2026–27 Indiana Pacers season

The 2026–27 Indiana Pacers season will be the 60th season of the franchise and the 51st season in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Pacers will look to return to the NBA playoffs this season and potentially compete for a shot at the 2027 NBA Finals after they previously missed out on the 2026 NBA playoffs due to a season-ending injury to star point guard Tyrese Haliburton in Game 7 of the 2025 NBA Finals.

Draft

The Pacers entered the draft without any draft picks. Although they finished the previous season with the league's second-worst record, their first-round pick was conveyed to the Los Angeles Clippers due to the Ivica Zubac trade in February 2026, as it dropped into its unprotected 5th to 9th pick range in the subsequent draft lottery. With the Pacers finishing with a worse record than the Miami Heat, their more favorable second-round pick was conveyed to the Memphis Grizzlies via the Milwaukee Bucks following two separate trades in 2021.

During the draft, the Pacers acquired the draft rights to Braden Smith, who was selected 38th overall, from the Chicago Bulls in exchange for Kam Jones and future second-round picks.

Roster

Standings

Division

Conference

Game log Preseason

| 1 | October 7 | Minnesota

| Hilton Coliseum | –

| 2 | October 10 | Atlanta

| Gainbridge Fieldhouse | –

| 3 | October 13 | @ Oklahoma City

| Paycom Center | –

| 4 | October 16 | Milwaukee

| Gainbridge Fieldhouse | –

Regular season

| 1 | October 21 | @ New Orleans

| Smoothie King Center | –

| 2 | October 23 | Dallas

| Gainbridge Fieldhouse | –

| 3 | October 25 | @ Brooklyn

| Barclays Center | –

| 4 | October 26 | @ Milwaukee

| Fiserv Forum | –

| 5 | October 28 | Philadelphia

| Gainbridge Fieldhouse | –

| 6 | October 30 | @ Miami

| Kaseya Center | –

| 7 | November 1 | Brooklyn

| Gainbridge Fieldhouse | –

| 8 | November 2 | Atlanta

| Gainbridge Fieldhouse | –

| 9 | November 4 | @ Memphis

| FedEx Forum | –

| 10 | November 7 | Denver

| Mexico City Arena | –

| 11 | November 9 | @ Dallas

| American Airlines Center | –

| 12 | November 11 | Washington

| Gainbridge Fieldhouse | –

| 13 | November 13 | New York

| Gainbridge Fieldhouse | –

| 14 | November 15 | @ Philadelphia

| Xfinity Mobile Arena | –

| 15 | November 18 | Houston

| Gainbridge Fieldhouse | –

| 16 | November 20 | @ Cleveland

| Rocket Arena | –

| 17 | November 22 | @ New York

| Madison Square Garden | –

| 18 | November 23 | Oklahoma City

| Gainbridge Fieldhouse | –

| 19 | November 27 | Philadelphia

| Gainbridge Fieldhouse | –

| 20 | November 28 | @ Chicago

| United Center | –

| 21 | December 1 | @ Cleveland

| Rocket Arena | –

| 22 | December 3 | @ Atlanta

| State Farm Arena | –

| 23 | December | TBD

| TBD | –

| 24 | December | TBD

| TBD | –

| 25 | December 13 | Detroit

| Gainbridge Fieldhouse | –

| 26 | December 16 | Golden State

| Gainbridge Fieldhouse | –

| 27 | December 17 | Portland

| Gainbridge Fieldhouse | –

| 28 | December 20 | @ L.A. Clippers

| Intuit Dome | –

| 29 | December 21 | @ L.A. Lakers

| Crypto.com Arena | –

| 30 | December 23 | @ Phoenix

| Mortgage Matchup Center | –

| 31 | December 26 | @ Utah

| Delta Center | –

| 32 | December 27 | @ Denver

| Ball Arena | –

| 33 | December 29 | L.A. Clippers

| Gainbridge Fieldhouse | –

| 34 | December 31 | Orlando

| Gainbridge Fieldhouse | –

| 35 | January 2 | Minnesota

| Gainbridge Fieldhouse | –

| 36 | January 4 | Chicago

| Gainbridge Fieldhouse | –

| 37 | January 6 | @ San Antonio

| Frost Bank Center | –

| 38 | January 7 | @ Atlanta

| State Farm Arena | –

| 39 | January 9 | Milwaukee

| Gainbridge Fieldhouse | –

| 40 | January 11 | Brooklyn

| Gainbridge Fieldhouse | –

| 41 | January 13 | Milwaukee

| Gainbridge Fieldhouse | –

| 42 | January 15 | Phoenix

| Gainbridge Fieldhouse | –

| 43 | January 17 | @ Washington

| Capital One Arena | –

| 44 | January 19 | @ Philadelphia

| Xfinity Mobile Arena | –

| 45 | January 20 | @ Boston

| TD Garden | –

| 46 | January 22 | @ Detroit

| Little Caesars Arena | –

| 47 | January 26 | Chicago

| Gainbridge Fieldhouse | –

| 48 | January 28 | L.A. Lakers

| Gainbridge Fieldhouse | –

| 49 | January 30 | Washington

| Gainbridge Fieldhouse | –

| 50 | February 1 | Miami

| Gainbridge Fieldhouse | –

| 51 | February 3 | Atlanta

| Gainbridge Fieldhouse | –

| 52 | February 5 | @ Oklahoma City

| Paycom Center | –

| 53 | February 8 | New Orleans

| Gainbridge Fieldhouse | –

| 54 | February 10 | Cleveland

| Gainbridge Fieldhouse | –

| 55 | February 11 | Utah

| Gainbridge Fieldhouse | –

| 56 | February 13 | Sacramento

| Gainbridge Fieldhouse | –

| 57 | February 15 | @ Golden State

| Chase Center | –

| 58 | February 17 | @ Sacramento

| Golden 1 Center | –

| 59 | February 18 | @ Portland

| 60 | February 26 | @ Minnesota

| Target Center | –

| 61 | February 28 | Toronto

| Gainbridge Fieldhouse | –

| 62 | March 2 | Boston

| Gainbridge Fieldhouse | –

| 63 | March 4 | @ Orlando

| Kia Center | –

| 64 | March 6 | @ Miami

| Kaseya Center | –

| 65 | March 8 | Charlotte

| Gainbridge Fieldhouse | –

| 66 | March 11 | @ Charlotte

| Spectrum Center | –

| 67 | March 13 | @ Houston

| Toyota Center | –

| 68 | March 15 | @ Brooklyn

| Barclays Center | –

| 69 | March 16 | Detroit

| Gainbridge Fieldhouse | –

| 70 | March 18 | Toronto

| Gainbridge Fieldhouse | –

| 71 | March 20 | @ Milwaukee

| Fiserv Forum | –

| 72 | March 22 | @ Orlando

| Kia Center | –

| 73 | March 24 | Memphis

| Gainbridge Fieldhouse | –

| 74 | March 25 | San Antonio

| Gainbridge Fieldhouse | –

| 75 | March 29 | @ Chicago

| United Center | –

| 76 | March 30 | Boston

| Gainbridge Fieldhouse | –

| 77 | April 1 | Orlando

| Gainbridge Fieldhouse | –

| 78 | April 4 | @ Toronto

| Scotiabank Arena | –

| 79 | April 6 | @ Charlotte

| Spectrum Center | –

| 80 | April 7 | @ Detroit

| Little Caesars Arena | –

| 81 | April 9 | Cleveland

| Gainbridge Fieldhouse | –

| 82 | April 11 | @ New York

| Madison Square Garden | –

NBA Cup

East Group B

| 1 | October 30 | @ Miami

| Kaseya Center | –

| 2 | November 13 | New York

| Gainbridge Fieldhouse | –

| 3 | November 20 | @ Cleveland

| Rocket Arena | –

| 4 | November 27 | Philadelphia

| Gainbridge Fieldhouse | –

Transactions

Trades Date Trade Ref.June 24, 2026To Chicago Bulls Kam Jones 2028 second-round pick swap rightChicago may trade its own pick for either one of the picks originally belonging to Indiana and Phoenix. 2030 second-round pick swap rightChicago may trade its own pick for Indiana's own pick. Cash considerationsTo Indiana Pacers Draft rights to Braden Smith (No. 38)

Free agency Re-signed Date Player Ref. July 9, 2026 Kobe Brown (TW) July 22, 2026 Jalen Slawson (TW)

Additions Date Player Former Team Ref. July 8, 2026 Kelly Oubre Jr. Philadelphia 76ers July 9, 2026 Larry Nance Jr. Cleveland Cavaliers September 22, 2026 James Johnson

Subtractions Date Player New Team Ref. July 9, 2026 Micah Potter Portland Trail Blazers July 22, 2026 Taelon Peter San Antonio Spurs August 14, 2026 Ethan Thompson Partizan Belgrade September 22, 2026 Kowacie Reeves Jr. September 22, 2026 Jalen Warley

Notes

References

2026–27 Indiana Pacers season

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