The summer is over for the Pacers… On this episode of the Fieldhouse Files, Tony East of Locked on Pacers joins to discuss the Pacers’ offseason and key storylines entering training camp, which begins on Tuesday.

Among the items discussed on this episode:

• Return of a normal offseason
• Remaking of the roster, prioritizing durability
• Committing to a rebuild and finally having a direction
• What are they going to do about the excess bigs? Is there a role for Goga Bitadze or Daniel Theis?
• Does it make sense to keep Buddy Hield?
• Lance Stephenson isn’t coming back; Will James Johnson or Langston Galloway be the vet this team needs? (16:15)
• Myles Turner … mentioned in trades again … entering a contract year … coming off injuries (21:50)
• Rick Carlisle entering Year 2 (28:15)

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