After being recalled for guard depth in the wake of Victor Oladipo’s season-ending injury, the Indiana Pacers have signed two-way player Edmond Sumner to a two-year contract, the team announced Monday.
Sumner, who averaged 23.9 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 1.7 steals while shooting 40 percent from three in 17 games with the Mad Ants, struggled to see the floor outside of garbage time when Oladipo missed significant time earlier in the season, logging just eight minutes of action across the entirety of the 11-game stretch.
This go-around, with Tyreke Evans (back soreness) and Doug McDermott (rib ) also missing time due to injuries, the Xavier product has played no fewer than 10 minutes in each of the team’s last eight games.