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The Indiana Pacers reintroduced Harrington on Thursday, two days after a sign-and-trade deal brought the former back to the team that originally drafted him in 1998. Harrington, 26, averaged 18.6 points and 6.9 rebounds last season for the Atlanta Hawks. "I'm happy to be back and finally get back to winning again," he said. "What wasi it -- 39 wins in two years and no fun?" |
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The Pacers gave up a 2007 NBA draft first round pick and center John Edwards to reacquire Harrington. He's expected to start for the Pacers at power forward next season. Indiana had already dealt forward Austin Croshere and guard Anthony Johnson and let swingman Peja Stojakovic go in a sign-and-trade. |
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The Indiana Pacers completed a sign-and-trade deal with the Atlanta Hawks for Harrington late Tuesday. Indiana acquired the forward and center John Edwards in exchange for a 2007 NBA first round draft pick. Harrington spent his the first six years of his NBA career with the Pacers before spending the last two seasons with Atlanta. "We've had Al before," Pacers CEO Donnie Walsh said. "He comes back with more seasoning." |
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Harrington has career averages of 12.4 points and 5.8 rebounds. He averaged a career-high 18.6 points and 6.9 rebounds last season with the Hawks. He'd averaged 13.3 points and 6.4 rebounds in his last season with the Pacers in 2004. |
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Harrington's new agent, Arn Tellem, said Monday he expects the Atlanta Hawks and former Indiana Pacers forward to return to Indiana. Pacers CEO Donnie Walsh wouldn't say that a deal was imminent, but said talks never ceased. "We're still in negotiations with Al Harrington and the Atlanta Hawks," Walsh said. Harrington averaged 18.6 points and 6.9 rebounds last season with Atlanta. |
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Harrington played his first six NBA seasons with the Pacers before being traded to the Hawks in July 2004 for Stephen Jackson. The Pacers gave themselves a chance to get Harrington, considered among the top free agents on the market, when they gained a trade exception worth $7.5 million in the sign-and-trade deal that sent Peja Stojakovic to the New Orleans Hornets. |
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The Indiana Pacers have signed Baston, who spent the last three seasons playing in Israel. |
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The 6-foot-9, 215-pound forward averaged 13.3 points and 6.5 rebounds per game for Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv, teaming with current Pacer Sarunas Jasikevicius to win two Euroleague titles. Baston played 16 games for the Toronto Raptors in 2003, averaging 2.5 points and 1.4 rebounds. |
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Powell was sent to the Pacers on Monday along with Darrell Armstrong and Rawle Marshall in exchange for Anthony Johnson. Powell, a 6-foot-9 forward, averaged 3.0 points and 2.2 rebounds in 37 games during his rookie year for the Mavericks last season. |
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Marshall was sent to the Pacers on Monday along with Darrell Armstrong and Josh Powell in exchange for Anthony Johnson. Marshall, a 6-foot-7 swingman, averaged 3.1 points and 1.3 rebounds in 23 games during his rookie year for the Mavericks last season. |
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The Mavericks sent Armstrong to the Pacers on Monday along with Josh Powell and Rawle Marshall for point guard Anthony Johnson. Armstrong, who was an unrestricted free agent, played much of last season with a torn rotator cuff. "Darrell Armstrong is a good fit, a solid professional, a great guy in the locker room and someone who brings a lot of energy to a team," said Larry Bird, Indiana's president of basketball operations. |
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Armstrong is a 12-year veteran with career averages of 10.1 points and 4.4 assists. He spent most of his career with Orlando before brief stints in New Orleans and Dallas. |
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Daniels reportedly will be traded from Dallas to Indiana for Austin Croshere, his agent said on Thursday. Trades can't become officially until Wednesday, when the NBA's moratorium ends. The swingman averaged 9.3 points in three seasons with the Mavericks, but struggled to get playing time with Avery Johnson as coach. |
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Daniels averaged 10.2 points in 29 starts this season, but averaged only nine minutes in the NBA Finals against Miami. He should get plenty of playing time with the Pacers, filling the void left when Peja Stojakovic departed for the Hornets. |
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The Indiana Pacers waived Bender Wednesday. Bender announced his retirement in February due to a medical condition in his knees. He'd played just a total of nine games over the last two seasons. |
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Bender was the fifth overall NBA Draft pick in 1999 and was dealt to Indiana from the Toronto Raptors on Aug. 8, 1999. He averaged 5.6 points and 2.2 rebounds in seven seasons with the Pacers. His best season was 2001-02 when he played 78 games, averaging 7.4 points and 3.1 rebounds. |
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Foster missed Tuesday's 92-86 first-round loss to New Jersey with a back problem. The status of the Pacers' starting center is uncertain for Game 6 on Thursday. |
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Foster has averaged 2.8 points and 6.0 rebounds during the series. Austin Croshere joined the starting lineup Tuesday in Foster's absence. |
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After being fined $15,000 by the NBA for publicly criticizing the officials following a Game 2 loss, O'Neal went out and tied his playoff career high with 37 points and added 15 rebounds for the Pacers in their 107-95 win over New Jersey in Game 3 on Thursday. The power forward was averaging 13.5 points and 5.0 rebounds in the first two games, but went 12-for-15 from the floor and 13-for-14 from the free-throw line on Thursday. |
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O'Neal previously scored 37 points against Miami in the second round of the 2004 playoffs. |
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Jackson had 18 points and eight rebounds in the Pacers' 90-88 win over the New Jersey Nets on Sunday in Game 1 of the first round of the playoffs. He went 8-for-15 from the field and made his only free-throw attempt for Indiana, which trailed by one point entering the fourth quarter. |
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Jackson averaged 16.4 points and 3.9 rebounds in 81 games during the regular season. |
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Harrington sat out of Atlanta's 101-99 win over Minnesota on Wednesday night with a strained chest muscle. The small forward played on Tuesday against New Jersey and participated in Wednesday's walk-through before the game, but was unable to play come game time. Marvin Williams started in his place. |
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Harrington is second on the Hawks with 18.8 points and 6.8 rebounds. Consider him day-to-day, with Atlanta's next game against Washington on Friday. |
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O'Neal was inactive on Thursday against the Suns after aggravating his groin injury. The Pacers forward was averaging 13.0 points and 7.2 rebounds in his first five games back after missing two months with a torn left groin. O'Neal originally aggravated the injury against the Heat on Monday and played in pain against Atlanta on Wednesday. |
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O'Neal is averaging 19.9 points and 9.5 rebounds this season. |
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Greene was suspended indefinitely by the Celtics on Wednesday after he was arrested on Monday for reckless driving. Greene was clocked at more than 90 mph in a Boston suburb. He will not play on Wednesday when the Celtics take on the Knicks and is being sidelined for conduct detrimental to the team. |
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The rookie from Louisiana-Lafayette is averaging 2.7 points in 14.7 minutes a game for Boston this season. |
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In his first start since Jan. 24, Tinsley had four points and a season-high 14 assists for the Pacers. |
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Tinsley has started in 22 of his 34 appearances this season for the Pacers. |
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O'Neal started for the Pacers for the first time in his third appearance since he returned from a 24-game absence because of a groin injury. O'Neal scored 11 points on 5-for-11 shooting and grabbed nine rebounds. |
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The Pacers are complete with O'Neal and Jamaal Tinsley back in the starting lineup. |
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Pacers big man O'Neal had eight points and seven rebounds off the bench Friday against Detroit in his second game back from a 24-game absence because of a groin injury. |
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O'Neal shot 3-for-9 from the field. He will be eased back into the Pacers' starting lineup. |
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O'Neal returned from a 24-game absence because of a left groin tear and scored 16 points on 5-for-13 field-goal shooting and 6-for-12 free-throw shooting in 25 minutes off the bench of the Pacers' 10-point home win over the Bulls on Wednesday. |
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The Pacers will have O'Neal come off the bench for Friday's home game against the Pistons. |
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O'Neal reportedly appears to be ahead of schedule in his recovery from a groin injury, though there is no timetable for his return to the Indiana Pacers. O'Neal tore his left groin during a road game against the Cleveland Cavaliers Jan. 24. The Pacers' forward began full workouts this week. "The severity was pretty bad, but I'm right on pace for where I need to be," O'Neal said. |
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The Pacers have gone 11-10 playing without O'Neal in this stretch. It was estimated that O'Neal would miss about eight weeks at the time of injury. O'Neal is averaging 20.9 points, 9.8 rebounds and 2.3 assists this season. |