Jarace Walker

Haliburton has missed the Pacers' last two games, with Jarace Walker and Ben Sheppard receiving an opportunity to fill in. Sheppard started Saturday's loss to the Hawks and will be headed to the bench if Haliburton is available.

Walker will make his second start of the season on Thursday. Tyrese Haliburton (hip) is sidelined, which will allow Andrew Nembhard to take on the primary ball handling duties. Walker hasn't had much of an opportunity this season, but this is a great chance to showcase his development.

With Tyrese Haliburton sidelined, Walker slid into the starting lineup for the second time this season and provided Indiana a taller starting lineup. It was also a great opportunity for him as a former top ten pick to make dynasty managers feel comfortable with his development. Unfortunately, he wasn't able to take advantage of the situation. Walker has had some productive games this season, but his other start, which came in November, was also disappointing. He's only 21 years old, but he needs to show some sort of progression at some point for dynasty managers to continue to value him highly.