The Indiana Pacers came within only a few moments of winning the 2024-25 NBA championship. Ultimately, the franchise came up just short in a Game 7 loss against the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2025 NBA Finals, but Indiana made an historic run that will not soon forgotten. Beginning this week, the Pacers organization will reconvene in an official on-court setting for the first time since the finals and, while the competition level is not quite the same, the eyes of the team's fan base will shift to Las Vegas.
The Pacers will send an intriguing roster of young players to the desert to take part in the NBA 2K26 Summer League and, as with many franchises, there is the possibility of playing time on the horizon if any players break out in Las Vegas. For example, Indiana will be operating without Tyrese Haliburton (due to injury) and Myles Turner (due to an exit in free agency) for the first time in years. No one on the Summer League team can step into those very lofty shoes, but Indiana will be looking to unearth future value when examining their young players.
Indiana Pacers Las Vegas Summer League Schedule
Date | Time (ET) | Opponent | TV |
|---|---|---|---|
Thursday, July 10 | 5 PM | Cleveland Cavaliers | NBATV |
Saturday, July 12 | 5:30 PM | Oklahoma City Thunder | NBATV |
Monday, July 14 | 6 PM | Chicago Bulls | ESPNU |
Thursday, July 17 | 4:30 PM | New York Knicks | ESPN2 |
TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
The date, time and opponent for game 5 will be decided based on the results of the Pacers' first four games.
Indiana's schedule is highlighted by a rematch of the 2025 NBA Finals when the Pacers take on the Thunder on Saturday. Obviously, the players will be different on both sides, but there is clear intrigue in the two teams facing off just weeks after meeting on the biggest possible stage.
How to watch Pacers SL action
As noted above, all of Indiana's scheduled games can be found on television, with two games on NBATV, one game on ESPNU, and one game on NBATV. In addition, the Pacers are making these games available locally on FanDuel Sports Network.
Projected Indiana Pacers Summer League roster
- Steven Ashworth, G, 6'1, Creighton
- Robert Baker, F/C, 6'10, Harvard
- Buddy Boeheim, F, 6'5, Syracuse
- RayJ Dennis, G, 6'2, Baylor
- R.J. Felton, G, 6'3, East Carolina
- Enrique Freeman, F, 6'7, Akron
- Johnny Furphy, F, 6'7, Kansas
- Quenton Jackson, G, 6'5, Texas A&M
- Kam Jones, G, 6'5, Marquette
- Josiah-Jordan James, F, 6'6, Tennessee
- Samson Johnson, C, 6'10, UConn
- Hunter Maldonado, G, 6'7, Wyoming
- Taelon Peter, G, 6'4, Liberty
- Keisei Tominaga, G, 6'2, Nebraska
- Phillip Wheeler, F, 6'8, Ranney School (NJ)
Indiana's roster is headlined by 2024 draft picks Johnny Furphy and Enrique Freeman, as well as newly acquired 2025 draft pick Kam Jones. The Pacers also have intriguing 2025 second rounc pick Taelon Peter suiting up in a professional setting for the first time.