With losses piling up in bulk through the first two weeks of the season, the Pacers have a lot working against them. Like two ships passing in the night, Malcolm Brogdon went down with a hamstring injury during the first loss to Toronto just as Caris LeVert was gearing up to make his season debut, albeit on a minutes restriction, for the second. Meanwhile, though it seems unfair to expect more from a rookie who has already impressed with his shot-making and footwork, Chris Duarte has struggled with how and when to get the ball to rollers — an improvement area which matters more at the current moment, when opponents are swarming Domantas Sabonis and the remaining, full-time primary ball-handlers are T.
How the shorthanded Pacers can leverage small edges
