Jeff Teague’s homecoming was short-lived. The 29-year-old point guard has agreed to a three-year deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves, a league source told VigilantSports.com.
Adrian Wojnarowski, now of ESPN, reports that it is worth $57 million.
There was mutual interest between Teague and the Pacers to re-sign him, but things changed when the Pacers altered their game plan after hearing from Paul George’s agent on …
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George Hill, having just completed the final year of a five-year, $40 million deal that he originally signed with the Pacers in 2012, has changed agents prior to becoming an unrestricted free agent on July 1.
Hill has hired Matthew Ward, Ward confirmed to VigilantSports.com. This isn’t a new relationship between the two; Ward has served as Hill’s financial advisor for nearly a decade.
Hill …
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In his first change to the front office as team president, Kevin Pritchard is hiring Chad Buchanan to be General Manager.
These two have a long history, and that’s important. They first met in 2002 while working together for the ABA’s Kansas City Knights. A few years later, Pritchard the Portland Trail Blazers Director of Player Personnel at the time, hired Buchanan as a scout.…
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The Dunkin’ Donuts inside the Pacers Gift Shop at Bankers Life Fieldhouse will close on Friday, June 30.
Originally, this valuable space was occupied by Starbucks. Dunkin’ Donuts, which opened this location on Oct. 14, 2010, will be replaced by Jason’s Deli.
As I’ve previously reported, the gift shop is scheduled to be renovated this fall, a source informed VigilantSports.com.
Also, gear inside the store …
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Gordon Hayward has finalized his schedule for free-agent meetings.
According to a source close to the situation, the Brownsburg, Indiana native will meet with the Heat in Miami on Saturday, the first day of free agency, and visit Boston on Sunday. He will then take a meeting with the Utah Jazz on Monday.
The source added that the order of the meetings was just the …
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For now, Paul George remains with the Indiana Pacers. And Lance Stephenson, who’s on his second stint with the team, would like for it to stay that way.
On Wednesday afternoon, Stephenson posted on Instagram, his favorite social media platform, a plea directly to the four-time All-Star whose agent informed Pacers President Kevin Pritchard that he would not re-sign in Indianapolis and that his preferred …
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The Pacers will once again field a team for the Orlando Summer League, which runs July 1-6 inside the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida.
Joining the Pacers and Magic in Orlando will be theĀ Charlotte Hornets, Dallas Mavericks, Detroit Pistons, Indiana Pacers, Miami Heat, New York Knicks and Oklahoma City Thunder. All eight teams will play five games over six days.
This is the first …
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The Pacers went with young talent with great potential in the 2017 NBA Draft. … That’s what a draft is all about, right? Potential.
They used their first-round pick on 6-foot-10 forward T.J. Leaf at 18. With ties to the state and city, including his father, Brad, playing at Lawrence North High School, Leaf made it clear to the Pacers that he wanted to be …
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