As he hardly played in Miami, the Heat kindly “offered” Thomas Bryant to the Pacers, weighed down for their part by the injuries of their replacement pivots, Isaiah Jackson and James Wiseman.
The former Wizards and Lakers made his debut last night with Indiana, for 7 points on 3/3 shooting, 2 rebounds and 1 block in 11 minutes on the floor, against the Pelicans. Clearly not yet completely comfortable in the local system, he has nevertheless already shown the beginnings of complicity on the pick-and-roll with TJ McConnell.
“It was a bit hectic”he explained about this team change. “But everyone accepted me and helped me, the whole time I was on the field with the guys. It's going to take time for the camaraderie and everything else to come together, but I felt good with the group. »
Already the love of the fans
Formerly of the University of Indiana (IU), the 27-year-old player in any case already has the support of local fans, Hoosiers supporters are also very often Pacers supporters.
“It means a lot. I'm familiar with Indianapolis and Indiana State, and I played at Bankers Life (now Gainbridge) Fieldhouse several times with IU, so it's good to come back and feel the love from the fans there. IU. »
For Rick Carlisle, it's also good to have a replacement pivot who can throw in relay for Myles Turner.
“I always admired him from afar”explains the Pacers coach. “He plays with a lot of enthusiasm and energy. He's a big guy with technique. And he's bigger than you think… I know he had a few years with good 3-point skills. A guy who has the ability to stretch the game and can do damage around the basket, that's very, very valuable. He has a very good basketball IQ. He assimilated things very quickly on the pitch. He plays with energy, and that’s appreciable. The other thing we really like about this transfer is that he really, really wants to be here. He has ties to IU, and he's a very enthusiastic person. »
| Thomas Bryant | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2017-18 | LAL | 15 | 5 | 38.1 | 10.0 | 55.6 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| 2018-19 | W.A.S. | 72 | 21 | 61.6 | 33.3 | 78.1 | 1.6 | 4.7 | 6.3 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 10.5 |
| 2019-20 | W.A.S. | 46 | 25 | 58.1 | 40.7 | 74.1 | 2.1 | 5.1 | 7.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 13.2 |
| 2020-21 | W.A.S. | 10 | 27 | 64.8 | 42.9 | 66.7 | 1.8 | 4.3 | 6.1 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 14.3 |
| 2021-22 | W.A.S. | 27 | 16 | 52.0 | 28.6 | 87.5 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 7.4 |
| 2022-23 * | All Teams | 59 | 18 | 62.3 | 44.1 | 73.8 | 1.5 | 4.3 | 5.7 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 9.8 |
| 2022-23 * | LAL | 41 | 21 | 65.4 | 44.0 | 74.1 | 1.6 | 5.2 | 6.8 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 12.1 |
| 2022-23 * | DEN | 18 | 11 | 48.5 | 44.4 | 72.2 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 4.6 |
| 2023-24 | MIA | 38 | 12 | 57.7 | 18.2 | 87.2 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 5.7 |
| 2024-25 * | All Teams | 11 | 12 | 48.4 | 38.9 | 100.0 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 4.4 |
| 2024-25 * | MIA | 10 | 12 | 42.9 | 35.3 | 100.0 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 4.1 |
| 2024-25 * | IND | 1 | 11 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| Total | 278 | 18 | 59.4 | 35.6 | 77.3 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 9.3 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
