The Pacers are moving on from Joe Young, opting not to pick up their $1.6 million option on the third-year guard. Their decision not to pick up the final year of his rookie deal was expected after they drafted point guard Aaron Holiday out of UCLA with the 23rd pick in this year’s draft. Holiday…
As Victor Oladipo’s career has taken flight on the court, he’s become a popular hit off away from basketball. The Pacers star has signed with William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, between known as WME Entertainment, for representation beyond basketball. The longest-running talent agency represents actors, authors, musicians, comedians, speakers, and more. According to The Hollywood Reporter, “WME will help Oladipo expand…
The Pacers open their annual rookie/free agent camp one week later than usual. That’s because the Orlando Summer League is no more — as documented here — and they will instead spend two weeks in Las Vegas. For the first time in league history, all 30 teams will participate in what has become the NBA’s…
Thad Young is staying put. The Pacers’ starting power forward will exercise his player option, worth $13.7 million, for the 2018-19 season, a league source confirmed to VigilantSports.com. That means the Pacers are expected to return their top six scorers: Victor Oladipo, Bojan Bogdanovic, Myles Turner, Domantas Sabonis, Young, and Darren Collison. Point guard Cory…
Paul George will become an unrestricted free agent on July 1, the first time in his professional career where he’ll be able to select where he plays. He didn’t even crack Rivals’ Top 150 rankings as a senior at Knight High School in 2008. He played two years at Fresno State, and then was drafted 10th…