Author Archives: Scott Agness

Knicks waive Troy Williams

Troy Williams, New York Knicks, Indiana Basketball

Troy Williams was waived Monday by the New York Knicks, the team announced. The 23-year-old Indiana University product was on a non-guaranteed deal and the Knicks needed to make one move to trim their roster to 15, the league maximum, by the start of the season.

They added Kevin Knox (ninth) and Mitchell Robinson (36th) in the 2018 NBA Draft.

Williams spent part of the …

2018 Pacers Summer League: Day 4 Notebook

Pacers, NBA Summer League

LAS VEGAS — The Pacers’ third and final pool game of the 2018 Summer League in Las Vegas was highlighted by a matchup of two top first-round point guards: Indiana’s Aaron Holiday (23rd) vs Cleveland’s Collin Sexton (8th).

This was the first real challenge for Holiday since he became a Pacer officially on July 1. It was obvious that they were going to go at …

Kyle O’Quinn signs with Pacers, expects to be positive influence in the locker room

Kyle O'Quinn, Pacers

LAS VEGAS — Kyle O’Quinn put ink to paper Monday morning at the St. Vincent Center in Indianapolis. He made his one-year deal with the Pacers, worth $4.5 million, official and then told reporters how he looked forward to joining a winning culture.

O’Quinn, a 28-year-old center, can expect to be the Pacers’ fifth big. That was the role of Al Jefferson in each of …

What’s next for Alex Poythress?

LAS VEGAS — Unless you have a multi-year guaranteed contract, there’s always uncertainty in NBA — and in sports for that matter. And just because you have a guaranteed contract, it doesn’t mean you’ll be where you had planned.

For coaches, they can be fired. For players, they can get moved or waived.

The latter occurred for Pacers forward Alex Poythress, officially on Friday while …

Injury once again sidelines Ike Anigbogu during summer league

Pacers, Ike Anigobgu, NBA Summer League

LAS VEGAS — For the second straight summer, Ike Anigbogu is not participating in summer league due to injury. That’s why he was left off the 13-man rookie/free-agent camp roster, as I reported back on June 29th.

The Pacers’ 2017 second-round draft pick (47th overall) sat out of summer league last year in Orlando after tweaking his right knee during his pre-draft workout with the …

2018 Pacers Summer League: Day 2 Notebook

T.J. Leaf, Pacers, NBA Summer League

LAS VEGAS — With the Pacers’ summer league game Saturday airing on ESPN2, this 13-player squad has appeared on national television as many times as the Pacers did during the 2017-18 regular season.

This time they were on the big stage to open Saturday’s slate of games at the Thomas & Mack Center, and they were coming off a three-point loss to Houston. The Summer …

Al Jefferson heading overseas, agrees to deal with Xinjiang of the CBA

Al Jefferson, Ian Mahinmi, Former Pacers

LAS VEGAS — Al Jefferson quickly found a new employer, but he is having to go overseas. The 33-year-old center has reportedly agreed to a deal with the Xinjiang Flying Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).

Their roster last year included American Darius Adams, Andray Blatche, and Zhou Qi of the Houston Rockets.

This comes less than a week after the Pacers officially waived …

2018 Pacers Summer League: Day 1 Notebook

Pacers, NBA Summer League, Las Vegas, Cox Pavilion

LAS VEGAS — Summer League is Las Vegas was new to everybody with the Pacers, from the coaches to the players and staff. That’s because they’ve annually spent the first week of July down in Orlando. But Orlando Summer League is no more and for the first time 2018, all 30 NBA franchises have an entry in Vegas – the summer home of the NBA.…