Rick Carlisle has been around the NBA long enough to see what’s over the horizon. When the now 65-year-old began his second head-coaching stint with the Indiana Pacers in June 2021, he could tell the league was undergoing a paradigm shift.

When the Indiana Pacers overcame a 15-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder, it was the first time an NBA Finals team had done that in 14 years. Rick Carlisle was coaching that team,

Indiana coach Rick Carlisle learned to relinquish control of his teams' offense. It's helped the Pacers take control against Oklahoma City.