Scott Agness: Pacers guard Malcolm Brogdon arrived in Indy on Sunday. His first impression: “Great family culture. I’m not sure I’ve experienced anything quite on this level of guys being together. I thinks a well-run, well-oiled machine.”
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Position: G
Born: 12/11/92
Height: 6-5 / 1.96
Weight:225 lbs. / 102.1 kg.
Salary: $20,000,000
Born: 12/11/92
Height: 6-5 / 1.96
Weight:225 lbs. / 102.1 kg.
Salary: $20,000,000
The new direction of the team, with the additions of Malcolm Brogdon, Jeremy Lamb, T.J. Warren, T.J. McConnell, Justin Holiday and JaKarr Sampson, has given Oladipo confidence to say at least this: “Playoffs, for sure. Definitely.”
It’s on to Oladipo’s new family starting with Brogdon, who was the big-ticket item coming in via an $85 million sign-and-trade deal. “I feel like we got some great additions. We got a chance to be really special. I feel like the league is wide open,” Oladipo said. “I was excited for the opportunity to play with (Brogdon). I know what type of player he is, the level that he plays on and has been playing on the last couple of years from Milwaukee. To have him as an addition is pretty big for us.”
When I look at this roster (with no Brogdon), I would say this team on paper isn’t as good as last year’s team. Do you agree or disagree with that assessment? Jon Horst: I would tell you pure analytics – kind of like the raw evaluation and the stuff that we look at – I think it’s close, maybe slightly worse. But, for me, I think we’re going to have internal development and growth, so I think we’re going to be better than last year based on that. We’re going to have another year in Bud’s system, which you have to remember last year was Year 1, so we’ll have another year in his system. And I think we added two guys who fit in a big way. I think Malcolm fit offensively and defensively at one position and did a great job, a fantastic player. I think Wes fits offensively at a high, high level and defensively, he’s really good. Robin fits defensively at a high, high level and offensively, he’s pretty good. In some ways, we were already the deepest team in the league in my opinion last year, and I think we might have become deeper. We still have four studs in the starting lineup and we have a fifth guy that fits great with them. I think we could be better. I really do. … I think we’ve filled the gaps in a great way.
Mark Montieth: Nate McMillan has a rep as a taskmaster, so he especially appreciates Malcolm Brogdon’s serious desire to play for the Pacers. “Normally I have guys who are OK with me after they leave,” he said, laughing. “I’ve had few that wanted to come and play for me.”
Jeff Zillgitt: Danielle Cantor, Malcolm Brogdon’s agent, negotiated the largest contract (four years, $85 million) for a female agent in league history. She’s sharp and could also be a front-office candidate at some point.
The Indiana Pacers announced Saturday they have acquired guard Malcolm Brogdon from the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for a future first round draft pick, as well as two future second round draft picks.
