On this episode of the Fieldhouse Files podcast, the players are holding a mini-camp one week out from training camp, Pacers GM Chad Buchanan speaks ahead of the first practice and Bob Kravitz joins.

Among the items discussed on this episode:

• 00:00: Bennedict Mathurin hosting a youth camp over the weekend.

• 02:40: One local program becomes the first to hold a team event at Bicentennial Unity Plaza.

• 03:28: Players hold mini-camp in Nashville.

• 04:55: Reaction from front office reception; Buchanan talks (click here to watch).

• Key quote: “… Our ultimate goal is down the road trying to be great — to compete for a championship and be an elite team. And that’s not going to happen right away and we don’t want to skip steps to get there.”

• 07:40: A conversation with Kravvy, who you can read here, on the team’s wait-and-see approach, competition for minutes, wondering where the veterans fit in, Buddy Hield’s future, Jrue Holiday?, and Indy hosting the All-Star game in February.

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