Second-round picks aren’t an exact science. Most are out of the league in a few years, if they even make it onto the court during an NBA game. However, right now Edmond Sumner doesn’t look like his destiny is on that path. Right now, he looks a lot like an NBA player with the Indiana Pacers.
Just how good of one is certainly up for debate but after a ho-hum season in the G-League last year and volatile performance at Summer League, the second-year player is beginning to look like the player the Pacers saw at Xavier — before his injury.