Pacers top 10 pick
Historical Indiana Pacers Draft Selections ;1, 12, Austin Croshere, F ;1, 10, Erick Dampier, C. 1. Reggie Miller · 2. Paul Pacers top 10 pick · 3. Rik Smits · 4. Danny Granger · 5. Dale Davis · 6. Chuck Person · 7. Myles Turner · 8. Clark Kellogg. Antonio Davis · 9. Vern Fleming · 8. Herb Williams · 7. Chuck Person · 6. Myles Turner · 5. Dale Davis · 4. Danny Granger · 3. Rik Smits. Indiana Pacers in the NBA Draft ; 10, Round 1, Paul George, California State Univ., Fresno ; 40, Round 2, Lance Stephenson, Univ. of Cincinnati ; 57, Round 2, Ryan.
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But after 33 years, it's about to come to an end. On Tuesday at the NBA draft lottery , the Indiana Pacers are guaranteed to get their first draft pick inside the top 10 since That's not a typo. It hasn't happened in any of the current Pacers players' lifetimes. George McCloud is that trivia answer of who the last one was; he was drafted fourth, a year after the Pacers selected Rik Smits with the No.
More than three decades later, the Pacers' season was ravaged with injuries, players missing nearly games combined. Forward T. The Pacers won 25 games -- their lowest total since They will enter Tuesday with the fifth-highest odds -- In an era when tanking for high picks is routine, the Pacers have always resisted -- a directive from owner Herb Simon and late co-owner Mel Simon, who died in , who feels winning as many games as possible sets a standard and is good for business.
We're going to try to win every game," Simon said to reporters in December. I don't believe in it. Some teams do, but I don't believe in that. Good karma hasn't followed this philosophy. The Pacers have had little pingpong-ball luck in the past three decades, though they've been in the lottery only eight times. After the two top-five picks in the late s, the Pacers made the playoffs in 16 of the next 17 seasons.
The highest pick they've had in the past 25 years was No. In they had the 11th pick and landed Turner, their current franchise center. They remained competitive over the years by drafting All-Stars with selections such as Danny Granger and Roy Hibbert, who were both drafted with the 17th pick. In they drafted Kawhi Leonard with the 15th pick, part of a prearranged trade with the San Antonio Spurs.
Davis averaged a near double-double 9. The Rifleman came out the gate averaging The forward averaged Perhaps no one can reminisce on their prime more than Hibbert. Pacers top 10 pick Drafted out of Georgia, Fleming delivered a solid career, much of which he spent as a respectable starting point guard for mediocre teams.
Fleming played all but his last season in the NBA with the Pacers. Williams enjoyed a year career, averaging In his 13 seasons as a Pacer, Foster carved out a respectable career as a valuable rebounder. Signs of what Harrington would become were on full display during the back half of his six-season stint in Indiana, and he was an integral part of the early s teams.
A college megastar, the Pacers took Tisdale with the second pick in the draft, missing out on Patrick Ewing. Tisdale averaged a solid He averaged 8. A knee injury shortened his career, but Stipanovich averaged It's too early to have a true sense of where Duarte will rank but he posted Tinsley started of the games he played in Indiana and averaged He was the point guard for some pretty good Pacer teams.
The backup big man played nine seasons in Indiana, with the peak of his career coming during the season. Croshere averaged Another player coming off his rookie season, Jackson demonstrated signs of hope for Indiana fans. Despite only playing 36 games after being called up from the G-League, Jackson came through as a high-flying lob threat and shot blocker, averaging 8.
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