The Pacers didn’t waste any time getting Thomas Bryant on the court. After officially acquiring him on Sunday, Bryant had seven points and two rebounds in 11 minutes against the Pelicans.
“It was a little hectic but everybody accepted me and they helped me through the whole time. It felt great being out there with the guys,” Bryant said via a video posted by the Indianapolis Star’s Dustin Dopirak.
Bryant provides depth at the center spot, a position where Indiana has suffered two season-ending injuries. He appeared in only 10 games with Miami this season.
“I know there’s a big need to have another ‘five’ here. Just trying to fill that role here with the guys and talking with them as well, just trying to see what I can bring, what I can do with them. … They just want me to play my game,” Bryant said.
We have more from the Central Division:
- Bulls wing Zach LaVine is questionable to play against Toronto on Monday due to lower back spasms, K.C. Johnson of Chicago Sports Network tweets. He’s averaging 21.7 points, 4.4 rebounds and 4.2 assists this season.
- The Bulls continue to aggressively shop Lonzo Ball, Nikola Vucevic and LaVine, among other players, as they look to stay in the loaded lottery, Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun Times reports. Chicago owes San Antonio a first-rounder but it’s top 10 protected for 2025. Moving LaVine’s contract is more of a pipe dream than a reality, the source told Cowley, unless there’s a major injury or unexpected development.
- The Pistons won’t have starting forward Tobias Harris against Miami on Monday. He’s dealing with a right thumb sprain, Omari Sankofa II of the Detroit Free Press tweets.