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Report: Pacers Hire Rick Carlisle as Head Coach

The Pacers have hired Rick Carlisle as their next head coach, according to ESPN's Tim MacMahon.

Carlisle's deal will be for four years and $29 million, per MacMahon.

Carlisle joins the Pacers one week after parting ways with the Mavericks. He led the Mavericks to the playoffs nine times in 13 years, including a championship run in 2011. Dallas's 2020-21 season ended in a first-round loss to the Clippers.

"After a number of in-person conversations with Mark Cuban over the last week, today I informed him that I will not be returning as head coach," Carlisle said in a statement upon leaving Dallas.