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ANALYSIS: I was wrong about Indiana and its outlook for the 2021 season. I thought they'd drop a little bit in the standings, and the fact that they lost T.J. Warren a while ago only reinforced my thoughts. How wrong I was... Indiana is cruising past every fool that enters the Pacers' path, and while not a stalwart himself, Doughy McBuckets has played pretty nice ball for the Pacers this season.
McDermott has yet to start a game, and most probably he won't be doing so any time soon. The Pacers flipped Victor Oladipo for an Oladipo Lite in Caris Levert, so that won't change McDermott's role in the rotation. Even then, McD is scoring 11.8 PPG on the season and he has had three performances of 12+ points scored in the past four games he's played. In the last week of games, going back to Jan. 9th, Doug is averaging 13.5 PPG, 1.8 3PM per game, 3.3 RPG, and 1.5 APG while shooting 65.7 percent from the floor.
While not having topped 30 minutes a single time this season, Doug is alternating 20-minute games with others in which he goes for 25+ easily. In the latter (six of 12 this season) he's averaging a virtual 16-4-2 line and shooting 50.9 FG% on a rather healthy dose of 11.7 FGA per game. Don't tell me that's not to love, even more at a rather low 10% rostership.
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