Sabonis is averaging five post touches …

Sabonis is averaging five post touches per 100 possessions, down from about eight over the past three seasons, per Second Spectrum. As Caitlin Cooper — who does a brilliant job covering the Pacers — has written, Indiana has some weird, minor allergy to hitting their big men rolling to the rim; they average only three plays per 100 possessions on which someone screens, rolls, and shoots — 22nd overall. There is talent here, and depth, even if most of Indy’s top-line guys are fourth-option types with overlapping skill sets. It just isn’t leading anywhere cohesive. If this keeps up, I’d expect a lot of trade chatter around the Pacers.