The Indiana Pacers on Thursday named Rick Carlisle as their head coach for a second time.
Carlisle, 61, will sign a four-year, $29 million contract, per ESPN.
“Rick is a proven winner with a championship and will be a Hall of Fame coach,” said Kevin Pritchard, Pacers president of basketball operations. “He has demonstrated throughout his career an ability to build something with sustainable success. He has great respect for our franchise and our fans from his previous times here. We are very happy to welcome him back to Indiana.”
Carlisle will take over the role from Nate Bjorkgren, who was fired June 9 after one season as head coach. Bjorkgren guided the team to a 34-38 rec…
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