Setting The Pace: A Pacers Podcast

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Pros and Cons to trading the 7th Pick + trade ideas for moving back and up from 7 May 23, 2023

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Alex and Facci are back to talk about the history of the 7th overall player in the NBA Draft and what the Pacers should consider doing at pick 7. Do they simply stay put and take their guy, or do they survey the rest of the teams in the draft and find deals that better the team? They can easily move down and acquire other assets in doing so, or they can package assets to move up and be aggressive and obtaining their long term piece. Alex and Facci present a handful of ideas that could be available to the team and discuss if they like multiple scenarios in moving the pick.

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Pacers General Manager: Chad Buchanan May 22, 2023

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Pacers GM Chad Buchanan joins Alex Golden and Facci on today's episode. The guys go back and forth asking Chad questions about the upcoming draft, the upcoming offseason, importance of extending Tyrese Haliburton ASAP, and last year's success determining how the roster will be built this summer. Also in the show, Chad shares the detailed story on Bennedict Mathurin's workout last season in Indy.

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NBA Mock Draft 1.0 - (Picks 17-32) May 19, 2023

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Alex Golden and Michael Facci are joined by Draft analysts Stephen Gillaspie from No Ceilings and Keenan Womack from Draft Punk to complete Pt. 2 of our first NBA Mock Draft. The guys not only take turns making picks for each team, but they also discuss what teams should do this offseason with their roster.

How talented is GG Jackson and are teams sleeping on his game for an immature mistake?
Is Trayce Jackson-Davis a first round talent?
Why Kris Murray seems to be sliding in Mock Drafts
Upside play of Sidy Cissoko
Who is Bobi Klintman and would he make sense with one of Indiana's late picks?
Rick Carlisle likes grown ups and the last pick of the Mock Draft for the Pacers fits that bill.
The possibility of using Bilal Coulibaly as a draft-and-stash prospect in round 1.
Does Jett Howard fit with Golden State?
Where does Jordan Hawkins make the most sense at?
How easy can teams plug and play Pepperdine's Maxwell Lewis?
Who is Brandin Podziemski and why is he rising so much?

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NBA Mock Draft 1.0 - (Picks 1-16) May 19, 2023

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Alex Golden and Michael Facci are joined by Draft analysts Stephen Gillaspie from No Ceilings and Keenan Womack from Draft Punk to complete Pt. 1 of our first NBA Mock Draft. The guys not only take turns making picks for each team, but they also discuss what teams should do this offseason with their roster.

Who do the Hornets take at 2: Brandon Miller or Scoot Henderson?
Should the Hornets consider trading Lamelo Ball?
Can the Blazers build a playoff contender around Dame, or should they trade him and rebuild with Sharpe, Simons and pick 3?
Any chance that Minnesota can trade for pick 3? Brooklyn?
Discussing the overall ceiling of Cam Whitmore
The difficulties in evaluating the Thompson Twins, especially their tape from OTE.
Should the Pacers draft for positional fit, or do they swing for the upside?
Is Leonard Miller a lottery level talent? Should he be selected that high?
What else does Gradey Dick bring to the table besides shooting?
What is the ceiling for Indiana's own, Jalen Hood-Schifino?
Are people sleeping on Jarace Walker a little bit?

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Live Reaction to the NBA Draft Lottery + thoughts on the outcome May 17, 2023

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The NBA Draft Lottery was highly anticipated this year as Victor Wembanyama was the ultimate prize! Kevin Pritchard and Tyrese Haliburton represented the Pacers on Lottery night and we reacted to the entire show live! Hear our thoughts on how this all played out and what this means for the Pacers moving forward.

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Why the Pacers should pursue Jonathan Kuminga + 8 Kuminga trade ideas May 16, 2023

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Alex and Facci discuss the recent news of Jonathan Kuminga's uncertainty in Golden State. The guys discuss why the Pacers would be a good fit for Kuminga and lay out 8 trade ideas to see what it might take for both Indiana and Golden State to agree to a deal.

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Revisiting the Pacers pursuit of Deandre Ayton: How we feel now vs. how we felt in the moment May 12, 2023

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Alex Golden is joined by Rhett Bauer to discuss the Pacers previous pursuit of Deandre Ayton and how rumors have been circling that Ayton could be on the move this summer. The guys look back at how they felt in the moment, how they feel now and what they think is the best thing for Ayton's career moving forward. Alex and Rhett then look at how Myles fit with Indiana turned out and if the Pacers should consider trading for Ayton. Both Alex and Rhett look at the pros and cons of giving bigs (not named Jokic or Embiid) too big of role and how it can impact team building.

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The Prospect Chronicles: Taylor Hendricks May 11, 2023

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Alex Golden and Mike Facci are joined by draft analyst Ryan Hammer to break down the game of Taylor Hendricks.

Taylor Hendricks' achievements from college.
Looking at Hendricks' statistics from this season.
Pro-Comps to Hendricks from other analysts plus our pro-comp.
Discussing the strengths of Hendricks' game.
Discussing the weaknesses of Hendricks' game.
Pros and cons to why you would or would not like the Pacers to draft Hendricks.
Where other Mock Drafts have Hendricks amongst the other prospects.
What range we would select Hendricks at in the upcoming NBA Draft.
Interesting quotes from analysts around the league on Hendricks.
Overall thoughts and deciding whether we'd want the Pacers to draft Taylor Hendricks or Jarace Walker

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The Prospect Chronicles: Jarace Walker May 10, 2023

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Alex Golden and Michael J. Facci are joined by draft analyst Ryan Hammer to break down the game of Jarace Walker.

Jarace Walker's achievements from college.
Looking at Walker's statistics from this season.
Pro-Comps to Jarace from other analysts plus our pro-comp.
Discussing the strengths of Jarace's game.
Discussing the weaknesses of Jarace's game.
Pros and cons to why you would or would not like the Pacers to draft Walker.
Where other Mock Drafts have Walker amongst the other prospects.
What range we would select Walker at in the upcoming NBA Draft.
Interesting quotes from analysts around the league on Walker.
Overall thoughts.

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Ranking the roster based on most likely to be traded, Bennedict Mathurin makes All-Rookie 1st Team, Andrew Nembhard SNUBBED + our fan of the week! May 09, 2023

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Alex and Facci kick off the show discussing how close it was for Andrew Nembhard making All-Rookie 2nd team! The lack of seriousness from voters hurting players who are deserving of spots and impacting their accomplishments. Then the guys praise Mathurin for making the First Team, outscoring Jaden Ivey by 20+ votes to secure the 5th and final spot. After that, Alex informs Facci about the Mad Ants new home in 2024-2025 and the two speculate what their new name might be.

Then, the guys kick things off looking at the roster and ranking them in order of least likely to be traded, to most likely to be traded this season. Once the guys go through each player on the roster and why they had them ranked where they did, they give a total number of players they think will be dealt this upcoming season.

After that, the guys conclude the show talking to the amazing fan of the week: Adam Jameson. Adam shares his thoughts on the team, how he became a Pacers fan, how he became a fan of Setting The Pace, his favorite interview we've had and Alex informs Adam that he is the first fan of the week to be a part of our super fans called the "Pace Setters". To become a "Pace Setter" you must listen to every show religiously and actively interact with us!

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