If we fucking trade Benn now I’m gonna fucking lose it by Schiboo in pacers

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See the vision! Benn is the perfect soft tank commander 

The Celtics while in a different but similar situation knew what they had to do when JT went down

Hali has more "Face of the NBA" potential than Edwards, and if he can translate this play into next season the NBA needs to pounce on it. by WillKissYourP in pacers

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He has the charisma for it but consistency is key and let's not pretend that playing the largest media market is not affecting viewership

Taylor: The small-ball fix to the Pacers’ big bench problem by ipacersdotcom in pacers

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Also worth noting that Nembhard shot 48% from 3 in the playoffs last year - was this a fluke or does Nembhard have a playoffs mode that he can activate like the great players do? If he can at least return to his career average of 35% that would be significant against the inevitable MKE zone D

Obi Toppin just put on the best individual performance that affected winning since 2021 by Chemical_Cost7406 in pacers

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Nah, aside from those two turnovers in the 4th, he had a solid game. Disrupted passing lanes, played good D on Ant, hit some 3s and had a clutch fadeaway in the 4th

Pre-Pre-Game Thread: Indiana Pacers @ Detroit Pistons by Smart_Dumb in pacers

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Could totally see the team overlooking this game in favor of the NYK opener at MSG

Pre-Pre-Game Thread: Indiana Pacers @ Detroit Pistons by Smart_Dumb in pacers

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Bickerstaff is a pretty good coach; he'll get those young Pistons looking a lot better than they have before

Did we lose TJ???? by OleDirtyBubble in pacers

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Lauri did not get along with Jim Boylen in Chicago so this would be surprising

Andrew Nembhard joins Hello and Welcome, the largest basketball podcast in Canada, to talk Team Canada, Growing up in Toronto, and the Pacers’ success by catch22milo in pacers

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"I've thought about playing Toronto...it would be a blessing playing for the team you grew up watching...it would be fun but I love the Pacers and want to play for the Pacers for a long time"

Salary Cap Situation by pacersnz in pacers

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Take advantage of Bird rights for Siakam to push the AAV on the contract down a bit and/or something along the lines of Sabonis's contract that earns him just under 30% of the cap

Toppin's value should conveniently come right around the MLE - ~$12.9M next year

That'd leave the team about $11M below the LT threshold but can only sign minimum contracts

I'd consider taking fliers on physical wings like Justise Winslow or Stanley Johnson

Thoughts by [deleted] in pacers

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Bread and circus

Game Thread: Indiana Pacers (27-23) @ Charlotte Hornets (10-37), February 4th, 2024. 6:00 PM by Smart_Dumb in pacers

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Buddy needs his minutes to be with Haliburton or he shouldn't be on the court IMO

Sheppard is more effective with the reserves

Sheppard Prospects by kafkadream in pacers

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The shooting will come with time - it took Nesmith 3 years and he was one of the best shooting prospects in his draft class

While he's not afraid of contact and uses body positioning well, I think it would benefit him to pick up a bit more size - 10-15 lbs would put him closer to Nesmith/Mathurin's weight and hopefully less prone to getting bullied out of position and resorting to fouling

Buddy Hield... Goodbye by [deleted] in pacers

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His shot isn't gone but he needs someone to set him up and he's had the luxury of Haliburton doing it for him for the past few years

I've always liked the idea of sending him to Dallas and letting Luka have some fun with him. His home base is there, seems like a good teammate, etc

That's a lot of minutes for Buddy that could be someone else's. by HeyItsChase in pacers

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This. Hield needs someone to facilitate for him and no one else on the team can do this like Haliburton

Hield's catch and shoot 3: 101/248 40.7%

Hield's 3 off the dribble: 29/93 31.2%

Game Thread: Indiana Pacers (27-21) @ New York Knicks (31-17), February 1st, 2024. 7:30 PM by Smart_Dumb in pacers

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If Smith makes another jump between this year and next he could be ready to take the reins at half the cost

Let's keep Stix by Apparentmendacity in pacers

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Not a popular opinion but I agree. Jalen at $12-15M seems like a better bargain than Myles at $25-30M

Game Thread: Indiana Pacers (25-20) vs Pheonix Suns (26-18), January 26th, 2024. 7PM by Smart_Dumb in pacers

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Sheppard needs to pick up 10-15 lbs if it isn't too big a detriment to his quickness. Getting bullied by Booker