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Buoyed by the sensational playmaking of Don Buse and scoring of Billy Knight, The Pacers hovered around the .500 mark for much of the first half of their inaugural NBA season but a lack of depth and a few injuries blunted the Pacers progress. The Pacers were significantly hampered by injuries to center, Len Elmore, who missed all but six games.
2 Roster. 3 Season standings. ... 1976–77 > The 1975–76 Indiana ... Indiana Pacers 39 45 .464 Spirits of St. Louis 35 49 .417 San Diego Sails 3 8
Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game with the Indiana Pacers x: Denotes player who is currently on the Indiana Pacers roster: 0.0: Denotes the Indiana Pacers statistics leader (min. 100 games played for the team for per-game statistics) player: Denotes player who has played for the Indiana Pacers in the ABA
The 1976–77 NBA season was the 31st season of the National Basketball Association. ... Indiana Pacers: 3.47 Blocks per game: Bill Walton: Portland Trail Blazers:
Knight's best years were with the Indiana Pacers, after being selected by both the Pacers and the LA Lakers in the player draft. Knight was voted 1st team ABA All-Star for the 1975–1976 season, his second year in the league after averaging 28.1 ppg. This was the last year of the ABA before the Indiana Pacers merged into the NBA.
The 1976–77 season marked the first season of NBA play for the Pacers and the team struggled early, compared to their ABA success. The Pacers only made it to the NBA playoffs three times in their first 13 seasons. [1] The Pacers would not win their first playoff series until the 1993–94 season, which came against the Orlando Magic.
He's due $2.12 million this year ($250,000 if he makes the opening night roster and the rest if he's still on the roster on Jan. 10, 2025, according to Spotrac). The Pacers, though, have always ...
The Pacers were one of four ABA teams that joined the NBA in the ABA–NBA merger in the 1976–77 season, along with the Denver Nuggets, New York Nets, and San Antonio Spurs. The league charged a $3.2 million entry fee for each former ABA team. [ 12 ]