The Indiana Pacers announced a slew of training camp deals. While none of these players bring on-court value, James Johnson helps in other areas.

The Hornets have built a team of shooting specialists without anyone to create those shots for them. Could that push a fan favorite to come home?

Being a shooting specialist in the NBA is hard. Nesmith's never-ending movement and ability to find his spots is vital to the Pacers.

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 ...

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

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.

Indiana is one injury away from falling into the lottery again, and one bad rehab away from blowing the team up entirely.

Quick passes, off-ball movement, and a never-ending attack of the flanks and corners. Is that Pacers basketball or Arsenal football? Maybe it can be both.