We have established the odds of finding an All-NBA player in the last article. Now, let’s focus on what a prototypical archetype for a guard or wing looks like.

The Indiana Pacers (6-19) return home off a loss to host the Washington Wizards (3-20), losers of four straight games, for a Sunday matinee at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

The Indiana Pacers lost to the Washington Wizards 108-89 in what coach Rick Carlisle called an "unacceptable" performance. Carlisle noted bad signs just 77 seconds into the game, calling an early timeout due to a lack of energy and aggression.

The Pacers have lost two straight and fell to 6-20 overall. The Wizards, still owners of the Eastern Conference's worst record and the second-worst mark in the NBA, improved to 4-21.

When Indiana named Boston Celtics icon Larry Bird its new head coach for the 1997-98 season, the team was elated. They knew of Bird’s chops as a player, as he knew how to win, and the players were confident Larry Legend would change the culture for the better.

The Pacers had to choose between Garrison Mathews and Jeremiah Robinson-Earl and went with Mathews for shooting reasons.

PHILADELPHIA — When Joel Embiid grabbed the rebound, waved off his point guard, dribbled the ball the length of the floor, then finished the sequence off with a basket, he knew he was in a good place physically.

Chicopee’s Alex Mangual (13 points) and Dominic Garcia (12) combined for 25 points and the Pacers (1-1) outscored Westfield 13-5 in the fourth quarter to spoil the Bombers bid for their first win of the season Monday evening.

The teams with the two lowest winning percentages in the Eastern Conference meet on Sunday afternoon, where the expectation is that Rick Carlisle will become th