Hali-Less Pacers Project To Make Major Change To Starting Lineup

Hali-Less Pacers Project To Make Major Change To Starting Lineup

Face of the franchise Tyrese Haliburton will presumably miss the entire 2025-26 season after tearing his Achilles in the 2025 Eastern Conference Finals. Former franchise cornerstone Myles Turner is moving to the other side of Lake Superior after signing with the Milwaukee Bucks. Even still, the Indiana Pacers aren’t heading into next season with their heads down. Losing Haliburton, a two-time All-NBA selection, hurts in particular. He was more t…

Carlisle Expects Mathurin To Be Pacers' Starting SG In 2025/26

Former lottery pick Bennedict Mathurin has been in and out of the Pacers‘ starting lineup in his first three NBA seasons, making 85 starts in 209 total outings. With Tyrese Haliburton out for 2025/26 due to a torn Achilles, the expectation heading into this fall is that Mathurin will be Indiana’s full-time starting shooting guard, head coach Rick Carlisle told Caitlin Cooper of Basketball, She Wrote (YouTube link). “I’ll break the news right her…

NBA: Pacers Coach Rick Carlisle: 'I'll Break The News,' Benedict Mathurin Projected To Start

File photo Indiana Pacers guard Bennedict Mathurin is heading into a pivotal NBA season and he’ll likely do so as a starter. That’s the word from coach Rick Carlisle, who told Caitlin Cooper of Basketball, She Wrote that Mathurin is projected to open the 2025-26 season as Indiana’s starting shooting guard. “I’ll break the news right here,” Carlisle said. “I’m projecting him as our starter at two this year. I’ve told him this. I was on the phone …