Indiana Pacers 2026-27 NBA Season Lookahead

Dan is joined by Caitlin Cooper (@C2_Cooper) of the world-famous “Basketball, She Wrote” blog to break down the 2026-27 Indiana Pacers. Sign up for “Basketball, She Wrote” here: https://www.patreon.com/cw/basketballshewrote. And Subscribe to Caitlin’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CaitlinCooperBSW. JOIN OUR ANNUAL OVER/UNDER COMPETITION: https://forms.gle/xC3p9vhGyEumrq8H7. TIMESTAMPS⤵️0:00 - INTRO1:17 - Lessons from last season 4:25 - Tyrese Haliburton’s return11:32 - The Ivica Zubac fit37:54 - Pascal Siakam’s continued adjustments42:53 - Impact of Andrew Nembhard’s shot quality45:56 - Can Aaron Nesmith scale up?50:38 - Kelly Oubre Jr.’s fit 55:15 - Obi Toppin’s passing57:41 - The secondary big man rotation1:03:01 - Jarace Walker’s role and future1:10:05 - Johnny Furphy’s return1:13:11 - Confidence level in the bench1:16:37 - Most intriguing two-way contract1:19:34 - Biggest needs1:20:49 - How will the Pacers approach the possession battle?1:17:48 - Top-10 rotation1:23:54 - Go-to crunch-time lineup(s)1:25:06 - Weirdo lineups we want to see1:28:35 - PREDICTIONSJOIN OUR ANNUAL OVER/UNDER COMPETITIONSUPPORT US ON PATREON 🫶SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCHSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELFOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️TikTok: @hardwoodknocksTwitter @HardwoodKnocksInstagram: @hardwood_knocks Dan's Bluesky: @danfavaleDan's Twitter: @danfavaleDan's IG: @danfavaleGrant's Bluesky: @granthughesBUSINESS INQUIRES⬇️hardwoodknocks@gmail.com