McConnell returns, Rhett's top 5 prospects, s...

On this episode of Setting The Pace, Alex Golden and Mike Facci take a step back to look at the bigger picture. What’s the right way to build an NBA team? The guys dive into the idea of “Built vs Bought”, using the Pacers as a case study to examine how Indiana has constructed its ...  Show more

Mike Facci is joined by Derek Schultz to break down the Pacers’ loss to the Trail Blazers — a defeat that marks Indiana’s 15th straight loss, extending a franchise-worst skid. Despite the result, there were some intriguing developments. The guys discuss Jalen Slawson’s career nig ...  Show more

HBO and The Ringer's Bill Simmons is joined by his old ESPN buddy Ryen Russillo to discuss Isaiah Thomas's value in the NBA today (6:00), OKC's positive outlook for keeping Paul George (13:00), the pitfalls of the NBA salary spike (20:00), LeBron's new teammates (34:00), LeBron's ...  Show more

Verno and KOC discuss last night’s wild Knicks victory over the Celtics. They go over the lack of leadership on the Celtics and debate whether Jayson Tatum or Jaylen Brown can become that true leader the franchise needs (03:16). With the trade deadline approaching, what moves can ...  Show more

On today’s episode, Jason kicks things off by sharing his thoughts on the Milwaukee Bucks’ victory over the Phoenix Suns in Game 4 of the NBA Finals. Khris Middleton had 40 for the Bucks and Devin Booker dropped 42 for the Suns, but the big story to come out of the game was the u ...  Show more

Jason Timpf ranks his Top 5 NBA teams that had the best offseason including why the Lakers quietly made some amazing moves to put themselves back in the conversation of western conference favorites. Jason also reacts to the Phoenix Suns trading Chris Paul to the Golden State Warr ...  Show more