(Indianapolis, IN)  --  The Indiana Pacers are hiring Rick Carlisle as their next head coach.  The deal is reportedly a 29-million-dollar contract for four years.  Carlisle served as coach of the Pacers from 2003 to 2007 and made it to the Eastern Conference Finals in 2004.  The former coach of the year recently stepped down as the coach of the Dallas Mavericks where he won the NBA Championship in 2011.