The 2020–21 Indiana Pacers season was Indiana's 54th season as a franchise and 45th season in the NBA. The Pacers replaced Nate McMillan,^[1] with former Toronto Raptors assistant coach Nate Bjorkgren.^[2] During the season, the team acquired Caris LeVert in exchange for Victor Oladipo.

The Pacers missed the playoffs for the first time since 2015 following a loss to the Washington Wizards in the play-in tournament, ending a six-year playoff streak. Due to this, with multiple other factors, Bjorkgren was fired.

NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Club
2	54	Cassius Stanley	SG	United States	Duke

Entering the 2020 NBA draft, the Pacers only held one second-round pick. Their own first-round selection was traded as an incentive to acquire Malcolm Brogdon from the Milwaukee Bucks via sign and trade.^[3]

Roster

2020–21 Indiana Pacers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From F/C 88 Bitadze, Goga 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1999-07-20 Georgia C 37 Brimah, Amida (TW) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1994-02-11 Connecticut G/F 12 Brissett, Oshae 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1998-06-20 Syracuse G 7 Brogdon, Malcolm 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 229 lb (104 kg) 1992-12-11 Virginia G 3 Holiday, Aaron 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1996-09-30 UCLA G/F 8 Holiday, Justin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1989-04-05 Washington G/F 26 Lamb, Jeremy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1992-05-30 Connecticut G 22 LeVert, Caris 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1994-08-25 Michigan F 21 Martin, Kelan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1995-08-03 Butler G 9 McConnell, T. J. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1992-03-25 Arizona F 20 McDermott, Doug 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1992-01-03 Creighton F/C 11 Sabonis, Domantas 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1996-05-03 Gonzaga F 14 Sampson, JaKarr 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 1993-02-20 St. John's G 2 Stanley, Cassius (TW) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-08-18 Duke G 5 Sumner, Edmond 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 1995-12-31 Xavier F/C 33 Turner, Myles  6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1996-03-24 Texas F 1 Warren, T. J.  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1993-09-05 NC State

Head coach Nate Bjorkgren Assistant coach(es) Kaleb Canales Greg Foster Tyler Marsh Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate (TW) Two-way affiliate player Injured Roster Last transaction: April 23, 2021

Standings

Notes

• z – Clinched home-court advantage for the entire playoffs
• c – Clinched home-court advantage for the conference playoffs
• y – Clinched division title
• x – Clinched playoff spot
• * – Division leader

Game log

Preseason

Regular season