Pacers should have obvious plan this season after horrid start

Indiana Pacers v Phoenix Suns | Chris Coduto/GettyImagesIt's been nothing short of a nightmare season for the Indiana Pacers. This team is coming off a dream year where they came one Tyrese Haliburton Achilles away from an NBA championship. Now, less than one month into the 2025-26 campaign, it seems that the Pacers are going to have no choice but to take the dreaded "gap year."

Thursday night's loss to the Phoenix Suns dropped Indiana to a 1-11 record, including a 0-7 mark away from Gainbridge Fieldhouse. This is just about the worst result through the first three weeks of the year that you could have asked for.

The Pacers came into this season knowing that they were going to be down their…