Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle recently spoke at a pregame presser ahead of the Pacers' Game 1 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. When asked about the recent departure of a peer in the profession,

We take a look at the salary of Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle, who has led the team to its first NBA Finals in a quarter of a century.

Indiana's Rick Carlisle is back in the Finals, continuing the dream he started pursuing while growing up in small-town New York.