After eight honestly painful seasons for Pacers fans, the Eastern Conference could be poised for a new non-LeBron James winner in 2019. As of today, there are three teams (Boston, Toronto and Philadelphia) and one player (LeBron James) who feel that no matter what happens this offseason, they can win the next conference finals.
Then there is another tier made up of Milwaukee and Washington, both of whom have all-stars but their rosters are too flawed as currently constructed to win the East. The Pacers fall somewhere between these tiers but are most likely closer to the second group than the first.