Each week we’ll take a look at the Indiana Pacers to see who is having the best and worst week on the team to determine our player rankings.
The Indiana Pacers have a surprisingly optimistic feel around them right now despite just a 3-3 record and their best player, Myles Turner, being out with a concussion.
That’s because they’re getting more than many of us expected out of the rest of the roster.
Domantas Sabonis went from a throw-in to fan favorite in the span of five games. Darren Collison is the other surprise as he went from being known as a shoot-first point guard to averaging 8 assists a game so far with the Pacers. That’s a career high.
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And of course, Victor Oladipo is ballin’ right now.
It won’t be easy for any of the Pacers to keep this up all season long, except maybe Sabonis. That’s not to say they can’t play a better brand of basketball than they have in the past, but Oladipo and Collison are posting the best numbers of their careers in some categories. Old dogs can learn new tricks but there are reasons for skepticism as we’re only six games into the season. Let’s see them continue doing at the end of November before we get overly excited.
Skepticism aside, these Pacers are fun to watch and that shouldn’t be lost as Indiana rebuilds around Oladipo and Myles Turner.
But who is having the best start to the season? Let’s take a look at our first edition of the Indiana Pacers Player Rankings.