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The Indiana Pacers can't get enough of James Johnson and what he provides behind the scenes, so they are bringing him in on a training camp contract for 2026-27.

TJ Shannon Jr. is a terror in transition who demolishes the rim and is fearless in attacking the basket. Could the Pacers make him their final addition?

Surprises are no less important than the cornerstones. To win a ring, you need surplus-value deals. Often that comes down the bench, where the Pacers are weak.

Aaron Nesmith is the type of starter that seems replaceable until you realize just how hard it is to replace a three-and-D wing this good.

It seems like people around the league frame Ivica Zubac and Pascal Siakam as fringe stars or excellent starters. They're so much more.

A trade bringing Giannis to Indiana would've been impossible. As unlikely or as likely as it may be, it definitely would've worked.

The Indiana Pacers and Utah Jazz have such massive similarities, but Indiana lacks what the Jazz stole from them.

Andrew Nembhard is the only Indiana Pacers draft pick over the past decade to actually work out. That won't protect him from being a cap casualty.

Indiana benched Jarace Walker for a better player that they got at a near-zero price. They buried him for no reason whatsoever. Time to let him flee the coop.

Indiana took Ben Sheppard in the 2023 draft in the hopes that he could be a good rotation piece. They're no longer giving him a chance to be that.