New Pacer Johnny Furphy on heading to Indiana: Doesn't feel real but seems like a perfect fit

Johnny Furphy joins SportsCenter Australia sharing his reaction to being picked 35th overall by the Indiana Pacers, after they traded up one spot with the San Antonio Spurs to draft the Kansas Jayhawk and Melbourne product.
Furphy discusses the team dynamic at the Pacers, looking forward to being coached by Rick Carlisle and joining the the fast-paced floor-running of Tyrese Haliburton and Pascal Siakam, as we as the development and upside he has to offer as his #NBA career begins.
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[@knuman]

Aussie Pacers fans rejoice!

[@aflacktimeYAY]

Awesome to know there are Australian pacer fans as a Indy native GO PACERS

[@jackblight6677]

Me too and he's a Melbourne boy like myself go pacers

[@swittersanggraini1780]

Yes we shall rejoice been a pacers supporter since 92'

[@4dbagel945]

⁠@@jackblight6677do you live in the states or are there some Pacers fans just chilling in Australia? I’m an Indiana boy born and bred, so I’ve always been aware of the pacers even before I liked basketball.

[@frankcross6958]

pacers fans are happy to have furphy on the team! lets go!

[@dk302948]

As a Pacers fan living in Indiana, I think he is perfect fit for their run & gun style. There already have some isolation players (could always us another one) but don't really need one at this time. Could use more defense though! Hope he comes along quickly and am excited for the future of this team!!!

[@DELLIS44]

Steal of the draft

[@MrMooremelody]

Aussies always play with grit

[@JackNancarrowEBNYKTOTAUS]

True Aussie way. Not typical American fat slow yelling at the ref's way

[@homermtz]

had no idea who he was when my spurs took him, immediately watched his highlights and was blown away, then i was upset we traded him away

[@indyjb8174]

I hope he is the kawhi to your george hill

[@zenkiiii6406]

Bro that just happened to me rn smh was happy for nothing

[@jonathanlockett5358]

Pacers traded yall Kawii so..

[@justinwilson9848]

As a pacers fan I'm glad he was because we didn't need another pg

[@MightyWarriorCoalition]

Yessir! We got him and Tristen newton. Should be good additions to the team.

[@hlinville6034]

One of the two is going to Flow.

[@mattandallthings]

Wow, never heard of him till yesterday, and I'm an Aussie who loves his b-ball. Looks the goods though from highlights.

[@brandonshirey400]

Furphy for 3….

[@IndigoXTV]

This kid should’ve been taken top 20. Pacers got a steal

[@Khay-77]

Pacers are a really good organization. He got lucky being drafted by them.

[@jonathanlockett5358]

We want you in Indy Baby!

[@mr.joshua6818]

As a Pacers fan, welcome to Indiana.

[@scarlettwoman7880]

Aussies in the NBA are only getting better and more popular. My cousin is still not 18 but is in Canberra right now on his own road to the NBA. Choices like Josh and Johnny give me great hope for our Aussie boys and not to mention to our young kids who live and breathe basketball in this fine country of ours.

[@HOOPEREDlTS]

IM AUSSIE IM SO HAPPY HES THEREEEEE

[@jdek88]

Happy to have ya in Indiana brother. Best of luck.

[@darrelloldham4727]

Good day mate welcome to INDY ,

[@gdbssa]

He has to go on Front Bar for obvious reasons

[@Mimihuynh01]

lets go!!

[@bren226]

Didn't know teams could draft 8th graders.........

[@spreiik]

You’re just getting old haha

[@michelereid]

What a surname 🫡🫡

[@spitgiezer]

Looks like the pacers drafted a middle school kid

[@OpTic8inch]

Australia has a ESPN 😂

[@Sam-zu1mr]

Yeah we also have free healthcare and education..strict gun laws and high wages so why wouldn’t we have ESPN. 😊

[@OpTic8inch]

@@Sam-zu1mr dang y’all really got that. I wonder what else y’all got I don’t know about.

[@UTube-gs1yf]

Would have been much nicer in LA. , New York, Miami, Boston, even Memphis as a place to live. Who the heck wants to live in Indianapolis? He'll need another year at least to get stronger. Would hope he plays mainly in G League next year to get lots of playing time. Wish him well, looks a talent.

[@jonathanlockett5358]

Ya mom certainly likes visiting

[@jimmiecarter9479]

​@@jonathanlockett5358 ikr lol who is he to say that smh. He's better off living in Indianapolis than living in the dumpster

[@anthonychurch726]

In 2022 Memphis had the highest crime rates of any city in America. Their crime rate was over 300% higher than the national average and had exceptionally high violent crime rates so yeah great place to live.

[@jonmcclane7433]

😂😂I guarantee this kid will love Indy. Big city with small town vibes that loves Basketball. Can’t believe you said Memphis, that’s like Benghazi.

[@banksbarksdale317]

NewYork with all the trash and rats with astronamical housing prices. Then LA with all the looting and bumbs just wondering around you have lost your mind buddy

[@axwell311]

Kid has a lot of potential... great grab!! 🦾