The Pacers are filling their roster opening by signing center Moses Brown, Shams Charania of ESPN tweets.
Indiana has essentially been going with a 12-man roster, not including two-way players, after centers James Wiseman and Isaiah Jackson suffered season-ending Achilles tears. Brown will provide much-needed depth in that area. Starting big man Myles Turner is currently dealing with calf soreness.
Brown is expected to join Indiana on Wednesday, Dustin Dopirak of the Indianapolis Star tweets. No details yet on the contract but it’s likely to be a non-guaranteed, one-year deal, considering the Pacers are close to the luxury tax line.
Brown had been on the roster of the Westchester Knicks, New York’s G League affiliate. Brown was signed and waived by the Knicks in October on an Exhibit 10 deal.
Brown hasn’t stuck with an NBA team for more than a single season since making his debut in 2019, but he has racked up 150 regular season appearances in stints with the Trail Blazers, Thunder, Mavericks, Cavaliers, Clippers, Nets, and Trail Blazers. He holds career averages of 5.2 points and 5.0 rebounds in 11.9 minutes per game.
Brown spent the 2023/24 campaign under contract with the Trail Blazers, appearing in 22 games and posting averages of 3.4 PPG and 3.9 RPG in 9.1 MPG.