Much of what was said at Monday’s media day can be summed up with this otherwise rather innocuous photo:
Myles Turner and Victor Oladipo were confirmed as starters. Lance Stephenson was reaffirmed as sixth man. And, as the three veterans interspersed between them seem to communicate, while there’ll be ample opportunity for the roster’s youth, it won’t be freely given.
“They’ll get opportunities,” Kevin Pritchard responded when asked about the importance of evaluating players like T.J. Leaf, Ike Anigbogu, and Domantas Sabonis early in the season. “It’s the NBA.