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Ep. 126 Learning Basketball with Alex Golden @AlexGoldenNBA

Writer for Pacers on SI

Creator & Host of @PacersPodSTP & Fever Focus Podcast

2026 NBA Mock Draft + Pacers Draft Lottery Therapy Session with Alex Golden – Will Clippers take Mara 5th? Wizards Jazz Grizzlies Bulls win Lottery, 30 First Round Draft Targets

Timeline:

00:00 Introduction & Background
01:00 Indiana Pacers' Draft Lottery Heartbreak, Analyzing the Trade in Hindsight

06:00 NBA Drafting Strategy: BPA vs Fit & Opportunity

09:00 1 WAS – AJ Dybantsa
10:00 2 UTA – Cameron Boozer

12:00 3 MEM –  Darryn Peterson

15:00 4 CHI – Caleb Wilson

28:00 5 LAC – Aday Mara + Evaluating Potential Upside vs Good Players, The Importance of dominant Centers in Basketball

37:00 6 BKN – Keaton Wagler

38:00 7 SAC - Darius Acuff

43:00 8 ATL – Kingston Flemings
47:00 9 DAL – Mikel Brown Jr
50:00 10 MIL – Ebuka Okorie

52:00 11 GSW – Yaxel Lendeborg

54:00 12 OKC – Labaron Philon

56:00 13 MIA – Allen Graves

58:00 14 CHA – Christian Anderson
59:00 15 CHI – Brayden Burries

01:00:00 Rapid Fire First Round
16 MEM – Chris Cenac Jr
17 OKC – Nate Ament
18 CHA – Hannes Steinbach
19 TOR – Jayden Quaintance
20 SAN – Dailyn Swain
21 DET – Morez Johnson
22 76ers – Tyler Tanner
23 ATL – Cameron Carr
24 NYK – Meleek Thomas
25 LAL – Karim Lopez
26 DEN – Bruce Thornton
27 BOS – Tarris Reed Jr.
28 MIN – Isaiah Evans
29 CLE – Bennett Stirtz
30 DAL – Flory Bidunga

01:04:00 Final Thoughts on Draft Strategy

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