The Indiana Pacers and young forward Obi Toppin came to an agreement on a new deal in free agency. Here are the details.
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Pacers and Obi Toppin have agreed to terms on a new contract that will keep the young forward in the Circle City going forward, a league source toldToppin, 26, was traded to Indiana in July of 2023. The hope was that he could be a weapon in transition and gel with the Pacers offensive style.The four-year pro played in all 82 regular season games and averaged a career high 10.3 points and 3.9 rebounds per game. His 40.3% shooting from deep was also a career-best figure.
His fit on and off the court made him a natural candidate to be re-signed in free agency. Toppin, after, was a restricted free agent this summer, and that gave Indiana the right to match any contract Toppin may have signed with another team. Because of that, if the Pacers wanted to keep Toppin, they had the means to do so.
In the postseason, Toppin's positional versatility proved to be important. He played center at times and power forward at others. He was often on the hardwood with many starters yet was a key part of the second unit. That all helped the Pacers run a clean rotation during their Eastern Conference Finals run.
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