As one of the ABA teams that came over in the merger with the NBA, the Indiana Pacers have a lot of history. Most of it is positive, and winning has been a pretty persistent thread woven through the quilt of the team’s story.
The winning mentality needs to be constantly groomed and relies on the daily guiding principles of those leading the organization. Kevin Pritchard and Co. have done a great job carrying on the culture of competition to the new era, but each era is built on top of the strong foundation of winning built in the early days of the Pacers existence as a franchise.