Along with former NBA champion and eventual Eastern Conference Finals MVP Pascal Siakam, the Pacers beat the Milwaukee Bucks and upset the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers in five games each. They then traded haymakers with the New York Knicks in a heated six-game series that produced plenty of viral moments.

Thomas Bryant was traded from the Miami Heat in 2024 to the Indiana Pacers. He is now in a critical backup center role for the Pacers, gearing up for another NBA Championship.

PM ET as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder host Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers at Paycom Center. The Thunder are seeking their first NBA title since relocating to Oklahoma City in 2008.