4
This time, the Pacers aren’t playing around.
This time, they aren’t trying to get by on the cheap as they did one year earlier when they took a humble two-year flyer on an untested former assistant named Nate Bjorkgren, who flamed out spectacularly in his one unhappy year with the Pacers.
This time, they made a commitment, financial and spiritual, when they reached out to former Pacers assistant and head coach Rick Carlisle and gave him a four-year, $29 million deal, making him one of the highest-paid coaches in the NBA.
In the process, they sent a message. Several of them, in fact.
Rick Carlisle brings championship pedigree to win now Indiana Pacers, GM says
espn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from espn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Carlisle brings optimistic vision back to Pacers bench
apnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from apnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.