"The Pacers may have drafted Kam Jones to provide more depth at point guard, but two-way contract guard RayJ Dennis ran the point for most of Thursday's game and looked more than comfortable in the Pacers' high-octane offense as both a distributor and a scorer," wrote Dustin Dopirak of the Indianapolis Star.

Indiana Pacers executive Kevin Pritchard said he believes the Pacers would have won the NBA Finals if point guard Tyrese Haliburton did not get hurt.

Tyrese Haliburton’s heroics were key to helping Indiana reach the Finals, where it pushed favored Oklahoma City to 7 games. INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Pacers won’t be rushing guard Tyrese Haliburton back to the court next season as he recovers from a torn right Achilles tendon.