Undrafted rookie forward Trevon Bluiett signed his first NBA contract on Tuesday. The Indy native, a graduate of Park Tudor School, landed a two-way deal after a strong performance during the Las Vegas Summer League earlier this month.
Bluiett, who was not invited to the NBA Draft Combine, scored 50 points combined in his first two games, leading summer league in scoring through the first two days. He was their second-leading scorer, averaging 18.3 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game while shooting 57 percent from the field.
Two-way deals can be for one or two years, and they guarantee a player at least $75,000, with the opportunity to earn $200,000 more on the same contract. The NBA team owns the player’s rights and it can be converted into an NBA deal, like the Pacers did this past season with Alex Poythress.
CHICAGO, Ill. — From ages 11 to 18, Kris Wilkes kept close watch of Paul George, who spent his first seven seasons with the Indiana Pacers — Wilkes’ hometown team. Seven years may not be a long time, but it is for a kid like Wilkes, who is just 19 years old. George is 6-foot-9,…
2018 Indiana Mr. Basketball Romeo Langford made his college choice Monday evening, committing to play at Indiana University for head coach Archie Miller next season. Langford announced his decision at a ceremony held on the gymnasium floor at New Albany High School in front of approximately 3,000 fans — and tens of thousands more online….
Marquis Teague is back in the NBA and will remain on the Memphis Grizzlies’ roster for their final five games of the 2017-18 season. The Pike High School product signed a rest-of-season-contract Tuesday after his 10-day contract expired. The 25-year-old point guard has spent all but the last few weeks this season in the NBA…
George Hill was back home again in Indiana Tuesday, this time with another new team. After playing one year in Utah last season, completing the final year of a five-year contract he signed with the Pacers in 2012, Hill signed with the Sacramento Kings over the summer and will pull in $20 million for the…
