Pascal Siakam and Andrew Nembhard on the State of the Indiana Pacers

Pascal Siakam and Andrew Nembhard on the State of the Indiana Pacers

We’re so excited to welcome Pascal Siakam and Andrew Nembhard of the Indiana Pacers to ‘The Young Man and the Three’ this week, also joined by Trey Murphy III of the New Orleans Pelicans. We start off the episode catching up with Trey about his season-ending injury, what his recovery process looks like, and his review of HBO’s ‘The White Lotus.’ Then, Pascal and Andrew join to discuss the state of the Pacers, including their post-all star break play and recent 162-point game, the pace and speed at which they play at, lessons from their playoff matchup against the New York Knicks last year, and more. They also discuss their unique journey’s to the NBA, how to gain trust of your teammates and coaches in the NBA, and how to take advantage of opportunities. Pascal also discusses his career with the Toronto Raptors in-depth, including winning a championship with Kawhi Leonard, how he now fully appreciates his time in Toronto, and explaining why it was the most fun he’s had playing basketball. Also: their advice to younger players in the league, debating is Pascal is now an OG, and so much more. Let’s go!

0:00 Intro
0:56 Trey Murphy on his injury recovery
5:29 Trey’s review on ‘The White Lotus’
13:56 Pascal and Andrew join the show, and scoring 162 points
15:56 Breaking down the Pacers pace of play
19:11 The Pacers since the all-star break
20:53 Pascal’s consistency and leadership this year
25:42 Earning trust in the NBA
28:08 Andrew and Pascal’s backstory and journeys to the NBA
49:34 Pascal’s time with the Raptors
57:39 Andrew on guarding Steph
58:26 Approach to the playoffs and lessons from the Knicks series
1:03:26 Pascal on the Kawhi shot vs the Sixers
01:04:27 Andrew on his playoff game-winner
01:05:40 Last year’s Boston series
01:07:54 Pascal’s Tampa experience
01:10:50 Andrew’s buzz beater vs the Lakers
01:14:00 OG advice to young players

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Previously The Old Man and the Three w/ JJ Redick (ESPN / First Take) and Tommy Alter