With the start of free agency less than 36 hours away, the Pacers have made their first non-draft decision of the offseason, as they are picking up Oshae Brissett’s $1.8 million team option for the upcoming season, reports James Boyd of the Indy Star.
Brissett, who toggled between both forward spots in the starting lineup after the trade deadline, will now be on track for unrestricted free agency next year, whereas turning down the option would’ve made him a restricted free agent this offseason — akin to what played out with Edmond Sumner in 2019, when both sides agreed to decline the option in order to come to terms on a new multi-year contract.