Setting The Pace: A Pacers Podcast

Alex and Facci interview Pacers forward, Jordan Nwora! Jordan discusses his final few months of the season with the Pacers, the relationships he's built with the coaching staff and players, his familiarity with the city of Indianapolis, growing as a player with more opportunity in Indiana than Milwaukee, the differences in both teams, being traded to Indy with local legend George Hill, his goals w...

Alex Golden and Facci host a full 1st Round 2023 NBA Mock Draft with a different guest to represent each team. The representatives make the pick and explain why they chose that player for their team. This is a loaded one but full of great comments on some terrific prospects. 1. San Antonio (1:30 minute mark) pick made by Dylan Hunter Carter 2. Charlotte (4:00 minute mark) pick made by Keenan Womac...

Alex Golden and Facci are here to discuss the TOP 10 players on their Pacers Top 20 Big Board. Who will be the surprise player on each of their Top 10 lists, are the guys still torn on Jarace Walker vs. Taylor Hendricks, who does Alex see as the 2nd best guard in the draft and and which Thompson twin does Facci like best for the Pacers? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/ad...

Alex Golden and Facci are here to discuss the Pacers latest rumors from NBA reporter Marc Stein. After that, the guys share players 11-20 on their Pacers Top 20 Big Board. The guys have several commonalities in terms of players on their board that overlap, but they do have some differences. They explain what led to those differences and how they went about making their big board for the Pacers......

Alex Golden and Mike Facci are joined by Coach Tony Adragna of Assembly Call to discuss more NBA Draft prospects, but this time, they're talking about local college standouts: Trayce Jakson-Davis, Jalen Hood-Schifino and Zach Edey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection...

Alex and Facci start the show off discussing the latest rumors that the Pacers are eyeing Brandon Miller and would be willing to move up to 2 or 3 to acquire him. Then the guys explain why it would be worth it to trade up for a player like this and what he brings to the table for the franchise long term. The guys then throw out about 3-4 trade ideas that would help them land Miller in a deal with...

Alex Golden and Michael J. Facci are joined by Bob Kravitz of The Athletic to talk about the Pacers upcoming offseason, the options they have in the upcoming draft and how the team should look to continue down the rebuild path and not get too eager to add veterans to a team that isn't ready for a deep playoff run. Plus, Bob shares a WILD trade idea that a friend of his sent him from Houston that w...

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...

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. I...

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 T...

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 conside...

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplec...

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

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 sh...

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...

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...

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...

Alex Golden is joined by Pacers PA announcer, Troy Pepper, for a one-on-one interview! You'll hear great stories about Troy's relationship with the players, coaches, staff, NBA officials and more! Troy also dives into why he loves his job so much, fan involved cheers that he wants to bring to the Fieldhouse next season, his favorite pregame workout routine from the Pacers and from the opponent, to...

Subscribe to our Substack - Pacers Big Board: Top 15 Alex and Facci are once again joined by Derek Kramer from iPacers.com to answer your Mailbag Questions! 1). Rooster -What percentage do you think there is that the following players are on the roster at the END of next season? Myles, Jalen, I Jax, Buddy + Duarte 2). Adjafre (Instagram) -Do you think the Clippers could rebuild after this bad post...

Subscribe to our Substack: Top 15 Pacers Big Board Alex and Facci are joined by Derek Kramer aka iPacersBlog to answer your Mailbag Questions! 1). Peetie Peete Say the Pacers luck up and get the 3rd pick in the draft and Wemby and Miller are off the board. Are you drafting for need or taking the best available? 2). Indy Pacer (3 for 1 special) -Would you trade for PG? It's a bit risky looking the...

Scott Agness of the Fieldhouse Files stops by to discuss the Pacers season and what they need to improve upon to make the playoffs next year. He also discusses the Kings playoff run, Sabonis not shaking hands after the series ended Sunday and what type of free agents the Pacers should pursue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz comp...

Alex Golden is joined by Rhett Bauer to deep dive into each playoff series in the Eastern Conference as the two share their biggest takeaways on things the Pacers can look at to help with their team building moving forward. Bucks and Heat (3:50) -coaching and game planning for your opponent, balancing the roster with youth and experience, finding diamonds in the rough Celtics and Hawks ( 15:00) -t...

Alex and Facci are here to answer the next five questions of the mailbag...halfway through the show, a little birdie stops by for a LIVE DELIVERY of the mail! Who could it be? What could they have to offer? Listen to find out! Mailbag Questions answered today: 1). Pacers Faithful  Who are each of your top 2 draft targets in the Pacers' range? 2). Randall Wood What is your ideal draft if the Pacers...

Alex and Facci are here for Part 1 of the April Mailbag and they have a lot to discuss! Questions: 1). Sam Culbertson - What’s your expectations for next years roster same place we were this year or will we be good enough for the playoffs what’s your guy’s opinion?! 2). Ricky Kelley - Do you think there is a chance for mathurin to become an allstar next year? What steps would need to happen for hi...

Alex and Facci are ready to deep dive into last off-seasons trade that sent Malcolm Brogdon to the Celtics for Aaron Nesmith, Daniel Theis, Nik Stauskas, Malik Fitz and Juwan Morgan as well as the Celtics 2023 First Round Pick. 1). What did you think Brogdon’s value was before the trade took place?  2). Before we get into value of the trade, let’s layout what the trade allowed the Pacers to do. 3)...