Beginning Pacers swingman Andrew Nembhard has been given the inexperienced mild to return to the ground for Indiana on Sunday towards the Grizzlies, the staff has introduced (Twitter link).
The Gonzaga product has been out since Nov. 6 with knee tendinitis.
The 6-foot-5 wing has solely been accessible for seven video games this season. Throughout these contests (all begins), he’s averaged 7.3 factors on .385/.231/.800 taking pictures splits. Nembhard can also be chipping in on 4.7 assists, 2.0 rebounds and 0.9 steals per bout.
Nembhard and fellow beginning wing Aaron Nesmith have been shelved for a lot of the Sept. 11 Pacers’ season. Nesmith stays out with a lingering hamstring damage. Guard Bennedict Mathurin has been beginning in Nembhard’s stead, whereas two-way ahead Quenton Jackson has been beginning for Nesmith.
Per Dustin Dopirak of The Indianapolis Star, head coach Rick Carlisle has indicated that Nembhard will play “a restricted variety of minutes,” however is slated to start out as soon as once more.
Carlisle has revealed that two different injured wings, Nesmith and Ben Sheppard, are “weeks away” from returning to the hardwood, Dopirak tweets.