Pacers.com's Mark Montieth sits down with former Pacers GM and current Pacers basketball operations consultant Donnie Walsh to talk about his memories of joining the Pacers as an assistant coach and a front office executive during the 1980s. With the Pacers set to honor the 1980s era of Pacers basketball on Saturday night, Walsh recounts what he saw in Reggie Miller, Chuck Person, and Rik Smits when he drafted them.

Minute Markers:

5:45 - Becoming Pacers GM

10:35 - Drafting Chuck Person

15:50 - Scouting Reggie Miller

21:00 - Nabbing Smits

27:50 - Analytics

39:30 - Alford vs. Reggie

42:00 - Trade Offer for Bird

43:00 - On to the Next Year