The Indiana Pacers are signing wing Jeremy Lamb to a $31.5 million contract over three years, The Athletic’s Shams Charania reports.
Free agent Jeremy Lamb agreed to a three-year, $31.5M deal with Indiana, agent Jeff Schwartz of Excel Sports Management says.
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Lamb put up new career-best numbers with the Charlotte Hornets last season. In 79 games in 2018-19, Lamb averaged 15.3 points, 5.5 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.1 steals in 28.5 minutes per game. He shot 44 percent from the field, 34.8 percent from 3-point range, and 88.8 percent from the free throw line.
Prior to his four-year stint in Charlotte, Lamb spent three seasons with the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Article Continues BelowLamb, 27, was traded from Oklahoma City to Charlotte in the 2015 offseason for Luke Ridnour and a conditional second-round pick. He was drafted by the Thunder with the 12th overall pick in the 2012 NBA Draft.
Lamb, a seven-year NBA veteran, is another G League success story. The Virginia native made multiple trips to and fro the G League during his first two NBA seasons with the Thunder. He’s consistently built off the previous season and turned into a better player the next one.
The Pacers hope to pair Lamb with Victor Oladipo, who’s currently injured. Indiana also made a sign-and-trade deal for Malcolm Brogdon in a deal with the Milwaukee Bucks.
Brogdon is a restricted free agent. The Bucks received a first-round pick and two future second-round picks for the former Rookie of the Year,