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2008–09 Indiana Pacers season

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Head coach
  
Jim O'Brien

Arena
  
Conseco Fieldhouse

Playoff finish
  
DNQ

General manager
  
Larry Bird

Record
  
36–46 (.439)

Place
  
Division: 4th (Central) Conference: 9th (Eastern)

The 2008–09 Indiana Pacers season was Indiana's 42nd season as a franchise and 33rd season in the NBA.

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Key dates

  • June 26: The 2008 NBA draft took place in Madison Square Garden, New York.
  • July 1: The free agency period started.

    • Offseason

    On July 9 the Pacers officially announced they had made two trades, the most notable being the trade of former All Star forward Jermaine O'Neal in exchange for Toronto Raptors players T. J. Ford, Rasho Nesterovic, Maceo Baston and Roy Hibbert who was the 17th pick on the 2008 NBA draft. The Raptors also received Nathan Jawai who was the 41st pick in the draft. Also in a trade with the Portland Trail Blazers, the Pacers acquired Jarrett Jack, Josh McRoberts and Brandon Rush who was the 13th pick in the draft. The Pacers traded away Ike Diogu and Jerryd Bayless who was the 11th pick in the draft. With the Pacers missing the playoffs for the last two seasons and reaching just the first round before that, a change was needed in Indianapolis. Having been with the Pacers for the past eight years, O'Neal's tenure was marred by numerous injuries which saw him miss 40 games last season and 31 during the 2005–06 season.

    Draft picks

  • The 6-foot-10 Nathan Jawai is the first indigenous player from Australia to be drafted by an NBA team.

    • References

    2008–09 Indiana Pacers season Wikipedia
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