2024–25 Indiana Pacers season
| 2024–25 Indiana Pacers season | |
|---|---|
Conference champions | |
| Head coach | Rick Carlisle |
| President | Kevin Pritchard |
| General manager | Chad Buchanan |
| Owner(s) | Herbert Simon |
| Arena | Gainbridge Fieldhouse |
| Results | |
| Record | 50–32 (.610) |
| Place | Division: 2nd (Central) Conference: 4th (Eastern) |
Stats at Basketball Reference | |
| Local media | |
| Television | FanDuel Sports Network Indiana WTHR (5 simulcasts) |
| Radio | 1070 The Fan |
The 2024–25 Indiana Pacers season is the 58th season of the franchise and the 49th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Rick Carlisle returned for his 8th season as head coach. The Pacers sought to build off their previous playoff success by advancing to the NBA Finals for the first time since the 1999–2000 season.
During free agency, the Pacers re-signed Pascal Siakam to a four–year, $189.5 million contract. The team lost free agent backup centers Jalen Smith to the Chicago Bulls and Oscar Tshiebwe to the Utah Jazz while also losing James Wiseman and Isaiah Jackson to season–ending achilles ruptures. In response, the franchise acquired several centers throughout the season including Thomas Bryant, Jahlil Okafor, Tony Bradley and Moses Brown.
On April 1, 2025, the Pacers clinched their second consecutive playoff berth in the 2025 NBA playoffs following the Portland Trail Blazers victory over the Atlanta Hawks. On April 10, the Pacers clinched the 4th seed in the playoffs following a 114–112 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers and recorded their first 50–win season since 2014 with a 126–118 win over the Cavaliers on April 13.
In the first round, the Pacers defeated the Milwaukee Bucks in five games, advancing to face the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers in the semifinals; the Pacers elimated Cleveland in five games, advancing to a second straight Eastern Conference Finals. This is the first time since the 2013–14 NBA season that the Pacers have advanced to consecutive conference finals, the fourth such instance in franchise history (1994–95, 1998–2000, 2013–14), and their 10th NBA conference finals appearance overall. Facing the New York Knicks for the ninth time in their history, Indiana won the series in six games to advance to the NBA Finals for the second time in franchise history, matching up with the 68-win Oklahoma City Thunder.