INDIANAPOLIS – With the offseason here for the Indiana Pacers, the team turns its attention to the upcoming NBA Draft.
The Pacers, eliminated by the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals, hold three picks in the upcoming draft. The team doesn’t have a first-round selection this year after surrendering three first-rounders in the Pascal Siakam trade. Indiana had been part of the draft lottery in the three previous years.
All three of Indiana’s 2024 picks are in the second round: No. 36, No. 49 and No. 50. Each pick came through various trades—and you need a road map to follow it. The No. 36 pick, for example, is Indiana’s “from Toronto via Philadelphia, Los Angeles Clippers and Memphis,” according to the NBA’s website.
It’s possible the Pacers trade some picks to move up a few spots in the draft, as draft days are often filled with last-minute deals.
The Pacers will hold their third pre-draft workout on Wednesday, June 12, at the Ascension St. Vincent Center. The group includes Jack Gohlke, whose sharp shooting helped Oakland upset the Kentucky Wildcats in the NCAA Tournament.
Other players expected to work out include Yongxi Cui (China), Thijs de Ridder (Belgium), Emanuel Miller (TCU), Ajay Mitchell (UC-Santa Barbara) and Tyson Walker (Michigan State).
This year, the NBA Draft is being held over two nights. In the past, the first and second rounds were held on the same night. The first round is set for Wednesday, June 26, at Barclays Center in New York. The second round will take place on Thursday, June 27, at ESPN’s Seaport District Studios in New York.
It means, as things currently stand, that the Pacers won't be on the clock until day two.
The Atlanta Hawks won the draft lottery and have the first overall pick. Washington, Houston, San Antonio and Detroit round out the top five.
Here's the draft order:
FIRST ROUND
1. Atlanta
2. Washington
3. Houston (from Brooklyn)
4. San Antonio
5. Detroit
6. Charlotte
7. Portland
8. San Antonio (from Toronto)
9. Memphis
10. Utah
11. Chicago
12. Oklahoma City (from Houston)
13. Sacramento
14. Portland (from Golden State via Boston and Memphis)
15. Miami
16. Philadelphia
17. Los Angeles Lakers
18. Orlando
19. Toronto (from Indiana)
20. Cleveland
21. New Orleans (from Milwaukee)
22. Phoenix
23. Milwaukee (from New Orleans)
24. New York (from Dallas)
25. New York
26. Washington (from LA Clippers via Dallas and Oklahoma City)
27. Minnesota
28. Denver
29. Utah (from Oklahoma City via Toronto and Indiana)
30. Boston
SECOND ROUND
31. Toronto (from Detroit via New York and LA Clippers)
32. Utah (from Washington via Detroit and Brooklyn)
33. Milwaukee (from Portland via Sacramento)
34. Portland (from Charlotte via Denver, Oklahoma City and New Orleans)
35. San Antonio
36. Indiana (from Toronto via Philadelphia, LA Clippers and Memphis)
37. Minnesota (from Memphis via Los Angeles Lakers, Washington and Oklahoma City)
38. New York (from Utah)
39. Memphis (from Brooklyn via Houston)
40. Portland (from Atlanta)
41. Philadelphia (from Chicago via Boston, San Antonio and New Orleans)
42. Charlotte (from Houston via Oklahoma City)
43. Miami
44. Houston (from Golden State via Atlanta)
45. Sacramento
46. LA Clippers (from Indiana via Memphis and Milwaukee)
47. Orlando
48. San Antonio (from Los Angeles Lakers via Memphis)
— Philadelphia (forfeited)
49. Indiana (from Cleveland)
50. Indiana (from New Orleans)
51. Washington (from Phoenix)
52. Golden State (from Milwaukee via Indiana)
53. Detroit (from New York via Philadelphia and Charlotte)
54. Boston (from Dallas via Sacramento)
55. Los Angeles Lakers (from LA Clippers)
56. Denver (from Minnesota via Oklahoma City)
57. Memphis (from Oklahoma City via Houston and Atlanta)
— Phoenix (from Denver via Orlando; forfeited by Phoenix)
58. Dallas (from Boston via Charlotte)