Top 5 Indiana Pacers Leading Scorers of All Time
The Pacers have been home to several NBA and ABA legends since 1967, but no player has bee...
The Pacers have been home to several NBA and ABA legends since 1967, but no player has been a more prolific scorer in a Pacers uniform than Miller. The franchise has won three titles in the ABA and is still searching for its first NBA crown. Continue reading to discover more about the top scorers in Pacers history.
1. Reggie Miller – 25,279 Points
Miller is synonymous with the Indiana Pacers. He spent his entire 18-year career with the Pacers and was a five-time All-Star who was best known for his 3-point shooting and clutch performances. He averaged double-digit points in each of his professional seasons and topped out at 24.6 points per game in 1990. Miller was extremely reliable at the charity stripe as well with a career 88.8% free throw percentage. He has gone on to have a highly successful career in broadcasting.
2. Rik Smits – 12,871 Points
Nicknamed the ‘Dunking Dutchman,’ Smits played his entire 12-year career with the Pacers. Smits was a consistent scorer and solid rebounder with 14.8 points per game and 6.1 rebounds per game for his career. He earned his first and only All-Star nod in the 1998 season when he averaged 16.7 points and 6.9 rebounds per game. Dutch had three 40-point games in his career including a personal-best 44 against the Clippers in December of 1995.
3. Billy Knight – 10,780 Points
‘Mooney’ spanned Pacers eras as he was part of the ABA club from 1974-76 and had six other seasons with Indiana after it moved to the NBA. Knight was a first-team All-ABA performer in the team’s last season in that league, dropping 28.1 points per game that year. His highest mark with the Pacers on the NBA side came in 1981 when he poured in 17.5 points per game.
4. Roger Brown – 10,058 Points
Known as ‘The Man With a Thousand Moves,’ Brown was an iconic part of the Pacers during their ABA days. He routinely finished in the running for ABA MVP (4x) and was a four-time All-Star. Brown averaged 20.6 points over his five-year peak and once scored 46 points in a game as part of three ABA championship teams. He was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2013.
5. Jermaine O’Neal – 9,580 Points
A first-round pick by the Trail Blazers out of high school, O’Neal’s career did not truly take off until the Pacers took a chance on him by trading for him before the 2000 season. O’Neal found his footing in his second season with the Pacers and was named an All-Star en route to being named the NBA’s Most Improved Player that season. From then on, O’Neal averaged 20.4 points and 9.9 rebounds per game while being named an All-Star in six consecutive seasons for the Pacers. O’Neal ultimately left Indiana and went on to play for the Raptors, Heat, Celtics, Suns and Warriors but his contributions over eight seasons with the Pacers have stood the test of time.
More Pacers All-Time Scoring Leaders
Danny Granger (9,571 Points)
George McGinnis (9,545 Points)
Vern Fleming (9,535 Points)
Mel Daniels (9,314 Points)
Freddie Lewis (9,257 Points)