Dan is joined by Caitlin Cooper (@C2_Cooper/@caitlinmaycooper) from 'Basketball, She Wrote" for a deep dive into the 2025-26 Indiana Pacers. SUBSCRIBE TO BASKETBALL, SHE WROTE ON PATREON. TIMESTAMPS⤵️
0:00 - INTRO
1:27 - The transformation of the Pacers
10:10 - Covering the NBA Finals
12:51 - The Tyrese Halliburton recovery
16:36 - The loss of Myles Turner
20:38 - Playing five-out vs four-out
23:26 - Isaiah Jackson’s return
25:18 - Jay Huff’s fit
28:38 - Will James Wiseman have a role?
30:40 - Pascal Siakam-Obi Toppin minutes
34:17 - Continued development of Bennedict Mathurin
42:33 - Andrew Nembhard as the lead guard
46:33 - What makes the Pacers defense special?
48:06 - The Andrew Nembhard-Pascal Siakam dynamic
50:45 - Can Aaron Nesmith get even better?
55:59 - Future of Jarace Walker
59:40 -Pascal Siakam falling down/transition defense
1:01:39 - Ben Sheppard
1:04:25 - Johnny Furphy, Taelon Peter, Kam Jones, RayJ Dennis
1:10:49 - Biggest needs
1:13:12 - Under the radar storyline
1:15:31 - Top-10 rotation
1:17:04 - Go-to closing lineup
1:18:18 - Weirdo lineups we want to see
1:19:50 - PREDICTIONS
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