Because of the Indiana Pacers being near the bottom of the NBA in defensive rating, Dan Favale of Bleacher Report has named the Pacers one of the five teams that “already need to sound the early season alarm.”
As of November 2nd, the Pacers’ defensive rating of 107.2 is better than that of only the New York Knicks, Houston Rockets, and Washington Wizards. Even more troubling is that the Pacers’ defensive rating has increased by 7 points over the team’s 100.2 defensive rating from last season, which was good for third place.