Setting The Pace: A Pacers Podcast

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Trade Reaction Podcast: The Pacers send the 13th overall pick in the 2021 draft, Chris Duarte, to the Kings for draft compensation + Oshae to Boston Jul 04, 2023

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Alex Golden and Michael (the J is for Jarcce) Facci are back and they discuss the Pacers trading away Chris Duarte for draft compensation.

Podcast Outline:

1). Chris Duarte spends two years with the Pacers before he’s dealt…was this a bad pick by the Pacers?

2). Did the Pacers give up too early on Duarte?

3). What can Duarte bring to Sacramento that he couldn’t bring to Indiana?

4). Did the Pacers sell too low on Duarte while his value was so low?

5). Favorite memory of Duarte

6). Celtics signed Oshae Brissett. Did the Pacers make the right move, moving on?

7). What Oshae will bring to the Celtics.

8). Final thoughts on Oshae and share grades on the signing and trade from a Pacers perspective.

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Tyrese Haliburton signs MAX EXTENSION with the Pacers! Is this the biggest signing in Pacers Franchise history? Jul 04, 2023

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Alex Golden and Michael J. Facci are here to discuss the Pacers inking a massive deal with Tyrese Haliburton to continue being the face of the franchise for at least the next 5-6 seasons!

Podcast Outline

1). Length of contract and details of salary.

2). How this was the most important signing in franchise history since Paul George inked his max deal.

3). How having a face of the franchise changes everything for this team.

4). Is Tyrese the right guy to be the face of the Franchise? What does a franchise player entail!?

5). How can this team build around Haliburton for the next 5-6 years?

6). What steps do the Pacers take next to keep Haliburton happy with the franchise moving forward?

7). Final thoughts on the Pacers identifying Haliburton, acquiring him via trade and signing him to a massive deal through 2029.

8). Grade the extension and rank this move against the signing of Brown Jr. & trade of Obi Toppin.

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Free Agency Podcast: The Pacers sign NBA Champion, Bruce Brown Jr.! Jul 03, 2023

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Alex and Facci are BACK and they are ecstatic to discuss the signing of Bruce Brown Jr.! Here is a rundown of the topics they covered in today's show:

1). Rumors leading up to the report that Bruce Brown Jr. was a Pacers target.

2). Hearing the Pacers inked him to a 2-year deal for $45M

3). Learning that Bruce Brown’s 2nd year was a team option and not fully guaranteed

4). What do you think ultimately led to Bruce and the Pacers coming to an agreement vs another team he’d have better chance to win a title?

5). How do you think Bruce‘s style of play fits in with this team?

6). Do you envision Bruce starting or coming off the bench?

7). Did the signing make more sense once the Duarte rumored trade happened?

8). Grade the signing. Final thoughts.

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I'm on Toppin the World - Trade Reaction Podcast to the Pacers acquiring Obi Toppin Jul 03, 2023

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Alex Golden and Michael J. Facci are back and they breakdown the trade that landed the Pacers, Obi Toppin, from the New York Knicks!

1). Initial thoughts on the trade reported by the non-Woj source.

2). Thoughts on piecing the puzzle pieces together, then Woj's tweet.

3). How does Obi Toppin fit in with this team?

4). Obi Toppin’s numbers as a starter in New York.

5). Will Obi Toppin be a starter!?

6). How does Obi’s arrival impact other players on the roster?

7). This is Obi’s final year before he hits RFA. What type of deal/extension would you guess he gets?

8). Grade the trade and share final thoughts.

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Final NBA Draft recap with Derek Murray - Learning more about Jarace Walker, Ben Sheppard, Mojave King, Isaiah Wong and Oscar Tshiebwe Jun 29, 2023

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Derek Murray joins Alex and Facci to discuss the Pacers solid draft, starting with Jarace Walker, a player the Pacers have loved for quite sometime. In addition to that, we learn more about Ben Sheppard's growth to go from a second round player to a 25-30 range talent and why the Pacers targeted him over a guy like Leonard Miller. The guys discuss Cam Whitmore's fall. and Derek explains how there weren't many options to trade up for to get him. The guys then discuss the second round picks: King and Wong, and how Wong will be a terrific teammate and practice participant for this team. Next, Derek talks about the 2-way signing of Oscar Tshiebwe and where he had him ranked on his big board. To wrap up the convo, Derek talks about Isaiah Jackson's young NBA career and explains GG Jackson's fall and why Indiana didn't trade up for him.

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Top 10 Free Agent Targets Jun 28, 2023

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Alex and Facci get you ready for Free Agency, by sharing their Top 10 free agent targets for the Indiana Pacers! The guys work their way up to the #1 free agent on their board and make the case for each free agent and why they're slotted in at the ranking given.

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Latest free agency rumors links Pacers to Barnes, Hunter, Strus and Williams + Summer League roster and schedule released...No Duarte? Jun 27, 2023

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Alex and Facci kick off the show discussing the latest NBA rumors involving the Pacers from Jake Fischer's most recent article, The Hoop Collective Podcast and The Bill Simmons Podcast. Simon Rath, a Hawks fan, shared a three team deal on twitter that involved Indiana and Phoenix. The guys discuss this trade idea and whether or not they would do it...this leads to a deeper conversation about Buddy Hield's value. After that, the guys discuss the Pacers Summer League Roster and schedule. What they're most excited to see from this group and why Duarte isn't on the SL Roster. To close out the show, Facci shares some contracts team might be willing to offload similar to what Atlanta did with Collins and Alex throws out some ideas after Facci runs through his list.

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Did the Pacers miss out on buying low for John Collins? + Advocating for Trey Murphy III to be a Pacers trade target Jun 27, 2023

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Alex Golden is joined by Rhett Bauer and asks him for his opinions on the Pacers recent draft picks. Rhett and Alex then discuss the recent trade of John Collins to the Jazz and whether or not the Hawks made a mistake in moving off of Collins for little to nothing, and what does his fit look like in Utah. After that, the guys discuss how the Pacers might try and approach this summer and what the significance of a two-year deal for a PF in FA could do for this team in the longterm. Then to close out the show, Rhett oos and ahs about Trey Murphy III from New Orleans and why he should be a prime trade candidate for Indiana.

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June Mailbag! (Pt. 2) What do you see Jarace Walker's ceiling being? + Realistic SF & PF Free Agents and Trade Targets Jun 26, 2023

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Alex Golden and Michael J. Facci answer the remainder of the Mailbag Questions!

12). Dalton Chubb - Do you think we'll make any trades at the start of free agency?

13). Peetie Pete - You guys slotting Jarace at the 3 or 4 spot?

14). D.J. Davis - Most realistic FA's or Trades, at SF & PF the Pacers will pick up? How to effectively use the $32 Million Cap Space and who will no longer be a Pacer?

15). Matthew Peck - On a scale of 1-10 how concerned are you that unless we make a move this summer we will go into next year undersized in the front court? Walker is only 1 1/2" taller than Nesmith.

16). Bryson Sipples - What do u guys think is gonna happen to duarte? He had a really good rookie campaign and after he's delt with inures and it doesn't seem like he's apart of the bigger picture.

17). Brad - Will the Pacers consolidate some players and try to improve somewhere? If so, who goes and what may a rotation look like? If not, what may that rotation look like? Seems like a good young or player...or three, that need time on the court, may be waiting on injuries for a chance.

18). ArchitectX22 - It was an odd 2nd rd draft (first Rd was great) as we still need forwards and drafted small guards. Why didn't the pacers take a risk on a forward, any forward?

19). Troy Chandler - If you had your pick of Cam Johnson, Kyle Kuzma, or Harrison Barnes, who would you take?

20). Antoine YC - I see the peak of Walker like a slightly more offensive Draymond Green. A pivotal role player and possibly all defensive guy. Where do you see his peak/ceiling?

21). Antoine YC - Do you think with the Ben Shepard pick, we lost out on who we wanted and it was more impulsive. Or he was always going to be that second pick. If the latter, do you think it's a sure fire sign that more guards than just Duarte are going to be moved?

22). Destin Adams - Following the draft what would your next moves be via trade/Free Agency?

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June Mailbag! (Pt. 1) What could a package of Buddy, Theis, Duarte and 2 future firsts get you in a trade? (Pt. 1) Jun 25, 2023

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Alex and Facci answer your mailbag questions! Questions are listed below in the description...leave us a 5-star rating and review if you love the content!

1). Chase - How high are you on Ben Sheppard? I wasn't aware of him when watching the draft, but after watching some of his film, and his media interviews over the past couple of days, I love him on this team, and he could be a great rotational guy next year

2). Sam Culbertson - Are you happy that we picked Sheppard with the 26th pick? And with us picking him, what do you think that means for some of the other guards on the roster? Are they gone or do we keep them and someone rides the bench? Curious your thoughts!

3). Rooster aka Evan - What do you think the best return of a player we could get for a package of Duarte, Theis, Buddy, and a couple of future firsts would be?

4). David Matillo - Who would be the Perfect 3 next to Myles and Jarace? And yes it's Paul George

5). Aaron M - Who will be the Pacers top free agent signing this offseason?

6). Chris Weech - Who is your pie in the sky Free agent? All the people saying trade for Paul George, why not just try to go sign Kris Middleton instead of giving up assets for George? Plus he's about a year and a half younger than PG.

7). Gavin Gruszewski - Do the Pacers go into FA/trades to find a starting SF now that we've drafted Walker?

8). Tyler Christian - Who are the likeliest roster casualties to make room for more improvements in the offseason? Duarte seems the likeliest after the drafting of Sheppard.

9). Garrett Baggs - Will we start Walker at the 4 and work through the growing pains or bring in another 4 to mentor for a year or two?

Any other targets in FA make sense now for such a full team?

10). Gage - What are your predictions for Jarace Walker in his first season? Averages and how he impacts the game with us. Side note, his personality seems like it fits amazingly with the Pacers!

11). Jeff Kew - Feeling on the need to add another PF? Who would you want to target via free agency or trade?

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