One-on-one with Pacers GM Chad Buchanan

On their roster being set, learning from Rick Carlisle, waiting on clearance for Isaiah Jackson, acquiring a trade exception and the Mad Ants making Indy home base.

Chad Buchanan (in green) watches the summer league team with other members of the front office.

LAS VEGAS — The Pacers are excited about the direction of the team. If they had decent health, despite the turmoil, they would have been a playoff team last season. It was two steps back, then a second coaching change in eight months and now one step forward.

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