Official Site of the Pacers · Dec 21, 2019
Pacers' Reserves Benefit From Bloodlines
Coaches' sons tend to play a different version of basketball. They have no choice but to learn the fundamentals, both physical and strategic, they grow up hearing constant critiques of their performance over the kitchen table and they have the greatest asset of all to improve: keys to the gym.
The Pacers have three such players in their second unit and two more who indirectly qualify. This team, in fact, has more influence from coaching fathers than any in franchise history and it shows in the recent play of their bench unit.
Doug McDermott's father, Greg, is in his 10th season as the coach at Creighton, where Doug became an All-American. He's closing in on 500 career victories.