New Pacers Coach Rick Carlisle Contract Details

Rick Carlisle will be locked in as the head coach of the Indiana Pacers for a long time, as ESPN's Tim MacMahon reports that the deal is 4-years $29 million.

Sources: The Pacers are hiring Rick Carlisle as head coach. He will sign a 4-year, $29 million contract.
— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) June 24, 2021

The article from MacMahon on ESPN can be read here.

The Pacers announced the hiring of Carlisle to be their head coach on Thursday (see Tweet below from team), and he returns to the organization that he was the head coach of from 2003-07 and assistant coach with from 1997-2000.

OFFICIAL: We have reached an agreement with Rick Carlisle to become head coach.

More info >> https://t.co/HLgU6gI0gd pic.twitter.com/xEZIhRvQPV
— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) June 24, 2021

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