Report: Indiana Pacers Interested in Former Trail Blazers' Coach Terry Stotts

According to Marc Stein of the New York Times, the Indiana Pacers are interested in Terry Stotts to be their head coach.

The Indiana Pacers ended their season as the ninth seed in the Eastern Conference, and before the season ended, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported that head coach Nate Bjorkgren could be fired (article hyperlinked and Tweet below).

Amid a year of difficulties with players and staff, Indiana Pacers coach Nate Bjorkgren’s future with the franchise is uncertain as the regular season nears an end, sources tell ESPN. The Pacers are 30-34 and in ninth place in the Eastern Conference.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) May 5, 2021

To add more fuel to the fire, in President of Basketball Operation Kevin Pritchard's end-of-season presser, he did not commit to Bjorkgren (Tweet below from Forbes' Tony East).

"I'm not committing either way," Pritchard said of Nate Bjorkgren bring back next season.

— Tony East (@TonyREast) May 24, 2021

On Saturday, Marc Stein of The New York Times reported that the Pacers have interest in Terry Stotts (recently parted ways with the Trail Blazers on Friday night).

Thank you, Coach Stotts ❤️ https://t.co/dLHJdAEajZ pic.twitter.com/fGzPnuyvyL

— Portland Trail Blazers (@trailblazers) June 5, 2021

Stein's Tweet can be seen below.

Stotts is also said to be drawing interest from Indiana as the Pacers decide whether to retain or replace Nate Bjorkgren after Year 1. Stotts coached Portland to eight straight playoff berths and one conference finals, exiting after a disappointing first-round loss to Denver.

— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) June 5, 2021

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