The Indiana Pacers have promoted Peter Dinwiddie to Vice President of Basketball Operations. Dinwiddie, who previously served as Indiana’s Director of Basketball Administration, will assist General Manager Kevin Pritchard and President of Basketball Operations Donnie Walsh in various capacities, including player contract negotiations and salary cap management. Via NBA.com: “He is an Indianapolis native who attended Indiana University and has a degree from the New England School of Law. ‘Peter is very bright, very intelligent, very thorough and extremely hard working,’ said Walsh. ‘Since I returned (in June) and have worked with him on a daily basis, his contributions have been immeasurable. This promotion recognizes his work for the Indiana Pacers. He has a tremendous future in the league.'”