The 2025–26 Indiana Pacers season was the 59th season of the franchise and the 50th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team entered the season as the defending Eastern Conference champions. The full-year absence of Tyrese Haliburton, who was sidelined with a torn Achilles tendon sustained in Game 7 of the 2025 NBA Finals, along with a handful of other injuries caused catastrophe upon the Pacers' chances in their post-NBA Finals season.
With a loss to the Detroit Pistons on January 17, the Pacers were not able to improve on their 50–32 record from their previous season, with just a 10–33 record following that loss. Aside from Haliburton being out for the year, key players in Aaron Nesmith, Obi Toppin and Ben Sheppard amongst others all missed significant time due to injuries which plagued Indiana's record. On February 5, Indiana traded Bennedict Mathurin, Isaiah Jackson, two first-round picks and a second-round pick to the Los Angeles Clippers for Ivica Zubac and Kobe Brown. The Pacers' 2026 first-round pick was later conveyed to the Clippers after it landed outside the Top 4 following the 2026 NBA draft lottery.
The Pacers recorded the two longest losing streaks in franchise history during this season: a 13-game streak from December 2025 to January 2026 and a 16-game streak from February 2026 to March 2026. With a loss to the Sacramento Kings on March 10, the Pacers were the first team eliminated from the 2026 NBA playoffs, which is the first time since the 2022–23 season. Indiana would finish the season with a record of 19–63, the worst in franchise history.
Draft
RoundPickPlayerPosition(s)NationalityCollege 2 54 Taelon Peter Point Guard United States Liberty The Pacers entered the draft holding only one second-round pick. A few days earlier, they had traded their first-round pick, which landed 23rd overall, to the New Orleans Pelicans.
Roster
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Standings
Division
Conference
Game log Preseason
| 1 | October 7 | @ Minnesota | | RayJ Dennis (16) | McGlothan, Peter, Walker (5) | RayJ Dennis (5) | Target Center0 | 1–0 |- | 2 | October 11 | Oklahoma City | | Taelon Peter (18) | Slawson, Walker (8) | Jarace Walker (7) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse11,311 | 2–0 |- | 3 | October 13 | San Antonio | | Bennedict Mathurin (31) | Bradley, Mathurin, Nesmith, Toppin (4) | Andrew Nembhard (8) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse10,008 | 2–1 |- | 4 | October 17 | @ San Antonio | | Aaron Nesmith (12) | Huff, Peter (5) | Andrew Nembhard (5) | Frost Bank Center18,354 | 2–2
Regular season
| 1 | October 23 | Oklahoma City | | Bennedict Mathurin (36) | Pascal Siakam (15) | Nembhard, Sheppard, Siakam, Walker (4) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse17,274 | 0–1 |- | 2 | October 25 | @ Memphis | | Bennedict Mathurin (26) | Obi Toppin (9) | Pascal Siakam (6) | FedEx Forum15,441 | 0–2 |- | 3 | October 26 | @ Minnesota | | Pascal Siakam (33) | Pascal Siakam (10) | Pascal Siakam (8) | Target Arena18,978 | 0–3 |- | 4 | October 29 | @ Dallas | | Pascal Siakam (27) | Pascal Siakam (13) | Dennis, Walker (5) | American Airlines Center19,141 | 0–4 |- | 5 | October 31 | Atlanta | | Pascal Siakam (18) | Isaiah Jackson (11) | Dennis, Siakam (5) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse16,212 | 0–5
| 6 | November 1 | Golden State | | Aaron Nesmith (31) | Jarace Walker (9) | Quenton Jackson (10) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse17,274 | 1–5 |- | 7 | November 3 | Milwaukee | | Pascal Siakam (32) | Isaiah Jackson (10) | Pascal Siakam (8) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse17,016 | 1–6 |- | 8 | November 5 | Brooklyn | | Pascal Siakam (23) | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl (15) | Pascal Siakam (9) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse16,103 | 1–7 |- | 9 | November 8 | @ Denver | | Aaron Nesmith (25) | Jay Huff (7) | Andrew Nembhard (6) | Ball Arena19,954 | 1–8 |- | 10 | November 9 | @ Golden State | | Andrew Nembhard (14) | Jay Huff (11) | Andrew Nembhard (9) | Chase Center18,064 | 1–9 |- | 11 | November 11 | @ Utah | | Pascal Siakam (27) | Isaiah Jackson (10) | Nembhard, Nesmith (7) | Delta Center18,186 | 1–10 |- | 12 | November 13 | @ Phoenix | | Andrew Nembhard (21) | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl (7) | Andrew Nembhard (9) | Mortgage Matchup Center17,071 | 1–11 |- | 13 | November 15 | Toronto | | Pascal Siakam (30) | Jarace Walker (8) | Andrew Nembhard (5) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse17,274 | 1–12 |- | 14 | November 17 | @ Detroit | | Pascal Siakam (29) | Isaiah Jackson (10) | Nembhard, Sheppard (4) | Little Caesars Arena19,058 | 1–13 |- | 15 | November 19 | Charlotte | | Bennedict Mathurin (24) | Bennedict Mathurin (12) | T.J. McConnell (8) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse17,003 | 2–13 |- | 16 | November 21 | @ Cleveland | | Andrew Nembhard (32) | Pascal Siakam (9) | Andrew Nembhard (8) | Rocket Arena19,432 | 2–14 |- | 17 | November 24 | Detroit | | Pascal Siakam (24) | Pascal Siakam (8) | Andrew Nembhard (6) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse17,009 | 2–15 |- | 18 | November 26 | @ Toronto | | T.J. McConnell (16) | Jarace Walker (9) | T.J. McConnell (6) | Scotiabank Arena18,484 | 2–16 |- | 19 | November 28 | Washington | | Pascal Siakam (24) | Robinson-Earl, Siakam (11) | T.J. McConnell (8) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse16,515 | 3–16 |- | 20 | November 29 | Chicago | | Pascal Siakam (24) | Isaiah Jackson (11) | McConnell, Nembhard (6) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse17,006 | 4–16
| 21 | December 1 | Cleveland | | Pascal Siakam (26) | Pascal Siakam (7) | Andrew Nembhard (6) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse15,470 | 4–17 |- | 22 | December 3 | Denver | | Pascal Siakam (23) | Bennedict Mathurin (7) | Andrew Nembhard (7) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse15,578 | 4–18 |- | 23 | December 5 | @ Chicago | | Pascal Siakam (36) | Pascal Siakam (9) | Andrew Nembhard (7) | United Center20,471 | 5–18 |- | 24 | December 8 | Sacramento | | Andrew Nembhard (28) | Huff, Jackson (7) | Andrew Nembhard (12) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse16,465 | 6–18 |- | 25 | December 12 | @ Philadelphia | | Pascal Siakam (20) | Isaiah Jackson (9) | Andrew Nembhard (7) | Xfinity Mobile Arena19,746 | 6–19 |- | 26 | December 14 | Washington | | Bennedict Mathurin (15) | Isaiah Jackson (12) | Andrew Nembhard (6) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse16,001 | 6–20 |- | 27 | December 18 | New York | | Andrew Nembhard (31) | Huff, Jackson (10) | McConnell, Siakam (5) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse15,660 | 6–21 |- | 28 | December 20 | @ New Orleans | | Pascal Siakam (22) | Jay Huff (6) | T. J. McConnell (8) | Smoothie King Center16,434 | 6–22 |- | 29 | December 22 | @ Boston | | Pascal Siakam (25) | Bennedict Mathurin (9) | Andrew Nembhard (7) | TD Garden19,156 | 6–23 |- | 30 | December 23 | Milwaukee | | T. J. McConnell (16) | Pascal Siakam (9) | McConnell, Nembhard (6) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse16,509 | 6–24 |- | 31 | December 26 | Boston | | Andrew Nembhard (18) | Pascal Siakam (6) | Andrew Nembhard (8) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse17,004 | 6–25 |- | 32 | December 27 | @ Miami | | Pascal Siakam (33) | Furphy, Siakam (7) | Andrew Nembhard (16) | Kaseya Center19,715 | 6–26 |- | 33 | December 29 | @ Houston | | Pascal Siakam (23) | (4) | Micah Potter (6) | Toyota Center18,055 | 6–27 |- | 34 | December 31 | Orlando | | Pascal Siakam (26) | Aaron Nesmith (10) | T. J. McConnell (8) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse16,504 | 6–28
| 35 | January 2 | San Antonio | | Pascal Siakam (23) | Pascal Siakam (9) | Andrew Nembhard (6) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse17,013 | 6–29 |- | 36 | January 4 | @ Orlando | | Pascal Siakam (34) | Micah Potter (10) | Andrew Nembhard (11) | Kia Center19,382 | 6–30 |- | 37 | January 6 | Cleveland | | Pascal Siakam (22) | Johnny Furphy (11) | Andrew Nembhard (11) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse16,007 | 6–31 |- | 38 | January 8 | @ Charlotte | | Pascal Siakam (30) | Pascal Siakam (14) | T. J. McConnell (8) | Spectrum Center17,342 | 7–31 |- | 39 | January 10 | Miami | | Andrew Nembhard (29) | Nesmith, Walker (9) | Andrew Nembhard (9) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse17,274 | 8–31 |- | 40 | January 12 | Boston | | Pascal Siakam (21) | Pascal Siakam (8) | Andrew Nembhard (9) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse15,650 | 9–31 |- | 41 | January 14 | Toronto | | Pascal Siakam (26) | Furphy, Siakam (10) | McConnell, Nembhard (6) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse15,789 | 9–32 |- | 42 | January 16 | New Orleans | | Jay Huff (29) | Bradley, Huff (9) | Andrew Nembhard (10) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse16,753 | 10–32 |- | 43 | January 17 | @ Detroit | | Jarace Walker (13) | Micah Potter (9) | Micah Potter (5) | Little Caesars Arena20,062 | 10–33 |- | 44 | January 19 | @ Philadelphia | | Andrew Nembhard (25) | Aaron Nesmith (11) | Pascal Siakam (7) | Xfinity Mobile Arena18,005 | 10–34 |- | 45 | January 21 | @ Boston | | Pascal Siakam (32) | Pascal Siakam (10) | Andrew Nembhard (9) | TD Garden19,156 | 10–35 |- | 46 | January 23 | @ Oklahoma City | | Andrew Nembhard (27) | Furphy, Potter (10) | Andrew Nembhard (11) | Paycom Center18,203 | 11–35 |- | 47 | January 26 | @ Atlanta | | Pascal Siakam (26) | Pascal Siakam (9) | Andrew Nembhard (13) | State Farm Arena12,210 | 11–36 |- | 48 | January 28 | Chicago | | Pascal Siakam (20) | Bennedict Mathurin (8) | Andrew Nembhard (9) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse16,777 | 12–36 |- | 49 | January 31 | Atlanta | | Andrew Nembhard (26) | Jarace Walker (10) | Andrew Nembhard (10) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse17,010 | 13–36
| 50 | February 2 | Houston | | Pascal Siakam (27) | I. Jackson, Nesmith (6) | Andrew Nembhard (8) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse16,511 | 13–37 |- | 51 | February 3 | Utah | | Q. Jackson, Walker (24) | Isaiah Jackson (10) | Kam Jones (8) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse16,678 | 13–38 |- | 52 | February 6 | @ Milwaukee | | Andrew Nembhard (22) | Jarace Walker (9) | Andrew Nembhard (8) | Fiserv Forum17,341 | 13–39 |- | 53 | February 8 | @ Toronto | | Pascal Siakam (18) | Micah Potter (8) | T. J. McConnell (7) | Scotiabank Arena17,876 | 13–40 |- | 54 | February 10 | @ New York | | Pascal Siakam (30) | Aaron Nesmith (8) | Andrew Nembhard (10) | Madison Square Garden19,812 | 14–40 |- | 55 | February 11 | @ Brooklyn | | Jarace Walker (23) | Micah Potter (12) | Kam Jones (6) | Barclays Center16,779 | 15–40 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Game |- | 56 | February 19 | @ Washington | | Jarace Walker (19) | Jarace Walker (14) | Jarace Walker (7) | Capital One Arena14,602 | 15–41 |- | 57 | February 20 | @ Washington | | Jay Huff (22) | Jarace Walker (12) | Kam Jones (11) | Capital One Arena15,846 | 15–42 |- | 58 | February 22 | Dallas | | Pascal Siakam (30) | Jarace Walker (9) | Andrew Nembhard (11) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse17,274 | 15–43 |- | 59 | February 24 | Philadelphia | | Nembhard, Potter (23) | Brown, Walker (10) | Jarace Walker (6) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse16,540 | 15–44 |- | 60 | February 26 | Charlotte | | Andrew Nembhard (20) | Jarace Walker (6) | McConnell, Nembhard (7) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse17,073 | 15–45
| 61 | March 1 | Memphis | | Jarace Walker (21) | Micah Potter (9) | Kam Jones (10) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse16,695 | 15–46 |- | 62 | March 4 | @ L. A. Clippers | | Pascal Siakam (29) | Micah Potter (6) | (5) | Intuit Dome17,093 | 15–47 |- | 63 | March 6 | @ L. A. Lakers | | Pascal Siakam (26) | Jarace Walker (9) | Andrew Nembhard (8) | Crypto.com Arena18,173 | 15–48 |- | 64 | March 8 | @ Portland | | Pascal Siakam (22) | (6) | Andrew Nembhard (9) | Moda Center16,833 | 15–49 |- | 65 | March 10 | @ Sacramento | | Aaron Nesmith (29) | Jarace Walker (9) | Kam Jones (9) | Golden 1 Center14,618 | 15–50 |- | 66 | March 12 | Phoenix | | Andrew Nembhard (23) | Jalen Slawson (8) | Kam Jones (6) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse16,470 | 15–51 |- | 67 | March 13 | New York | | Jarace Walker (18) | Jarace Walker (9) | Andrew Nembhard (7) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse15,544 | 15–52 |- | 68 | March 15 | @ Milwaukee | | Aaron Nesmith (32) | Jarace Walker (8) | T. J. McConnell (11) | Fiserv Forum15,898 | 15–53 |- | 69 | March 17 | @ New York | | Jarace Walker (16) | Ivica Zubac (7) | T. J. McConnell (10) | Madison Square Garden19,812 | 15–54 |- | 70 | March 18 | Portland | | Ivica Zubac (18) | Ivica Zubac (8) | T. J. McConnell (10)