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It's a whole new season with a largely new crew. Victor Oladipo, Bojan Bogdanovic, Darren Collison, Cory Joseph, T.J. Leaf and Domantas Sabonis are among the new Indiana Pacers preparing for the 2017-18 season. Here are some highlightsof the schedule, which was announced Monday:
For openers
It's hoops before Halloween when the Pacers open the regular season at home, Wednesday, Oct. 18, against the Brooklyn Nets. The NBA season starts earlier this season because the league wants to reduce the number of back-to-backs and instances of four games in five nights.