[1] The Pacers had the fourteenth overall pick in the 1992 NBA draft, and selected Malik Sealy out of St. John's University,[2][3][4][5] and acquired Pooh Richardson and Sam Mitchell from the Minnesota Timberwolves during the off-season.
On the final day of the regular season, the Pacers defeated the Miami Heat, 94–88 at home on April 24, 1993,[12][13] finishing in fifth place in the Central Division with a 41–41 record,[14] and winning a tie-breaker over the Orlando Magic for the #8 seed in the Eastern Conference.
[15][16][17][18] Reggie Miller led the team in scoring averaging 21.2 points per game, and tied in first place in the league with 167 three-point field goals, while 2-time Sixth Man of the Year Detlef Schrempf became the team's starting small forward,[19] as he averaged 19.1 points, 9.5 rebounds and 6.0 assists per game, and was selected for the 1993 NBA All-Star Game in Salt Lake City, Utah.
[24] However, in the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Pacers would lose in four games to the top-seeded New York Knicks;[25][26][27][28] this was the fourth consecutive year that the Pacers lost in the opening round of the playoffs.
Following the season, Schrempf was traded to the Seattle SuperSonics,[29][30][31][32] while head coach Bob Hill was fired,[33][34][35] and George McCloud was released to free agency, and left to play overseas in Italy.