When the news hit last week regarding the Pacers being ready to rebuild and Myles Turner voicing the frustrations over his usage, I felt the only real news among all of the reported noise was that owner, Herb Simon had finally cried “Uncle!” and given Kevin Pritchard the thumbs up to do whatever it takes to alter the trajectory of the current team, which would mean putting everyone on the table for possible trades.
On Wednesday, mere hours before the Pacers curled into a ball in the fourth quarter and lost to a Giannis-less Bucks team, Herb Simon went out of his way to clarify his stance on the current state of the franchise.