How Does Ivica Zubac Fit with Pacers? Dustin Dopirak, Tomer Azarly, & Kevin Bowen Join!

(00:00-25:01) – Query & Company opens on a Friday with Jake Query and producer Eddie Garrison poking fun at Tiffany Haddish for mispronouncing Mike Vrabel’s last night at the NFL Honors. Plus, Jake shares some more thoughts on the Pacers trading for Ivica Zubac now that he has had some time to think about the move since yesterday’s show.

(25:01-42:54) – The IndyStar’s Dustin Dopirak makes his second appearance on the show this week to weigh in on why the Pacers felt like they needed to gamble a little bit to land Ivica Zubac, believes that Jarace Walker can be a key offensive scorer for the second unit if the 2026 pick falls between 5-9, evaluates whether Zubac can adapt to the fast paced tempo the Pacers want to play with, and admits there is a gray area that the Pacers could be in by tanking and resting Pascal Siakam, Obi Toppin, and the other highly competitive players that are on the team.

(42:54-44:51) – The first hour of the show concludes with Jake asking Eddie talking about Elton John and someone providing a valid question on the text line about the Pacers.

(44:51-1:12:38) – Kevin Bowen from the Fan Morning Show joins the program and gives his thoughts on the Indiana Pacers trading away Bennedict Mathurin and Isaiah Jackson for Ivica Zubac. Kevin also provides his take on how the Super Bowl is going to play out, believes Minnesota could be the one team that makes a hard push for Daniel Jones in free agency, and is asked how many more years it will take for the Pro Football Hall of Fame voters to vote Reggie Wayne in.

(1:12:38-1:19:56) – Last night, Jake fired off a typical Jake tweet when he was thinking about the moves that the Indiana Pacers have made in their franchise history. Since he brought it up earlier in the show, Eddie has been thinking of other things he could add to the tweet.

(1:19:56-1:29:17) – Hour number two of the show concludes with Jake Query rehashing something that he learned last night when talking with someone with the Pacers about the trade yesterday.

(1:29:17-1:54:38) – Tomer Azarley, LA Clippers & NBA writer for Clutch Points, joins the show to give the LA perspective on what he has seen from Ivica Zubac since he joined the beat eight years ago, believes that Zubac is going to be a seamless fit with the Pacers because of his personality, and why he feels like the LA Clippers felt like it was time to start rebuilding around Kawhi Leonard.

(1:54:38-2:06:29) – Every Friday at 2:30pm, Jake Query shares a Good For The Heart story sponsored by Franciscan Health. Today, Jake shares a story about a basketball player at Roncalli overcoming some difficult challenges at a young age to find his way back on the basketball court for the Royals.

(2:06:29-2:13:06) – Today’s show closes out with Jake and Eddie wondering if the Pacers and Bucks carpooled to Milwaukee, share their predictions for Sunday’s Super Bowl matchup, and JMV joins to preview his show!

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