Danny Granger will be limited at the start of training camp due to an issue with his left knee that became an issue while training this summer in Los Angeles.

Granger received an injection in the knee.

The Pacers don't believe it is a major issue, but they will be careful with Granger's workload to begin the preseason.

The Pacers started a string of deep playoff runs in the mid-1990s after losing in the first round four consecutive years before reaching the Eastern Conference Finals in 1994.

The current incarnation of the Pacers missed the playoffs from 2007 until 2010 before losing in the first round against the Bulls in 2011, and pushing the eventual champion Heat to six games this May.

After spending 18 seasons with the team, Reggie Miller still keeps tabs on the Pacers and sees some parallels.

“When you look at those playoff games, at the fans, it reminded me a lot of 1994 and 1995,” Miller said on Thursday at the Basketball Hall of Fame. “The enthusiasm was there. It’s been awhile since I’ve seen that and I’m glad to see that it’s come back.”

Miller believes the Pacers could take another step forward as early as next season.

“They had the third-best record in the conference last year,” he continued. “With the injury to Derrick Rose, I look for them to win the Central Division this year. To push Miami to six games and have a two-to-one game lead in that series, their great young players, the team is on the rise.”

Reggie Miller developed a reputation as a trash talker during his nearly two decades in the NBA. Despite his aggressive demeanor on the court, he’s soft-spoken off it and has no plans to follow the lead of Michael Jordan with a pointed, revengeful Hall of Fame induction speech on Friday night.

“I didn’t see a lot of his speech, but I heard he kind of turned the table a little bit. Let me ask you this though – isn’t that what made Michael great? That’s what made him great,” he said. “I heard tidbits about him making personal attacks.”

Miller plans to take the respectful route when addressing the crowd in Springfield, Mass.

“I’m not going to get up there and trash talk. I can’t do that.”

The Indiana Pacers have signed free agents Sam Young, Sundiata Gaines and Blake Ahearn to contracts.

Young is a 6-6 small forward/shooting guard who has played three NBA seasons with the Memphis Grizzlies and Philadelphia 76ers. He has career averages of 6.6 points per game and 1.8 rebounds per game.

Gaines is a 6-1 point guard who was undrafted out of Georgia in 2008. He has played with Utah, Minnesota, Toronto and New Jersey with career averages of 5.1 ppg and 2.2 assists per game.

A 6-2 guard, Ahearn has 19 games NBA experience with Miami, San Antonio and Utah with a career average of 2.5 ppg. He has also played in Europe and the NBA D-League where in 2011-12 he was the league’s leading scorer at 23.8 ppg.

Reggie Miller is currently a broadcaster, but would consider a front office role.

"I never close any doors," Miller said when asked about returning to the Indiana Pacers. "I listen to everything. (Owner) Herb Simon and I have had this conversation before. So yes, if something presented itself, I would definitely look at it and go from there."

The Pacers have been run by either Donnie Walsh or Larry Bird for each of the past 30 seasons.

"I'm always interested," Simon said. "Reggie would be a wonderful person to have in this franchise."

Miller lives in Malibu.

The Pacers have agreed to sign Blake Ahearn to a partially guaranteed contract, a league source confirmed.

Ahearn played in 37 games for the Reno Big Horns last season, averaging 23.8 points on 46.9 percent shooting, including 40.9 percent from beyond the three-point line.