The Pacers have waived forward Tyler Polley and guard Keisei Tominaga, according to a team press release.
Polley signed an Exhibit 10 contract on Thursday and Tominaga inked a similar deal this week. Assuming they clear waivers, they’ll be eligible for bonuses worth up to $77.5K if they spend at least 60 days with the G League’s Indiana Mad Ants.
Polley, a former UConn forward, has spent his first two professional seasons playing in the Greek Basketball League. He played last season for Kolossos, averaging 9.4 points and 4.6 rebounds on .442/.347/.795 shooting in 21 games (25.6 minutes).
Tominaga, an undrafted guard, averaged 15.1 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 1.4 assists in 26.1 minutes per game across 32 outings (all starts) for Nebraska in 2023/24.
In an additional move, the team signed guard Josiah-Jordan James to an Exhibit 10 contract. The Pacers agreed to an Exhibit 10 deal with James shortly after he went undrafted out of Tennessee.
James appeared in 144 games with the Volunteers and helped Tennessee reach the Elite Eight this year for the second time in program history. He appeared in 36 games last season, averaging 8.4 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 29.2 minutes per night while shooting 40.2% from the field and 34.1% from three-point range.
Reporting in June suggested James was expected to compete for a two-way deal. However, Indiana has already filled all three spots and say in today’s release that he’ll be joining the Mad Ants, which suggests he’ll be waived before the NBA season begins.
Playing 27 minutes a game in college and getting 2 rebounds for a PF is ….
Reading clearly isn’t your strongest attribute.
That is the Greek basketball league. I said College basketball. Obviously reading isn’t your strongest attribute. You totally contradicting yourself lol