The Indiana Pacers are set to start the 2025-26 season, and this version will look different than the group that took the Oklahoma City Thunder to Game 7 of the NBA Finals.

Tyrese Haliburton (Achilles) is out for the season and Myles Turner signed with the Milwaukee Bucks .

Andrew Nembhard and Bennedict Mathurin are taking on new roles in response to Haliburton's absence. But how do the Pacers fill the void left by Turner?

They have a lot of centers vying for playing time — Jay Huff , Isaiah Jackson , Tony Bradley and James Wiseman . But maybe someone else gets the nod, at least to start the season.

IndyStar's Dustin Dopirak considers the possibility of Obi Toppin , the backup power forward, moving closer to the basket, creating Indiana's version of the "death" li

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