Pacers center James Wiseman was playing his first shift in the first quarter of his first game when he tore his Achilles

Wiseman was one of the top college prospects in 2019 and the No. 2 pick in the 2020 NBA Draft

The Pacers will open the preseason Oct. 7 vs Minnesota at 8 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- James Wiseman remembers feeling stunned, a more than understandable reaction considering.

The now 24-year-old center was playing in his first shift in the first quarter of the first game of his first season as a member of the Indiana Pacers . He hadn't been on the floor five minutes when he took and missed a wide open 3-pointer and started to back pedal.

As his teammates fought for the rebound, he briefly paused his reverse motion, flexing on his left leg as he considered breaking toward th

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