<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Pacers retain Jalen Smith on 2-year deal');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Pacers-Jalen-Smith-Pacers-Jalen-Smith.jpeg"></figure><h1>Pacers retain Jalen Smith on 2-year deal</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-07-01T17:42:29-07:00">July 1st, 5:42pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-07-01T17:42:29-07:00">July 1st, 5:42pm</time><address><a>Benedetto Vitale</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Indiana Pacers are undergoing some big changes this offseason, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celtics-news-malcolm-brogdon-shockingly-traded-to-boston/">especially after trading Malcolm Brogdon</a> to the Boston Celtics. Hopefully, the front office can bring in some exciting young talent, as the franchise faces a rebuild. With that in mind, it sounds like the organization made a nice underrated signing, as the Pacers bring back Jalen Smith.</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1543024526283382785">According to Shams Charania</a>, Smith agreed to a two-year deal to remain in Indiana. Although he is not a big-name player, the front office retains an exciting young power forward who is developing his game. He’s flashed potential periodically and could have a chance to prove himself as a consistent option for the Pacers.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Free agent center Jalen Smith has agreed to a two-year deal to return to the Indiana Pacers, sources tell <a href="https://twitter.com/TheAthletic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@TheAthletic</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Stadium?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@Stadium</a>.</p><p>— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1543024526283382785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">July 2, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>After playing a limited role with the Phoenix Suns, Jalen Smith was eventually traded to Indiana where he improved his production immediately. Last year, Smith increased his points per game average from 6.0 to 13.4 once he joined the Pacers. Additionally, he also became a more reliable rebounder, averaging 7.6 per game. His increased playing time surely helped, but the franchise likes what they’ve seen from him so far.</p><p>A two-year deal is perfect for both the Pacers and Jalen Smith. It gives Indiana the time to develop him. On top of that, a short deal favors Smith right now because if he continues to improve, he’ll be in line for a bigger payday down the road. We’ll see how it plays out, but as of right now, this should be viewed as a brilliant signing for Indiana.</p><p>Look for the Pacers to spend time with Jalen Smith and help him develop his game. If they can un-tap his potential, then Indiana’s bounce-back could be much faster than anticipated.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Pacers retain Jalen Smith on 2-year deal

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', '3 teams that must take a trade chance on Suns’ 2020 lottery pick Jalen Smith');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/X-teams-that-must-take-a-trade-chance-on-Suns_-2020-lottery-pick-Jalen-Smith.jpeg"></figure><h1>3 teams that must take a trade chance on Suns’ 2020 lottery pick Jalen Smith</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-12-14T14:07:12-08:00">December 14th, 2:07pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-12-14T14:07:12-08:00">December 14th, 2:07pm</time><address><a>Jon Conahan</a>Penn State 22'</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Jalen Smith of the Phoenix Suns is one of the players that they are reportedly going to shop at the NBA Trade Deadline. The 21-year-old University of Maryland product was the <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1329244055478394881">10th</a> pick for the Suns in the 2020 NBA draft.</p><p>Although he hasn’t done much in his NBA career due to him not playing, he did show in his college career that he could be a successful big man in the NBA. At the University of Maryland, he was able to score 15.5 points per game while adding in 10.5 rebounds in his sophomore season. He shot 53% from the field and 36% from three-point range while shooting almost three a game.</p><p>It makes sense that Phoenix is deciding to get rid of him because they do have a young and talented big man in Deandre Ayton. The pick at the time was a bit questionable but there were still some concerns about Ayton because he wasn’t necessarily panning out to what Phoenix was hoping for. Ayton wasn’t being as dominant as he is now and that was a major concern for Phoenix because they wanted a big man who they could pair next to their star, Devin Booker.</p><p>Smith isn’t exactly somebody who’s going to come in and make a major contribution, but he has does have the potential to be above-average in this league. Whether it be a team that is already at the bottom half of the league and in a rebuild situation or a team who is going to trade away most of their guys and head towards a rebuild, he could make a contributor. Let’s take look at three teams who should think about taking a chance on Jalen Smith.</p><h2><b>Jalen Smith NBA Trade Deadline</b></h2><p><b>3. Oklahoma City Thunder</b></p><p>This could be the perfect spot for this young man because he can come in and play 25-plus minutes per night. There is clearly a need for a big man for the Thunder and that’s exactly what he can come in and do. He has the potential to stretch the floor and that’s what Oklahoma City needs. Pairing him next to guys like Josh Giddey, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and Lu Dort could lead to him being successful.</p><p>Factor in that Jalen Smith is still only 21 years old, and it’s the perfect situation. He could have the potential to be this team’s center through the rebuild process and even be a big contribution after that process is over. It’s not exactly like Oklahoma City has a lot to lose by taking this risk, so it would make sense if they decide to do so.</p><p><b>2. Boston Celtics</b></p><p>Smith to Boston would be an interesting move because they are in a weird position. They don’t necessarily have the team at the moment to be NBA championship contenders, but they do have two superstars who could potentially get them to an NBA final. Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown are both good enough to carry the Celtics to an NBA title, but the rest of the team isn’t quite there.</p><p>If the front office feels like they are not in a position to win an NBA title at the trade deadline and move some pieces, Jalen Smith wouldn’t be a bad option for them to bring in. They clearly need big man help and having an older Al Horford play 30-plus minutes a night isn’t going to be good in the long run. Factor in that Horford also might not be on the team for much longer due to him getting up there in his career, and he could be the potential center of the future for the Celtics.</p><p>Bringing Smith in isn’t exactly what the Celtics need, but he could be a decent player for them and it is an interesting spot for him to land due to them needing help at the center position.</p><p><b>1. Indiana Pacers</b></p><p>The Indiana Pacers are going to be similar to the Oklahoma City Thunder. They might not have as many draft picks and as bright as a future as the Thunder have, but they are reportedly going to head towards a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pacers-rumors-domantas-sabonis-true-feelings-trade-buzz-will-please-fans/">rebuilding</a> process. This could be the perfect opportunity for them to get rid of Myles Turner and Domantas Sabonis but bring in another guy who they feel can help their team win in the future. Smith is obviously nowhere near as good as either Sabonis or Turner, but he is still young and he could be the perfect guy to help with the rebuild. They also have some young guys such as Chris Duarte they are going to need to pair next to somebody in the future.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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2023-24 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
9.9	5.5	1.0	0.6	0.3

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