The Pacers expected to sign forwards Tremaine Fowlkes and Britton Johnsen in time for both to be in uniform for Thursday night's game against Minnesota in Conseco Fieldhouse, said Coach Rick Carlisle.

"Both of these guys we're bringing in have NBA experience," Carlisle said. "They've both been in situations where you've got to learn stuff quickly, so we'll keep things pretty simple to start with but we're going to need them to hit the ground running and be ready to play.

"They're both probably going to be playing multiple positions, so that can also make it tricky, but I expect both of them to be into the action pretty quickly."

Ironically, Fowlkes played for the Pistons last season. Johnsen, a 6-10 forward, started last season with Orlando before being waived. Johnsen later re-signed with the Magic for the remainder of the season. Both Fowlkes and Johnsen were training camp cuts in New Orleans.