Pacers Introduce Solomon Jones

by spstevenson on Jul 30, 2009 7:17 PM EDT in Indiana Pacers News

Solomon Jones joined the new defensive-minded Indiana Pacers today as he officially inked a two-year deal for the league minimum salary. Jones, who was introduced to the media and participated in a live chat with fans, touted the plethora of defensive skills that he brings to a squad that has overhauled its defense this offseason through the draft and free agency.

Jones said: "That's my main job, our main job, is defense, to try to protect that rim, protect the goal, defend the bigs and use my athleticism. If I focus on defense and we focus on defense, the additions coming in, I think we'll be a pretty good team this year."

Bruno took a look at the interior presence that Jones will add to the frontcourt. You can check out what Jones had to say to all his new hardcore fans out there in PacerLand here. You can watch Bruno's interview with Jones after the jump.

So Jones is now the 13th player guaranteed to earn a pay check from the Pacers next season. That leaves one mystery player waiting to be added. Will it be rookie A.J. Price, or will he be signed and immediately dropped to the wonderful world of D-League basketball? Bruno wonders in his article if this was the last move of the Pacers offseason. Seems like everyone, including Larry Bird and Danny Ainge, is forgetting about that little sign-and-trade deal between the Pacers and Celtics. No third team has stepped up to help out the transaction and things may never materialize in helping Marquis Daniels reach Boston through trade instead of free agency. Either way, at least the Pacers finally have some flexibility heading into the season concerning their roster spots.

Here is Bruno with the newest Pacers forward/center.

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The Pacers keep gushing about Price. He’s gonna get signed and probably play in the D-League to start.

I’m still hoping the Pacers can work a sign and trade if Boston is willing to deal Walker or Giddens.

by Sparhawk on Jul 30, 2009 8:03 PM EDT reply actions

Price

Seems to be an interesting commodity. With 3 pg on the roster, it would make the most sense to get him some playing time right away in the D-League.

No way the trade is straight up after this amount of time. I think if a third team gets involved, more players then Daniels are are going to leave the Pacers. Which other players are involved depends on the other teams involved.

I have to believe the Pacers will go after L. Head if Boston just signs Daniels. Roster complete.

by jantz101 on Jul 30, 2009 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions

IF ONLY....

we could work some kind of deal that gets Big Baby to the Nets, Tj Ford to the Nets, whatever big guy the Nets would give to the Celtics for Big Baby (who they are supposedly interested in),

Nets Get:
TJ Ford (8.5 Million)
Big Baby Davis (I would assume around 2.5 Million?)

Pacers Get:
Devin Harris (8.4 Million)
Walker or Giddens (736k and 1.038 Million respectively)

Celtics Get:
Marquis Daniels (not sure, probably around 2.5 Million as well I’m assuming? Maybe I’m way off)
Josh Boone or Sean Williams (2.056 Million and 1.629 Million respectively)

In my book this would be a win-win-win situation. I doubt something like this would happen, but I would LOVE to see it go down.

I’ll make a fanpost about this to see what everyone else thinks.

~SHaFF!~
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by SHaFF87 on Jul 31, 2009 12:42 AM EDT up reply actions

Would love Harris

Snowball chance in Hell Nets trade him, especially for Ford.

by jantz101 on Jul 31, 2009 1:31 AM EDT up reply actions

Agreed

We’d come out bandits in that deal, but Harris is the Nets franchise player, no way they would consider trading him for anything short of Granger.

by Nathan S. on Jul 31, 2009 7:02 AM EDT up reply actions

S&T

I don’t think the Sign and Trade deal will go through, I think Daniels just leaves via FA

As for Price, I think its best he gets some experience in the D-League vs sitting the bench behind Watson and Ford. I’d rather him get more playing time.

by dwwnd on Jul 30, 2009 10:21 PM EDT reply actions

I still wish...

there was a way to get Daniels back on the team this year. Anyone know what kind of contract Boston is going to do with him? I just wish there was a way, if its not a huge contract (which I doubt it will be), that we could resign him for just a little more, whether it makes Boston mad or not, just think he would be the wing player we are missing to fill out the roster. Just don’t know if we would even have enough money, even if there was a way to make it work.

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by SHaFF87 on Jul 31, 2009 12:28 AM EDT reply actions

Consider it around $1.9 mil

If we can’t get a sign and trade going. That money should be open now that Marbury has completely lost his mind. But then again, there’s no way he’ll sign for whatever cap we have left, and I honestly wonder why he’d want to sign for $1.9 mil, but large championship markets have a greater appeal than small fringe playoff markets. We couldn’t get that kind of discount for this team on Daniels if his mother lived in Indianapolis and didn’t want to move to watch his son play. There’s literally a 0.1% chance he’ll come back. Roy Halladay to the Dodgers is more likely.

by Nathan S. on Jul 31, 2009 7:00 AM EDT up reply actions