The Pacers saw their latest veteran point guard addition leave their first preseason game with an injury and have already signed a new one. With veteran guard T.J. McConnell also out with a hamstring strain, their new point guard immediately moves to second on the depth chart behind starter Andrew Nembhard.
Delon Wright, signed just before the start of preseason camp, suffered a head injury in a collision with Minnesota's Jaylin Clark in the first half of the Pacers' overtime win over the Timberwolves in their first preseason game on Tuesday night. On Thursday morning, the Pacers announced on their social media accounts that they waived Wright and have signed veteran point guard Cameron Payne , who was Wright's teammate with the Knicks last season. Payne flew from New York to Indiana