Bruce Brown has reportedly agreed to a two-year, $45 million deal to sign with the Indiana Pacers, per ESPN insider Adrian Wojnarowski.
The second year reportedly has a team option, according to Washington Post reporter Ben Golliver.
Brown is a 6-foot-4, 26-year-old wing who played a pivotal role for the Nuggets en route to winning an NBA championship in 2022-23. Although he came off the bench during the postseason run for Denver, his presence on the court was invaluable.
Brown enjoyed the fifth-best on-court point differential among all players in the playoffs, via NBA.com. He will help provide defensive versatility for the Pacer, which is especially important because Indiana had the second-worst defensive rating in the Eastern Conference last season.
Here is what the rotation will likely look like for Indiana with Brown in the mix:
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POINT GUARD: Tyrese Haliburton
BACKUP: TJ McConnell
SHOOTING GUARD: Bennedict Mathurin
BACKUP: Buddy Hield
SMALL FORWARD: Bruce Brown
BACKUP: Andrew Nembhard
POWER FORWARD: Jarace Walker
BACKUP: Jalen Smith
CENTER: Myles Turner
BACKUP: Isaiah Jackson
