Team USA Making Mistake in benching Haliburton? Nembhard Extension Eligible today + NBA News Dump

Setting The Pace: A Pacers Podcast

Today, Alex Golden and Mike Facci dive into the Pacers guards who are representing their country's in the Olympics. First, is Steve Kerr making a mistake in benching Tyrese Haliburton? The pros and cons to playing him with this group and not playing him. Second, the guys discuss Nembhard's recent play and dive into the potential contract extension Indiana could offer him today. Why should Nembhard take this deal and the pros and cons to agreeing to the deal now vs. betting on yourself later. The guys then look at the NEW NBA Cup Groups, how Indiana matches up with the teams they're in Group Play with and more. Lastly, in Segment 1, the guys share some great tidbits from Jeff Teague's appearance on the Draymond Green Show, where Teague shared stories of being traded to Indy, playing with James Johnson in college and why he left after one season for the Timberwolves.

Then, in Segment 2, Alex and Facci debut a brand new segment where they look at the latest NEWS from the last week across the league. From transactions, rule changes/updates, score updates from Team USA, as well as injuries and surgeries! Let us know what you think of our NEW segment!

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