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Indiana Pacers 50th Anniversary: All-Decade Team, 1967-77

By Adrian Lawhorn

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Nov 18, 2016; Indianapolis, IN, USA; A general view of the 50 year logo on the court prior to the game between the Indiana Pacers and the Phoenix Suns at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 18, 2016; Indianapolis, IN, USA; A general view of the 50 year logo on the court prior to the game between the Indiana Pacers and the Phoenix Suns at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports /

The Indiana Pacers are celebrating their 50th year as a franchise in 2017. Here we present the Pacers’ All-Decade team for their first 10 years of existence, 1967-77.

The Indiana Pacers have a rich basketball history, but their nine-year run in the American Basketball Association (ABA) were the best of times for the franchise.

During the ABA years, the Pacers played in the league championship series five times, winning three ABA titles (1970, 1972 and 1973) under the leadership of legendary head coach Bobby “Slick” Leonard.

Indiana joined the NBA in 1976 along with three other ABA franchises: the San Antonio Spurs, Denver Nuggets and New York Nets.

Even after all these years, the Pacers have yet to come close to the success they enjoyed during the glory years of the ABA.

In honor of the Indiana Pacers’ 50th season as a franchise, we are naming an All-Decade team for each 10-year span in the team’s history.

Each Pacers All-Decade team will have five members, and they are listed in alphabetical order. We begin with Indiana’s initial and most successful decade, 1967-77.

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