With the Indiana Pacers roster sitting at 16 men with guaranteed contracts, one guy had to go. I was a little surprised to see the Indiana Pacers cut Evans. I thought Rakeem Christmas was on the hot seat.
Nonetheless, the Pacers will evaluate Rakeem’s progress and development at the end of next season and decide on his future from there.
The Pacers essentially acquired Christmas for Roy Hibbert. They traded Roy Hibbert to the Lakers in exchange for a 2019 second round pick. They then traded that pick to Cleveland in exchange for Christmas.
“We really liked Rakeem when he came in for pre-draft workouts,” said Larry Bird when the team officially acquired Rakeem last year.