D.J. Augustin News

While this will largely be about Jeff Pendergraph , the late season rotation big for the Indiana Pacers , it's worth beginning the note on a few players who didn't get the playing time to warrant actually covering them on their own.

This is how I feel about the bench, they underperformed most of the season, gave some lift at times, but mostly felt like they could have been so much more.

The mission for the Pacers' front office this summer will be identical to what it was a year ago: Bring the core players back.

Back on the backcourt side of the bracket, we have two point guards who shine in completely different ways.

The Indiana Pacers are undergoing an ascension through the Eastern Conference, and enter into a critical offseason for their NBA championship hopes.

The Pacers know they need outside shooting help and would love to add Kyle Korver or J.J. Redick, both of whom will be free agents on July 1. Indiana's other free agents are Tyler Hansbrough and D.J. Augustin, either of whom is expendable.

In this matchup of scoring point guards, we have Erick Green of Virginia Tech and Myck Kabongo of Texas square off.

There has been a lot of talk about Jason Kidd making a good coach now that he has retired from playing basketball .

The first priority of the off season is to get David West resigned and coming back for the Indiana Pacers.

Possibly the most intriguing prospect for Pacers fans finally shows up in the Indy Cornrows 23rd Pick Tournament.

The Indiana Pacers will have to have more depth on their roster if they're to advance in the NBA Finals next season.

Following their defeat against the Miami Heat , the Indiana Pacers must make a lot of decisions during the 2013 offseason.

The Star's Mike Wells takes a look at where the Pacers go from here following their successful season this year that came to an end in the seventh game of the final playoff game for the Eastern conference title in Miami Monday night.

The Indiana Pacers were an upbeat group for a team whose season came to an end Monday night at American Airlines Arena.

Russia's Sergey Karasev is one of the top international prospects in the 2013 NBA Draft.

The Heat-Pacers series has produced few trends. Much has been made of the Pacers domination on the glass - the Heat have been outrebounded every game this series - but the Heat have won games where they were outrebounded by five, nine and one .

They are one game away from potentially knocking off the defending champion Miami Heat and punching their ticket to the NBA Finals.

Catching up on coaching/front office hires and the Pacers try to stave off elimination in game six at home.

The only problem is that the Indiana Pacers have had trouble finding consistency from their smaller guys.

Miami Heat forward LeBron James drives between Indiana Pacers guard D.J. Augustin and forward Paul George during the second half of Game 5 in the NBA basketball playoffs Eastern Conference finals, Thursday, May 30, 2013, in Miami.