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Former Louisville star gets another shot at NBA dreams with Pacers G-League team

Former Louisville basketball star Ray Spalding gets another chance at an NBA career, as the Noblesville Boom recently acquired him. The Boom is the Indiana Pacers' NBA G-League team.

Spalding spent three seasons with the Louisville Cardinals before he declared for the NBA Draft in 2018. He was selected in the second round by the Philadelphia 76ers with the No. 56 overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft, but was then traded to the Dallas Mavericks, where he earned some NBA minutes.

we have acquired the returning rights to Ray Spalding from the Rio Grande Valley Vipers in exchange for our 2026 first round pick.