NBA training camps have been shortened to three weeks of practice and four preseason games this year, to allow the regular season schedule to be aired out. Teams will contend with fewer back-to-back sets and instances in which they play five games in a week, or four games in five nights.
The Pacers' players and coaching staff welcome that, but wouldn't mind having a longer training camp this particular season. With so much roster turnover and so many young players, the need for game experience and chemistry experiments has never been greater.
"It would be great to have a 20-game (schedule)," team president Kevin Pritchard said.