Rick Carlisle
181-147
— ESPN Stats & & Information
Indiana likewise prepares to search from a pool of prospects they d consider “program builders” over the long term, sources inform Wojnarowski.
In four seasons as the Pacers coach, McMillan had a 183-136 record, consisting of 3-16 in the postseason. Indiana was swept in the first round in each of the previous two seasons.
The Pacers have not reached the 2nd round considering that appearing in the Eastern Conference finals in 2013 and 2014, and after Mondays loss to Miami, Indiana has lost a franchise-record nine successive playoff games.
Injuries have played a crucial role in the failures. After getting swept by LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2017, the Pacers played last season without two-time All-Star Victor Oladipo, who suffered a serious knee injury, and without All-Star forward Domantas Sabonis because of a foot injury against the Heat.
The Indiana Pacers have fired coach Nate McMillan after his group was swept in the very first round of the playoffs by the Miami Heat.
The relocation follows the Pacers had remodelled the final year of McMillans contract for 2020-21 and included a group choice for 2021-22 in the kind of a soft extension previously this month.
Houston Rockets coach Mike DAntoni, who remains in the last year of his contract, will be an Indiana target need to he end up being readily available, sources inform ESPNs Adrian Wojnarowski.
Nate McMillan
183-136
Larry Bird
147-67
Larry Brown
190-138
Frank Vogel
250-181
Coach
Record
1 Related” On behalf of the Simon household and the Pacers organization, I d like to thank Nate for his years with the group,” Pacers president of basketball operations Kevin Pritchard said in a declaration. “This was an extremely tough decision for us to make; however we feel its in the very best interest of the company to move in a various instructions. Nate and I have been through the great times and the bad times; and it was an honor to deal with him for those 11 years (in Indiana and Portland).”.
McMillan has a 661-588 career record in 16 seasons as a head coach for Seattle, Portland and Indiana.
The Associated Press added to this report.
