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Breaking: Indiana Pacers Sign Rick Carlisle As Their New Head Coach

Orlando Silva
Jun 24, 2021
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It didn’t take long for Rick Carlisle to find a new team in the NBA. The veteran head coach stepped down as the Dallas Mavericks helmsman last week amid rumors of a tense relationship with young star Luka Doncic. 

He’s now returning to Indianapolis to coach the Pacers in a reunion that had 14 years in the making. ESPN’s Tim MacMahon broke the news, announcing that Carlisle is set to join the Pacers on a 4-year, $29 million deal. 

Sources: The Pacers are hiring Rick Carlisle as head coach. He will sign a 4-year, $29 million contract.

— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) June 24, 2021

Rick coached the team from 2004 and 2007, posting good results during the first two seasons. Those Pacers were a threat to the rest of the East, and the 61-year-old will try to have the same success in his second stint. 

This season, Indiana fell short against the Washington Wizards in the play-in tournament, missing their chance to make the 2021 NBA playoffs. They have an interesting young core, and Carlisle can give them an identity to compete in the East. 

As for the coach, he just finished his tenure with the Dallas Mavericks. Reportedly, tensions between him and Luka Doncic made him stepped down as the team’s head coach. Now the challenge is different, and Rick will try to make the Pacers a relevant team again. 

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Orlando Silva has been a part of Fadeaway World for over three years now, starting in March 2019. Trade rumors, hottest news, controversies, and basketball gossip have become his specialties. After several years of seeing the Spurs dominate the playoffs, they've become his favorite team as players for the franchise either rise to the occasion or fall completely from grace. When he's not talking about the NBA, Orlando can be seen watching other sports, making music, or enjoying television series.
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