The Indiana Pacers and young guard Andrew Nembhard have agreed to a three-year, $59 million contract extension, a league source shared.
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Pacers and young guard Andrew Nembhard have agreed to terms on a three-year contract extension, a league source shared with
Nembhard averaged 9.2 points and 4.1 assists per game last season. He had a massive defensive impact in the Pacers lineup and is the team's best perimeter stopper. In the postseason, he upped his averages to 14.9 and 5.5, respectively, giving many confidence that the young guard was "Proud of his growth. It's a tough game when our starting point guard is not in the game... it takes a lot of maturity to be able to step in there and do what he did tonight," Pacers forward Pascal Siakam said of Nembhard's postseason successes. "He was incredible controlling the pace of the game, getting people to their spots."
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