The Pacers' G League affiliate, the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, have continued their torrid start to the 2017-18 season. The Mad Ants won two more games this past week and have now won five straight contests overall since dropping their season opener at Long Island. As of Tuesday morning, Fort Wayne (5-1) is tied with the Wisconsin Herd (Milwaukee's affiliate) for the best record in the Eastern Conference.
Pacers rookie center Ike Anigbogu joined the Mad Ants last week. At just 19 years old, Anigbogu is the youngest player in the NBA this season. Since he has seen sparse playing time with the Pacers, the team sent him to Fort Wayne to give the second-round pick an opportunity to log some minutes in competitive action.