Di Indiana Pacers use dia players-only minicamp wey happun for Nashville, Tennessee few weeks ago as di first chance for Ivica Zubac, Tyrese Haliburton and Pascal Siakam to share di court. Zubac, wey dem take from Los Angeles Clippers for February trade deadline, only play five games before broken rib end im season, while Haliburton and Siakam dey out wit injuries.
As im dey talk for Pacers media day, Haliburton say di on-court connection don already start to show. "Di chemistry dey come along well," Haliburton tok. "Di more experience and di more time wey we get together, na so e go help us more." Im add say Zubac off-court vibe match wetin people dey talk about am: "Im be really cool guy, and dat na wetin everybody wey don dey around am don tell me."
Haliburton accept say im need to adjust from im previous pick-and-roll partner, Myles Turner, wey stretch di floor as spacer and shooter. "Zu be very physical guy, hard screen setter, roller, e play pass di rim wit lobs and rebounding," Haliburton tok.
Siakam also yarn plenti good tins about im new teammate. "Im be massive human being and im terribly smart," Siakam tok, as im hail Zubac high basketball IQ and passing vision. "Just phenomenal basketball player."
Zubac say attending di minicamp important after e join midseason. "Wen you dey for new team and expectations dey high like dis, e better to start small early," im tok, as im add say im spend di summer dey refine im game and improve im conditioning.
