Oct 10, 2014; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert (55) warms up with assistant coach Popeye Jones before the game against the Orlando Magic at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports

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Nate McMillan finally confirmed that Dan Burke and Popeye Jones will remain as assistant coaches.

The Indiana Pacers still need one more assistant coach after Nate McMillan confirmed the duo were staying and serving in the same roles.

The Associated Press reported that McMillan confirmed the news during the 8th annual Caroline Symmes Celebrity Softball Challenge.

Then he told a small group of reporters that Burke, who has spent the past 19 seasons on Indiana’s staff, and Jones, who came to town three years ago with McMillan, would return to the bench next season. With Burke considered the team’s defensive guru, the conventional wisdom has been McMillan would add someone who has been more productive working with the offense. “We’re currently working on a third assistant. I’ve talked to a couple of people; we should have something soon,” McMillan said. “Offensive coordinator, defensive coordinator, it doesn’t matter. He will be a coach, and in basketball, we coach.” Whoever McMillan hires, the message has been clear since Bird decided not to keep Frank Vogel when his contract expired at the end of the season.

Scott Agness of Vigilant Sports had more comments from McMillan on both Burke and Jones.

Agness also added that GM Kevin Pritchard expects the Pacers to add more staff beyond the assistant coaches, though Bird has limited McMillan to three, as he did with Vogel.

Pritchard hinted that the Pacers are looking into adding additional resources, perhaps player development guys, to the staff in order to keep up with the rest of the league. “We’ll look at everything,” Pritchard said. “Sort of what’s happening in the league is there’s three assistants and then now there’s a guy behind the bench, and then there’s workout guys, and we’re looking at that. We’re looking at maybe opening it up.”

The NBA Draft and free agency are coming up for the Pacers and the rest of the NBA, but we now have a clearer idea of what McMillan’s staff will look like.