INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Pacers announced Tuesday they have re-signed veteran free agent Rodney Stuckey to a contract. Per club policy terms of the contract were not released.
"I felt all along it was important to re-sign Rodney," said Pacers President of Basketball Operations Larry Bird. "He proved to us last year how much he could help. He’s a pro and a good teammate. We’re really happy to have him back. He added a lot to our team, on and off the court."
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Stuckey, a 6-5, 205-pound guard played the 2014-15 NBA season with the Pacers and averaged 12.6 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.1 assists in 71 games. Prior to that he played seven seasons with the Detroit Pistons. He was a No. 1 pick of the Pistons (15th overall) in the 2007 NBA Draft after playing collegiately at Eastern Washington. While with the Pistons, Stuckey had a career average of 13.4 points per game with a career high 16.6 average in 2009-10. He made the NBA’s All-Rookie second team after the 2007-08 season.