Top 4 Draft Rankings + James Boyd on the Pacers’ Future

About this episode

The episode discusses the top draft prospects and features an interview with James Boyd about the Pacers' future.

Alex Golden and Mike Facci are back with another episode of Setting The Pace, and with NBA Draft Lottery weekend here, the guys open the show by revealing their final rankings for the Top 4 prospects. They discuss: Why they have each player ranked where they do What separates the prospects from one another Which player makes the most sense for Indiana To close out Segment 1, the guys fire up Tankathon for one more lottery spin to see how fate could shake out for the Pacers. Then in Segment 2, James Boyd of 107.5 The Fan and The Athletic joins the show for a deep conversation about Indiana’s future. Topics include: What the Pacers do if they lose their draft pick James’ personal ranking of the Top 4 prospects How much Indiana can realistically rely on Tyrese Haliburton after multiple injury-plagued seasons Whether including the protected pick in the trade was the right move A loaded episode previewing one of the biggest lottery nights in franchise history.

People in this episode

Hosts: Alex Golden, Mike Facci

Guest: James Boyd

Topics covered

• NBA Draft
• Pacers Future
• Player Rankings
• Lottery Predictions
• Injury Impact

Keywords

• NBA Draft
• Pacers
• James Boyd
• Tyrese Haliburton
• Draft Lottery
• Player Rankings

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: 107.5 The Fan, The Athletic, Indiana

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