Overview
- Pacers president Kevin Pritchard confirmed Haliburton will miss the entire 2025-26 season after tearing his right Achilles in Game 7 of the NBA Finals.
- Haliburton underwent successful surgery on June 23 at New York’s Hospital for Special Surgery to repair the tendon.
- Achilles recoveries typically require about a year, leaving Haliburton fewer than ten months into rehabbing by next spring’s playoffs.
- Center Myles Turner signed a four-year free-agent deal with the Milwaukee Bucks, creating an additional roster vacancy.
- Indiana plans to rely on in-house guard options and maintain salary-cap flexibility to navigate the upcoming season without its All-Star floor general.