Screens (picks) are one of the most simple actions in basketball. The purpose of a screen is using your body as an obstacle for a defender to navigate, which creates openings on the court. Often a thankless act, good screens are incredibly useful and make an offense potent and smooth. The Pacers, specifically their centers, are one of the more refined groups in the league at using screens to make positive plays on the offensive end.
To show this, let’s use a stat called “screen-assists”. Screen assists reflect exactly what it sounds like they would: the number of times a screen led to a basket that was a direct result of the screen.