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Pacers still evaluating Bjorkgren before making decision
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Indiana Pacers President of Basketball Operations Kevin Pritchard intends to stand pat for now.
He’d rather not break up the big-man tandem of Myles Turner, the NBA’s blocks champion, and two-time All-Star Domantas Sabonis. He hopes free agents Doug McDermott and NBA steals champ T.J. McConnell return.
And he’s not pulling the plug on coach Nate Bjorkgren. At least not yet.
After missing the playoffs for the first time in six years and amid a tumultuous final month, Pritchard used a 45-minute, season-ending video call to explain why he’s still evaluating the first-year coach’s fate.