The ever-fantastic Caitlin Coper (@C2_Cooper) from Indy Cornrows joins Dan to cannonball into the Indiana Pacers' short- and long-term outlook 2:33), including the futures of Victor Oladipo and Myles Turner. After that, Seth Rosenthal (@seth_rosenthal) from SB Nation's Secret Base joins the pod for an ultra-thorough assessment of the New York Knicks, their stockpile of youth and whether this is front office that can forge a path forward. Full breakdown below: 👉Indiana Pacers Lookahead (2:33) ↪️Stylistic changes under Nate Bjorkgren ↪️How Indiana is using Domantas Sabonis ↪️Expectations for Victor Oladipo ↪️Myles Turner's offense ↪️Malcolm Brogdon's efficiency ↪️T.J. Warren's optimal use ↪️Aaron Holiday's spot in the rotation ↪️The wing rotation ↪️Will Goga Bitadze play? ↪️Sabonis-Turner partnership ↪️How the defense might struggle ↪️The potential for midseason turnover ↪️Most likely closing lineups ↪️"Let's Get Weird" lineups ↪️Win total and Eastern Conference standing predictions 👉New York Knicks Lookahead (1:17:52) ↪️Interpreting the Knicks' offseason ↪️Is Tom Thibodeau prepared to develop the youth? ↪️Impact of Alec Burks, Austin Rivers and Nerlens Noel signings ↪️Early impressions of Obi Toppin ↪️Is Immanuel Quickley a future Hall of Famer? ↪️Expectations for RJ Barrett? ↪️Can Mitchell Robinson be a more disciplined defender? ↪️Frank Ntilikina's role/Can he make an offensive jump? ↪️Julius Randle's fit ↪️Outlooks for Kevin Knox and Dennis Smith Jr. ↪️Is this the year the Knicks are FUN BAD? ↪️Most likely closing lineups ↪️"Let's Get Weird" lineups ↪️Win total and Eastern Conference standing predictions
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