According to ESPN’s Tim MacMahon , The Indiana Pacers are hiring Rick Carlisle as their new head coach on a four-year, $29 million contract.
Indiana bringing back Carlisle to replace Nate Bjorkgren, Carlisle previously was the team’s head coach for four seasons (2003-04-2006-07) and went 181-147.
Carlisle resigned as the Dallas Mavericks’ head coach earlier this month, ending a 13-year tenure with the franchise that included an NBA championship in 2011.
Indiana’s five-year playoff streak ended this season when they lost to the Washington Wizards in a play-in tournament bid to earn the No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference. Indiana was 34-38.
Carlisle has a 836-689 career record, having been the head coach for the Detroit Pistons and Pacers before arriving in Dallas in 2008.
