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.

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.

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.

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