Kori Ellis
10-29-2004, 03:52 PM
Pacers' Tinsley signs new contract
Associated Press
INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana Pacers starting point guard Jamaal Tinsley has signed a six-year contract extension, the team announced Friday.
The 6-3, 183-pound Tinsley was the Pacers' first-round draft pick in 2001. He averaged 8.3 points, 2.6 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game in 2003-04, helping the Pacers to a franchise record 61 wins.
In three seasons in the NBA, he has posted career averages of 8.5 points per game, 3.4 rebounds per game and 7.3 assists per game in 205 contests.
"We are very happy to have Jamaal Tinsley signed to a contract that carries him into the future with the Pacers," Pacers CEO and President Donnie Walsh said in a statement. "He is a very important part of our team."
Associated Press
INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana Pacers starting point guard Jamaal Tinsley has signed a six-year contract extension, the team announced Friday.
The 6-3, 183-pound Tinsley was the Pacers' first-round draft pick in 2001. He averaged 8.3 points, 2.6 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game in 2003-04, helping the Pacers to a franchise record 61 wins.
In three seasons in the NBA, he has posted career averages of 8.5 points per game, 3.4 rebounds per game and 7.3 assists per game in 205 contests.
"We are very happy to have Jamaal Tinsley signed to a contract that carries him into the future with the Pacers," Pacers CEO and President Donnie Walsh said in a statement. "He is a very important part of our team."