Mac McClung out, Monte Morris in for the shorthanded Indiana Pacers
How hard have injuries hit the Pacers this season? We’re not even 10 games into the season, and today Indiana made its fourth roster move to try to plug the holes left by all the injured players.
The latest move is to give up recently signed guard Mac McClung and replace him on the roster with veteran Monte Morris, a story interrupted by Shams Charania of ESPN and confirmed by other reports.
Indiana had considered bringing Morris to training camp, but he was dealing with a calf strain that would likely keep him out for most or all of camp, so the Pacers pivoted. Now Morris is healthy, Indiana is even more desperate for help, and the two are finally getting back together. Morris, 30, is an eight-year NBA veteran who spent last season in Phoenix, averaging 5.2 points a night in 45 games (and less than 13 minutes per game).
That’s unfortunate for McClung, the three-time Dunk Contest champion and former G-League MVP, who signed a multi-year but non-guaranteed contract with the Pacers. He is now a free agent.
Indiana’s guard depth has been decimated by injuries this season: Tyrese Haliburton (out for the season, torn Achilles), Bennedict Mathurin (foot), Andrew Nembhard (shoulder) and TJMcConnell (hamstring) are all out right now. (Not to mention frontcourt players Obi Toppin, Johnny Furphy and Kam Jones.)
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