Indiana Pacers: 50 greatest Pacers players [2023 update]
By Joe Lyon
15. Mark Jackson
- 6 seasons, 405 games
- 8.4 points per game
- 8.1 assists per game
This was Reggie Miller’s point guard and the point guard that led the team through much of the success of the 90s. He led the league in assists at 11.4 in 1996-97 and was very much a pass-first point guard. And while many of today’s youth may know him for his coaching and announcing work, they wouldn’t know how excellent Mark was in the playoffs, being 5th all time in assist percentage in the playoffs behind Stockton, Magic, Rondo, and CP3. Those are some big-time names, and Mark Jackson was a big-time player.