{"id":622719,"date":"2025-08-20T11:30:52","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T10:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=622719"},"modified":"2025-08-20T11:31:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T10:31:00","slug":"indiana-pacers-and-coach-rick-carlisle-agree-to-contract-extension-following-the-remarkable-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/indiana-pacers-and-coach-rick-carlisle-agree-to-contract-extension-following-the-remarkable-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Indiana Pacers and coach Rick Carlisle Agree to Contract Extension Following the Remarkable Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Indiana Pacers announced the contract renewal of Rick Carlisle, head coach of the franchise, for multiple years. The agreement comes just months after the coach led the team to its first appearance in the NBA Finals in 25 years, when the team finished runner-up in a seven-game series against the Oklahoma City Thunder. <\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We have signed head coach Rick Carlisle to a multi-year extension &#128221;<br><br>More info: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jlfIHcmJj6\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>https:\/\/t.co\/jlfIHcmJj6<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fwtvv6HBRw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/fwtvv6HBRw<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pacers\/status\/1957904189805445398?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>August 19, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p><strong>Also Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/2014-nba-champion-marco-belinelli-officially-announces-retirement-from-professional-basketball\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>2014 NBA Champion Marco Belinelli Officially Announces Retirement from Professional Basketball<\/a><\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contract Extension for Rick Carlisle after Guiding Pacers to NBA Finals in Two Decades <\/h2><p>Carlisle began his second stint with the Pacers in June 2021. Since then, he has accumulated a record of 157 wins and 171 losses, but managed to lead the team to two consecutive playoff appearances.<\/p><p>Moreover, their postseason campaigns gained prominence, with the Pacers reaching the Eastern Conference Finals in both years. In 2024-25, the team advanced to the league championship after eliminating the New York Knicks in six games. The previous year, they were defeated by the eventual champion Boston Celtics in four games.<\/p><p><em>&ldquo;Since returning to the Pacers, Coach Rick Carlisle has been instrumental in our success, leading us to two consecutive Conference Finals appearances and our return to the NBA Finals after 25 years,&rdquo;<\/em> said Pacers President of Operations Kevin Pritchard.<\/p><p><em>&ldquo;We are excited to continue having him lead our team and represent our organization well in the future,&rdquo;<\/em> he added.<\/p><p>Carlisle has a long history with the Indiana franchise. His first stint was from 2003 to 2007, during which time he compiled a 181-147 record and reached the Eastern Conference Finals in 2003-04. He currently holds the second-winningest coach in Pacers history, trailing only Slick Leonard.<\/p><p>After Gregg Popovich&rsquo;s retirement, Carlisle became the NBA &lsquo;s most experienced head coach . In addition to the Pacers, he has coached the Detroit Pistons and the Dallas Mavericks , the franchise with which he won the NBA title in 2011.<\/p><p><em>Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Indiana Pacers announced the contract renewal of Rick Carlisle, head coach of the franchise, for multiple years. The agreement comes just months after the coach led the team to its first appearance in the NBA Finals in 25 years, when the team finished runner-up in a seven-game series against the Oklahoma City Thunder. 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