INDIANAPOLIS (AP) The Indiana Pacers began the work of keeping their core starters together long term Tuesday by signing forward Aaron Nesmith to a two-year contract extension.

Financial details of the agreement were not immediately available. His contract was set to expire after next season.

Nesmith has emerged as a key two-way player for Indiana the last two seasons. He's arguably the Pacers best defender and also has developed into a clutch scorer on teams that reached the 2024 Eastern Conference finals and the Finals in 2025. And they'll need both elements of his game to overcome the expected season-long loss of All-Star guard Tyrese Haliburton.

Aaron Nesmith embodies our teams selfless, fast-paced style of play while also playing a key role in defining our culture, all of which is

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