NBA Draft's No. 6 pick awarded to Pacers, GM vows to 'kick butt'

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The Indiana Pacers had a 10.5% chance to get the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA Draft on Tuesday night, but the lottery balls didn’t exactly bounce in their favor.

The Pacers were awarded the No. 6 pick in the draft after finishing the 2021-22 season with a 25-57 record. Regardless, general manager Kevin Pritchard is ready for the selection.

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Kevin Pritchard of the Indiana Pacers talks to the media during the press conference on July 30, 2021, at Ascension St. Vincent Center in Indianapolis. (A.J. Mast/NBAE via Getty Images)

"We’re excited. We’re going to kick butt. We’re not messing around, now," Pritchard told reporters after the lottery, via the Indy Star.

Pritchard made clear that one of the boxes a prospect has to check off is a willingness to play in Indianapolis.

"This is important to me: When they come to Indiana, they want to be in Indiana. The player we draft, we want in Indiana (for a pre-draft interview). We want 24 hours. We want the community to embrace him, and we want the player to embrace Indiana," he added.

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Tyrese Haliburton of the Pacers during the Detroit Pistons game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on April 3, 2022, in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Michael Hickey/Getty Images)

The possibility of trading the pick or veteran players for picks doesn’t appear to be off the table either.

Myles Turner could be one of the players on the block. He has one year left on his contract and could be a prime trade candidate in the thick of the offseason or in the middle of the 2022-23 season. Trade rumors have also