Overview

• Citing the need to reset without their All-Star, Rick Carlisle said Andrew Nembhard will start and assume primary playmaking while likely guarding top perimeter threats.
• The coach emphasized creating pace and protecting the ball as training camp begins Tuesday with new offensive solutions.
• Indiana expects to lean on depth, naming T.J. McConnell, Isaiah Jackson, James Wiseman, Jay Huff, Tony Bradley, Bennedict Mathurin, Obi Toppin, and Aaron Nesmith for expanded roles.
• Haliburton told Steph McMahon’s podcast he is about 13 weeks from surgery and is focused on progress, including a WWE collaboration built around the phrase “No Time For What Ifs.”
• Team leaders continue to temper expectations for this season after Kevin Pritchard said in July not to expect Haliburton to play, and Carlisle recounted his “defiant” halftime encouragement on crutches in Game 7.