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Pascal Siakam hosting and motivating Indiana Pacers teammates for minicamp in Orlando
Pascal Siakam is nearing the end of his first full offseason with the Indiana Pacers, and he’s flashing his off-court value. The two-time All-Star, who was traded to Indiana back in January, is hosting his teammates for a mini camp in Orlando ahead of the 2024-25 season.
Indiana’s head coach Rick Carlisle spoke about the minicamp on 107.5 The Fan Tuesday morning. He said that 18 or 19 players are participating, and the event is being held essentially at Siakam’s home. Earlier in the offseason, the two-time All-NBA forward posted a few videos training with younger Pacers players. This time, more of the roster is together.
Last year, the team went to Nashville, Tennessee for a minicamp ahead of the season. They discussed their goals for the campaign and what it would take to get there, and they relied on the veteran leadership of 2023 NBA Champion Bruce Brown to prepare for the coming campaign.
This year, it’s Siakam taking on a leadership role — fittingly, a player that Brown was traded for. “The fact that we have more continuity is great. It’s a players only retreat in Orlando,” Carlisle said. The head coach shared that Siakam has a separate building by his house with a court that can be used for training. “It is a beautiful facility,” Carlisle said.
He then detailed that there’s a strength training area at the facility and that it could host a real NBA training camp if need be. The players organized this trip on their own — it’s a players-only camp, Indiana’s coaches are also doing their coaching meetings ahead of the coming campaign.
Siakam took on a leadership role in the postseason for the Pacers last year. He wanted to lead by example. In the past, he won a title and has earned individual accolades. He’s been where the rest of the Pacers want to be, and he’s powered through low points in his career.
He’s also fallen short after tremendous seasons. The Raptors haven’t made it back to the conference finals after winning the Finals in 2019. Siakam and his team wanted more, but it never happened. He knows what it takes to get back to high highs, and he’s sharing that wisdom with the Pacers.
“We can’t go into [the season] thinking ‘Oh, we did so well last year. We got to the Eastern Conference Finals, and we’re going to be back at it’. It doesn’t work like that,” Siakam told his teammates, per a video he posted on his Twitter feed. “Have the mindset from the beginning that whatever we did last year, we’re going to have to do that sh*t triple to even get to where we were at last year. Just continue to f**king build on that.”
Caught a feeling on some @ricohinesbball sh*t pic.twitter.com/KukiMpOx9n
— pascal siakam (@pskills43) September 12, 2024
Siakam noted that the Pacers still have to hunt. They can’t be the hunted even after a lengthy playoff run. He doesn’t want his team to get comfortable.
Their quest to do what they did last season starts in Orlando. The team was seen together at a WWE event Tuesday night as they continue to bond, an important part of the minicamp experience. They’ll eat as a group and learn more about each other — especially the new guys in James Wiseman, Cole Swider, and the 2024 draft class.
Siakam recalled getting somewhat complacent after a title with the Raptors and thinking the team would get back to that high peak at some point. It didn’t happen. Now, he’s worked hard to be a talented enough player that can help guide a team to postseason series wins. He wants the Pacers to get there again, and if they do, it will have all started at this minicamp in Orlando.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Indiana lost to Ohio State Saturday evening at Value City Arena by a final score of 91-78.
The three keys to the game, highlights and final stats are below.
Ohio State led 50-33 at halftime. The Hoosiers were led in the game by Lamar Wilkerson with 18 points. Tucker DeVries added 17.
For Darian DeVries and Reed Bailey postgame, GO HERE.
Indiana will be the No. 10 seed in the Big Ten Tournament and will play on Wednesday evening in Chicago.
THREE KEYS TO THE GAME
1. Abysmal defense. Ohio State torched Indiana’s defense. The Buckeyes started the game hot from the field and never really cooled down. For the game OSU shot 59.2% overall including 45.8% from three. But the first half was the real story, when OSU made 67.9% overall and 61.5% (8 of 13) from three. The live stats indicate the Buckeyes scored 1.56 points per possession in the first half.
2. OSU takes away the three. Take away the three, slow down IU’s offense. Indiana got up just eight attempts from long range in the first half and made just one. Yes, OSU made as many threes as IU attempted in the first half. Lamar Wilkerson and Tucker DeVries combined to go 0 of 5 from long range before the break. The Hoosiers came in averaging more than 51% of their field goal attempts from three, but took just 28.6% of their shots from beyond the arc in the first half. Things didn’t get much better after the break, and IU shot just 5 of 18 from deep for the game.
3. First half turnovers. Indiana added insult to injury in the first half with eight turnovers that resulted in 13 Ohio State points. Several of those opportunities resulted in live ball scenarios where the Buckeyes were able to score before IU’s defense was set. Seven different Indiana players had first half turnovers. Those miscues plus Ohio State’s hot shooting contributed to a 15-4 Buckeye close to the first half to give them their biggest first half margin (17) at the break.
HIGHLIGHTS
FINAL STATS
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The Hoosiers’ coach has been fixated on preparing regardless of circumstances, and his team saw the fruit of their labor against Minnesota.
Indiana (18-12, 9-10 Big Ten) and host Ohio State (19-11, 11-8) are sitting perilously on the NCAA Tournament bubble as they meet in a regular-season finale. Lamar Wilkerson has a chance to set an IU season record, while Bruce Thornton could become OSU’s career scoring leader.
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- The Indiana-Ohio State game is at 5:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, March 7, 2026, at Schottenstein Center in Columbus, Ohio.
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- Zach Osterman, IndyStar: Ohio State 62-59
- “Both teams need this game. Neither is particularly consistent or impressive right now. They are living on the bubble, dangerously. Ohio State is at home, though, and Bruce Thornton might be the best player on the floor, pound for pound. Expect Indiana fans to turn out as they so often do in Columbus, but Ohio State wins a grind-it-out affair.”
- Michael Niziolek, Herald-Times: Ohio State 78-74
- “Indiana got back on track against Minnesota, but the matchup against Ohio State will be a much bigger challenge. The Buckeyes defend the perimeter well — opposing teams only shoot 31.3% from 3-point range against OSU — and they have a balanced lineup with four players averaging double-digits. One key matchup will be how well IU defends Bruce Thornton, who is 0-5 in his career against the Hoosiers. He has a chance to become his program’s all-time leading scorer on Saturday.”
- Lamar Wilkerson averages 21.1 points on 38.4% 3-point shooting, while Tucker DeVries averages 13.8 points and 5.3 rebounds. The ever-giving Wilkerson has a chance to pass Steve Alford for the most 3-pointers in a season for IU. Wilkerson has 101, while Alford had 107 in the first season that the NCAA used the shot (1986-87). The Hoosiers won their home finale to keep their March Madness hopes alive.
- Bruce Thornton averages 19.9 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.8 assists and shoots 39.4% from 3-point range. He enters his final home game with 2,085 career points, 29 behind Dennis Hopson (1983-87). Backcourt mate John Mobley Jr. adds 15.8 points on 43.2% 3-point shooting. Inside, Devin Royal adds 14.0 points and 5.7 rebounds, and Christoph Tilly 11.1 points and 4.8 rebounds. The Buckeyes have won their last two, one of them over Purdue.
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As of March 5
(all times ET; with date, day of week, location and opponent, time, TV)
- March 10-15: Big Ten Tournament in Chicago
- 0, Jasai Miles
- 1, Reed Bailey
- 2, Jason Drake
- 3, Lamar Wilkerson
- 4, Sam Alexis
- 5, Conor Enright
- 6, Tayton Conerway
- 7, Nick Dorn
- 10, Josh Harris
- 11, Trent Sisley
- 12, Tucker DeVries
- 13, Aleksa Ristic
- 15, Andrej Acimovic
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