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Pacers Preseason Roundtable: Expectations, hopes, and fears

By William Furr

INDIANAPOLIS - SEPTEMBER 24: Doug McDermott #20, Victor Oladipo #4 and Tyreke Evans #12 of the Indiana Pacers pose for a head shot during the Pacers Media Day on September 24, 2018 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Ron Hoskins/NBAE via Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS - SEPTEMBER 24: Doug McDermott #20, Victor Oladipo #4 and Tyreke Evans #12 of the Indiana Pacers pose for a head shot during the Pacers Media Day on September 24, 2018 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Ron Hoskins/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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INDIANAPOLIS, IN – APRIL 22: Domantas Sabonis #11 of the Indiana Pacers helps up Victor Oladipo #4 during game four of the NBA Playoffs against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on April 22, 2018 in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Cavaliers won 104-100. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /

What starting lineup will the Pacers settle on by Game 82?

Aaron Eamer: Injuries aside, the same way they started and finished in 2017-18. There’s been no reason to change things and unless somebody begins to regress quite significantly. Why change a winning formula?

Ethan Krieger: I think the starting lineup at the end of the season ends up being Cory Joseph / Victor Oladipo / Bojan Bogdanovic / Thaddeus Young / Myles Turner. This isn’t because I think Collison falls off the map or that CoJo makes a big jump out of nowhere, but rather that I think Collison is the most likely Pacer to be traded this season.

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    • Collison had a career year last season in which he led the league in three-point percentage, but his contract is up after this year and he’s 31 years old. His expiring contract and his solid level of play will be coveted by teams looking to shore up their rotations at the trade deadline.

    Young and Bogdanovic are other expiring vets that fit this same bill, but the Pacers are deeper at guard than they are at the forward positions, so I think that makes Collison the most likely to be traded.

    Pfeifer: Indiana’s starting lineup by the final game of the season should be the same lineup we know and love (Collison, Oladipo, Bogdanovic, Young, Turner) barring any injuries. This is the best five-man group Indiana has, featuring a great balance of scoring, defense, and spacing.

    I could see the Indiana Pacers inserting Tyreke Evans somewhere into the starting lineup if they lack offense, but I’m confident in this group.

    Furr: I think it will be Darren Collison, Victor Oladipo, Bojan Bogdanovic, Domantas Sabonis, and Myles Turner. I think Sabonis wins the starting job by the end of the year, regardless of whether Thad Young or Myles Turner gets traded.

    Young is awesome, and I hope they keep him; he’s one of my favorite players to watch. I believe it’s Sabonis’ time, though.

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