Setting The Pace: A Pacers Podcast

Alex Golden is joined by Alex Kennedy to discuss his latest article on BasketballNews.com, where he interviewed Pacers point guard Tyrese Haliburton and General Manager Chad Buchanan. Alex (Kennedy) sheds light on both of his conversations with Tyrese and Chad, as well as sharing some interesting information that he left out of the original article and the relationship that Myles Turner has with T...

Terry Taylor, who is entering his second season in the NBA joins Alex Golden and Michael J. Facci for a fun interview! Terry Taylor talks about his journey to the NBA, what areas he feels he needs to improve upon the most, what player he is watching film on to model his game after him, what made Indiana a great fit for him, sharing the same nickname as Tristan Thompson for a week, what position do...

Alex and Facci spend the entirety of the show breaking down next season's schedule and go through each of the 82-games and determine if the Pacers win or lose that game! The guys then share their total amount of wins they have for the Pacers at the end of the season and discuss the pros and cons to those results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simple...

Alex and Facci are joined by Andrew Nembhard to discuss his draft process, going to the Pacers and how that wasn't where he expected to go, playing in the Summer League and learning from those experiences, how difficult it was to lose Washington Jr. in the middle of Summer League and adding in a guy like Nesmith to the mix, what his role will be this upcoming season, playing in the G-League, learn...

Alex Golden is joined by Michael K. Facci for today's episode of Setting The Pace! The guys discuss the Pacers Preseason Schedule and how this will be a good start for the Pacers season. Next, the guys discuss the Centers on the Pacers roster and list the 5-goals they have for each player: Goga Bitadze, Daniel Theis and Myles Turner! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adcho...

Michael J. Facci is joined by Evan Dammarell of Locked on Cavs, Fear The Sword and Right Down Euclid to discuss the standstill for Collin Sexton and the Cavaliers. The Pacers previously noted interest in Collin Sexton, what his fit would be like in Indiana, revisiting the LeVert trade from earlier this year and discussing if the Cavs have "buyer's remorse", LeVert's future in Cleveland and the Cav...

Alex Golden and Michael B. Facci dive into an interesting tweet from Victor Oladipo on Wednesday, where he basically stated that things weren't all his fault in his departure and how he was unfairly portrayed by the media. He also mentioned former teammate Domantas Sabonis and Paul George as guys who felt the same way as he does...so, Alex and Facci decided to take a trip down memory lane and disc...

Alex Golden is joined by Facci and he is NOT HAPPY with "his" draft results from Thursday's podcast and dishes out his thoughts on the opener! Then, the guys discuss who would be the best starting 5 since 2010-2011 till now and discuss what players make the most sense. Later, the guys look at Andrew Nembhard, T.J. McConnell and Tyrese Haliburton's upcoming season and share 5 goals that they would...

Alex Golden and Michael Facci are joined by Derek Murray of Basketballnews.com to discuss the Pacers 2022 NBA Draft: Bennedict Mathurin, Andrew Nembhard and Kendall Brown. Later, Derek goes into the 2023 NBA Draft Class that everyone is raving about and the guys discuss close to 15 names to keep an eye on for next season, of course starting with Victor Wembanyama, followed by Scoot Henderson, the...

Alex Golden is joined by David Cole and Carson Stafford to look at the most intriguing storylines of the 2022-2023 Indiana Pacers season. The guys each share two storylines they're monitoring and why they're so intrigued by them. Later, the guys do a fun exercise where they do a snake draft and build the best possible starting five with a sixth man since the 2010-2011 NBA Season. Let us know what...

Alex Golden and Michael "The Wizards FAN" Facci answer YOUR QUESTIONS on today's episode of Setting The Pace! Today's Questions: Keith - Bobby Marks said we could trade Theis & Nesmith right away, but that they could not be aggregated with another player in the transaction.  Do you know how long that restriction lasts?  I’m thinking both of those guys could be on the block.  Thanks! Quinton - What...

Alex Golden and Facci are here to answer PART ONE of the Mailbag Podcast! Questions: Zach - What's your favorite matchup to watch with the pacers? Favorite in the NBA? Matthew - Barring trades how do you see the depth chart at center going into the season?  Obviously turner will start but is Theis, Jackson or Bitazde the first off of the bench and how do you see minute distribution? Dustin - Can y...

Alex and Facci start off the show discussing the back and forth on Twitter in regard to Bob Kravitz comments on our show about Myles Turner. Turner chimed in on Twitter himself to express how he felt about Kravitz comments. The guys look at both sides here and share their thoughts on what's been said. Next, Alex and Facci weigh the pros and cons to making the move for Russell Westbrook...why two f...

Facci and Alex are joined by Bob Kravitz of The Athletic to discuss his reporting on the Pacers and Lakers having trade talks. Kravitz also discusses the futures of both Myles and Buddy, what he learned from his one-on-one with Kevin Pritchard and how the Pacers could use their remaining cap space. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWiz...

Facci goes one-on-one with former Pacers shooting guard and occasional power forward, C.J. Miles to discuss: Jump from highschool to the NBA His time in Indiana Playing with a young Myles Turner Retirement? Importance of an elite PG Friendship with Pacers trainer and being in attendance for Bennedict Mathurin's workout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by...

Michael J. Facci is joined by Grant Afseth of Fan Nation to discuss: -Bennedict Mathurin's summer league play and how his game can continue to grow -Pacers waiting to be the third team in a blockbuster deal? -Tanking for Wembanyama? -Latest on Myles/Buddy for Russ and Picks (only did this for about a minute since i know you want to talk with Kravitz about this) -Haliburton to win M.I.P. SUBSCRIBE...

Alex and Facci discuss Andrew Nembherd's contract and what that entails for his future with the team...they also hit on the report from Zach Pearson that Kendall Brown will be given a two-way roster spot and will not start the year on the 15-man roster. Later, Alex and Facci rank the Pacers roster in terms of most important to the team's future from bottom to top! Learn more about your ad choices....

Pacers point guard and face of the franchise Tyrese Haliburton joins Alex and Facci to discuss: the upcoming season, the future of this young core, personal and team expectations this season, food, music, WWE and so much more! 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 and u...

With the Phoenix Suns offering the max offer sheet the Pacers handed Deandre Ayton, where do the Pacers go from here? Alex and Facci breakdown their theories on why the Pacers pursuit of Ayton was short lived, why the Pacers may have not been more aggressive with their contract offer and whether or not Ayton really wanted to be a Pacer. Later, the guys discuss Summer League wrapping up, Duane Wash...

Facci and Alex discuss the news that Indiana and Ayton have agreed to a MAX deal but there are still options that could help land the Pacers Ayton...the guys discuss what a sign and trade might look like, could a third team get involved and what it means for the Pacers and Suns if a trade doesn't happen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an...

Alex Golden is joined by Scott Agness to get the latest on the Deandre Ayton news, the likelihood that a deal happens, the pros and cons to it happening, what's next for Myles Turner if Ayton is brought in or if the Pacers can't strike a deal with Phoenix to make it work. The guys also jump into what other players Indiana might target this summer, what the future looks like for Duane Washington Jr...

Alex and Facci start off the show discussing the Pacers first two summer league games and what were some of their biggest takeaways. (2:20) Later, the guys answer your mailbag questions with a variety of topics! (15:50) Why fans want Turner gone Going after Sexton Trading for bad salary and picks What will Nembhard's contract look like? Rick Carlisle worthy of an extension? How long will it take t...

On today's show I explain how much cap space the Pacers currently have, what they need to do to reach max cap space for Ayton and share a few trade ideas to show how Indiana can create the needed space. 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 and use of personal data for...

Alex and Facci recap the Jalen Smith Press Conference from Wednesday, and discuss the exciting news of him being the teams starting power forward. They discuss how Stix fits in with the team and what his role could look like. Later, Alex and Facci share about 10 Myles Turner Trade Ideas if the Pacers do indeed sign Ayton outright and are unable to land a Sign and Trade for Ayton with the Suns. Lea...

Alex and Facci start off the show discussing how AWESOME it is that Jalen Smith re-signed with the Pacers. The guys discuss how he will fit on the team and what type of role they'd like for him. They also discuss Warren and Sumner going to Brooklyn, why the Timberwolves walked away from a Myles Turner deal for Gobert, the latest rumors involving Buddy Hield and Myles Turner and why June 6th is an...