The 23-year-old would have performed this season, however skipped the NBA Summer time League to signify Japan on the 2024 Olympics in France.
INDIANAPOLIS — A former College of Nebraska guard who generated lots of buzz for the Cornhusker basketball staff final yr is coming to play in Indianapolis!
Keisei Tominaga went undrafted this summer time after averaging simply over 15 factors and being named to the All-Massive Ten second staff in his remaining season at Nebraska, however the The Pacers at the moment are giving him an opportunity.
The staff introduced Thursday Tominaga might be underneath Exhibit 10 contract, alongside ahead Tyler Polley from the College of Connecticut.
What’s an Exhibit 10 contract for the NBA?
Launched in 2017, Exhibit 10 contracts for NBA gamers are a one-year deal that’s used to convey gamers to summer time coaching camps and the NBA Summer time League. The objective is to present groups the chance to guage gamers earlier than providing them a two-way contract.
Gamers who spend at the very least 60 days with a G League affiliate staff after being waived can obtain as much as $75,000 in bonuses. For Tominaga, it could be with the Indiana Mad Ants.
Tominaga must play for the Indiana Mad Ants earlier than he can play for the Pacers.
Though Tominaga has technically signed with the Pacers and can attend the staff’s coaching camp subsequent yr, he might be required to play with the Mad Ants as a part of his contract.
The 23-year-old would have performed for the staff this season, however skipped the NBA Summer time League to signify Japan on the 2024 Olympics in France.
