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Indiana Pacers Purchase Fort Wayne Mad Ants

The Indiana Pacers made it official today: They are the proud owner of the NBA D-League’s Fort Wayne Mad Ants.

D-League Digest reported the purchase earlier this summer.

As we first reported last night, @TheMadAnts officially announce they are being purchased by @Pacers. #MadAnts pic.twitter.com/HOP4H6bkxM

— 21Alive Sports (@21AliveSoundOff) September 9, 2015

OFFICIAL: #Pacers Sports & Entertainment has acquired the Fort Wayne @TheMadAnts of the @nbadleague. Full story: http://t.co/DB0jqCUcpU

— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) September 9, 2015

There are 15 players on Indiana’s current roster and with so much young talent (Myles Turner, Joe Young, Rakeem Christmas and Glenn Robinson III, to name a few) the organization will need to develop them quickly.