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Indiana Pacers: Evaluating the team’s in-house free agents

By Adrian Lawhorn

Apr 17, 2017; Cleveland, OH, USA; Indiana Pacers guard Jeff Teague (44) drives to the basket against Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving (2) during the first half in game two of the first round of the 2017 NBA Playoffs at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 17, 2017; Cleveland, OH, USA; Indiana Pacers guard Jeff Teague (44) drives to the basket against Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving (2) during the first half in game two of the first round of the 2017 NBA Playoffs at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mar 1, 2017; San Antonio, TX, USA; Indiana Pacers power forward Lavoy Allen (5) shoots the ball past San Antonio Spurs center Pau Gasol (16) during the second half at AT&T Center. The Spurs won 100-99. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 1, 2017; San Antonio, TX, USA; Indiana Pacers power forward Lavoy Allen (5) shoots the ball past San Antonio Spurs center Pau Gasol (16) during the second half at AT&T Center. The Spurs won 100-99. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports /

Lavoy Allen

Status: Team Option

2016-17 Statistics: 3.6 RPG, 2.9 PPG, 0.9 APG

Lavoy Allen has been an underdog his entire NBA career, but he has persevered and even prospered as a professional basketball player over the past six seasons.

The Philadelphia 76ers made Allen a late second round pick in the 2011 NBA Draft, and he defied the odds by making the team and staying in the league for multiple seasons.

Lavoy Allen was a throw-in when Indiana made a trade deadline move to get Evan Turner in 2014. Turner is long gone, but Allen has carved out a niche as a reliable backup for the Pacers.

Allen is a solid veteran big man, known primarily for his offensive rebounding prowess. The team must decide if Allen is worth his scheduled $4.3 million salary for 2017-18, and it appears likely that Kevin Pritchard will let Lavoy Allen explore free agency this summer.

Allen found himself out of the rotation much of the 2016-17 season due to the presence of Al Jefferson, Kevin Seraphin and even young project Rakeem Christmas.

Allen is a good locker room presence and “emergency” bench piece, but he has hit his ceiling as an NBA player, so Indiana will probably move on from him this summer.

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