The Pacers have made an effort to trade Jeremy Lamb and his $10.5MM expiring contract this offseason, but haven’t had any luck, so the veteran wing will likely open the season on the team’s roster, writes J. Michael of The Indianapolis Star. However, according to Michael, Lamb isn’t expected to still be a Pacer by the end of the 2021/22 campaign.
Lamb, 29, suffered a torn ACL during his first season in Indiana in 2019/20. That injury delayed his start to his second season with the team, and lingering knee and leg issues limited him to 36 total games in 2020/21. He averaged 10.1 PPG and 3.6 RPG in .435/.406/.947 shooting in 21.3 minutes per contest.
As Michael writes, since the Pacers added Caris LeVert earlier this year and drafted Chris Duarte in July, there’s no longer a clear role on the wing for Lamb, so the team is comfortable moving on from him. However, Lamb may have to prove this fall that he’s fully healthy in order to increase his appeal as a trade chip. At this point, teams likely wouldn’t give up much of value to acquire him.
Although the Pacers haven’t found a deal they like yet, Michael hears that about four teams have expressed some level of interest in Lamb. The Lakers and Hornets are among those clubs, Michael adds.
Which guy was/is better with the Pacers, Myles Turner, Danny Granger, Jalen Rose, Chuck Person, David West?.. name a top 3 if possible
I strongly recommend anyone who considers themselves a basketball fan to learn about those 5guys
Danny Granger by far the best player in that group. Hands down.
You should be saying David West GSW fan! But he didn’t stay in Indy long, was past his heyday, and I think he stiffed them.
Person or Granger were the most defining.
Best peak for sure. Too bad injuries cut his prime short. Kind of a random selection of players tbh, as none of these guys were Pacer lifers.
Rose might have had the best overall career but most of it wasn’t w/ Indiana. West’s best years were in NO. Person was a solid player but I might put him last, right above Turner that is.
According to Indiana newspaper,
Lakers are interested in Lamb.
Pacers have no plan to buy him out
That won’t happen before January 15th, that’s the earliest they can trade Horton-Tucker. Maybe if they traded multiple players they could do it on December 15th, but that would still be two months into the regular season.
Thanks for repeating what is already in the article
Wow. Some kinda motivation there for Lamb. Pacers must have just got back taking management 101 courses from the Rockies.
Pacers didn’t write the article, bud.
This guy looks so unamused in that picture
His EFF stats were still good in reduced minutes last year. He can be a rotation guy for a good team. Lakers would make a lot of sense but prob not at 10m—I’d be surprised if Indy buys him out. Should be able to get something for him
How many teams will realize that Lamb isn’t a team player …… this guy does not pass the ball.
I liked Lamb as a rookie and his first summer league after getting drafted. But he’s still that same guy LOL, he hasn’t gotten any better.