The Indiana Pacers will play their first game of the new season on Wednesday when they visit the Charlotte Hornets in North Carolina.
Ironically, the two teams played each other in last season's play-in tournament, and the game was the last one of the season for the Hornets (who lost) and the last win of the season for the Pacers (who lost the next game to the Washington Wizards).
What to expect?
The Pacers have a new head coach in Rick Carlisle, after over a decade with the Dallas Mavericks (including a 2011 NBA Championship) he returned to the place he used to coach.