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Founded: 1968 · Metro Area: Indianapolis · Eastern · Central · Arena: Gainbridge Fieldhouse

All-Star selections: 55player-seasons across history

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Title chances

This side's chance in each title race we forecast, frozen and scored like every forecast here.

Season simulation · 1 Nov 2026

Who will win the NBA title?

1%Indiana Pacers' chance

From 20,000 simulated seasons, updated daily. The frozen, scored forecast names the leading sides only.

Full odds tableTrack record

Full odds: NBA · every title race

RivalriesPacers–Knicks rivalryvs New York Knickstwo-way

The Heartbreak Index28.3 · #21

The Tortured · ABA, 1973

28.3
Heartbreak
#21
of 1,138 clubs
#5
in NBA
27.6
agony · 0.8 despair
The clocks
  • ABA since 197312.6
Priced pangs
  • The Malice · 2004 · 0.70 pangs
    The brawl that destroyed the franchise's best title team
Heaviest wounds

lost the final, 2025 · lost the final, 2000 · lost the final, 1975 · playoff run died early, 2021

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Who controls the club

The entity that holds control today, one per franchise; co-controllers and minority holders are listed, never summed.

How this is measured

Exactly one control entity is recorded per franchise, so a portfolio can never count a club twice. Co-controllers and minority holders are shown as published and carry no weight in any total.

The chip names the evidence. Sourced: a primary source is linked (league, club, filing or tier-one outlet). Cross-checked: matched against the ownership-change sweep. Contested: disputed or mid-sale. Rows are reviewed weekly.

Stakes are as published, often only “majority”, and are not pro-rated. A record of control is not a claim about anyone’s intent or conduct.

Who controls the clubHerbert Simon
Herbert Simonfamily· ~80%
Cross-checkedas of 11 Aug 2026

Minority holders: Steven Rales (20%)

Also controls

Herbert Simon on the owners board →

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0
NBA titles
plus 3 ABA titles
7
Finals Appearances
incl. 5 ABA · 17 Conf. Finals
39
Playoff Appearances
Postseason 208-194
0.508
All-time Win%
59
Seasons
since 1968

Championships

ABA cups in slate (1968-76, rival league merged into NBA in 1976), BAA + NBA titles in gold.

1969-70ABA1971-72ABA1972-73ABA

Finals Appearances

Solid chip = won the championship; outlined chip = lost the Finals.

1968-691969-701971-721972-731974-751999-002024-25

Conference Finals

Every season the franchise reached the conference finals (1971+ in NBA, applicable years in ABA).

1968-69↑1969-70↑1970-711971-72↑1972-73↑1973-741974-75↑1993-941994-951997-981998-991999-00↑2003-042012-132013-142023-242024-25↑

All-time record

Regular-season W-L2426-2350
Win pct0.508
Playoff record208-194
Championships0
Finals appearances7
Conference Finals appearances17
Division titles9
Total seasons59
.500 or better seasons34
Most recent championship1972-73
All-Star selections55

Arena history

Reverse-chronological. Naming-rights eras nested under each canonical building.

Conseco Fieldhouse2000-2011
Indianapolis, INnow: Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Bankers Life Fieldhouse2012-2022
Indianapolis, INnow: Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Gainbridge Fieldhouse2023-present
Indianapolis, IN
Market Square Arena1975-1999
Indianapolis, IN
Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum1968-1974
Indianapolis, INnow: Indiana Farmers Coliseum
Season-by-season
1968 to 2026 · 59 seasons · click to expand
2025-26
Indiana Pacers
Conf
Eastern
Division
Central
W-L
19-63
Win%
.232
PF/G
112.4
PA/G
120.4
Place
5th
2024-25Lost Finals
Indiana Pacers
Conf
Eastern
Division
Central
W-L
50-32
Win%
.610
PF/G
117.4
PA/G
115.1
Place
2nd
2023-24Lost Conf. Finals
Indiana Pacers
Conf
Eastern
Division
Central
W-L
47-35
Win%
.573
PF/G
123.3
PA/G
120.2
Place
3rd
2022-23
Indiana Pacers
Conf
Eastern
Division
Central
W-L
35-47
Win%
.427
PF/G
116.3
PA/G
119.5
Place
4th
2021-22
Indiana Pacers
Conf
Eastern
Division
Central
W-L
25-57
Win%
.305
PF/G
111.5
PA/G
114.9
Place
4th
2020-21Playoffs
Indiana Pacers
Conf
Eastern
Division
Central
W-L
34-38
Win%
.472
PF/G
115.3
PA/G
115.3
Place
2nd
2019-20Playoffs
Indiana Pacers
Conf
Eastern
Division
Central
W-L
45-28
Win%
.616
PF/G
109.4
PA/G
107.5
Place
2nd
2018-19Playoffs
Indiana Pacers
Conf
Eastern
Division
Central
W-L
48-34
Win%
.585
PF/G
108.0
PA/G
104.7
Place
2nd
2017-18Playoffs
Indiana Pacers
Conf
Eastern
Division
Central
W-L
48-34
Win%
.585
PF/G
105.6
PA/G
104.2
Place
2nd
2016-17Playoffs
Indiana Pacers
Conf
Eastern
Division
Central
W-L
42-40
Win%
.512
PF/G
105.1
PA/G
105.3
Place
3rd
2015-16Playoffs
Indiana Pacers
Conf
Eastern
Division
Central
W-L
45-37
Win%
.549
PF/G
102.2
PA/G
100.5
Place
2nd
2014-15
Indiana Pacers
Conf
Eastern
Division
Central
W-L
38-44
Win%
.463
PF/G
97.3
PA/G
97.0
Place
4th

Award winners

Headline player and coach honors held by franchise members. MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Coach of the Year, Most Improved Player, Sixth Man of the Year, and Clutch Player of the Year.

DPOY · 1Defensive Player of the Year

  • 2003-04Ron Artest

ROY · 1Rookie of the Year

  • 1986-87Chuck Person

COY · 2Coach of the Year

  • 1997-98Larry Bird
  • 1980-81Jack McKinney

MIP · 5Most Improved Player

  • 2017-18Victor Oladipo
  • 2012-13Paul George
  • 2008-09Danny Granger
  • 2001-02Jermaine O'Neal
  • 1999-00Jalen Rose

6MOY · 2Sixth Man of the Year

  • 1991-92Detlef Schrempf
  • 1990-91Detlef Schrempf

All-NBA Selections

Every All-NBA 1st, 2nd, or 3rd team selection by a player wearing this franchise's jersey.

2024-25
3rdTyrese Haliburton
2023-24
3rdTyrese Haliburton
2017-18
3rdVictor Oladipo
2015-16
3rdPaul George
2013-14
3rdPaul George
2012-13
3rdPaul George
2003-04
2ndJermaine O'Neal3rdRon Artest
2002-03
3rdJermaine O'Neal
2001-02
3rdJermaine O'Neal
1997-98
3rdReggie Miller
1995-96
3rdReggie Miller
1994-95
3rdReggie Miller

Top games

The franchise's top 10 games ranked by Game Score: a composite of stakes, quality, and ELO-weighted matchup strength.

1
L111-116vs Los Angeles Lakers2000-06-19 · Staples Center · Los Angeles, California
1999-00 · NBA Finals G6
2.125
Game Score
2
W111-110vs Oklahoma City Thunder2025-06-05 · Paycom Center · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
2024-25 · NBA Finals G1
2.078
Game Score
3
W92-89vs Chicago Bulls1998-05-29 · Market Square Arena · Indianapolis, Indiana
1997-98 · Conf. Finals G6
1.974
Game Score
4
L118-120vs Los Angeles LakersOT2000-06-14 · Conseco Fieldhouse · Indianapolis, Indiana
1999-00 · NBA Finals G4
1.957
Game Score
5
L83-88vs Chicago Bulls1998-05-31 · United Center · Chicago, Illinois
1997-98 · Conf. Finals G7
1.947
Game Score
6
L90-94vs New York Knicks1994-06-05 · Madison Square Garden IV · New York, New York
1993-94 · Conf. Finals G7
1.904
Game Score
7
L91-103vs Oklahoma City Thunder2025-06-22 · Paycom Center · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
2024-25 · NBA Finals G7
1.886
Game Score
8
W97-95vs New York Knicks1995-05-21 · Madison Square Garden IV · New York, New York
1994-95 · Conf. Semifinals G7
1.795
Game Score
9
L102-105vs Boston Celtics2024-05-27 · Gainbridge Fieldhouse · Indianapolis, Indiana
2023-24 · Conf. Finals G4
1.788
Game Score
10
L104-111vs Oklahoma City Thunder2025-06-13 · Gainbridge Fieldhouse · Indianapolis, Indiana
2024-25 · NBA Finals G4
1.761
Game Score
11
L91-98vs New York Knicks1994-06-03 · Market Square Arena · Indianapolis, Indiana
1993-94 · Conf. Finals G6
1.748
Game Score
12
L65-69vs Detroit Pistons2004-06-01 · Palace of Auburn Hills · Detroit, Michigan
2003-04 · Conf. Finals G6
1.696
Game Score