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a day ago
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Pacers make key roster decision on NBA Draft pick
The post Pacers make key roster decision on NBA Draft pick appeared first on ClutchPoints. Coming into the 2025 NBA Draft, the Indiana Pacers did not have a first round pick. They ended up with two second round picks, however, in trading for the No. 38 pick from the San Antonio Spurs, and then already possessing the No. 54 pick. In days past, it used to be difficult for second round draft picks to make a team's final roster, but the addition of the two-way contract has eased things. The Pacers used a two-way contract on Taelon Peter, their draft pick at No. 54, as per Michael Scotto of The Pacers selected Kam Jones with the No. 38 overall pick in the draft, but he received a standard rookie contract. Peter will be on a two-way contract on the Pacers' roster and thus will be limited to only 50 NBA games. Should the Pacers make the playoffs, Peter's contract would have be converted to standard deal in order to be postseason eligible. In order to make room for Peter, the Pacers withdrew their two-way qualifying offer from Enrique Freeman, as per Keith Smith of Spotrac. Freeman was selected by the Pacers in the 2024 NBA Draft and played his rookie season on a two-way contract. Peter now joins Quenton Jackson and RayJ Dennis as the team's three designated two-way contract players. All three will likely see plenty of live game reps in the G League with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, the Pacers affiliate. Dennis, while going undrafted in 2024, is also an NBA rookie while Jackson has three years of NBA experience. Last season, Peter helped guide Liberty to their first NCAA Tournament appearance in four years. He came off the bench, appearing in 35 games with two starts, at a little over 22 minutes per game. He averaged 13.7 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.0 assists with splits of 57.8 percent shooting from the field, 45.3 percent shooting from the three-point line and 77.3 percent shooting from the free-throw line. He was named Conference USA Sixth Man of the Year. Related: Pacers GM reveals Tyrese Haliburton injury relief to help roster Related: Thunder's Isaiah Hartenstein reveals difference between facing Pacers, Nuggets in playoffs
USA Today
6 days ago
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- USA Today
Report: Pacers to sign No. 54 pick Taelon Peter to two-way contract
Former Liberty guard Taelon Peter, the 54th pick in the 2025 NBA draft, will reportedly sign a two-way contract with the Indiana Pacers, according to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype. Peter was the Conference USA Sixth Man of the Year last season, averaging 13.7 points, four rebounds and one assist on 45.3% shooting from 3-point range. He led the country in true shooting percentage (72.4) and was 19th in player efficiency rating (27.2). The 23-year-old, who played three years at Arkansas Tech (Division II), became the third player in program history selected in the draft and the first since Cliff Webber in 1985. He is the first player from Conference USA to be drafted since Charles Bassey in 2021. Peter debuted with the Pacers in the NBA Summer League, averaging 9.5 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists on 57.1% shooting from the field in four appearances. He produced a summer league-high 15 points on July 12 in a loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. The 6-foot-4 standout will split his time next season between the NBA and the Noblesville Boom in the G League. He is eligible to be active for up to 50 games in the NBA and will earn $636,435, which is equal to 50% of the minimum salary applicable to a player with zero years of service. Peter had a monumental rise to establish himself as a second-round after failing to earn invitations to the draft combine or G League Elite Camp. He will now have the chance to begin his career with the Pacers and develop within their system.
Yahoo
16-07-2025
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NBA Summer League Pacers vs. OKC Thunder stats, box score: Taelon Peter shows promise
If you buy something through a link in this article, we may earn commission. Pricing and availability are subject to change. There was no impressive comeback this time. The Pacers were beat handily 104-85 by the Thunder on Saturday in their second game of NBA Summer League in Las Vegas. Pacers rookie Taelon Peter scored 15 points on 6-of-10 shooting, including 3-of-7 from behind the arc. Advertisement Quenton Jackson, who scored 24 points in the Pacers' comeback win on Thursday, didn't play due to injury. 3 takeaways: Pacers' TOs, cold shooting lead to blowout loss, but rookie a bright spot Thunder rookie Brooks Barnhizer, a Lafayette Jeff grad, scored a team-high 13 points in the first half on 6-of-6 shooting with four rebounds and four steals. He finished with 17 points. Here's the full box score from Saturday's game. NBA Summer League Indiana Pacers vs OKC Thunder stats, box score Pacers stats: How many points did Johnny Furphy score? Name Min FG 3FG FT Reb Ast Pts Johnny Furphy 29 5-12 0-6 1-2 6 4 11 Phillip Wheeler 19 0-1 0-1 9-10 0 0 9 Enrique Freeman 23 4-5 2-2 5-6 11 0 15 Kam Jones 30 4-11 0-6 2-2 6 1 10 RayJ Dennis 25 1-10 0-4 0-0 2 4 2 Hunter Maldonado 14 2-4 1-3 0-1 2 0 5 Steven Ashworth 9 1-4 0-3 0-0 0 1 2 Buddy Boeheim 10 0-6 0-6 0-0 1 1 0 Keisei Tominaga 2 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 Taelon Peter 23 6-10 3-7 0-0 2 3 15 Robert Baker 17 5-6 2-3 4-6 5 2 16 Totals -- 28-70 8-42 21-27 35 16 85 Thunder stats: How many points did Brooks Barnhizer score? Name Min FG 3FG FT Reb Ast Pts Malevy Leons 21 7-10 1-1 1-1 10 2 16 Brooks Barnhizer 25 8-10 1-2 0-0 5 2 17 Nikola Topic 22 2-6 1-1 2-2 1 10 7 Ajay Mitchell 25 4-11 1-4 4-6 6 7 13 Chris Youngblood 22 7-12 5-8 2-3 2 3 21 Kerwin Walton 5 0-2 0-2 0-0 2 0 0 Jazian Gortman 21 8-11 1-2 0-0 2 2 17 Cesare Edwards 4 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 1 0 Hason Ward 11 2-2 0-0 0-0 3 1 4 Ty Brewer 16 2-5 1-2 0-2 4 0 5 Zack Austin 10 0-2 0-2 2-2 0 0 2 Erik Reynolds II 4 1-2 0-1 0-1 0 0 2 Totals -- 41-76 11-27 11-17 35 28 104 Pacers vs Thunder score by quarter Pacers 16 22 26 21 — 85 Thunder 14 38 31 21 — 104 Pacers Summer League schedule, scores, how to watch, TV channel Thursday, July 10: Pacers 116, Cavs 115 (takeaways; box score) Advertisement Saturday, July 12: Thunder 104, Pacers 85 Monday, July 14: Pacers vs. Bulls, 6 p.m. (ESPNU, ESPN+) Thursday, July 17: Pacers vs. Knicks, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN2, ESPN+) Get IndyStar's Pacers coverage sent directly to your inbox with our Pacers Update newsletter. This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: NBA Summer League Pacers vs OKC Thunder stats, box score
Indianapolis Star
13-07-2025
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- Indianapolis Star
3 takeaways: Pacers' turnovers, cold shooting lead to blowout Summer League loss, but rookie a bright spot
Former South Florida star and Alabama guard Chris Youngblood scored 21 points to lead the Thunder to a 104-85 win over the Pacers in an NBA Finals rematch at the NBA Summer League on Saturday at the Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas. The Pacers, who were missing guard Quenton Jackson, fell to 1-1 in Summer League and next play against the Bulls at 6 p.m., Monday. The Thunder improved to 2-0. Guard Jazian Gortman added 17 points for the Thunder and wing Brooks Barnhizer posted 17 points and six steals. Center Malevy Leons had 16 points and 10 rebounds. Nikola Topic, the No. 12 pick in the 2024 draft who missed all of last season with injury, posted 10 assists. Forward Robert Baker led the Pacers with 16 points. Forward Enrique Freeman had 15 points and 11 rebounds. Guard Taelon Peter had 15 points and wing Johnny Furphy had 11 points, six rebounds and four assists. Pacers vs. Thunder stats, box score: Taelon Peter shows promise Here are three observations. Turnovers and points off turnovers were among the most important stats in the NBA Finals because the Thunder and Pacers were two of the best teams at avoiding turnovers on offense, causing turnovers on defense, turning turnovers into points and keeping their opponents from turning turnovers into points. Both Summer League squads seem to be following the leads of what are effectively the varsity teams, and just as was the case in some key games in the Finals, the Thunder took control on Saturday by capitalizing off turnovers. The Pacers committed 19 turnovers while the Thunder committed 17, but the Thunder were much better at converting those opportunities. The Thunder recorded 14 steals to the Pacers' 11 with rookie wing Brooks Barnhizer posting six of those which allowed the Thunder to get out in transition. The Thunder finished with 32 points off turnovers and eight fast-break points while the Pacers finished with just 12 points off turnovers an four fast-break points. One of the biggest culprits in terms of giving the ball way was Pacers guard RayJ Dennis. Dennis, who is expected to take one of the Pacers' two-way contracts again this season, posted 26 points and nine assists on Thursday in the Pacers' comeback win over the Cavaliers. However in Saturday, he finished with just two points on 1-of-10 shooting and posted four assists to five turnovers. Along with points off turnovers, the Pacers also saw a huge negative gap at the 3-point line that ultimately made up for a lot of the margin in the blowout. The Thunder missed 11 of their first 12 field goals to start the game, but then made 19-of-25 to end the period and caught fire from outside. They finished 11-of-27 from beyond the arc with Youngblood making five of his eight attempts. The Pacers never found any kind of rhythm from beyond the arc and their starting perimeter players were particularly brutal. As a team they made just 8-of-42 attempts. Starting guards RayJ Dennis and Kam Jones and wing Johnny Furphy finished 0 of 16 from beyond the arc. The only players who made multiple 3s were Freeman, Peter and Baker as they were a combined 7-of-11 from 3. Speaking of Peter and Baker, those two were the closest thing the Pacers had to bright spots in defeat. Peter, the No. 54 pick out of Liberty who is apparently battling for a two-way contract spot, has shown hustle and shooting skill in his first two games which were the reasons the Pacers had him rated higher than many others did on their draft boards. Peter made 6-of-10 field goals and 3-of-7 3-pointers and dished out three assists to one turnover. Baker — who played at Harvard and has spent the past five years bouncing back and forth between the G League and international basketball — showed inside and outside skill, scoring 16 points on 5-of-6 shooting including 2-of-3 from 3-point range. He also had five rebounds, two assists and two steals. Thursday, July 10: Pacers 116, Cavs 115 (takeaways; box score) Saturday, July 12: Thunder 104, Pacers 85 Monday, July 14: Pacers vs. Bulls, 6 p.m. (ESPNU, ESPN+) Thursday, July 17: Pacers vs. Knicks, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN2, ESPN+)
Indianapolis Star
12-07-2025
- Sport
- Indianapolis Star
NBA Summer League Pacers vs. OKC Thunder stats, box score: Taelon Peter shows promise
There was no impressive comeback this time. The Pacers were beat handily 104-85 by the Thunder on Saturday in their second game of NBA Summer League in Las Vegas. Pacers rookie Taelon Peter scored 15 points on 6-of-10 shooting, including 3-of-7 from behind the arc. Quenton Jackson, who scored 24 points in the Pacers' comeback win on Thursday, didn't play due to injury. Thunder rookie Brooks Barnhizer, a Lafayette Jeff grad, scored a team-high 13 points in the first half on 6-of-6 shooting with four rebounds and four steals. He finished with 17 points. Here's the full box score from Saturday's game. Thursday, July 10: Pacers 116, Cavs 115 (takeaways; box score) Saturday, July 12: Thunder 104, Pacers 85 Monday, July 14: Pacers vs. Bulls, 6 p.m. (ESPNU, ESPN+) Thursday, July 17: Pacers vs. Knicks, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN2, ESPN+)
