Social media reaction to Pacers losing first-round pick: Devastation, fix was in, pain

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The Pacers' lottery pick went to the Los Angeles Clippers after it fell to No. 5. The pick was top four protected as part of the Ivica Zubac trade but Chicago, Memphis and Utah jumped Indiana.

The Pacers also don't have a second-round pick, having previously traded that pick. The Grizzlies hold what was the Pacers' No. 32 pick.

Here is how social media reacted to the Pacers not getting their first-round pick:

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— Tyrese Haliburton (@Hali) May 10, 2026

Pacers lose a top-four pick in the deepest draft in 30 years. This is devastation, I don’t care how brave a face the team has been trying to put on it.

And I’m furious #columncoming

— Gregg Doyel (@GreggDoyelStar) May 10, 2026

Ya know what…

I think Dybantsa, Petersen, Boozer, Wilson and all these young guys are overrated anyway
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(no I don’t)

— Nick Yeoman (@NYeoman) May 10, 2026

At the end of the day, it was still barely over a 50/50 shot, but yes, insanely disappointing that it didn’t go their way. https://t.co/EwkcB3t5Hk

— Derek Schultz (@Schultz975) May 10, 2026

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— Bucks Breakdown (@Bucks_Breakdown) May 10, 2026

The Pacers basically traded the #5 pick in the 2026 NBA Draft for Zubac

— Marc J. Spears (@MarcJSpears) May 10, 2026

Pacers fans after going 19-63 just to lose their first round pick pic.twitter.com/OJhEuRxamr

— Pardon My Take (@PardonMyTake) May 10, 2026

You knew the fix was in when Adam Silver fined the Pacers. You can't convince me otherwise, sorry.

— Dustin Schutte (@SchutteDustin) May 10, 2026

TJ McConnell reacts to the Pacers not getting their first round pick…

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— SM Highlights (@SMHighlights1) May 10, 2026

Eastern Conference catches a major break: the Indiana Pacers will NOT pick in the top four of the 2026 Draft.

Or in the first round, at all (for now).

Their first-round pick goes to the Clippers.

— Kris Pursiainen (@krispursiainen) May 10, 2026

No pressure Ivica Zubac but you are going to have to be Kareem now. https://t.co/vepHGC9ZYU

— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) May 10, 2026

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— real. deal. Gibson (@gibso14qb) May 10, 2026

Welp....

— Dustin Dopirak (@DustinDopirak) May 10, 2026

This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Pacers lose first round pick, here's how social media reacted

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