2020–21 Indiana Pacers season

The 2020–21 Indiana Pacers season is Indiana's 54th season as a franchise and 45th season in the NBA. The Pacers replaced Nate McMillan,[1] with former Toronto Raptors assistant coach Nate Bjorkgren.[2]

2020–21 Indiana Pacers season
Head coach	Nate Bjorkgren
General manager	Chad Buchanan
President	Kevin Pritchard
Owners	Herbert Simon
Arena	Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Results
Record	12–12 (.500)
Place	Division: 2nd (Central) Conference: 5th (Eastern)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Indiana
Radio	1070 The Fan

NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Club
2	54	Cassius Stanley	SG	United States	Duke

Entering the 2020 NBA draft, the Pacers only held one second-round pick. Their own first-round selection was traded as an incentive to acquire Malcolm Brogdon from the Milwaukee Bucks via sign and trade.[3]

Roster

Roster listing

Indiana Pacers roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From F/C 88 Bitadze, Goga 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1999-07-20 Georgia G/F 10 Bowen, Brian (TW) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998-10-02 La Lumiere (IN) G 7 Brogdon, Malcolm 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 229 lb (104 kg) 1992-12-11 Virginia G 3 Holiday, Aaron 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1996-09-30 UCLA G/F 8 Holiday, Justin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1989-04-05 Washington G/F 26 Lamb, Jeremy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1992-05-30 Connecticut G 0 Lecque, Jalen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-06-13 Brewster Academy (NH) G 22 LeVert, Caris  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1994-08-25 Michigan G/F 21 Martin, Kelan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1995-08-03 Butler G 9 McConnell, T. J. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1992-03-25 Arizona F 20 McDermott, Doug 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1992-01-03 Creighton F/C 11 Sabonis, Domantas 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1996-05-03 Gonzaga F 14 Sampson, JaKarr 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 1993-02-20 St. John's G 2 Stanley, Cassius (TW) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-08-18 Duke G 5 Sumner, Edmond 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 1995-12-31 Xavier F/C 33 Turner, Myles 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1996-03-24 Texas F 1 Warren, T. J.  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1993-09-05 North Carolina State	Head coach Nate Bjorkgren Assistant coach(es) Kaleb Canales Greg Foster Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate (TW) Two-way affiliate player Injured Roster Last transaction: February 8, 2021

Standings

Division

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
Milwaukee Bucks	16	8	.667	0.0	9–2	7–6	7–0	24
Indiana Pacers	12	12	.500	4.0	7–8	5–4	2–1	24
Cleveland Cavaliers	10	15	.400	6.5	7–7	3–8	2–3	25
Chicago Bulls	9	14	.391	6.5	3–8	6–6	0–2	23
Detroit Pistons	6	18	.250	10.0	5–7	1–11	0–5	24

Conference

Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	Philadelphia 76ers *	18	7	.720	–	25
2	Milwaukee Bucks *	16	8	.667	1.5	24
3	Brooklyn Nets	14	12	.538	4.5	26
4	Boston Celtics	12	11	.522	5.0	23
5	Indiana Pacers	12	12	.500	5.5	24
6	Charlotte Hornets *	12	13	.480	6.0	25
7	Atlanta Hawks	11	12	.478	6.0	23
8	Toronto Raptors	11	13	.458	6.5	24
9	New York Knicks	11	15	.423	7.5	26
10	Miami Heat	10	14	.417	7.5	24
11	Cleveland Cavaliers	10	15	.400	8.0	25
12	Chicago Bulls	9	14	.391	8.0	23
13	Orlando Magic	9	16	.360	9.0	25
14	Washington Wizards	6	15	.286	10.0	21
15	Detroit Pistons	6	18	.250	11.5	24

Game log

Preseason

2020 preseason game log Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Preseason: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
2020–21 season schedule

Regular season

2020–21 game log Total: 12–12 (Home: 7–8; Road: 5–4)
December: 4–1 (Home: 3–1; Road: 1–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 December 23 New York W 121–107 Domantas Sabonis (32) Domantas Sabonis (13) Malcolm Brogdon (8) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 0 1–0 2 December 26 @ Chicago W 125–106 T. J. Warren (23) Domantas Sabonis (10) Domantas Sabonis (11) United Center 0 2–0 3 December 27 Boston W 108–107 Malcolm Brogdon (25) Domantas Sabonis (10) T. J. McConnell (7) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 0 3–0 4 December 29 Boston L 111–116 Victor Oladipo (24) Domantas Sabonis (11) Domantas Sabonis (8) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 0 3–1 5 December 31 Cleveland W 119–99 Domantas Sabonis (25) Domantas Sabonis (11) Victor Oladipo (8) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 0 4–1
January: 7–8 (Home: 3–5; Road: 4–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 6 January 2 New York L 102–106 Malcolm Brogdon (33) Domantas Sabonis (13) Malcolm Brogdon (7) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 0 4–2 7 January 4 @ New Orleans W 118–116 Victor Oladipo (25) Domantas Sabonis (11) Malcolm Brogdon (11) Smoothie King Center 0 5–2 8 January 6 Houston W 114–107 Malcolm Brogdon (35) Domantas Sabonis (12) Malcolm Brogdon (7) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 0 6–2 9 January 9 Phoenix L 117–125 Domantas Sabonis (25) Domantas Sabonis (22) Malcolm Brogdon (9) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 0 6–3 10 January 11 @ Sacramento L 122–127 Domantas Sabonis (28) Domantas Sabonis (11) Malcolm Brogdon (9) Golden 1 Center 0 6–4 11 January 12 @ Golden State W 104–95 Myles Turner (22) Domantas Sabonis (14) Aaron Holiday (12) Chase Center 0 7–4 12 January 14 @ Portland W 111–87 Malcolm Brogdon (25) Domantas Sabonis (15) T. J. McConnell (8) Moda Center 0 8–4 – January 16 @ Phoenix Postponed (COVID-19) 13 January 17 @ Los Angeles L 96–129 Doug McDermott (23) Domantas Sabonis (14) Malcolm Brogdon (8) Staples Center 0 8–5 14 January 20 Dallas L 112–124 Malcolm Brogdon (26) Domantas Sabonis (10) T. J. McConnell (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 0 8–6 15 January 22 Orlando W 120–118 Malcolm Brogdon (23) Domantas Sabonis (11) Domantas Sabonis (9) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 0 9–6 16 January 24 Toronto L 102–107 Myles Turner (25) Domantas Sabonis (19) T. J. McConnell (7) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 0 9–7 17 January 25 Toronto W 129–114 Malcolm Brogdon (36) Myles Turner (9) Brogdon, McConnell (9) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 0 10–7 18 January 27 @ Charlotte W 116–106 Doug McDermott (28) Domantas Sabonis (11) Domantas Sabonis (10) Spectrum Center 0 11–7 19 January 29 @ Charlotte L 105–108 Domantas Sabonis (22) Domantas Sabonis (11) Malcolm Brogdon (8) Spectrum Center 0 11–8 20 January 31 Philadelphia L 110–119 Malcolm Brogdon (25) Domantas Sabonis (8) T. J. McConnell (8) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 0 11–9
February: 1–3 (Home: 1–2; Road: 0–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 20 February 2 Memphis W 134–116 Domantas Sabonis (32) Domantas Sabonis (13) Brogdon, McConnell (8) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 0 12–9 21 February 3 @ Milwaukee L 110–130 Domantas Sabonis (33) Domantas Sabonis (12) T. J. McConnell (12) Fiserv Forum 0 12–10 22 February 5 New Orleans L 113–114 Justin Holiday (22) J. Holiday, Lamb, McDermott, Sabonis, Turner (6) T. J. McConnell (15) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 0 12–11 23 February 7 Utah L 95–103 Domantas Sabonis (20) Domantas Sabonis (9) Malcolm Brogdon (7) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 0 12–12 24 February 10 @ Brooklyn Barclays Center 25 February 11 @ Detroit Little Caesars Arena 26 February 13 @ Atlanta State Farm Arena 27 February 15 Chicago Bankers Life Fieldhouse
2020–21 season schedule

References

1. "Pacers Relieve Nate McMillan of Coaching Duties". NBA.com. August 26, 2020. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
2. "Pacers Hire Nate Bjorkgren As Head Coach". NBA.com. October 20, 2020. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
3. "Pacers Acquire Malcolm Brogdon". National Basketball Association. July 6, 2019. Retrieved October 27, 2020.