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Starts 0 of 3 games · 13th on IND in minutes · Deep bench role

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• Podcast Tony East, Locked On Pacers · Report · Oct 24

  Jay Huff was the backup center in the first half. The host says they "could not go to" Larry Nance Jr again after the New Orleans game, and that Huff was fine with no disastrous plays.

  “Why Indiana Pacers got embarrassed by Dallas Mavs in Tyrese Haliburton return to Gainbridge Fieldhouse” at 14:26 · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Pacers · 7 points · Oct 23
  • Toppin and Zubac shared 12 minutes, about half of Toppin's minutes. Separately, a Toppin-Siakam frontcourt with neither Nance nor Zubac on the floor played nine minutes and was +3. at 16:09
  • Quenton Jackson had a poor first half: five minutes, missed his only shot, and the Pacers reportedly lost his minutes by seven. When he and Larry Nance Jr played together, the bench had no offensive punch and the defense was poor. at 18:27
  • Larry Nance Jr. (quoted): Before the opener, Larry Nance Jr told the host at a practice (the host thinks it was Monday): 'If I go out there and have a bad five minutes, all you've got is five minutes of bad footage on me.' at 29:07
  • Larry Nance Jr was the backup center in the opener after a good preseason. He struggled: his defense was too slow, he had two fouls in five minutes, and he missed his only shot. at 29:25
  • Nance was the only player who played in the first half but not the second; the host reads this as the staff choosing not to go back to him. at 31:55
  • Host analysis: the Pacers' reported offseason pursuits and the Nance signing show they saw Jay Huff as the weakest piece of their rotation. Huff is now out of the rotation, and the host feels they don't trust him for backup-center minutes. at 30:29
  • Open question raised by listeners: why is Nance the backup center over Jay Huff? The host has no firm answer after one game; Huff may get minutes soon. at 31:13

  “Deeper dive into Indiana Pacers season opening win: What went right and what needs to be better?” · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Pacers · 4 points · Oct 22
  • Carlisle staggered the stars better in the fourth quarter than in the third. The host calls benching Larry Nance Jr. in the second half the best minutes adjustment. at 4:35
  • Haliburton had about three turnovers. Two were miscommunications, one with Nance and one with Zubac. The host reads this as rust in the first half and early third quarter that went away in the fourth. at 7:39
  • Larry Nance Jr. played poorly, and the host's notes say he was 'horrible'. He did not play in the second half. at 14:45
  • A host says the newer pieces (Oubre, Nance, and to some extent Zubac) still showed chemistry kinks. In contrast, Siakam, Nembhard, Haliburton and Toppin picked up where they left off. at 35:05

  “Tyrese Haliburton is back: Over-reactions to Indiana Pacers opening night win vs New Orleans Pelicans” · listen ↗

• Bluesky @tonyreast.bsky.social · Report · Oct 19

  Among the things learned at practice today, Larry Nance seemed to share that TJ McConnell’s injury is a hamstring:

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• Podcast Locked On Pacers · 3 points · Oct 21
  • Tony East: Tony doesn't know who the backup center will be. He guesses Obi Toppin, maybe Larry Nance Jr, and says it was never Jay Huff. at 27:52
  • Larry Nance Jr made shots in preseason, but the speaker notes he has played only about 600 combined minutes over the last two seasons, which limits how much the team can rely on him. at 30:11
  • A host or guest's reading is that Rick Carlisle "seems to think" Larry Nance Jr and Jay Huff can play power forward next to Toppin. The speaker disagrees with using that for any real stretch of minutes, citing the Bucks game. This is the speaker's interpretation, not a quote. at 30:35

  “Indiana Pacers 2026-27 season preview: Can tweaks + Tyrese Haliburton get Pacers back to contention?” · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Pacers · 2 points · Oct 20
  • The host says Kelly Oubre and Larry Nance are new to the team this season. at 3:22
  • The host says Larry Nance at backup five went well in the preseason, and that Quenton Jackson is playing as a real third-string point guard. at 21:09

  “What Indiana Pacers revealed in the preseason that will matter once the regular season begins” · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Pacers · 2 points · Oct 19
  • Tony East: The host mentions Larry Nance Jr.'s injury as the reason having centers in training camp mattered. at 2:56
  • Tony East: The host says, hesitantly, that Larry Nance Jr. missed a little time. He admits he may be missing other players. at 24:21

  “Why Indiana Pacers waived James Johnson, Rienk Mast, Keba Keita + extensions and preseason challenges” · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Pacers · 4 points · Oct 17
  • Jay Huff played ahead of Larry Nance in this game (the host puts "ahead" in air quotes), but neither was in the rotation. Obi Toppin was the primary backup five during the competitive portion. at 17:11
  • What changed: per the host, Nance had mostly been ahead of Huff until this game. at 17:54
  • Rick Carlisle (reported): Per the host, Rick Carlisle has been suggesting that Larry Nance and Jay Huff could play together, with both able to play the four if needed. at 18:28
  • Nance and Huff shared the frontcourt for five minutes. at 18:21

  “Why the Tyrese Haliburton, Pascal Siakam, and Ivica Zubac trio connected vs Milwaukee Bucks in OT loss” · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Pacers · 4 points · Oct 16
  • Tony East: Tony's preseason recap: Obi Toppin has played well, Ben Sheppard hasn't played so well, and Larry Nance Jr. has played pretty well. at 25:47
  • Rick Carlisle (reported): Tony relays that Carlisle said at practice he has talked with both Larry Nance Jr. and Jay Huff about the backup center role and how they will have to balance it. at 29:51
  • Tony East: Tony says that if Nance keeps playing well, he seems to be the team's current gut choice to play more often at backup center. Tony says Huff is playing fine but doesn't seem to be in their plans, which is not what Tony expected. at 32:38
  • Tyler expects Zubac to take the bulk of the center minutes. He thinks the backup center spot will be fluid and could go by matchup if Nance and Huff are both healthy, and that Huff will have a decent role, though he isn't sure Huff will play more than Nance. at 30:32

  “What NBA GMs got right, and wrong, about the Indiana Pacers + impact of Jarace Walker's preseason” · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Pacers · 4 points · Oct 15
  • Pat Boylan is less certain about Larry Nance Jr. He says Nance has not stayed healthy the last couple of years and needs to, but thinks he brings experience and center depth. at 26:42
  • Tony East: Nance had a hamstring injury and has returned. He has played in two games since coming back. at 27:55
  • Tony East: Since returning, Nance has been making shots and does not look lost in the system. at 28:03
  • Larry Nance Jr. (reported): Pat Boylan relays Larry Nance's point that the team's centers have very different skill sets. Pat names Zubac, Nance and Jay Huff, and adds Obi Toppin at small-ball five himself. He says the four have little overlap, which allows the team to play to the matchup. at 20:10

  “A closer look at Tyrese Haliburton and Ivica Zubac during Indiana Pacers preseason + looking ahead” · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Pacers · 6 points · Oct 14
  • Host calls the backup center spot the biggest rotation storyline of camp. So far Jay Huff has not gotten the real backup minutes; the Pacers again went to Larry Nance as the second-unit center. at 18:07
  • For the first time, the Pacers played Nance at the four in the second half, following through on something they have said. He often played next to 'rink mast'. The host thinks this was partly because Walker and other forwards were out. at 19:51
  • Nance hit a three and drew a goaltend early, then finished with 5 points, 1 rebound, 1 foul and 2 turnovers. at 18:40
  • Host says Nance does not look washed and does not look overwhelmed by the speed of decisions and player movement the Pacers' system demands. at 19:28
  • Host does not think Nance should be the backup center, but says that if Nance gets the job it would not be without merit. at 20:26
  • Through three games Huff has not had a single minute with the backups or the starters, though he was the second-unit center at Fan Jam. The host notes Nance was hurt and did not play at Fan Jam. at 21:14

  “Tyrese Haliburton shines, Ivica Zubac posts double-double: What key Pacers showed in loss vs Thunder” · listen ↗

• Podcast Tony East, Locked On Pacers · Report · Oct 13

  Among rotation players, Larry Nance Jr has the fewest turnovers with zero but has played only one game. Siakam is second fewest with one.

  “What Indiana Pacers have missed without T.J. McConnell so far + closer looks at Siakam, Sheppard, Toppin” at 21:51 · listen ↗

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