Moses Brown 'Excited' For Chances With Pacers

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Jonah Kubicek | Last updated Nov 25, 2024 4:45 PM ET

On Nov. 20, 25-year-old Moses Brown signed with his seventh NBA team. An undrafted free agent in 2019, Brown has been waived, cut, demoted, and traded by his fair share of NBA teams as he tries to carve out a career, but after three appearances with the Indiana Pacers, he might have found a landing spot.

The Pacers, in a desperate bid to bolster their frontcourt after losing James Wiseman and Isaiah Jackson for the season, signed Brown, who has averaged seven points and three rebounds this season.

In the Pacers' 115-103 win over the Washington Wizards, starting center Myles Turner got into early foul trouble, so Brown, always ready, subbed in and offered a quick 11 points in the first quarter. He would go on to finish with 15 points and four rebounds in just 12 minutes of action and was easily Indiana's best bench player in the contest.

"As soon as Myles got the second [foul], I think [James Johnson] looked at me. It was like, yo, be ready. And TJ [McConnel] looked at me like, be ready," said Brown after the game. "I got really excited. I just went out there and did what I had to do."

The Pacers are a disappointing 7-10 on the season and are 8th in the Eastern Conference after making the Conference Finals last year. For the most part, Indiana looks uninspired and devoid of energy, so having a player like Brown who remains ready at all times will be a key to jumpstarting the offense.

The Pacers' next game will come without rest, as they play the second half of a back-to-back tonight against the injury-ravaged New Orleans Pelicans.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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