackson (TW) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 1998-09-15 Texas A&M F 16 James Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1987-02-20 Wake Forest G/F 00 Bennedict Mathurin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 2002-06-19 Arizona G 9 T. J. McConnell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1992-03-25 Arizona G 2 Andrew Nembhard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 2000-01-16 Gonzaga G/F 23 Aaron Nesmith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1999-10-16 Vanderbilt G 26 Ben Sheppard 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-07-16 Belmont F 43 Pascal Siakam 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1994-04-02 New Mexico State F 1 Obi Toppin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1998-03-04 Dayton C 33 Myles Turner 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1996-03-24 Texas F 5 Jarace Walker 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 2003-09-04 Houston

Head coach Rick Carlisle Assistant(s) Maurice Baker Jenny Boucek Jim Boylen Jannero Pargo Lloyd Pierce Mike Weinar Isaac Yacob Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (GL) Onassignment to G League affiliate (TW) Two-way affiliate player Injured Roster Updated: March 26, 2025

During the preseason, the Pacers would play their final games under what was previously namedBally Sports Indiana.Bally Sports would rebrand itself to theFanDuel Sports Network as of October 21, 2024, before the start of the regular season.^[7][8]

2024–25 game log Total: 50–32 (Home: 29–12; Road: 21–20)
October: 2–3 (home: 1–1; road: 1–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 23 @Detroit W 115–109 Myles Turner (20) Myles Turner (9) Pascal Siakam (9) Little Caesars Arena 20,062 1–0 2 October 25 @New York L 98–123 Bennedict Mathurin (20) Myles Turner (7) Haliburton,McConnell (5) Madison Square Garden 19,812 1–1 3 October 27 Philadelphia L 114–118 (OT) Tyrese Haliburton (22) Aaron Nesmith (7) Andrew Nembhard (8) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274 1–2 4 October 28 @Orlando L 115–119 Pascal Siakam (26) Haliburton,I. Jackson, Siakam (9) Tyrese Haliburton (10) Kia Center 18,846 1–3 5 October 30 Boston W 135–132 (OT) Bennedict Mathurin (30) Mathurin, Siakam (11) Tyrese Haliburton (12) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274 2–3
November: 7–8 (home: 6–2; road: 1–6) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 6 November 1 @New Orleans L 118–125 Ben Sheppard (20) Isaiah Jackson (8) Tyrese Haliburton (11) Smoothie King Center 15,133 2–4 7 November 4 @Dallas W 134–127 Myles Turner (30) Myles Turner (11) Tyrese Haliburton (12) American Airlines Center 19,613 3–4 8 November 6 Orlando W 118–111 Bennedict Mathurin (20) Bennedict Mathurin (11) McConnell,Nembhard (5) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 16,218 4–4 9 November 8 @Charlotte L 83–103 Pascal Siakam (27) Myles Turner (10) Tyrese Haliburton (9) Spectrum Center 17,024 4–5 10 November 10 New York W 132–121 Bennedict Mathurin (38) Mathurin, Siakam (8) Tyrese Haliburton (14) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274 5–5 11 November 13 @Orlando L 90–94 Pascal Siakam (25) Bennedict Mathurin (12) Tyrese Haliburton (11) Kia Center 17,087 5–6 12 November 15 Miami L 111–124 Obi Toppin (21) Jarace Walker (7) Tyrese Haliburton (8) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274 5–7 13 November 17 Miami W 119–110 Myles Turner (34) Bennedict Mathurin (12) Tyrese Haliburton (13) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 16,184 6–7 14 November 18 @Toronto L 119–130 Bennedict Mathurin (28) Pascal Siakam (10) T. J. McConnell (7) Scotiabank Arena 19,025 6–8 15 November 20 @Houston L 113–130 Quenton Jackson (24) Myles Turner (9) Tyrese Haliburton (8) Toyota Center 16,087 6–9 16 November 22 @Milwaukee L 117–129 Pascal Siakam (25) Bennedict Mathurin (9) Tyrese Haliburton (9) Fiserv Forum 17,341 6–10 17 November 24 Washington W 116–103 Pascal Siakam (22) Myles Turner (9) Tyrese Haliburton (9) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274 7–10 18 November 25 New Orleans W 114–110 Tyrese Haliburton (34) Mathurin, Turner (9) Tyrese Haliburton (13) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 16,059 8–10 19 November 27 Portland W 121–114 Pascal Siakam (29) Bennedict Mathurin (10) Tyrese Haliburton (10) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274 9–10 20 November 29 Detroit L 106–130 Pascal Siakam (21) Myles Turner (10) Tyrese Haliburton (5) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274 9–11
December: 7–7 (home: 1–3; road: 6–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 21 December 1 @Memphis L 121–136 Bennedict Mathurin (19) Bennedict Mathurin (9) Tyrese Haliburton (7) FedExForum 15,901 9–12 22 December 3 @Toronto L 111–122 Tyrese Haliburton (30) Obi Toppin (9) Tyrese Haliburton (6) Scotiabank Arena 17,741 9–13 23 December 4 @Brooklyn L 90–99 Tyrese Haliburton (17) Furphy,Turner (7) Tyrese Haliburton (8) Barclays Center 16,748 9–14 24 December 6 @Chicago W 132–123 Tyrese Haliburton (23) Siakam, Toppin, Turner (7) Tyrese Haliburton (8) United Center 19,544 10–14 25 December 8 Charlotte L 109–113 T. J. McConnell (30) Pascal Siakam (11) Tyrese Haliburton (8) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274 10–15 26 December 13 @Philadelphia W 121–107 Tyrese Haliburton (32) Siakam, Toppin (8) Tyrese Haliburton (11) Wells Fargo Center 19,771 11–15 27 December 15 New Orleans W 119–104 Pascal Siakam (22) Jarace Walker (9) Tyrese Haliburton (10) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 16,792 12–15 28 December 19 @Phoenix W 120–111 Pascal Siakam (25) Pascal Siakam (18) Tyrese Haliburton (12) Footprint Center 17,071 13–15 29 December 22 @Sacramento W 122–95 Pascal Siakam (19) Pascal Siakam (10) T. J. McConnell (10) Golden 1 Center 17,832 14–15 30 December 23 @Golden State W 111–105 Myles Turner (23) Myles Turner (10) Tyrese Haliburton (12) Chase Center 18,064 15–15 31 December 26 Oklahoma City L 114–120 Andrew Nembhard (23) Myles Turner (11) Tyrese Haliburton (8) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274 15–16 32 December 27 @Boston L 105–142 Tyrese Haliburton (19) Pascal Siakiam (9) Tyrese Haliburton (9) TD Garden 19,156 15–17 33 December 29 @Boston W 123–114 Tyrese Haliburton (31) Nembhard, Siakam (8) Andrew Nembhard (8) TD Garden 19,156 16–17 34 December 31 Milwaukee L 112–120 Bennedict Mathurin (25) Myles Turner (10) Tyrese Haliburton (7) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274 16–18
January: 10–2 (home: 5–2; road: 5–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 35 January 2 @Miami W 128–115 Tyrese Haliburton (33) Pascal Siakam (11) Tyrese Haliburton (15) Kaseya Center 19,959 17–18 36 January 4 Phoenix W 126–108 Tyrese Haliburton (27) Bennedict Mathurin (10) Tyrese Haliburton (8) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274 18–18 37 January 6 @Brooklyn W 113–99 Tyrese Haliburton (23) Pascal Siakam (6) Tyrese Haliburton (8) Barclays Center 16,088 19–18 38 January 8 Chicago W 129–113 Pascal Siakam (26) Thomas Bryant (8) Tyrese Haliburton (13) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 16,758 20–18 39 January 10 Golden State W 108–96 Haliburton, Siakam (25) Bennedict Mathurin (10) Tyrese Haliburton (10) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274 21–18 40 January 12 @Cleveland W 108–93 Andrew Nembhard (19) Jarace Walker (12) T. J. McConnell (8) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 22–18 41 January 14 Cleveland L 117–127 Pascal Siakam (23) Pascal Siakam (7) Andrew Nembhard (9) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 16,035 22–19 42 January 16 @Detroit W 111–100 Myles Turner (28) Pascal Siakam (7) Tyrese Haliburton (8) Little Caesars Arena 16,366 23–19 43 January 18 Philadelphia W 115–102 Pascal Siakam (21) Myles Turner (11) Tyrese Haliburton (9) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274 24–19 44 January 23 San Antonio L 110–140 Bennedict Mathurin (24) Siakam, Nembhard (4) Andrew Nembhard (8) Accor Arena 15,935 24–20 45 January 25 @San Antonio W 136–98 Tyrese Haliburton (28) Pascal Siakam (11) Andrew Nembhard (9) Accor Arena 15,979 25–20 46 January 29 Detroit W 133–119 Pascal Siakam (37) Haliburton, Turner (7) Tyrese Haliburton (8) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 16,275 26–20
February: 7–5 (home: 4–2; road: 3–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 47 February 1 Atlanta W 132–127 Pascal Siakam (20) Siakam,Toppin (9) Tyrese Haliburton (9) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274 27–20 48 February 3 @Utah W 112–111 Pascal Siakam (22) Aaron Nesmith (7) Andrew Nembhard (8) Delta Center 18,175 28–20 49 February 4 @Portland L 89–112 Andrew Nembhard (17) Bennedict Mathurin (7) Tyrese Haliburton (6) Moda Center 16,005 28–21 50 February 6 @L.A. Clippers W 119–112 Pascal Siakam (33) Pascal Siakam (11) Tyrese Haliburton (8) Intuit Dome 13,458 29–21 51 February 8 @L.A. Lakers L 117–124 Pascal Siakam (23) Thomas Bryant (8) Tyrese Haliburton (9) Crypto.com Arena 18,997 29–22 52 February 11 New York L 115–128 Pascal Siakam (24) Thomas Bryant (9) Tyrese Haliburton (8) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 16,685 29–23 53 February 12 @Washington W 134–130 (OT) Obi Toppin (31) Thomas Bryant (11) T. J. McConnell (9) Capital One Arena 11,457 30–23 All-Star Game 54 February 20 Memphis W 127–113 Tyrese Haliburton (22) Myles Turner (10) Tyrese Haliburton (9) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274 31–23 55 February 23 L.A. Clippers W 129–111 Tyrese Haliburton (29) Pascal Siakam (12) Tyrese Haliburton (12) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 16,950 32–23 56 February 24 Denver L 116–125 Myles Turner (23) Pascal Siakam (9) Tyrese Haliburton (15) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 16,549 32–24 57 February 26 Toronto W 111–91 Tyrese Haliburton (33) Myles Turner (10) Tyrese Haliburton (11) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 16,596 33–24 58 February 28 @Miami L 120–125 Pascal Siakam (36) Nesmith, Siakam (6) Andrew Nembhard (11) Kaseya Center 19,850 33–25
March: 11–6 (home: 8–1; road: 3–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 59 March 2 Chicago W 127–112 Aaron Nesmith (27) Siakam,Turner (6) Tyrese Haliburton (12) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,028 34–25 60 March 4 Houston W 115–102 Tyrese Haliburton (28) Andrew Nembhard (6) Tyrese Haliburton (15) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 15,513 35–25 61 March 6 @Atlanta L 118–124 Pascal Siakam (35) Siakam, Turner (9) Andrew Nembhard (10) State Farm Arena 15,656 35–26 62 March 8 @Atlanta L 118–120 Bennedict Mathurin (30) Bennedict Mathurin (8) Andrew Nembhard (12) State Farm Arena 17,057 35–27 63 March 10 @Chicago L 103–121 Myles Turner (15) Johnny Furphy (8) Quenton Jackson (5) United Center 20,697 35–28 64 March 11 Milwaukee W 115–114 Pascal Siakam (25) Pascal Siakam (12) Tyrese Haliburton (10) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 15,008 36–28 65 March 14 @Philadelphia W 112–100 Pascal Siakam (27) Obi Toppin (8) Tyrese Haliburton (10) Wells Fargo Center 19,758 37–28 66 March 15 @Milwaukee L 119–126 Aaron Nesmith (30) Pascal Siakam (7) Tyrese Haliburton (15) Fiserv Forum 17,729 37–29 67 March 17 @Minnesota W 132–130 (OT) Obi Toppin (34) Obi Toppin (10) T. J. McConnell (13) Target Center 17,955 38–29 68 March 19 Dallas W 135–131 Pascal Siakam (29) Bennedict Mathurin (7) McConnell, Nembhard (8) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 15,078 39–29 69 March 20 Brooklyn W 105–99 (OT) Bennedict Mathurin (28) Bennedict Mathurin (16) Pascal Siakam (5) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 15,008 40–29 70 March 22 Brooklyn W 108–103 Pascal Siakam (26) Turner, Haliburton (8) Tyrese Haliburton (12) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274 41–29 71 March 24 Minnesota W 119–103 Tyrese Haliburton (24) Myles Turner (9) Tyrese Haliburton (11) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274 42–29 72 March 26 L.A. Lakers L 119–120 Bennedict Mathurin (23) Myles Turner (12) Tyrese Haliburton (18) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274 42–30 73 March 27 @Washington W 162–109 Tyrese Haliburton (29) T. J. McConnell (9) McConnell, Nembhard (8) Capital One Arena 15,393 43–30 74 March 29 @Oklahoma City L 111–132 Tyrese Haliburton (18) Pascal Siakam (9) Andrew Nembhard (7) Paycom Center 18,203 43–31 75 March 31 Sacramento W 111–109 Aaron Nesmith (24) Bryant, Toppin, Nembhard (7) Tyrese Haliburton (11) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 16,341 44–31
April: 6–1 (home: 4–1; road: 2–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 76 April 2 Charlotte W 119–105 Tyrese Haliburton (22) Myles Turner (9) Tyrese Haliburton (10) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 16,042 45–31 77 April 4 Utah W 140–112 Myles Turner (26) Turner,Walker (7) Tyrese Haliburton (11) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274 46–31 78 April 6 @Denver W 125–120 Myles Turner (24) Nesmith, Walker (6) Tyrese Haliburton (14) Ball Arena 19,932 47–31 79 April 8 Washington W 104–98 Pascal Siakam (24) Myles Turner (11) Tyrese Haliburton (6) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 16,144 48–31 80 April 10 Cleveland W 114–112 Tyrese Haliburton (23) Haliburton, Siakam (8) Tyrese Haliburton (10) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,020 49–31 81 April 11 Orlando L 115–129 Bennedict Mathurin (20) Tony Bradley (9) seven players (3) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,010 49–32 82 April 13 @Cleveland W 126–118 (2OT) Quenton Jackson (21) Tony Bradley (14) RayJ Dennis (6) Rocket Arena 19,432 50–32
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