Each NBA team plays four opponents in its group. The winner of each group and a wild card — the second-place in a group with the best record in Cup games — advance to the knockout round. Those games will be played Dec. 9 and 10.

The Indiana Pacers suffered one of the most brutal losses in all of the sports: a Game 7 loss. The Pacers dropped Game 7 on the road to the Oklahoma City Thund

Highlighting Indiana's Defensive Player of the Year award recipient. Mike Barner, RotoWire.com Metta World Peace won the Defensive Player of the Year award during the 2003-04 campaign. The Indiana Pacers have only had one player win the Defensive Player of the Year award in their franchise history.

The Pacers have a new sponsor for their jersey patch, which will debut with Thursday's NBA Summer League game.

www.si.com/nba/pacers Pacers Not Ready to Discuss Extensions for 2 Key Players For more news and notes on the Indiana Pacers, visit Indiana Pacers on SI. More news: Pacers Announce Signing of Former No. 2 Overall Pick to Bolster Front Court

The Indiana Pacers signed rookie guard Kam Jones to a team-friendly four-year contract, and it is unique compared to some other first-year players.

Kevin Pritchard said he was "shocked" when Myles Turner signed with the Bucks and found out the same way most people did — by a tweet.

Indiana Pacers executive Kevin Pritchard said he believes the Pacers would have won the NBA Finals if point guard Tyrese Haliburton did not get hurt.