Pacers Make Moves! Tony East Joins + Super Bowl Preview with Matt Verderame!

(00:00-25:53) – Query & Company opens on a Thursday with Jake Query, Jimmy Cook, and producer Eddie Garrison discussing the trade from earlier in the day that sent Buddy Hield to the Philadelphia 76ers. They explain how it impacts Indiana and then debate if they believe the team will make another move before the deadline.

(25:53-38:33) – NBA’s Vice President of Social Responsibility, Eric DiMeceli, joins Query & Company to share the different charities that are involved with the All-Star Game and all the other events that will be happening around Indianapolis. Additionally, he highlights the Steph Curry vs Sabrina Ionescu three-point competition to help raise money.

(38:33-45:20) – Hour one concludes with Jake stating that for the rest of the show that we will have to play music involving the term “Budy” in respect of Buddy Hield being traded.

(45:20-1:10:36) – Hour two starts with Tony East of Forbes Sports, Locked On Pacers, and Sports Illustrated to explain why the Pacers decided to trade Buddy Hield, if he expects the team to make any trades before the deadline, explains what kind of addition the team can make this offseason, weighs in on the conversation surrounding the future of Jalen Smith with his player option, and then highlights some players that he will be monitoring until 3pm.

(1:10:36-1:27:30) – Sports Illustrated’s Matt Verderame joins Query & Company ahead of the Super Bowl this weekend to explain how the Kansas City Chiefs offense has resurrected itself in the postseason, shares what concerns he has with the San Francisco 49ers against Kansas City, debates if this is a legacy game for Patrick Mahomes, and reveals what he would like to see Chris Ballard to do this off-season.

(1:27:30-1:31:57) – The one o’clock hour concludes with Jake mentioning the news of former Pacer Scot Pollard announcing that he’s waiting to receive a heart transplant.

(1:31:57-1:58:39) – We kick off the final hour of the show by discussing the potential fallout of the Buddy Hield trade from a relationship standpoint between the Indiana Pacers and Tyrese Haliburton. They compare the situation for the Pacers to the Colts after Andrew Luck’s rookie season.

(1:58:39-2:10:44) – For the first time in the show, Jake and Jimmy open the phone lines for Pacer fans to share their opinion on the Buddy Hield trade the Indiana Pacers made today with the 76ers.

(2:10:44-2:18:10) – Today’s show ends with the JCook Plays of the Day, Eddie sharing one bet he likes, and breaking news that the Pacers have brought back Doug McDermott by trading a second round pick and Marcus Morris to the San Antonio Spurs.

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