Setting The Pace: A Pacers Podcast

Alex and Facci are back to recap the Pacers first Summer League game, where Indiana secured a victory of Washington 91-83. Mathurin led the Pacers in scoring, Jackson led the team in rebounds, Kendall Brown led the team in blocks and Andrew Nembhard led the team in assists. This was a super fun game of the Pacers young core, playing an 8-man rotation mostly, with Mojave King only getting 2-minutes...

Alex and Facci are back, and they react to the words that were said at today's press conferences with Tyrese Haliburton and Bruce Brown! Tyrese shows his love for the Pacers and the state of Indiana, we learn the details of his contract and what this means for the Pacers moving forward. Then, we hear from Bruce Brown in his introductory presser, where he explains why he chose the Pacers and what h...

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 Pac...

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 change...

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 ultim...

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 start...

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...

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for in...

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...

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 s...

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)...

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...

Alex and Facci are here to discuss a ton of topics! Indiana's General Manager, Chad Buchanan, joined Kevin and Query in the morning to recap the Pacers draft night. In there, he discusses the Pacers aggressiveness to trade back up to select a falling Cam Whitmore, but to no avail. He also addressed the team passing on Trayce Jackson-Davis in the 2nd round. The guys discuss these topics, look at wh...

Alex Golden and Michael Facci tune into the draft live as the Detroit Pistons are on the clock and follow along until the Pacers make their selection. Little did they know the pick was being traded...what a live reaction that was! Once they find out what's happening they discuss the deal and selection of the 8th overall pick, Jarace Walker. Then, the guys come back and tune into Rick Carlisle's pr...

Alex and Facci give you a loaded show for today's podcast... To start things off, Alex is joined by Ryan Hammer to discuss the Pacers trade with the Denver Nuggets. What potential prospects are there in the 40 range that make sense for Indiana and who Ryan thinks the Pacers select at #7. (3:00 minute mark) Then, UCF Forward, Taylor Hendricks joins Facci for a one-on-one conversation before he find...

Alex Golden and Michael J. Facci spend 90-minutes talking out different scenarios, what players they like in this upcoming draft and speculate on ways the Pacers can acquire more picks and players to help add talent to this roster What players in this draft do you think have All-Star potential? - 2:30 minute mark What type of trade would you be willing to make to move up in the draft? - 10:35 minu...

Alex Golden and Michael J. Facci are joined by Tony East of Locked on Pacers for a fun conversation, 3 days before the NBA Draft! The guys discuss multiple different things with this upcoming draft, look at players the Pacers have been linked to in regards to trades and other rumors, free agents that are realistic ideas and evaluating this Pacers roster for the upcoming season. Learn more about yo...

Ah, yes...you asked for it, so you got it! Alex Golden is joined by the guys from Pacers Group Chat (Carson, David and Lincoln) to conduct a 2023 NBA Mock Draft with trades! Each person was assigned the role of GM for multiple teams. David was assigned to be the GM of the Spurs, Pacers, Thunder, Hawks, Nets, Celtics and Nuggets. Carson was assigned to be the GM of the Hornets, Pistons, Jazz, Maver...

In the first segment of the show, Facci talks with big man from Washington State, Mouhamed Gueye! Gueye discusses his journey to becoming a potential second round pick in the upcoming draft, his skillsets and what he can bring to a team as well as his workout with the Pacers. (2:00) In segment two, Alex goes one-on-one with Michael Scotto of Hoops Hype on the latest NBA buzz. Scotto talks in depth...

Alex and Facci kick off the show discussing the latest ESPN Mock Draft from Jonathan Givony and Jeremy Woo. The guys share the latest rumors on the Pacers from the Mock Draft and what prospects were mocked to the team as well. Then, we bring on the GREAT Krysten Peek! She has been studying these prospects for the entire year and has built great relationships with them off the court as well. KP has...

Alex Golden and Facci discuss the possibility of moving the 7th overall pick for a player straight up. No players attached, no extra picks attached, just strictly looking at players we would feel comfortable or okay with the Pacers trading for in return for the 7th overall pick. Let us know what players you would trade the 7th overall pick for straight up and whether or not you like the players we...

Alex and Facci start off the show discussing the recent news of Bobi Klintman withdrawing from the NBA Draft after the Pacers had recently made a promise to him...what happened and where does Klintman go next? Then, the guys share their Top 3 best fits in the NBA Draft for the lottery range. Facci focuses on the Top 7 range and Alex looks at the 8-14 range. After that, they look at that worst fits...

Alex Golden is joined by Dustin Dopirak of the Indy Star to discuss at length about the players who came into workout for the Pacers this week, potentially moving up in the draft and what player fits the best for the team at the 7th overall pick. Alex then puts Dustin on the hot seat and lists multiple players from last year's roster and asks him if they'll return next season or be on a different...

Alex Golden is joined by Caitlin Cooper to breakdown the game of Wake Forrest forward, Bobi Klintman. After they discuss Bobi, they pivot to discuss the players most talked about with the 7th pick (Jarace Walker, Taylor Hendricks and Cam Whitmore). Caitlin has written 4-great scouting reports on these players as she has seen multiple games of theirs in college and breaks down what they would bring...

On today's episode we have two great segments with two awesome guests: Keith Smith of Spotrac and The Front Office Show and Tyler Metcalf of No Ceilings. In segment 1 we discuss Tyrese Haliburton's potential max contract, what the numbers could look like and how soon the Pacers will want to get the deal done. Keith talks about the rest of the Pacers roster and how they fit in with the team moving...