INDIANAPOLIS -- Now that the Indiana Pacers' season is over with the Game 7 loss to the Toronto Raptors, what's next for the team?
Frank Vogel
Sunday night's game could've been Pacers' coach Frank Vogel's last with the team. The Vertical's Adrian Wojnarowski reported that his contract is up at the end of the season, and there hasn't been any discussion about extending it.
Sources: Indiana coach Frank Vogel's contract expires at season's end and so far there's been no discussion of a contract extension.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojVerticalNBA) May 2, 2016
Vogel has a 250-181 record with the Pacers (.580 winning percentage) in the regular season, and 28-26 record in the playoffs.
The 2015-16 season was Vogel's fifth full season with the team.
Who to keep?
The team has four players who are scheduled to be unrestricted free agents this offseason: Jordan Hill, Solomon Hill, Ty Lawson and Ian Mahinmi.
Mahinmi started 71 games this season, by far the most of his career. He averaged nine points and seven rebounds per game.
Solomon Hill took a step back in 2015-16 after his second season where he scored almost nine points per game. With Paul George back, Hill had trouble finding a role to carve out.
Jordan Hill, a backup center for the team, averaged about 21 minutes per game. The 28-year-old has been on four NBA teams throughout his career.
Lawson played 13 games for the Pacers, starting one. He played most of the 2015-16 season with the Houston Rockets before they waived him on March 1.
Who to take?
The Indiana Pacers have the No. 20 overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft on June 23, and it's anybody's guess who the team will pick, especially this early in the process. But don't count Larry Bird out to make a trade, either up or down in the draft, or to try and get a better established veteran.
