Ultimately, whatever the Indiana Pacers put together on the floor will define them this season, but it bolsters confidence knowing plenty of experts believe the team took a step forward in the offseason.
One of those experts is Zach Lowe of ESPN, who put the NBA’s teams into tiers to sort out the hierarchy of the league. So where did the Pacers end up?
Lowe sees the Pacers as a ‘Rock Solid Playoff Team’, one that can make some noise in the Eastern Conference even if all of those offseason moves don’t add up.