The Toronto Raptors traded away the Indiana Pacers' 1st-rounder in 2026 in the Brandon Ingram trade -- could that pick end up being a golden ticket, or are the Pacers gonna be too good even without Tyrese Haliburton? In Episode 1936, Sean Woodley chats with Tony East (Locked On Pacers) to kick off a week-long look at some of the Raptors' closest competitors in the middle of the Eastern Conference with a chat about the Pacers and whether losing their best player to an Achilles tear will doom Indy to the lottery, or if they've got a little more juice than that still. They get into what to expect from Pascal Siakam in a leading role once again, whether Andrew Nembhard could take a big leap with more on-ball responsibility, why the term "gap year" is a silly way to describe the year ahead for Indy, and whether the Raptors or Pacers will finish higher in the Eastern Conference standings this season. 

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