Alex and Facci discuss the news of Ayton signing with the Lakers and then answer your mailbag questions!

1). Yonatan Sela

What is YOUR opinions on what the pacers should do?

Tank? Trade pascal and tank?? See how good the team can finish without Ty? Trade to make the team better? And whichever answer you have who are the players you would most want and what would the offer be?

Love you both

2). Garrett

Do you think the loss of Myles will all but guarantee the Pacers trade Pascal? He and Ty work well together and Pascals body is in better shape than most will be 33 year olds.

3). David Matillo

Could Wiseman and IJax end up being great this season for Pacers despite coming off injury?

4). Matt Beckham

You Mentioned Miami in most recent pod. Thoughts on trading for Kalel Ware?

5). Pacers Faithful

what do you think are the players’ reactions to losing Myles- both towards the front office/ownership and Myles? Specifically Pascal who came here partially for Myles and Tyrese

6). Chandler (lengthy one)

My questions are pretty much the same even without Myles, so I'm interested in what you would say the Pacers probably do if they're somehow barely around or below 500 at the trade deadline from either not playing good enough or if they have to fight through injuries throughout the season?You think they probably make some changes or stay pat and if actually make changes, what changes would they possibly make/you would want them to make if any unless they wait until either the draft or free agency to finally make moves? I'm sure it varies on what everyone's value is at those points in the season and they also wanna make sure that Tyrese is happy with all the moves that they make, so that he isn't requesting a trade and I'm wondering if he either was told about the Myles situation before hand and cosigned or that whenever he found out, he would be content with the move as long as they have a good enough center since some star players are in the loop with everything/most moves that are going on since communication is EXTREMELY important and obviously Pascal really loved the idea of playing with Myles, so I'm really interested with how he feels about that now as well honestly... Also I'd like to add that if the Pacers somehow have a high enough pick, you think they either draft the best player available, draft a center, trade that pick plus multiple picks to either bring in another star next to Tyrese and Pascal, or trade for multiple role players that fit this roster next to Tyrese and Pascal? This was a lot, so I apologize for how long this is, but I want to say that I really wanna say thanks for everything and that I appreciate all the hard work and effort that you and @_Facci always provide for us with content and guests throughout the season to keep the podcast running so thank you #IndianaPacers #Pacers #PACERNATION #LetsGoPacers

Alex Golden and Mike Facci preview the Indiana Pacers 2025 Free Agency!

1. Discuss Pacers Free Agents

-Indiana picks up Tony Bradley's Team Option (Scotto Reported)

-Indiana sends qualifying offers to I Jax, Q Jax and Freeman (making them RFA)

-Unrestricted Free Agents: Myles Turner, Thomas Bryant and James Johnson

2. Potential Free Agent Moves

Exceptions

-Non-Tax ML ($14.1M)

-Biannual (5.1M)

-Trade (2.1M)

3 Free Agents each that we would like to see the Pacers potentially go out and sign to help the roster. In addition, we discuss what position(s) need to be addressed the most.

3. Avoiding or Going into the Luxury Tax...Trades?

-Should the Pacers make a cost cutting trade to avoid the Luxury Tax?

-The guys discuss where the Pacers are currently at in regards to being under the tax, what would put them into the 1st Apron and what would put them into the 2nd Apron

-Likely Trade Targets for Indiana?

-Emphasize why Indiana does not need to rush into avoiding the tax with trades until it's closer to the trade deadline.

4. Final Thoughts and Predictions

The guys share what they think the Pacers ultimately do during Free Agency and how they feel about those decisions heading into next season.

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Facci is joined by Alex Golden (apologies for audio…on zoom via phone and it gives Alex a lisp) to discuss the Pacers busy night 2 in the Draft Room. The Pacers select Kam Jones from Marquette and Taelon Peter from Liberty. The guys dive into the picks and discus some of the trades that took place day 1.

In segment 1, Alex Golden and Mike Facci discuss the latest trades around the NBA before the NBA Draft and how they impact the landscape of the league.

Then, the guys are joined by Dr. Nirav Pandya, Professor of UCSF Orthopedic Surgery, to dive into the effects of an Achilles injury, and why so many are happening across sports nowadays.

Lastly, Facci shares what he would offer Myles Turner on his new contract in the offseason and Alex brings up whether or not the Pacers could try and build this season to win since Pascal Siakam is a max level player and All-Star.

Fun conversation with several topics today! If you enjoyed this content, please leave us a 5-star rating and review!

Alex Golden is joined by David Cole and Carson Stafford to discuss Tyrese having successful Achille's surgery and looking at what path the Pacers take next!

Heartbroken by the ending, but the journey to the final game of the season was the most incredible experience we've ever had. We love this Pacers team but HATE how it all ended. This was the GREATEST season we have ever experienced , coupled with the worst sports moment we have seen in our lives. It's hard to put it all into words, but we tried.

Thank you Setting The Pace listeners for your unwavering support of this show throughout this incredible run. Without your fandom, this show doesn't exist.