INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Indiana State Museum in downtown Indianapolis is showing off the work of 21 minority artists in its newest exhibition called “Rich Soil.”

The exhibit was created in partnership with the Minority Artists Program for Success, which was designed to help artists of color advance their careers in Indianapolis.

The exhibit opened Saturday. Through Dec. 1, art rooted in personal experiences and stories of the artists’ heritage will be displayed on the third floor of the Thomas A. King Bridge Gallery.

Marisa Zambrano, the project manager for the program, and Carla Knapp, the director of communication at the state museum, on Wednesday stopped by “All Indiana” to talk with hosts Cody Adams and Felicia Michelle about the “Rich Soil” exhibit.

Zambrano said in a news release, “With the Rich Soil, we are looking forward to exposing a varied collection of works from artist with diverse backgrounds. We want the mainstream Indy’s arts scene to see the diverse cultures within our community that also belong to this scene and have the talent and know-how to earn their place within it.”

The museum is open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays. It’s closed Mondays and Tuesdays. Museum admission — with discounts available for the military, state employees and AAA Hoosier members — is free for children under age 3; $14 for ages 3-17; $20 for ages 18-59; $18 for ages 60 and older; and $5 for students with a valid ID from an Indiana college or university, according to the museum’s website. Tickets can be purchased online in advance.

This story was created in part from a script aired on WISH-TV.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Former Indiana guard Miller Kopp will get a chance to pursue his NBA dream this fall.

On Tuesday, the 6-foot-7 wing was signed by the Oklahoma City Thunder. Kopp, who played at Indiana from 2021-23, is on the Thunder training camp roster.

Kopp played in the NBA G-League in 2023-24 for Oklahoma City’s affiliate – OKC Blue. Kopp played 15 games for the Blue, including five starts. He averaged 11.9 points and converted 36.7% of his 3-point attempts. Kopp took 6.1 3-point shots per game.

Kopp also played for Oklahoma City in the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas. Kopp took part in three games and averaged 5 points.

That was also his specialty at Indiana. Kopp had a lifetime 40.8% 3-point shooting percentage in his two seasons as a Hoosier. Kopp averaged 7 points for Indiana in two years after he transferred from Northwestern after the 2020-21 season.

Kopp also took part on Indiana’s TBT team – Assembly Ball – in July in Indianapolis.

Kopp is one of eight Indiana players on NBA training camp rosters as of Tuesday. Many are proven veterans, some are trying to find their spot on a NBA roster.

Here’s a list of Indiana alumni currently on training camp rosters. Current as of Oct. 8:

Atlanta: C Cody Zeller – 552 career games, averaged 1.8 points in 43 games for New Orleans in 2024.

Golden State: F Trayce Jackson-Davis – 68 career games, averaged 7.9 points and 5 rebounds for Golden State in 2024.

L.A. Lakers: G Jalen Hood-Schifino – 21 career games, averaged 1.6 points in 2024 for the Los Angeles Lakers.

Miami: C Thomas Bryant – 267 career games, averaged 5.7 points and 3.5 points for Miami in 2024; C Kel’El Ware – Rookie, drafted 15th overall by Miami in the 2024 NBA Draft.

New York: F OG Anunoby – 418 career games, averaged 14.7 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.4 steals for both Toronto and New York in 2024.

Oklahoma City: G Miller Kopp – no NBA games, a free agent on the Oklahoma City training camp roster.

Philadelphia: G Eric Gordon – 886 career games, averaged 11 points and made 37.8% of his 3-point shots for Phoenix in 2024.

INDIANAPOLIS — While the Indiana Pacers are currently pushing through a training camp marked by continuity, a few new players on the roster are involved in a roster battle for the final spot(s) on the team.

As it stands right now, the Pacers have 19 players under contract. When the regular season starts, that number has to be 18, at most — a maximum of 15 players on standard contracts and three players on two-way deals. By October 19, Indiana will have to cut at least one player so they clear the waiver process by the Monday before the regular season starts.

Multiple Indiana players are signed to contracts that are not fully guaranteed for the coming. Kendall Brown and the newly-added Cole Swider won’t earn money unless they are on the Pacers roster come opening night. “He’s a guy competing for the 15th spot,” Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle said of Swider. James Wiseman ($500k) and James Johnson ($750k) have partial guarantees in their contracts for the 2024-25 season. In theory, any of them could be involved in the battle for the last spot on the roster.

In reality, it likely comes down to Swider, Brown, and perhaps the players on two-way deals. Currently, the guys on a two-way contract in Indiana are Quenton Jackson, Tristen Newton,and Enrique Freeman.

Freeman has shown the most among that group. He stood out during summer league play, and Indiana signed both Jackson and Newton to a two-way deal at the same time. The Freeman agreement came a few weeks later only after other considerations were sorted out, which suggests that the Pacers were considering him for a standard contract before agreeing to a two-way deal.

As things stand now, though, it would appear as if the Pacers battle for the 15th and final roster spot comes down to Brown vs Swider, with other players in the mix pending extreme performances during training camp and preseason — good or bad.

Production will matter in the coming weeks to settle the battle for the final roster spot(s). “Just how all these all these guys competing for it play,” Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle said of the key factors involved in the decision. “How they compete, how they manage game situations when they have chances to play.”

Both Swider and Brown are technically two-way eligible, so there are a lot of moving parts, but their willingness to take a two-way deal is unknown. Their contracts can’t be directly converted. As it stands, Swider’s expert shooting ability and Brown’s athleticism and potential are competing to stand out during upcoming action. Even before the blue and gold added Swider, Brown’s summer league play created questions about the back end of Indiana’s roster.

The 21-year old Brown was drafted by the Pacers with the 48th overall pick in 2022. They have seen him develop across the last two seasons, which were both spent primarily on two-way contracts. In March, he inked a three-year deal with the franchise, but only the first year contained guaranteed money.

Swider, meanwhile, has been with other teams (the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat) on two-way deals in recent seasons. Both players are inexperienced. Swider is older and more of a specialist — his three-point shooting has been exceptional in the G League and during summer league outings. Brown is fast and can jump out of the gym, and his game is being built out from his athletic tools.

“Whether it’s him (Swider), whether it’s Kendall, or whether it’s one of the guys that’s presently on a two-way [deal]. That’s kind of where that is,” Carlisle said of the Pacers final roster spot. “I’m anxious to see how these guys compete.”

Swider’s cap hit is ever so slightly smaller than Brown’s, but that difference is negligible for the Pacers’ planning. They will be under the luxury tax with either player — and if a two-way player earns the final roster spot, their cap hit would be even smaller. Financially, there is no issue for Indiana, and they can reconsider things ahead of the league wide contract guarantee date in January.

“It’s not [certain] that we [will] keep a 15th person. Someone’s got to earn that spot,” Carlisle said.

Tonight, the Pacers begin preseason play. It’s one of the first chances for the players competing for a spot to show what they can do, and the battle for the Pacers final roster opening will be a story throughout training camp.