Pacers announce Alex Poythress signed

Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY SportsAlex Poythress is now officially an NBA player.

On Monday, the Indiana Pacers announced that Alex Poythress had been signed to a contract, along with Julyan Stone. This deal was previously reported back on August 12. The Pacers are already over the 15-man roster limit that teams are permitted to enter the regular season with.

However, NBA clubs are allowed to have 20 players when training camp begins and keep that many up until final cuts are made in October. That's good news for Alex, who may be the on the outside of the roster looking in prior to camp opening.

However, a good showing in camp and the preseason games could earn him a spot on Indiana's…