A look at the current state of the Indiana Pacers with beat reported J. Michael of the Indy Star, including what grade he’d give the Pacers for their season, how Victor Oladipo looked when he came back, his chances for returning to All-Star level, and his extension possibilities.

Plus how he views Nate’s position that Domantas Sabonis is the worst All-Star selection of the last few years.

Finally, what will keep the coaching staff up at night as we head into the playoffs?

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Indiana Pacers with J. Michael: Oladipo, Sabonis, Playoff Outlook

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Is there a reason to think this year’s Denver/Lakers series will go better for LA than last year’s?

What strengths and weaknesses do the playoff newcomers from Orlando bring to challenge the Cavs?

The Suns are favored in this series, should they be? What specific matchup problems do they cause for the Wolves?

Luka vs Kawhi is perhaps the best matchup of the first round.

Plus, the news that Jontay Porter is banned from the NBA and Zion Williamson will be out weeks with his hamstring issue.

LAL/DEN, ORL/CLE, PHX/MIN, DAL/LAC Outlooks; Jontay Porter Banned

A fascinating final day of action unfolds, with huge games between Orlando and Milwaukee, Phoenix and Minnesota, and LA and New Orleans overshadowed by….Cleveland and Charlotte? Why JB Bickerstaff’s closing lineup will go down in tanking lore.

Plus, the Knicks’ fascinating decision (which they may not even have considered) of whether to win against Chicago, the Bulls’ curious decision to go for it against New York, and whether the Lakers should actually consider losing the 7 vs 8 game to avoid the Nuggets.

The 2024 Postseason is Set

It’s time to take stock of how we did on our preseason over/under picks and analyze what went right and what went wrong for our preseason predictions, and also see who will be crowned the over/under king this season.

Nate vs. Danny On Over/Unders 2023-24

It’s time for Dunc’d On’s final picks for the league’s major awards. Find out who we picked for all of the major awards, including MVP, All-NBA,, ROY, COY, and 6MOY.  

Plus, our picks for sophomore of the year, Executive of the Year, and Not Executive of the Year.

End of Season NBA Awards 2023-24

It’s time for the most thorough evaluation of NBA defense you are going to find. We pick our official positionless All-Defensive Teams, sure, but we really have some fun picking the best defenders at each position 1-5.

Then it’s time for Worst-Team All-Defense, as we select the weakest defenders at each position and the No-Defense Player of the Year.

Plus, Nate has his picks for the defenders who most improved and declined this year, and a few categories including:

Best post defender
Best getting over screens
Best rim protector
Best iso defenders
Most disruptive
Does the most with the least
Does the least with the most
Better than you think
Worse than you think

Indiana Pacers with J. Michael: Oladipo, Sabonis, Playoff Outlook

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