About this episode

Dustin Dopirak and Nat Newell discuss the implications of the Pacers tanking the season for a better lottery pick.

Join insider Dustin Dopriak and sports editor Nat Newell as they discuss the Pacers tanking the season to get a top lottery pick.

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Host: Dustin Dopirak

Guest: Nat Newell

Topics covered

• tanking
• NBA
• lottery pick
• Pacers
• basketball
• sports

Keywords

• Pacers
• tanking
• lottery pick
• Dustin Dopirak
• Nat Newell
• NBA
• basketball

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Organizations: Pacers, IndyStar

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