The Indiana Pacers are being treated like a middle-of-the-pack NBA team entering the 2026–27 season. ESPN’s Basketball Power Index has them 15th. I have them as one of the six teams with a legitimate chance to win the championship.
The last time Tyrese Haliburton was healthy, Indiana came within one game of winning the NBA Finals. Now Haliburton is returning, Andrew Nembhard has developed as a creator, Ivica Zubac changes the way this team can play, and the Pacers might be even deeper than they were during their Finals run.
So what exactly happened that supposedly turned Indiana from a championship contender into an average team?
In this video, I break down Haliburton’s return, the Zubac fit, Indiana’s ridiculous depth, their relentless style and the real reasons this championship case could still fall apart.
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0:00 The NBA Forgot About Indiana
0:42 Haliburton Changes Everything
3:33 Zubac Changes The Offense
8:38 This Depth Is Ridiculous
11:44 What Would Actually Make Me Wrong?
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