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Bruce Brown Agrees To 2-Year, $45,000,000 Contract With Pacers In 2023 NBA Free Agency
Bruce Brown proved that he can be a valuable player on a championship last season with the Denver Nuggets. After their near-immaculate playoff run, the feisty guard will be playing for a different team. Bruce Brown has agreed to a two-year, $45 million contract with the Indiana Pacers, per Woj. Talk about making the most out of your situation!
Bruce Brown Player Background
Bruce Brown was a second-round pick by the Detroit Pistons in 2018. His time with the Pistons was uneventful, but he did show flashes of greatness during his time there. Eventually, Brown was traded to the Brooklyn Nets as part of the Nets’ construction of a championship team with Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant.
In Brooklyn, Brown truly showed off his worth as one of the most versatile defenders in the NBA. This was never more apparent than the Nets’ multiple playoff runs during his time there. Despite being a defensive-minded guard, Brown also showed off his scoring chops by feeding off of the looks generated by Irving and Durant.
Brown parlayed his success with the Nets into a new contract with the Denver Nuggets. Brown was a solid role player for them all throughout the season, but his breakout came in the playoffs. The Nuggets were already a massive pain to deal with even without Brown (having Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray will do that). Inserting Brown into the lineup only solidified their roster, leaving them with virtually no holes. The backup point guard even had a couple of signature games in the playoffs.
Bruce Brown Fit With Pacers
The Pacers will get one of the most versatile guard defenders in Bruce Brown. Brown consistently saw minutes in the playoffs due to his ability to hound opposing guards and even some wings. That allowed their other stars to focus more on offense. Brown was also a great release valve on offense: he isn’t a shot creator, but he’s able to knock down the open three and find open gaps in the defense to cut into.
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Watch: Notre Dame’s ‘Dream On’ CFP Stadium Entrance vs Indiana
Notre Dame ramped up the production value for this history-making event
I’d like to take a moment to recognize and acknowledge all of the universities and campuses that hosted first round CFP games last weekend.
With very short notice and a lack of normal resources due to the holiday season, these schools did a wonderful job of preparing their campuses to entertain hundreds of thousands of fans at a time when campuses are normally largely vacant.
This sentiment applies especially to Notre Dame. The Irish production of this event was very well done. Notre Dame pulled out all the stops to create a unique, special one of a kind experience for those fortunate enough to have a ticket to the first-ever CFP game played in the house Rockne built.
College football is better on campuses
One of the very best things about college football and a big reason many people prefer it over the professional game is the pageantry. The nostalgia and mystique that comes with the feel of a big college football game on your team’s campus.
I always feel like it’s a shame when some major clashes in college football are moved to what I deem to be cold, professional venues that lack any collegiate feel and personality.
I realize it is a huge logistical undertaking to host this high-profile of an event under such short notice, but I wish there were a way to make this upcoming round of CFP games on campuses. There’s just nothing quite like it in sports.
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Remembering blizzard of 1978: WISH-TV staff recount storm in central Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Hoosiers of a certain age will never forget it, the winter weather phenomena that swept through central Indiana and brought life to a freeze.
The story was so memorable that tales have been passed down generations about the blizzard of 1978.
As WISH-TV continues to celebrate its 70th anniversary, this week’s WISH-story retells the tale of the 1978 storm.
People at the station recall over 72 hours of being stuck at work, and getting to know each other very well.
Video with this story aired Dec. 23 on News 8.
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Light showers are likely for Christmas | Dec. 25, 2024
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Merry Christmas! Gray skies and showers will be the main story in central Indiana today with warmer weather and more rain chances this weekend.
TODAY: Light on/off showers are likely for Christmas. There are some patchy spots of fog this morning. High temperatures in the mid-40s which is slightly above average.
TONIGHT: On/off rain likely early on. Rainfall totals from Wednesday morning through early Wednesday night will generally be between 0.1″ and 0.5″. Cloudy skies remain. Low temperatures in the low 40s.
TOMORROW: Another gloomy day with mostly cloudy to cloudy skies and the chance of drizzle. High temperatures in the low 50s.
7-DAY FORECAST: Our next system is on the way late Friday into the weekend bringing waves of rain chances and warmer weather. Above-average temperatures will continue all the way through the end of 2024.
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