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Quenton Jackson Gets Indiana Pacers Final Two-Way Deal Before Deadline
Washington Wizards guard Quenton Jackson (29) in action during the second half of an NBA basketball … [+]
On Monday, the Indiana Pacers announced that they had signed guard Quenton Jackson to a two-way contract. The 25-year old guard is in his second season in the NBA.
Jackson, who attended Texas A&M and spent three years in the NCAA ranks, had time with the Washington Wizards on a two-way contract last season. He averaged 6.2 points and 1.7 assists per game for the Wizards, and he appeared in nine games.
To be eligible for a two-way contract, a player must have fewer than four years of NBA experience. Because Jackson only has one year of service under his belt, he was eligible for the agreement. Two-way deals are contracts that can be transferred between the NBA and the G League throughout the season, so Jackson will spend time with both the Pacers and their G League affiliate team, the Indiana Mad Ants.
The timing of this deal is related to a deadline. March 4 was the final day that teams were permitted to sign players to a two-way contract, and the Pacers had one such deal available to offer after promoting the contract of young wing Kendall Brown, who was previously on a two-way agreement. Now, the Pacers have a full roster — 15 players are on a standard contract with the team, and three others have two-way deals.
Players on two-way contracts receive half of the rookie minimum for their salary. For a full season, that number would be about $560,000, but Jackson’s deal is prorated to the day he signed his contract.
With Jackson officially signing on March 4, his salary will be roughly $135,000 with the Pacers this season. Players on two-way deals are allowed to appear in 50 games during a full NBA season, and that number is prorated as well. Jackson can be active for 12 of the Pacers final 20 games.
The blue and gold have been all about flexibility and options this season. They kept roster spots open when they needed to and didn’t use their exceptions until late in the campaign. That made it easier to grab Brown on a more favorable deal, and they were able to use the open two-way slot to add Jackson.
“Some of it is trying to keep flexibility with our roster. We wanted to have the ability to maybe look at some other players with our last roster spot,” Pacers general manager Chad Buchanan said of his team’s moves and waivers just after the trade deadline.
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JULY 08: Quenton Jackson #29 of Washington Wizards takes a shot over Andrew … [+]
Jackson spent his first day in the Indiana organization practicing with the Mad Ants. “I’m just high-spirited, goofy,” Jackson said, per the team. He thinks his energy will fit in anywhere, including with his new squad.
This season, Jackson has been with the Chicago Bulls organization. He played with the NBA club for preseason action, where he appeared in three games, but he was waived prior to the start of the NBA campaign. He landed with the Windy City Bulls in the NBA G League.
In 38 outings for Windy City, Jackson averaged 16 points and 5.8 assists per game. As a bigger, scoring guard, he can slot in as an off-ball starter for the Mad Ants once he is up to speed. The Pacers’ G League affiliate team will have a quality guard rotation with Isaiah Wong, Elfrid Payton, and Jackson all getting playing time.
Jackson reached 19 points in his most recent NBA outing, and he averaged 11.3 points per game in his final four appearances for Washington. He has proven to be a good scorer at the pro level — he will hope to grow in other ways with the Pacers.
Wong and Oscar Tshiebwe occupy Indiana’s other two two-way deals. The Mad Ants next play on Thursday, so perhaps Jackson makes his debut in the organization on that date. The Pacers, meanwhile, will have to decide when to use his 12 available games in the NBA — if they use them at all.
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – The ‘Big Boy’ Locomotive is making its way back west from Philadelphia, and is in the area on Wednesday and Thursday.
It has a 30-minute stop tomorrow morning at 11:30 in Continental, Ohio, about an hour east of downtown Fort Wayne. Then, it will travel into New Haven from the east.
Recommended viewing spots are along Dawkins Road near Webster Road at Jefferson Township Park or in town at the New Haven City Hall parking lot.
Train officials remind spectators they should remain more than 25 feet away from the tracks to avoid trespassing and to stay safe.
After an overnight stay in New Haven, which is not open to the public, it will travel through downtown Fort Wayne around 9 am Thursday.
It will then make a 30-minute stop in Knox, Indiana, about 2 hours west of Fort Wayne, near South Bend and Valparaiso, which is open to the public at N. Main St. and W. Bender St. from 12:30 to 1p Central Time.
Crowds have been very large and officials suggest arriving early.
In June, Big Boy stopped here on its way to Philadelphia for the Fourth of July as part of the historic coast-to-coast tour in celebration of the United States of America’s 250th birthday.
Union Pacific’s ‘Big Boy’ No. 4014 is the world’s largest operating steam engine, weighing in at a whopping 1.2 million pounds. Twenty-five Big Boys were commissioned for Union Pacific, the first being delivered in 1941, where they were used to haul equipment in support of the war at the time.
You can track the historic locomotive through a live map of the train’s location, here.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WSBT) — New standards are now in place for Indiana schools to request four day school week waivers.
Operation Education told you about the pilot program at Vinton Elementary near Lafayette back in 2024.
Operation Education: Indiana elementary pilots 4-day school week
That pilot program ends next spring.
It is the only school in Indiana operating on a four day week schedule.
The state’s new standards mean schools have to earn an “A” grade to be considered.
They also have to offer transportation for students who choose to attend a school on a five day schedule, pay teachers at least $45,000 a year, and offer enrichment and remediation at no cost to parents on the fifth day.
The State Board of Education would then decide if the school can move to a four day week.
More than 800 schools nationwide now operate on that schedule.
MONROE COUNTY, Ind. – The ACLU of Indiana filed a lawsuit over what it calls “unconstitutional conditions” at the Monroe County Jail.
This comes after the advocacy group previously suggested it would take legal action to resolve a lengthy dispute over the facility’s safety.
The federal lawsuit was filed on behalf of two individuals currently incarcerated at the jail. It cites chronic overcrowding, deteriorating infrastructure, unsafe living conditions and the county’s inability to remedy the problems.
The dispute originally flared in 2008, when the ACLU of Indiana filed a lawsuit challenging conditions at the jail. That led to a 2009 settlement in which county officials promised a long-term solution. Over the years, the deadline for improvements has been extended multiple times.
While the county appeared to embrace a brand-new justice complex near I-69 and State Road 46, those plans stalled when the county council voted down the project due to cost concerns.
The ACLU said the settlement has expired and the original lawsuit has been dismissed, necessitating the filing of a new one. The lawsuit claims conditions at the jail violate the 14th Amendment rights of people awaiting trial and 8th Amendment rights of people held after conviction.
The lawsuit names the Monroe County Council, Monroe County commissioners and Monroe County sheriff as defendants.
In a news release, the ACLU cited several problems at the jail, ranging from overcrowding to “extreme temperatures, broken plumbing, mold, crumbling walls, limited disability access, and failures to safely separate people with different medical and security needs.”
Ken Falk, legal director for the ACLU of Indiana, said officials have had long enough to fix the numerous issues.
“They have had nearly two decades to find a lasting solution, yet people are still being held in unconstitutional conditions that threaten their health and safety,” Falk said in a statement. “Studies have documented that the jail is dangerous and inadequate, and the sheriff has been candid about its many problems. However, the sheriff’s role under Indiana law is limited, and the county officials who could solve this problem have not listened.”
The ACLU is asking the court to certify the case as a class action and seeks a permanent injunction “requiring defendants to take all steps necessary to ensure that the conditions of confinement at the Monroe County Jail comply with the United States Constitution,” among other relief.
FOX59/CBS4 reached out to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office regarding this lawsuit. Officials with the office stated that they are “declining to comment on pending litigation.”
Read the full complaint here.
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