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| Gerald Green with former team, Brooklyn Nets. |
Today the Pacers finalized a 3 year 10.5
million dollar deal with SF Gerald Green as well a 1 year 3.5 million dollar
deal with PG DJ Augustin. These two signings come in an effort to improve a
somewhat weak bench that caused the Pacers some problems during last year's
playoffs.
Gerald Green was in a Nets uniform last year, being signed to a 10 day contract mid-season. During those 10 days Green played so well that the Nets kept him around for the remainder of the season and the Nets weren't the only team that saw how well Green was performing. Once free agency came around, the 6'8 wing was drawing interest from multiple teams including the Indiana Pacers. It didn't take the Pacers long to offer up a 3 year 10.5 million dollar contract to the once 10 day contract player. Green gladly accepted the deal and is now a member of the Indiana Pacers. Green, a very athletic small forward/shooting guard, shot nearly 50% from the field and 40% from beyond the arc last season. Couple that with his tremendous ability to drive into the lane and either finish at/above the rim or find an open teammate on the perimeter and you have that scoring threat the Pacers desperately needed coming off the bench.
The next signee is former Bobcats' PG DJ Augustin. Augustin was set to be a restricted free agent this offseason but once Charlotte acquired Ramon Sessions from the Lakers, the Bobcats retracted their qualifying offer to Augustin making if an unrestricted free agent. That's when the Pacers jumped on the opportunity to sign the PG. Having just dealt their backup PG to Dallas the day before, they needed a replacement. Augustine is a good passer and floor general but can also score the ball in a variety of ways. He averaged 11.1 ppg along with 6.5 assists per game on a terrible Charlotte team so his assist number will likely rise with the players he will now have on his team.
These two signings,along with the addition of Ian Mahinmi, were great moves by the Pacers. The goal was to get a quality back up to Roy Hibbert and improve the bench, both were accomplished. Donnie Walsh and Kevin Pritchard deserve a lot of credit for getting this done.
Gerald Green was in a Nets uniform last year, being signed to a 10 day contract mid-season. During those 10 days Green played so well that the Nets kept him around for the remainder of the season and the Nets weren't the only team that saw how well Green was performing. Once free agency came around, the 6'8 wing was drawing interest from multiple teams including the Indiana Pacers. It didn't take the Pacers long to offer up a 3 year 10.5 million dollar contract to the once 10 day contract player. Green gladly accepted the deal and is now a member of the Indiana Pacers. Green, a very athletic small forward/shooting guard, shot nearly 50% from the field and 40% from beyond the arc last season. Couple that with his tremendous ability to drive into the lane and either finish at/above the rim or find an open teammate on the perimeter and you have that scoring threat the Pacers desperately needed coming off the bench.
The next signee is former Bobcats' PG DJ Augustin. Augustin was set to be a restricted free agent this offseason but once Charlotte acquired Ramon Sessions from the Lakers, the Bobcats retracted their qualifying offer to Augustin making if an unrestricted free agent. That's when the Pacers jumped on the opportunity to sign the PG. Having just dealt their backup PG to Dallas the day before, they needed a replacement. Augustine is a good passer and floor general but can also score the ball in a variety of ways. He averaged 11.1 ppg along with 6.5 assists per game on a terrible Charlotte team so his assist number will likely rise with the players he will now have on his team.
These two signings,along with the addition of Ian Mahinmi, were great moves by the Pacers. The goal was to get a quality back up to Roy Hibbert and improve the bench, both were accomplished. Donnie Walsh and Kevin Pritchard deserve a lot of credit for getting this done.
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| DJ Augustin with former team, Charlotte Bobcats. |
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