nembhard played heads up defense against the following guards in order on the way to game 7 of the nba finals:
damian lillard
donovan mitchell
jalen brunson
shai gilgeous alexander
he did this while posting 47, 45, 80 shooting splits and being the secondary ball handler.
at 25
Pacers didn’t even have their 2026 pick heading into the NBA Finals last year. By a stroke of luck they got it back a few days prior to Haliburton getting hurt. They then flipped it for Zubac, sure, would’ve been great to have Zubac and a Top 4 pick. Nonetheless, the center hole has been filled by a top 10 center. If Mathurin doesn’t take a leap is he worth $20M-$25M off the bench? TBD. I don’t think we’ll know the winner or loser of this trade for a couple years.
This Pacers front office have done nothing but work to put together a contender the past 2 years. The core is intact. Keep the faith.
@jesseconway48@philfanacc@PranavSriraman I don’t understand how people that cover the NBA aren’t recognizing this. That being said, no one outside the state of Indiana has any clue the pacers exist. I’ll never forget how many “thunder sweep” people there were. Anyone doubting Hali…
@trytonotanger@PacersKev@mchappell51 Hold on brother…. Pacers ain’t going anywhere, ever. This hurts for sure, but not anywhere close to watching Ty go down in game 7. He’s coming back, and this team deserves all of the belief. They’ve earned it.
@itsCSB__ I did four tonight (did four last night and all of them were worst case scenario) got fourth 3x and 2nd once. All I can say, the NBA needs the pacers. This core (health pleaseeee) can absolutely win at the highest level and play the game the right way