Recapping Pacers Draft! Dustin Dopirak and Kevin Bowen Join!

(00:00-29:05) – Query & Company opens on a Friday with Jake Query, Jimmy Cook, and producer Eddie Garrison discussing if they were surprised that the Indiana Pacers ended up making all three selections last night. Additionally, they get into a conversation about the way the Bronny James process played out between his agent, Rich Paul, and comparing it to previous drafts. (29:05-45:08) – Pacers General Manager Chad Buchanan joined the Wake Up Call With KB & Andy this morning to discuss the NBA Draft and Pacers offseason. Jake and Jimmy highlight a couple of the comments that he made pertaining to the franchise wanting to run things back and the future of Obi Toppin with his upcoming free agency. (45:08-50:50) – Hour one concludes with Jake and Jimmy discussing the future of Jarace Walker after the comments made by Chad Buchanan this morning on the Wake Up Call With KB & Andy. (50:50-1:16:18) – Indiana Pacers beat reporter, Dustin Dopirak, from the Indianapolis Star joins Query & Company to recap his vacation in Barcelona after Jake giving him recommendations in his last appearance on the program. Dustin also shares his thoughts on the way the Pacers executed the draft, provides an opinion on what number the Pacers won’t feel comfortable paying Obi Toppin, tries to predict which three players will receive two-way contracts, and reacts to Jake’s recommendation for the new name for the Pacers G League team. (1:16:18-1:33:52) – Following their conversation with Dustin Dopirak, Jake and Jimmy shift their conversation to soccer with the United States Men’s National Team losing last night 2-1 to Panama in Copa America. Jake asks Jimmy some questions about what Copa America is and Jimmy voices his displeasure with manager Gregg Berhalter. (1:33:52-1:40:40) – Jake, Jimmy, and Eddie close out the second hour of the show by trying to guess what language Jake was incredibly fluent in back in his days in college. (1:37:47-2:07:02) – Kevin Bowen from the Wake Up Call With KB & Andy joins Jake and Jimmy to begin the final hour of the show this week and their conversation starts about KB’s takeaways from his conversation with Chad Buchanan this morning. They also ask about the unique player salary situation the Pacers are in right now if they wanted to trade for a player and if the “injury prone” label would be removed from Anthony Richardson if he plays all seventeen games this season. (2:07:02-2:18:09) – As we do every Friday on Query & Company, we share a feel-good story with it being a Good For The Heart Friday brought to you by Franciscan Health. Jake shares two stories that have ties to the state of Indiana and their stories being fulfilled in the last two days. (2:18:09-2:26:43) – Today’s show ends with JCook Plays of the Day, Eddie sharing some bets that he likes, and then Jake providing an update on the story surrounding a former Colt that we discussed yesterday.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.