Came out in the first quarter against the Heat last night unable to rely on his left ankle, Chris Duarte finally suffers from a level 2 sprain, which will keep him away from the courts for the next four to six weeks.
A blow for the Pacers, who will be deprived of their incumbent back until December. The 25-year-old was averaging 8.9 points, 39% on shots and 34% from 3-point range, in his second year in the NBA.
In the absence of Chris Duarte, author of a sluggish start, we can expect Rick Carlisle to give his confidence to Aaron Nesmith, or even Andrew Nembhard, to accompany Tyrese Haliburton, Buddy Hield, Myles Turner and Jalen Smith in his starting five.
Pacers guard Chris Duarte has suffered a Grade 2 ankle sprain and is expected to miss four-to-six weeks, sources tell ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) November 5, 2022
| Chris Duarte | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2021-22 | IND | 55 | 28 | 43.2 | 36.9 | 80.4 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 13.1 |
| 2022-23 | IND | 8 | 22 | 40.6 | 35.1 | 91.7 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 10.0 |
| Total | 63 | 27 | 42.9 | 36.6 | 81.5 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 12.7 | |
