Zubac, Haliburton and Siakam are quickly building chemistry after players-only minicamp, SI reports

According to Sports Illustrated, the Pacers acquired center Ivica Zubac in February and the three players held a players-only minicamp in Nashville a few weeks before the article’s Oct. 3, 2026 report — the first chance this offseason for Zubac to play with Tyrese Haliburton and Pascal Siakam. SI quotes teammates praising Zubac’s size, passing and high basketball IQ and describes Haliburton’s view of Zubac as “a very physical guy, hard screen setter, roller” versus Myles Turner as “more of a finesse guy, a spacer, shooter.”

SI says the trio’s “high basketball IQ” and the minicamp “provided an important head start,” with Haliburton noting he and Zubac “spent a lot of time together these last couple of weeks” and has “no concerns.” Zubac told SI he worked on his conditioning and his shot over the summer, expects it “won’t take long” to gel with Haliburton and called the minicamp “really important.” The article also reports Zubac played five games for the Pacers after rehabbing an ankle before a broken rib ended his season.

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