Joe Young enters this season as the Pacers third point guard. On a typical night, if he touches the floor, something has gone wrong for Indiana. Either someone above him in the rotation has become injured, or the Pacers are losing by a significant number of points. Whichever situation it is, neither are ideal.
What Joey Buckets does offer is a bit of promise. With 15.4 points and 5.5 assists per 36 minutes in his career, he has shown that he can play on offense when given the opportunity. Unfortunately, his sample size of minutes isn’t big enough to make any conclusions about his play, and his defense has been underwhelming to say the least.