Pacers Sign Rookie Kam Jones To Unique Four-Year Standard Contract
The post Pacers Sign Rookie Kam Jones To Unique Four-Year Standard Contract appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – FEBRUARY 25: Kam Jones #1 of the Marquette Golden Eagles reacts after a play … More against the Providence Friars during the second half at Fiserv Forum on February 25, 2025 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images) Getty Images INDIANAPOLIS – Kam Jones has signed his first professional contract, inking a four-year deal with the Indiana Pacers. Jones, a rookie that the Pacers acquried via a draft trade with the San Antonio Spurs, was the 38th overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. Indiana wanted a selection early in the second round for multiple reasons – the keys ones being that the team didn’t have a first-round pick after a mid-June trade and the roster projected to be expensive while selections in the 30s end up being cheaper contributors. Why did the Pacers sign and draft Kam Jones? With all of that at play, the Pacers acquired Jones. The guard spent four years at Marquette, where he played both on and off the ball during different seasons. As a senior, he averaged 19.2 points and 5.9 assists per game. “Tough kid. Loves the gym, lives for the gym. I like the fact that he played (positions) two and one. He was a two guard the year before, then a point guard,” Pacers President of Basketball Operations Kevin Pritchard said of Jones. “But if you ever get around him, he reminds me of, personlity wise, [Tyrese Haliburton] . He’s hyper positive. He’s watching from the sidelines, and he’s got that kind of an it factor of ‘that’s a Pacer’. Once you see a Pacer, I can tell that guys a Pacer. He’s a big-time worker. We’re excited.” Jones has been practicing with his new team ahead of summer league this week. He, along with returning Pacers…
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MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – FEBRUARY 25: Kam Jones #1 of the Marquette Golden Eagles reacts after a play … More against the Providence Friars during the second half at Fiserv Forum on February 25, 2025 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images) Getty Images INDIANAPOLIS – Kam Jones has signed his first professional contract, inking a four-year deal with the Indiana Pacers. Jones, a rookie that the Pacers acquried via a draft trade with the San Antonio Spurs, was the 38th overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. Indiana wanted a selection early in the second round for multiple reasons – the keys ones being that the team didn’t have a first-round pick after a mid-June trade and the roster projected to be expensive while selections in the 30s end up being cheaper contributors. Why did the Pacers sign and draft Kam Jones? With all of that at play, the Pacers acquired Jones. The guard spent four years at Marquette, where he played both on and off the ball during different seasons. As a senior, he averaged 19.2 points and 5.9 assists per game. “Tough kid. Loves the gym, lives for the gym. I like the fact that he played (positions) two and one. He was a two guard the year before, then a point guard,” Pacers President of Basketball Operations Kevin Pritchard said of Jones. “But if you ever get around him, he reminds me of, personlity wise, [Tyrese Haliburton] . He’s hyper positive. He’s watching from the sidelines, and he’s got that kind of an it factor of ‘that’s a Pacer’. Once you see a Pacer, I can tell that guys a Pacer. He’s a big-time worker. We’re excited.” Jones has been practicing with his new team ahead of summer league this week. He, along with returning Pacers…
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