(00:00-26:05) – The Fan Midday Show opens on a Friday with Jimmy Cook and producer Eddie Garrison sharing their thoughts on how the Indiana Pacers did last night in the NBA Draft. They share their emotions when the initial report as to whom they were selecting came out prior to knowing their seventh pick was being traded to Washington. Additionally, they discuss have drawn out the draft felt last night.  

(26:05-43:13) – This morning Pacers GM Chad Buchanan joined Kevin & Query and explained why the Pacers passed on Trayce Jackson-Davis three different times last night. Jimmy and Eddie try to make sense of what Buchanan said with what TJD tweeted moments after the Pacers made the forty-seventh pick.

(43:13-50:48) – We close out the first hour of the show with Scott and Jimmy debating if Trayce Jackson-Davis and other prospects that fall into a wide range of outcomes should attend the NBA Draft in person tomorrow night.   

(50:48-1:16:57) – Kevin Bowen from Kevin & Query and 1075thefan.com joins the Fan Midday Show in studio to share his thoughts on the overall product of the NBA Draft last night on ESPN, how the Kevin Pritchard and Chad Buchanan have done a solid job at making small moves that help the cap, explains why Buddy Hield is so critical to the success of the Indiana Pacers this season, and what he wants to see the Pacers do in free agency when the league year starts.

(1:16:57-1:31:30) – Television voice of the Indiana Pacers in Chris Denari joins the Fan Midday Show with Jimmy Cook to discuss where Jarace Walker fits within the roster, gives credit to the job that Kevin Pritchard and company have done in rebuilding the roster, what Bennedict Mathurin has to work on defensively to help the team’s overall defensive efficiency, and who the veteran voice of the Pacers will be this season with James Johnson and George Hill gone.        

(1:31:30-1:36:03) – The one o’clock hour concludes with Jimmy revealing the numbers that Jarace Walker and Ben Shepard have chosen to wear with the Indiana Pacers. Additionally, Eddie shares some marketing ideas for the Pacers surrounding Jarace Walker.

(1:36:03-2:05:02) – Former NBA front office executive Dan Purcell joins Jimmy Cook on the Fan Midday Show to express his thoughts on how the Pacers did in selecting Jarace Walker, how soon he expects Indiana to be a contending team in the Eastern Conference, how the Pacers could play out the Buddy Hield situation, explains the confusion with trading draft picks and why it’s not like the NFL, and explains why Cam Whitmore fell from the top ten to twenty.

(2:05:02-2:17:40) – Alex Golden from Setting the Pace is our final guest on the program to recap the Pacers draft. He explains why he really likes the way the front office moved the picks the Pacers did between trades with the Nuggets and Lakers, what the future holds in his eyes for Buddy Hield, and how aggressive he thinks the team will be in free agency.

(2:17:40-2:223:55) – We close out today’s show with the JCook Plays of the Day, Eddie sharing play he likes in the MLB, and some final notes from Jimmy on the Pacers draft to round out the week.

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