A top NBA star will never come to Indiana unless they’re a promising top 5 draft pick.
The Pacers have a long offseason to focus on how they can improve to become contenders to win a title.
President of basketball operations Kevin Pritchard is not ready to be in a rebuild stage getting lottery picks every year.
“I don’t want to be in this sort of middle ground,” Pritchard said on Monday during his season exit interview. “I’d like to either get in or get out. And getting out means looking for picks and I’m not prepared to do that.”
Sometimes that sacrifice of tanking will give you the key players you need to become the face of the franchise.
Flip the page for Pritchard’s press conference.