{"id":79112,"date":"2024-05-28T10:35:06","date_gmt":"2024-05-28T14:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=79112"},"modified":"2024-05-28T10:35:06","modified_gmt":"2024-05-28T14:35:06","slug":"who-are-the-pacers-key-free-agents-this-offseason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/05\/28\/who-are-the-pacers-key-free-agents-this-offseason\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Are The Pacers Key Free Agents This Offseason?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Indiana Pacers<\/a> made a surprising run through the Eastern Conference Playoffs. Reaching the Eastern Conference Finals, they battled valiantly with the heavily favored Boston Celtics. While three of the four games went down to the wire, Indiana lost them all and was swept.<\/p>\n

They will now prepare for an important offseason to attempt to take that next step. This is a franchise that is still looking for its first NBA championship (they won three in the ABA). Their only NBA Finals appearance came in 2000 when they lost to the Los Angeles Lakers<\/a>.\u00a0Here are some of the Pacers’ key free agents in the offseason.<\/p>\n

Who Are The Pacers Key Free Agents This Offseason?<\/h2>\n

Pascal Siakam, PF (Age: 30)<\/h3>\n

In the middle of January, the Pacers acquired Pascal Siakam<\/a> from the Toronto Raptors. The move was made in part to pair point guard Tyrese Haliburton<\/a> with another All-Star level player.<\/p>\n

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Pacers forward Pascal Siakam on free agency: \u201cAll I can say is that it\u2019s been a blessing. I\u2019m really appreciative of everything. I think coming from where I come from, it means a lot. The support I\u2019ve received here is something that I was kind of missing. Having all that, seeing\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/cYdW5K6yGP<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Michael Scotto (@MikeAScotto) May 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n