Pascal Siakam Extended + RIP Willie Mays. Bobby Marks, Alex Golden, Stephen Holder Join!

(00:00-25:50) – Query & Company opens on a Wednesday with Jake Query, Jimmy Cook, and producer Eddie Garrison highlighting their thoughts on the Indiana Pacers extending Pascal Siakam for 4-years $189.5 million-dollar contract. Additionally, Jake and Jimmy remember one of the greatest baseball players to ever play the game in Willie Mays. Finally, Jake shares an important note for those that are interested in attending the Olympic Swim Trials. (25:50-42:38) – ESPN’s NBA Front office Insider, Bobby Marks, joins Query & Company to break down the Pascal Siakam extension, explains why he doesn’t envision many five-year max contracts being handed out to players near 30-years-old anymore, explains what the Indiana Pacers cap situation is like right now, provides some percentages on how much money teams should want their best players making out of the salary cap, and states that the Pacers are entering a territory where they cannot afford to miss on draft picks now with Tyrese Haliburton and Pascal Siakam locked in for the future. (42:38-47:53) – Hour one concludes with Jake sharing his disappointment with the construction project going on downtown that has removed the caldron from the Pan American Games from 1984. (48:57-1:14:34) – ESPN’s Stephen Holder joins Jake Query & Jimmy Cook on a Wednesday to explain why he was in Nashville, Tennessee the last couple of days. He relays how much belief that the coaching staff has in the future of Jelani Woods, highlights how important Woods could be to the explosiveness of the Indianapolis Colts offense, agrees with Jimmy that Jonathan Taylor could be one of the biggest winners this offseason, and shares how much he’s enjoyed being able to cover Caitlin Clark a couple of times now this season compared to having so much down time unlike recent years. (1:14:34-1:30:35) – Following their conversation with James Boyd, Jake shares a declaration about Indiana football. He and Jimmy go through the schedule for the Hoosiers in Curt Cignetti’s first season as the head coach of the program. Additionally, they dive into comparing the situation that the Pacers are in with Pascal Siakam to the situation the Colts were in with Andrew Luck years ago. (1:30:35-1:36:07) – Jake closes out the second hour of the show by providing a lecture to Jimmy pertaining to all the shifting going on with drivers and teams in IndyCar because there will be a quiz later. (1:36:07-2:06:10) – Alex Golden from Setting the Pace joins Query & Company to share his reaction to the Pascal Siakam extension that was announced earlier today. Additionally, he points out a couple of things that stood out from his conversation with Andrew Nembhard on the podcast, predicts what the future holds for Nembhard on the roster with him eligible for an extension this season, discusses the decision the Pacers must make with Obi Toppin, and reveals how much he would be willing to pay Obi Toppin to stay. (2:06:10-2:15:26) – Jake and Jimmy come back from break by sharing some comments from listeners on Twitter. Additionally, they continue remembering Willie Mays. (2:15:26-2:23:56) – Today’s show ends with JCook Plays of the Day and Jake asking Jimmy and Eddie for fashion advice.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.