The NBA calendar consists of two seasons — the one in winter where you play games in pubic arenas that count and the one in the summer that is nearly as structured and demanding in which you where you grind in private gyms.
The offseason is a misnomer, rendered moot by the natural evolution of players competing to get better.
What the Pacers did a few weeks ago, however, pushed the envelope beyond anything that's occurred in franchise history. Every player except Bojan Bogdanovic, who is playing for his national team in the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers in Europe, flew to Miami to work at the request of Victor Oladipo, who has established his summer base in the city.