Indiana Pacers All-Time Team: Best Starting Five (1979–2026)
Who makes the Indiana Pacers all-time team? We rated every player season from 1979–80 to 2025–26 (197 players) and picked the best season of each star for every spot of the starting five.
The all-time starting five
| Spot | Player | Best season | Rating | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PG | Tyrese Haliburton | 2022–23 | 97 | 4 |
| SG | Victor Oladipo | 2017–18 | 96 | 3 |
| SF | Paul George | 2015–16 | 95 | 6 |
| PF | Domantas Sabonis | 2020–21 | 97 | 5 |
| C | Jermaine O'Neal | 2004–05 | 96 | 8 |
| 6th man | Mickey Johnson | 1979–80 | 95 | 1 |
| 7th man | Danny Granger | 2008–09 | 95 | 8 |
Ratings (out of 99) are calculated by Basketball Draft Game: 82-0 from public season stats compared with the league – not official ratings.
Top 10 player seasons
- Tyrese Haliburton – 2023–24 Indiana Pacers (97)
- Tyrese Haliburton – 2022–23 Indiana Pacers (97)
- Domantas Sabonis – 2020–21 Indiana Pacers (97)
- Victor Oladipo – 2017–18 Indiana Pacers (96)
- Jermaine O'Neal – 2004–05 Indiana Pacers (96)
- Tyrese Haliburton – 2024–25 Indiana Pacers (95)
- Domantas Sabonis – 2021–22 Indiana Pacers (95)
- Tyrese Haliburton – 2021–22 Indiana Pacers (95)
- Domantas Sabonis – 2019–20 Indiana Pacers (95)
- Paul George – 2015–16 Indiana Pacers (95)
Best team seasons
- 2003–04 Indiana Pacers: 61-21
- 1997–98 Indiana Pacers: 58-24
- 1999–00 Indiana Pacers: 56-26
- 2013–14 Indiana Pacers: 56-26
- 1998–99 Indiana Pacers: 33-17
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Who is the best Indiana Pacers player since 1979–80?
By our ratings, Tyrese Haliburton in 2023–24 had the best season (97).
What was the best Indiana Pacers season?
2003–04, with a 61-21 record.
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