Vigilant Sports Pacers Podcast

Scott is joined by The Athletic's Dave DuFour to talk over whether Domantas Sabonis and Malcolm Brogdon are worthy of being All-Stars. Then trade deadline buzz: will the Pacers make a deal, for who if so, and which Eastern Conference rivals may go all-in on the trade market.

Scott is joined by Fox Sports Indiana Pacers TV Analyst Eddie Gill to review the Pacers at the midway point in the season. Also discussed Gill's extensive overseas basketball career and what it is like being the dad of two kids who are having successful HS/college careers

Scott is joined by David DeLooper, who just visited Indy as part of his goal to see 30 NBA games in 30 nights in 30 different cities. David goes into what is driving him to do this basketball marathon, the key to getting on the jumbotron, and his thoughts on the experience inside NBA arenas

Special episode of Fieldhouse Files: Victor Oladipo's return date is officially set, January 29th against the Bulls. That news was broken by the Athletic's Shams Charania. Shams joined Fieldhouse Files host Scott Agness to talk about his interview with Victor, and what to expect from the Pacers' star. Then (13:00) You'll hear in full a press conference Victor held where he explained why this month is the right time to return.

Scott is joined by The Athletic's Dave DuFour to dig into the mailbag to answer listener and Athletic subscriber questions all about the Pacers, including exactly what to expect to Victor Oladipo when he returns to the team and what role will he play.

Scott is joined by The Athletic's Mike Smeltz to run through 12 big questions facing the Pacers this season: when Victor Oladipo may come back, what will he look like, biggest surprises, biggest concerns, and much much more.

Scott Agness and Dave DuFour on the Pacers phenomenal week, beating the Celtics and the Lakers. The unique defensive scheme the Pacers have installed. What is contributing to the team's early season success without Victor Oladipo. And a new update on Oladipo's possible return.

Scott is joined by Dave DuFour to talk about Paul George's 'I'm not the one to boo,' comment in his return to Indianapolis. Scott adds some context to those comments, how truthful they are and who George may be alluding to

Fieldhouse Files host Scott Agness is joined by Dave DuFour to pull back and look at what we've learned about the Pacers 20 games into the season. The improvement Domantas Sabonis has made, the surprising production of Malcolm Brogdon, and INJURIES

Scott is joined by The Athletic's Bob Kravitz to run through the Indiana Pacers All-Decade team of the 2010s.

Fieldhouse Files host Scott Agness runs through some key statistics about the Pacers early on in this season, (9:00) takes listeners inside the big City Edition jersey reveal at Indy Motor Speedway, then (16:00) updates on key injury situations including sound from Victor Oladipo.

Special crossover episode as Scott joined The Athletic's daily news podcast - The Lead - where Scott examines how Thingamajig from The Masked Singer is most likely the Pacers' Victor Oladipo.

Scott is joined by The Athletic's Milwaukee Bucks reporter Eric Nehm to talk all about Malcolm Brogdon: his time in Milwaukee, how it came to an end, how he became a Pacer, and the impact of the deal on both teams this season. Plus at 35:30 Scott has a quick 1-on-1 interview with Malcolm Brogdon about his upcoming matchup against the Bucks this Saturday.

Scott Agness and Dave DuFour assess the Pacers after a 0-3 start, followed up a 3 game winning streak. Injuries are piling up, what the team is going to do to replace that production.

In Brooklyn after the Pacers’ first win of the season, Scott catches up with Michael Grady, the Brooklyn Nets sideline reporter for YES Network. The Indy native discusses covering the Nets with two superstars, what he’s seen from the Pacers and how he misses hosting a sports talk show in his hometown.

Emergency episode of the Fieldhouse Files as Domas Sabonis signs a 4 year extension with the Indiana Pacers. Fieldhouse Files host and The Athletic's Pacers reporter Scott Agness is joined by The Athletic's Dave DuFour to break down what the deal means for the Pacers going forward.

Fieldhouse Files host Scott Agness, Indiana Pacers reporter for The Athletic, is joined by The Athletic's Dave DuFour to talk who needs to excel for the Pacers to excel and all the Victor Oladipo scenarios

Welcome to Fieldhouse Files, a podcast all about the Indiana Pacers hosted by The Athletic's Pacers reporter Scott Agness.

The Pacers’ season ended in disappointing fashion, a 4-0 sweep to the Celtics in Round 1 of the NBA Playoffs. Ten days after their final game of the season, president Kevin Pritchard and head coach Nate McMillan met with the media to discuss their year, mostly without star Victor Oladipo, and what sets up to be a very busy and fascinating offseason. To discuss all of that, Bob Kravitz of The Athletic Indiana joins the podcast. Subscribe to The Athletic here — and to the Pacers Podcast on Apple Podcasts. I welcome your questions and comments @ScottAgness on Twitter or via email. Topics Discussed: * Takeaways from Pritchard and McMillan’s comments * Whether they afford to re-sign Bojan Bogdanovic * How they go about building the roster with just six players under contract * Positions needing addressed and possible targets in free agency * Thad Young’s future * Can Myles Turner and Domantas Sabonis work in tandem

BOSTON — The Pacers dropped Game 1 in Boston, 84-74. The third quarter, in which they missed 17 of 19 shots and scored only eight points, was their worst single quarter in franchise playoff history. They managed just 29 points in the second half – a total of 24 minutes. Not good. So that’s what a I wrote about after Game 1. Jared Weiss covers the Celtics for The Athletic in Boston. He joined me to discuss Game 1 and to look ahead to the rest of the series. Subscribe to The Athletic here — and to the Pacers Podcast on Apple Podcasts. I welcome your questions and comments @ScottAgness on Twitter or via email. Topics Discussed: * Bojan Bogdanovic’s development and what the Pacers need from him * What one Pacer must step up for them to be successful * Evaluating the Pacers’ bigs * Why Jared believes Al Horford is the best player in the series * Cory Jospeh’s success against Boston * Jaylen Brown’s trash-talking * Wesley Matthews defending Kyrie