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Indianapolis Star
08-07-2025
- Sport
- Indianapolis Star
Pacers sign 2nd-round pick Kam Jones, re-sign Quenton Jackson to two-way deal
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Pacers signed second-round pick Kam Jones to a standard contract and are bringing back guard Quenton Jackson on another two-way deal to help provide backcourt depth in the wake of Tyrese Haliburton's Achilles tendon tear, the team announced Tuesday. A league source confirmed Jones' contract is a standard contract on the second-round pick exception scale. It is worth up to $8.7 million over four years with a team option in the fourth season. The Pacers acquired the No. 38 pick in the 2025 draft from the Spurs and used it on Jones, a second-team All-American at Marquette. The 6-4 combo guard played shooting guard in each of his first three seasons but moved over to point guard after the graduation of Tyler Kolek and averaged career highs in scoring (19.2 points per game), assists (5.9 per game) rebounds (4.5 per game)and steals (1.4 per game) to earn first-team All-Big East and second-team All-America honors. Insider: How Kam Jones can answer Pacers' biggest backcourt question Jones gives the Pacers a third point guard option after Andrew Nembhard — a point guard by trade who is expected to slide over from shooting guard to start at the 1 with Haliburton out for the season — and veteran T.J. McConnell, who is expected to maintain the backup role leading the second unit. However, Jones could also see work as a second unit shooting guard. Jackson initially signed a two-way contract with the Pacers in March of 2024 and has stayed with the organization since, making an impact for both the Pacers and the Mad Ants at the G League level. Thanks to early season injuries to Nembhard and wings Aaron Nesmith and Ben Sheppard, Jackson started seven games for the Pacers this season and appeared in 28, averaging 5.8 points and 1.9 assists per game. He scored in double figures six times, scoring 24 points in a November game against the Rockets and 21 in the season's final game against the Cavaliers, helping the Pacers rally to claim their 50th victory. After averaging 22.3 points and 5.4 assists in nine games at the end of the 2023-24 season for the Mad Ants, he averaged 22.5 points, 5.7 assists and 5.5 rebounds for the Mad Ants in 16 games in 2024-25. The Mad Ants relocated and this season will be named the Noblesville Boom.
Indianapolis Star
04-07-2025
- Sport
- Indianapolis Star
Johnny Furphy, Quenton Jackson highlight Pacers Summer League Roster
INDIANAPOLIS -- Forward Johnny Furphy, second-round pick Taelon Peter and two-way contract players Quenton Jackson, Enrique Freeman and RayJ Dennis will be part of the Pacers NBA Summer League roster, the Pacers released Friday. The summer Pacers began practice on Friday and play their first game in Las Vegas on Thursday, July 10 at 5 p.m. against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Second-round pick Kameron Jones from Marquette was not on the initial roster released Friday, but a league source confirmed that the reason for that is because the pick the Pacers used to draft him was acquired in a trade with the Spurs and those trades don't become official until Sunday. He is expected to take part in Summer League play. Furphy, taken with the No. 35 overall pick, appeared in 50 games this season and averaged 2.1 points and 7.6 minutes per game. He spent time in the rotation in November and early December when the Pacers were depleted with injuries but got most of the rest of his minutes after that in garbage time situations. He played 10 regular season G League games with the Mad Ants and averaged 14.3 points and 9.7 rebounds per game. Re-live the Pacers incredible postseason run with our commemorative book Jackson was the most extensively used of the two-way contract players. He averaged 5.8 points per game for the Pacers and started seven games when they were short-handed. He averaged 22.5 points, 5.7 assists and 5.5 rebounds per game in 16 games with the Mad Ants. Also on the roster are rookies Samson Johnson of Connecticut, Steven Ashworth of Creighton and R.J. Felton of East Carolina, all of whom were signed to undrafted free agent contracts after last week's draft, which are likely to become Exhibit 10 contracts. They will eventually be waived but would be do a bonus of close to $75,000 for playing with the Pacers' G League team, which relocated and this season will be called the Noblesville Boom. Guard Keisei Tominaga and forward Josiah Jordan-James -- who played college ball at Nebraska and Tennessee, respectively -- are both on the roster after playing with the Mad Ants last season. The Pacers added four players to the roster who played professionally elsewhere last season. Buddy Boeheim, son of legendary Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim, played last season with the Oklahoma City Blue. The 6-6 wing was an All-ACC pick at Syracuse under his father and has been in the G League for the last three seasons. He averaged 12.4 points per game with the Blue last year. Former Wyoming star Hunter Maldonado is on the roster after spending last season playing professionally in Germany. Forward Phillip Wheeler will play for the Summer Pacers after playing five games with the 76ers last year and also playing for both the Celtics and Mavericks' G League squads. Center Robert Baker, who played college ball at Harvard, played last year with the Osceola Magic.
USA Today
25-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
How did Johnny Furphy perform in the G League? Stats for Mad Ants in career-high game
How did Johnny Furphy perform in the G League? Stats for Mad Ants in career-high game Indiana Pacers rookie Johnny Furphy set a new career high in scoring Monday on assignment in the G League, leading the Indiana Mad Ants against the Windy City Bulls. Furphy produced 29 points, nine rebounds, two steals and one assist in the 116-113 loss at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. He finished by shooting 10-of-14 from the field, including 3-of-4 from 3-point range, and 4-of-7 from the free-throw line in 36 minutes. The 35th pick made six out of his first seven shots from the field, scoring 17 points in the first half alone. He committed only two turnovers and was a minus-six on the court. Furphy logged his 10th appearance with the Mad Ants, averaging 14.3 points, 9.6 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.2 steals and one block on 45.2% shooting from the field. He has scored in double figures seven times and registered three double-doubles. The 20-year-old has spent much of the season with the Pacers, though he has played sparingly; he has only played more than 10 minutes once in 2025. The team expected Furphy would be in the G League but has kept him around for depth and learning purposes. The organization is high on his potential and believes he can eventually step in and contribute. He has showcased his ability at a high level with the Mad Ants and has offered a glimpse of the production he can bring on a nightly basis.
