The Pacers waived Brown on Tuesday, Tony East of SI.com reports.
Brown made 15 regular-season appearances for Indiana in 2023-24 and averaged 1.4 points in 4.2 minutes. He will now enter the 2024-25 campaign as a free agent.
Pacers' Kendall Brown: Enters rotation in blowout win
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Brown totaled zero points (0-2 FG), two rebounds and one block in 10 minutes during Sunday's 121-89 victory over the Knicks in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals.
Brown and several fellow second-stringers saw an uptick in playing time Sunday, with Brown seeing his first action in this series. The Pacers took control early and never relinquished, leveling the series at 2-2. Game 5 is in New York on Tuesday, where both teams will look to gain the upper hand.
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Pacers' Kendall Brown: Back to NBA
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The Pacers recalled Brown from the G League's Indiana Mad Ants on Tuesday.
Brown played for the Mad Ants in Tuesday's 123-101 loss to the Delaware Blue Coats in the G League playoffs. With the Mad Ants' season officially over after the loss, Brown will serve as a depth piece for the Pacers for the rest of the 2023-24 campaign.
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Pacers' Kendall Brown: Returns to NBA club
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The Pacers recalled Brown from the G League's Indiana Mad Ants on Sunday.
Brown signed a three-year standard contract with the Pacers on March 3, so he's a candidate for an off-the-bench rotation role down the stretch. Minutes could be hard to come by given the Pacers' postseason ambitions, however.
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Pacers' Kendall Brown: Returns to NBA club
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The Pacers recalled Brown from the G League's Indiana Mad Ants on Monday.
Brown recorded 25 points (9-15 FG), six rebounds, two blocks and a steal during the Mad Ants' 115-108 win over the Delaware Blue Coats on Monday. However, he's not expected to see meaningful playing time at the NBA level.
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Pacers' Kendall Brown: Returns to NBA
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The Pacers recalled Brown from the G League's Indiana Mad Ants on Thursday.
Brown was assigned and recalled on the same day, suggesting he went through a practice with the G League squad. After appearing in three straight NBA games to start March, totaling nine minutes, Brown has been left on the sidelines for each of the Pacers' last four games.
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Pacers' Kendall Brown: Available Sunday
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Brown (illness) is available for Sunday's game against the Spurs.
Brown carried a questionable tag into Sunday's game due to an illness, but he will officially be available to play. Brown's availability should not impact the rotation, however, as he has seen just 11 minutes of action since Jan. 15.
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Pacers' Kendall Brown: Dealing with illness
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Brown is questionable for Sunday's game against the Spurs due to an illness.
Brown's potential absence shouldn't impact Indiana's rotation, as he's played just 11 total minutes over three NBA appearances since Jan. 15.
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Pacers' Kendall Brown: Signs standard three-year deal
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The Pacers converted Brown's (illness) two-way contract into a standard three-year NBA deal Sunday, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports.
Brown has made six appearances for the Pacers this season, averaging 1.7 points in 4.5 minutes per game. The new deal doesn't mean he'll have a larger role any time soon, but he will see a slight increase in pay for the remainder of the season.
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Pacers' Kendall Brown: Scores team-high 25
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Brown racked up 25 points (11-17 FG, 1-3 3Pt, 1-3 FT), five rebounds and three assists in 34 minutes during Tuesday's 122-110 win over Capital City.
Brown continues to be a synergistic scorer inside the arc as opposed to a player lighting it up from deep or transitioning into a 3&D role. His plus-14 net rating was second best on the Mad Ants on Tuesday, trailing only starting point guard Elfrid Payton.
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Pacers' Kendall Brown: Gets buckets Wednesday
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Brown ended Wednesday's 113-105 loss to the Charge with 18 points (8-15 FG, 1-5 3Pt) two rebounds and two assists in 32 minutes of action.
Brown led the Mad Ants in scoring on a night when six players hit double-digit points. Brown is averaging just 3.4 rebounds per game over his last five contests, while Wednesday marked his first contest since Dec. 15 with multiple made threes.
Pacers' Kendall Brown: Set to ink another two-way deal
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The Pacers plan to sign Brown to a two-way contract Tuesday, Tony East of SI.com reports.
The 48th overall pick of the 2022 NBA Draft, Brown spent his rookie season on a two-way deal with Indiana. He saw most of his game action in 2022-23 with the G League's Fort Wayne Mad Ants before he underwent season-ending surgery in late February to address a right tibia stress fracture. Brown returned to action during the Las Vegas Summer League and will look to carve out a bigger role with the Pacers in Year 2.
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Pacers' Kendall Brown: Gets season-ending surgery
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The Pacers announced Monday that Brown is out indefinitely after undergoing surgery to address a right tibia stress fracture.
Though Indiana didn't offer up an official timeline for Brown's return, it's safe to conclude that the surgery will spell an end to his rookie season. The second-round pick out of Baylor first missed time in December on account of the stress fracture, but he was able to return to action in late January before suffering a setback approximately a month later. Since he logged just six appearances at the NBA level in his rookie season, the 19-year-old will likely be a candidate to play for the Pacers' entry in the Las Vegas Summer League if he's made a full recovery from his surgery by late June.
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Pacers' Kendall Brown: Ruled out indefinitely
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Brown recently underwent surgery to repair a right tibia stress fracture and is out indefinitely, Tony East of SI.com reports.
Brown has been dealing with a lower leg injury throughout the 2022-23 campaign, and he's elected to address the issue by going under the knife. He's currently without a timetable for a return.
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Pacers' Kendall Brown: Sidelined with shin injury
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Brown didn't play in Wednesday's 141-125 win over College Park due to a shin injury.
Brown scored a season-high 20 points last time out, but he's now dealing with an injury. It's unclear when he'll suit up again.
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Pacers' Kendall Brown: Season-high 20 points
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Brown produced 20 points (9-11 FG, 2-3 3Pt) four assists, three rebounds, one steal and one block in 31 minutes during Monday's 132-128 win over South Bay.
Brown was lights out en route to a season-high 20 points. Across 16 G League appearances, the 19-year-old is averaging 10.2 points while shooting 50.7 percent from the field and 32.4 percent from deep.
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Pacers' Kendall Brown: Modest production as starter
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Brown managed 10 points (3-6 FG, 0-2 3Pt, 3-3 FT), six rebounds, two assists and two steals in 31 minutes during Sunday's 124-102 loss to South Bay.
Brown scored in double figures for a fifth straight game and recorded at least five rebounds for the third time during that stretch. Across 15 G League appearances, the 19-year-old is averaging 9.6 points and 5.0 rebounds in 25.2 minutes per game.
