Gabe York signs a contract to return to the Indiana Pacers

This previous weekend, the Indiana Pacers introduced that they’ve re-signed guard Gabe York to a contract.

York, a 29 year-old guard who attended The College of Arizona, completed the 2021-22 season on the Pacers roster. The group inked him to a two-way contract late within the marketing campaign after a roster shuffle, and he performed within the squad’s closing two video games. He averaged 4.0 factors and a couple of.0 assists per recreation within the pair of contests.

“Good participant. Good really feel for the sport,” Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle stated of York final season. “[He] shoots the ball nicely.”

York earned a promotion to his two-way contract because of sturdy play with Indiana’s G League affiliate franchise, the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, this previous season. He dropped 21.7 factors per recreation for the Mad Ants in 2021-22, and he paired that with a mean help depend over 4. His capability to create as a lead guard was spectacular within the G Leauge.

This time round, York signed an Exhibit 10 cope with the Pacers. If he’s waived previous to the beginning of the 2022-23 season, he’ll obtain a monetary bonus if he performs for the Mad Ants for at the least 60 days.

The one yr professional will present the Pacers with depth on the level guard place throughout coaching camp, ought to he nonetheless be on the roster when camp arrives. He’ll compete with the likes of David Stockton and rookie Andrew Nembhard for reps.

York and Pacers backup level guard T.J. McConnell had been teammates for 2 seasons at Arizona.

After signing York and a number of different gamers final Friday, Indiana’s roster now stands at 20 gamers, which is the utmost {that a} group can carry within the offseason. Ought to the blue and gold need to make one other transfer previous to opening night time, they should waive or commerce away a participant.

York will hope to earn a spot on Indiana’s roster for the common season. The group has an open two-way contract slot as of now, they usually have the pliability to open a roster spot if want be. The 29 year-old guard will hope to impress once more after making his NBA debut to shut final season.

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