Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Indiana Pacers" in English language version.
If the player is already under contract to, or signs a contract with a non-NBA team, the team retains the player's draft rights for one year after the player's obligation to the non-NBA team ends. Essentially, the clock stops as long as the player plays pro ball outside the NBA.
Reggie Miller compares the Knicks–Indiana Pacers rivalry to the Hatfields vs. the McCoys.
From head-butts to hideous trash talk, from Miller versus John Starks, the Pacers–Knicks rivalry has been as combustible as any in the league.
