Expansion Draft Decisions: Top 8 to Protect + Pacers’ Offseason Needs (Crossover w/ The Pacers Post Up – Pt. 2) episode artwork

EPISODE · Feb 12, 2026 · 57 MIN

Expansion Draft Decisions: Top 8 to Protect + Pacers’ Offseason Needs (Crossover w/ The Pacers Post Up – Pt. 2)

from Setting The Pace: A Pacers Podcast · host Tyler Chin

It’s Part 2 of our crossover with The Pacers Post Up — and this one is all about tough decisions.Alex Golden is joined Brad and Ryan Knight to break down a hypothetical expansion draft scenario: if Indiana can only protect 8 players, who makes the cut?We debate:The untouchablesThe tough callsThe young upside swingsAnd which veterans might be left exposedThen we zoom out.Looking ahead to next season, what does this Pacers roster still need? Another creator? More size? Defensive versatility? A microwave scorer? We connect the expansion draft conversation to the bigger picture of roster construction and long-term sustainability.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

It’s Part 2 of our crossover with The Pacers Post Up — and this one is all about tough decisions. Alex Golden is joined Brad and Ryan Knight to break down a hypothetical expansion draft scenario: if Indiana can only protect 8 players, who makes the cut? We debate: The untouchables The tough calls The young upside swings And which veterans might be left exposed Then we zoom out. Looking ahead to next season, what does this Pacers roster still need? Another creator? More size? Defensive versatility? A microwave scorer? We connect the expansion draft conversation to the bigger picture of roster construction and long-term sustainability.

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