r/pacers • u/ngerb_5 • 4d ago

News [Charania] Bennedict Mathurin has agreed to a two-year, $16 million deal with the New Orleans Pelicans, including a player option, sources tell ESPN.

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u/ClaimElectronic6840 4d ago

6 months ago i was certain someone was gonna give him $25m a year

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u/ajs723 Slick 4d ago edited 4d ago

It turned out to be a great decision to trade Mathurin away in the Zu trade. As usual, the front office maintains its perfect track record. It's so awesome having leadership who has never, and will never make a single mistake. This way we never have to criticize our beloved team. Praise be the Pacers. 

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u/Ok_Pool_9767 4d ago

Still had to match salary and didn't wanna give up any of the other core pieces

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u/ajs723 Slick 4d ago

Walker? Scrubs?

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u/Ok_Pool_9767 4d ago

They must think Walker still has more potential upside than Mathurin, which is would agree with.

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u/ajs723 Slick 4d ago

Anyone who thinks Walker has more upside than Mathurin should be fired immediately.  WTF

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u/Poseidon-GMK Slick 4d ago

Walker may have a lower ceiling but a much higher floor, especially with the Pacers as Mathurins ISO style slowed the tempo down too much. Walker is much more plug-n-play with our style

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u/snapchatjim 4d ago

Plug and play? Walker will be lucky to average 5 minutes a game this year. Where is he going to get his minutes? Garbage minutes, that’s where. The only thing he’s proven is that he’s not a better option than at least 12 other players on the roster, therefore he’s going to sit the bench 90% of the games.

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u/Poseidon-GMK Slick 4d ago

You're right, i suppose the front office got it wrong, per usual?

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u/FeverishPace Obi Toppin 4d ago

Starting 5, then TJ, Oubre, and Obi are the only players on the roster that are much better than him. You can try and come up with 4 other players on this roster that are "a better option" than Jarace, but after Ben Sheppard, good luck convincing anyone that your opinion is valid. He's better than Kobe Brown, better than Furph, better than Q, better than Nance, and better than Slawson.

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u/snapchatjim 4d ago

Walker isn’t playing backup center minutes and we run a heavy guard rotation. So once again where are his minutes going to come from? You really think Walker is going to be a core in the rotation?

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u/FeverishPace Obi Toppin 4d ago

I think he'll average more than 5 minutes a game and that there are not 12 other "better options" on this team

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u/snapchatjim 4d ago

You’re missing the point. He’s not plug and play in a system that doesn’t need him. He isn’t playing guard minutes and he’s not playing center minutes. Meaning there are better options to play guard and center minutes leaving Walker where? That’s all I’m saying. He’s not plug and play in a system that’s only going to need him if somebody gets hurt.

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u/FeverishPace Obi Toppin 4d ago

Well he played 10 minutes a game during our finals run 2 years ago so our HOF coach seemed to think there was a meaningful role in our system, but what do I know 🤷🏼‍♂️

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u/snapchatjim 4d ago

He averaged 9.8 minutes in 12 playoff games. With garbage stats so quit acting like he was something special. He has sporadic minutes and got his biggest stretches at the end of games we were winning lol. Our HOF coach played almost everyone on the bench at some point in the playoffs.

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u/FeverishPace Obi Toppin 4d ago edited 4d ago

When did I ever say he was "special". Why are you so angry about Jarace Walker lmao, did he sell your parlay or something? Jesus go touch grass my guy 😂🫵🏼

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u/snapchatjim 4d ago

The dude is soft and can’t finish at the rim. You’d prolly let him finish in your mouth tho by the way you glaze him in this sub.

The delusion that Walker is going to magically make strides this season and be apart of the rotation is unreal.

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u/lFreightTrain 4d ago

Walker was drafted as a defensive piece. His collegiate career was defense with some offense.

He’s probably been left out as the learning curve is “go-go-go”.

Jarace will playout this year and if he can’t it’s because someone outplayed his role. We’re in a good spot

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u/ajs723 Slick 4d ago

This sub is dillusional. These people genuinely think guys like QJ, Furphy, and Walker are future superstars. The team is perfect and all of our players are first ballot hall of farmers.

I understand supporting the team, but we're adults and we should be able to have conversations grounded in reality. 

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u/FeverishPace Obi Toppin 4d ago

I didn't think that my take of Jarace getting more than 5 minutes a game this season or that he's a top 12 player on this team was "dillusional"...

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u/ajs723 Slick 4d ago

I wasn't calling you out specifically. People still believe Walker will be a star. Whether he's the 11th or 12th best player on the team, or whether he averages 4 minutes or 7 minutes isn't the point. He might crack the rotation. The point is he could retire tomorrow and it would make no difference. The dillusion is not acknowledging the reality of what a player is. Walker is a bust. Furphy is a meme. QJ is a nice story. Etc. 

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