The Indiana Pacers are in a unique situation heading into the 2024-25 season. They are fresh off an Eastern Conference Finals appearance and are firmly in playoff contention if not title contention. Additionally, they are an extremely young team and will likely only get better as the seasons progress. Ultimately, the Pacers are set to compete in the present and the future.
Something to keep an eye on in the future for the Pacers is their draft picks. Being able to use your draft picks wisely is essential to a team's long-term success. Whether it is by drafting the right player, or using those picks in a trade for someone from a different NBA team, stockpiling draft picks is always a smart call.
For the Pacers, they are not as loaded in draft picks as a team like the Oklahoma City Thunder are, but they are doing pretty well for themselves regardless. With the 2024 NBA Draft and the peak of this summer's offseason behind us, now is a good time to check in on the Pacers' future draft picks to see what the team is working with.
Pacers future first-round picks
- 2025 first-round pick (own)
- 2027 first-round pick (own)
- 2028 first-round pick (own)
- 2029 first-round pick (own)
- 2030 first-round pick (own)
- 2031 first-round pick (own)
*As it currently stands, the Pacers will only be responsible for their own draft picks for nearly every season until 2031. The Pacers sent their 2026 first-round pick to the Toronto Raptors in a package for Pascal Siakam. Considering the team is already in playoff contention and will probably be even better in 2026, this likely will not be a big loss for the team.
Pacers second-round draft picks
- 2025 second-round pick (Miami) *
- 2025 second-round pick (Charlotte) **
- 2025 second-round pick (own)
- 2027 second-round pick (Utah)
- 2028 second-round pick (Dallas)
- 2028 second-round pick (own)
- 2029 second-round pick (Portland)
- 2029 second-round pick (own)
- 2030 second-round pick (own)
- 2030 second-round pick (Sacramento)
- 2031 second-round pick (own)
*Miami's second-round pick in 2025 is protected 38-59
**Charlotte's second-round pick in 2025 is protected 31-55
Pacers future pick swaps
- 2028 second-round pick (more favorable between Indiana and Phoenix, less favorable to New York)
- 2029 second-round pick (more favorable between Indiana and Washington, less favorable to New York)