Pacers and Pistons Season Preview
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🗓️ 5 September 2025
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
Zena Keita is joined by Caitlin Cooper of Basketball She Wrote to discuss in Indiana Pacers. How will they move forward this season without Haliburton? Can Andrew Nemhard carry the load at starting point guard? In what ways can Siakam, Nesmith, and Mathurin step up? How will they fill in the center position without Myles Turner?
After the break Es Baraheni is joined by Hunter Patterson to discuss the Detroit Pistons. What additions did they make that will impact the season? How can Jaden Ivey grow into his role? Can Cade Cunningham take a step forward? Is Jalen Duren’s improvement enough? All that and more on today’s episode.
Host: Zena Keita and Es Bareheni
With: Caitlin Cooper and Hunter Patterson
Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht
Audio Producer: Michael Ayaub
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| 0:30.9 | Good morning and welcome to the NBA Daily. |
| 0:39.7 | I'm Zena Kada and I have the pleasure of doing an NBA season preview for the Indiana Pacers with the Caitlin Cooper, |
| 0:41.3 | creator of basketball. |
| 0:47.5 | She wrote one of the best blogs in basketball period, but particularly covering hoops in Indiana. |
| 0:48.7 | Caitlin, how's it going? |
| 0:50.1 | I'm doing well. |
| 0:50.8 | I'm very excited for this invitation. |
| 0:52.7 | We talked ahead of time. |
| 0:53.7 | I've been on this show a couple times, but I've never gotten to do it with you, so that's exciting. I'm very excited for this invitation. We talked ahead of time. I've been on this show a couple |
| 0:54.5 | times, but I've never gotten to do it with you, so that's exciting. I know. It is exciting. I've learned so much from you. In the way that you cover the game and the way that you break down the game, if anyone, if you're not already following, Caitlin, you're behind the eight ball. You need to hurry up, catch up, |
| 0:50.5 | don't worry. |
| 0:51.1 | I'll give you time right here. |
| 0:52.7 | Okay, let's get into it |
| 0:54.2 | because if there's any team in the NBA, the eight ball. You need to hurry up, catch up. Don't worry. I'll give you time right here. |
| 1:17.8 | Okay. Let's get into it because if there's any team in the NBA, Caitlin, that is having such a whiplash of offseason in terms of how they're gearing up for this 2025, 2025, 2026 season, |
| 1:25.0 | it's Indiana. You make history, going to the NBA finals, going toe to toe to |
| 1:30.2 | with OKC to game seven, and in that game, losing Tyrese Halliburton to an Achilles tear. Of course, |
| 1:38.0 | we know that probably was the most impactful change on your roster. But then some could say |
| 1:43.8 | Miles Turner leaving in the offseason |
| 1:47.0 | during Free Agency to the Milwaukee Bucks was also huge. In your opinion, which of those two, |
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