Pacers' Tinsley signs new contract

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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."

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Pacers' Tinsley signs new contract


By Mark Montieth
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October 29, 2004


Jamaal Tinsley has signed a six-year contract extension with the Indiana Pacers that goes into effect next season.

Tinsley, the Pacers' starting point guard, did not specify financial terms, other than to say, "It's enough."

Tinsley, the Pacers' first-round draft pick in 2001, would have become a restricted free agent if he had not signed an extension by Sunday.

"I wanted to get it out of the way so I don't have to worry about it," Tinsley said.