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2025-26 · Last 5 · 5 games

Pacers scouting report

The team's biggest edges and holes, ranked against the league. Built from box scores with the four factors that decide most games.

01The read

Updated 4:49 AM ET
Offensive rating
108.627th of 30
Defensive rating
113.16th of 30
Net rating
-4.524th of 30

Strengths

  • Defends without foulingAllows 0.162 free throws per shot, 4th fewest of 30.
  • Finishes possessions on the glassSecures 76.7% of opponent misses, 6th of 30.
  • Contests every shotHolds opponents to 52.9% eFG, 7th of 30.

Weaknesses

  • Turnover-prone14.2% turnover rate, 28th of 30.
  • Few second chancesGrabs 21.1% of its misses, 28th of 30.
  • Inefficient shooting52.5% eFG, 26th of 30.

Tendencies

  • Average pace101.3 possessions per 48 minutes, 7th of 30.
  • Balanced shot diet47.1% of shots are threes, 6th of 30.
  • Ball movement offense78.2% of made shots are assisted, 1st of 30.
  • Clear lead scorerThe top scorer accounts for 16.2% of team points.

02Four factors

Last 5 · ranked 1-30
SideFactorValueRankRank bar
OffenseEffective FG %52.526th
OffenseTurnover %14.228th
OffenseOffensive rebound %21.128th
OffenseFree throw rate21.48th
DefenseOpponent eFG %52.97th
DefenseForced turnover %10.824th
DefenseDefensive rebound %76.76th
DefenseOpponent free throw rate16.24th

Shooting (eFG%), turnovers, offensive rebounding and free throws explain most of the gap between winning and losing. Rank 1 is best on every row, so for turnovers and opponent shooting a low number ranks high. Green marks the top 5, red the bottom 5. Definitions

03Rotation

Season, most minutes first
#PlayerGPMINRoleTop strength
1Pascal Siakam F6233.2Primary scorerOffensive engine
2Jarace Walker F7625.7Stretch big-
3Andrew Nembhard G-F5731.3Floor generalPlaymaker
4Jay Huff F-C8221.03-and-DShot blocker
5Ivica Zubac C4830.2Role player-
6Ben Sheppard G6521.4Floor spacerCorner specialist
7Aaron Nesmith G-F4529.63-and-D-
8Kobe Brown F6115.8Stretch big-
9T.J. McConnell G5617.2Floor generalPlaymaker
10Micah Potter F4719.3Stretch bigEfficient scorer
11Quenton Jackson G4918.3Role playerLives at the rim
12Ethan Thompson G3220.43-and-DCorner specialist
13Johnny Furphy G3518.3Floor spacerStrong rebounder
14Kam Jones G3716.6Role player-
15Taelon Peter G3812.9Limited minutes-
16Obi Toppin F2417.7Stretch bigFinishes at the rim
17Jalen Slawson F1323.9Limited minutes-
18Garrison Mathews G1414.0Limited minutes-
19Monte Morris G610.7Limited minutes-
20James Wiseman C414.8Limited minutes-
21Cody Martin F413.8Limited minutes-