366 days.
That’s how long Damjan Rudež was officially a member of the Indiana Pacers.
The Pacers looked into acquiring forward Chase Budinger last week and by the weekend, they finalized a deal with Minnesota that sent Damjan Rudež to the Timberwolves. The deal was actually agreed upon on the same date — July 11 — that Rudež was announced as a free-agent signing last …
The Pacers and Shayne Whittington are finalizing a new contract that will keep the forward in Indianapolis.
“Something should be solid soon,” a league source told VigilantSports.com.
Shams Charania of RealGM reported late Sunday that Whittington had agreed to a one year, fully guaranteed contract.
The two sides coming together to negotiate a new deal was just a matter of time.
Whittington wanted to re-sign with the team and the Pacers wanted to …
The Pacers continue to re-tool their roster.
Damjan Rudež has been informed that he is being traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves, a source told VigilantSports.com.
In exchange, the Pacers will receive forward Chase Budinger, Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports reports.
Budinger, who’s entering his seventh season as a pro, averaged 6.8 points and 3.0 rebounds per game last season in Minnesota. The 27-year-old spent his …
Avon, Ind. — Pacers swingman Paul George was back in Indianapolis this weekend for his second annual basketball camp, which is held at Avon High School on the southwest side of Indianapolis. About 250 campers took part, including some from the local Boys & Girls Club, in his two-day camp.
“They’re getting great drills already and getting put to work,” George said.”My part is just …
Despite Indiana not having much team success this past week down at the Orlando Summer League, their draft picks were two standouts. The team won just one of its five games and finished in ninth place.
Myles Turner and Joe Young were impressive in every one of their showings. Turner was a force in the paint, keeping the rim protected. On the offensive end, he …
Avon, Ind. — Paul George has decided to shut it down for the summer and says he will not participate in USA Basketball mini-camp August 11-13 in Las Vegas.
“I’ll probably shut down this summer, just because it’s probably smart for me health wise just to take that week to rest and do it good justice for my body,” George said Saturday morning at his …
Roy Hibbert is a Pacer no more.
The Pacers sent Hibbert and his $15.5 million contract to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for a future second-round pick, the team announced Thursday.
Hibbert went west for the summer, to L.A., in fact, to clear his mind and work towards his post-basketball life. He’s practiced jiu-jitsu, and even met up again with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
“I’d like …
At halftime of the Pacers’ fourth (of five) Summer League games down in Orlando, Pacers President of Basketball Operations Larry Bird stopped by the NBA TV broadcast table for a few minutes to discuss the status of the team and offer his thoughts on their plan to play faster.
His full comments can be read below:
On the team’s transition to a new playing style……