The Pacers make the draft trade less than 24 hours after losing to the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 5 of the 2025 NBA Finals.

The jerseys both have ''Indiana'' across the front, but the similarities end there between IU and the NBA's Indiana Pacers. Still, I was curious, and went to Twitter to take a poll. Hoosiers fans, how big is your love for the Pacers?

The Pacers started the season 10-15, but now they're two wins away from their first NBA championship. They've earned our respect.

Facing a roster crunch, the Pacers have traded away the No. 23 pick in the 2025 draft to New Orleans recover their 2026 first-round pick.

The Pacers are trading the No. 23 pick in the 2025 first round and the rights to G League Ignite guard Mojave King to the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange for the rights to the Pacers' 2026 first-round pick, which the Pelicans had acquired in a previous deal, according to ESPN's Shams Charania on Tuesday.

“I realized that basketball was really special when I took my official visit here,” said Pacers center Thomas Bryant, who played two years at Indiana University before entering the NBA in 2017.

Ahead of Game 5 of the 2025 NBA Finals, Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle came to the defense of referee Scott Foster.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Indiana Pacers Coach Rick Carlisle crossed the practice court Sunday and smirked when he realized a line of video cameras and cellphones was tracking his every step. “There’s nothing exciting going on over here,” he said.