The Indiana Pacers have looked revitalized as a team in the 22-23 season so far. There has been a refreshing dose of youth injected into the lineup along with a newfound energy the organization hasn’t seen in years.
One of the current strengths of the current Indiana Pacers roster is the backcourt. After last year’s trade acquisition of Tyrese Haliburton, the draft yielded a promising shooting guard in Bennedict Mathurin. Early in the season, these two have looked like they could usher in a renaissance of high-level Pacer basketball.
The question remains, how does this backcourt project to rank over some of the best young backcourts in the NBA? In this article, we look at the 5 best-projected backcourts in the NBA over the next 5 years and see how the young Pacers’ backcourt stacks up.
We will use multiple different metrics to do the ranking and comparison. First, how talented are the group today and what success have they already had? Second, what is their growth potential over the next 5 years? And finally, have they had major injury history to take into account? Using these three metrics, let’s see how the Pacers stack up against the best and most promising backcourts in the NBA.