It will be a homecoming of sorts for former IU basketball star Thomas Bryant.
The Miami Heat have agreed to a trade to send Bryant to the Indiana Pacers, Shams Charania is reporting for ESPN.
The deal comes after the Pacers lost multiple big men to injuries and began a search for depth that landed on the 6-foot-10 Bryant.
The Pacers will send a future second-round pick to the Heat for Bryant, Charania says.
Now in his eighth season in the league, Bryant has averaged 9.3 points and 5.4 rebounds over his career.
The 27-year-old Bryant was taken in the second round by Utah in 2017, but was sent to the Lakers as part of a trade. He played four years in Washington before signing with the Lakers again two years ago. He then went to Denver midseason during the 2022-23 campaign and won a championship. Bryant and Denver faced Miami, Victor Oladipo and Cody Zeller in the 2023 NBA Finals. Bryant joined the Heat for the 2023-24 season and renewed with them this year.
The Rochester, N.Y. native had a diminished role this season with the Heat. He’s averaging 4.1 points and 3.2 rebounds in 11 minutes a game.
Bryant’s best season came in 2020-21 with Washington when he was averaging 14.3 points per game and shot 42.9% from three before suffering a season-ending injury.
A two-time third-team All-Big Ten selection, Bryant is Indiana’s all-time and single season leader in field goal percentage (59.2 and 68.3, respectively).
As a freshman at IU, his 15 points in the second half led the Hoosiers to a 73-67 win over No. 10 Kentucky in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
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