Kendall Brown‘s rookie season with the Pacers was cut short by shin surgery. Brown, a second-round pick, has shown enough this season in the G League to get his two-way deal promoted on Monday to a three-year standard contract. “It’s been a long two years,” Brown said, per Dustin Dopirak of the Indianapolis Star. “… The reward feels so much better when the path has been hard. … [Read more...] about Brown Grateful For Contract "Reward"
Spurs Notes: Wembanyama, McDermott, Branham, Barlow, Gray
ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne declared during an NBA Today segment on Monday (Twitter video link) that Spurs phenom Victor Wembanyama is “ready to win” and questioned how patient the Rookie of the Year frontrunner will be as the front office looks to build out the roster around him. However, Mike Finger of The San Antonio Express-News (Twitter link) pushed back against the idea that … [Read more...] about Spurs Notes: Wembanyama, McDermott, Branham, Barlow, Gray
Contract Details For Kendall Brown
The three-year contract that Kendall Brown signed with the Pacers features a starting salary of $1.1MM, which came out of the team’s room exception. This season is the first year that the room exception can be used to sign players for up to three years instead of just two, and Indiana took advantage of that flexibility to give Brown non-guaranteed minimum salaries in 2024/25 … [Read more...] about Contract Details For Kendall Brown
Pacers, Quenton Jackson Complete Two-Way Deal
4:52pm: Jackson’s two-way deal with the Pacers is now official, per NBA.com’s transaction log. 2:05pm: Free agent guard Quenton Jackson is signing a two-way deal with the Pacers, agents Adie Von Gontard and Gino Littles tell Shams Charania of The Athletic (Twitter link). Jackson, 25, went undrafted out of Texas A&M in 2022. He signed a two-way deal with the Wizards last … [Read more...] about Pacers, Quenton Jackson Complete Two-Way Deal
Pacers Promote Kendall Brown On Three-Year Contract
MARCH 4: The signing is official, the Pacers announced in a press release. MARCH 3: The Pacers are converting swingman Kendall Brown‘s two-way contract into a three-year standard deal, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski tweets. The club will use a portion of its mid-level exception to complete the deal. Indiana had an open roster spot, so it doesn’t have to make a corresponding move. … [Read more...] about Pacers Promote Kendall Brown On Three-Year Contract