NBA General Manager survey gives Indiana Pacers praise

The NBA surveys its teams' general managers on 50 questions. The Indiana Pacers were listed as a response on six different questions, with three different players and head coach Rick Carlisle receiving praise. Tyrese Haliburton was the first player named in the survey. Rookie Bennedict Mathurin received votes in response to two questions in this year's survey, including one about the best player five years in future. The Arizona product was selected sixth overall in most recent draft. He was highest draft pick for Indiana as the franchise in over three decades. Josh Jackson was voted the most popular player in a previous survey five-years ago.