The Indiana Pacers want more toughness and physicality. Who are some options?

In his first press conference as president of basketball operations for the Pacers, Kevin Pritchard said he’d like to see the team add more physicality and toughness.

Kevin Pritchard had a lot to say during his press conference on Monday morning. Something that stood out was when he said he wants the Pacers to add more physicality and toughness.

"“I’d like to have a tougher team,” Pritchard said. “We won at home, we did a great job at home. What it takes to win on the road is a whole new ball game. You have to be able to play physical, you have to play tough and you have to amp your game up. Every single player has to be on the court knowing that it’s going to be a tougher game. So, overall toughness is the one thing I want to add to this team.”"

The Indiana Pacers won’t get a guy like David West, who fit that description perfectly, but there are still some solid options out there. Whether you sign someone or trade for someone. Here are some players who the Pacers could target.

Kenneth Faried

Kenneth Faried, a member of the Denver Nuggets, has been involved in trade talks for years now. He hasn’t been able to break out, but you know what you’re going to get from him every night. He’s a bit undersized for a power forward, standing at 6’8″, but he makes up for it with his tenacious style of play.

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Faried hustles all over the court. He cleans the glass with ease and also gets plenty of easy baskets off lob passes. In order to acquire Faried, the Pacers would have to trade for him. He has two years left on his current deal, paying him over $25 million combined. They could try and send Monta Ellis to Denver. The salaries add up and Monta could be a good veteran presence for Jamal Murray, who will be going into his second season in the NBA. Over the course of his career, Faried has averaged 11.9 points and 8.5 rebounds per game.

Tarik Black

Tarik Black has a non-guaranteed contract worth $6.6 million for next season with the Los Angeles Lakers. It’s unclear if the Lakers will decide to bring him back. He’s not a starting caliber player like Kenneth Faried, at least not yet, but he’s solid. He can come off your bench and bring a lot of energy.

Like Faried, he is under-sized for his position. He’s a 6’9″ center. Also like Faried, he makes up for it in other areas. He’s very, very strong. Black weighs 262 pounds. Despite that, he can get off the floor unbelievably for his size. He’s impressive athletically. Black also finishes lob passes nicely. Black averaged 5.7 points and 5.1 rebounds per game this season with the Lakers in limited minutes.

Tyler Hansbrough

Good old Psycho T. Kevin Pritchard recently had some high praise for the former Pacer, and even said he’s going to invite him to training camp. Pritchard said the team really misses his gritty style of play and how he’s always on the floor hustling for loose balls. We all know the physical type of basketball Hansbrough likes to play.

Hansbrough didn’t play in the NBA last season, but was on the Pacers’ G-League affiliate team. In the G-League, Hansbrough averaged 17.6 points and 12.2 rebounds per game. He must have impressed some teams because according to Pritchard, Hansbrough will have multiple options this summer.

Willie Reed

The Pacers reportedly had interest in signing Willie Reed last summer, but the Miami Heat ended up signing him. Does that mean the Pacers will be interested in him again? Reed is fully expected to opt-out of his contract and become a free agent this summer. He’s played his way into a significant raise.

Reed is 6’9″ and 220 pounds. In only 14.5 minutes per game, Reed put together averages of 5.3 points, 4.7 rebounds and 0.7 blocks per game this season on 56.8 percent shooting from the field. He started in five games, in which he averaged 14.8 points and 8.2 rebounds per game on 68.6 percent shooting from the field.

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The Pacers probably won’t be able to reach the physicality they had as a team years ago, but there are some options out there. Monday was just the beginning of what will be a busy off-season for the Indiana Pacers.