 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Jermaine ONeal akatumidzwa zita rokuti Most Improved Player of the Year ane avhareji yemapoinzi 19.0, 10.5 rebounds uye 2.3 mabhuroko pamutambo. Akadaidzwawo kuAll-NBA Third Team, uye akasarudzwa ku2002 NBA All-Star Game. Reggie Miller akapedza ari wechipiri pachikwata mukuwana zvibodzwa ne16.5 points pamutambo. Al Harrington akatamba chinzvimbo chemurume wechitanhatu avhareji 13.1 mapoinzi uye 6.3 rebounds pamutambo kubva pabhenji, asi aive kunze kwemwaka wese nemutambo weACL wakatsemuka mushure memitambo makumi mana nemana. Tinsley avhareji 9.4 pfungwa, 8.1 anobatsira uye 1.7 anoba pamutambo, uye akanzi NBA All-Rookie Second Team. Zvisinei, muEastern Conference First Round ye playoffs, maPacers aizorasikirwa mumitambo mishanu kuNew Jersey Nets, kusanganisira kurasikirwa kwemaawa maviri mumugwagwa muGame 5, iyo Nets yakakunda 120 109. 