Brogdon was traded Friday from the Pacers to the Celtics for Daniel Theis, Aaron Nesmith, three other players and a 2023 first-round pick, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports.
The Celtics gave up no significant part of their playoff rotation and just one (presumably late) first-round pick to acquire Brogdon. The guard's market was likely low due to his inability to stay healthy, as he's appeared in just 258 games across the past five seasons. Still, when healthy, he's put up fringe All-Star numbers. During his three-year tenure with Indiana, he averaged 18.9 points, 6.3 assists and 5.1 rebounds with shooting splits of 45/35/87. He'll presumably operate as a big-minutes sixth man for Boston, though there's a chance Al Horford shifts to the bench.
Brogdon (back) said Monday that he's fully healthy heading into the offseason, Jeremiah Johnson of Bally Sports Indiana reports.
While Brogdon missed 40 of the Pacers' final 50 games -- including the last 11 straight -- with a variety of injuries, it became clear late in the season that he was being held out for tanking purposes. His comments during Monday's exit interview back up that notion, though it's not much of a consolation for fantasy managers who were unable to depend on the 29-year-old guard during the most important portion of the fantasy season. Unfortunately, missed time has become a major theme for Brogdon, who's played only 48, 64, 54, 56 and 36 games, respectively, over the last five seasons.
Brogdon (back) will not play Sunday against the Nets, James Boyd of the Indy Star reports.
Brogdon was inexplicably listed as questionable yet again when it was abundantly clear that he was never going to play. The veteran will conclude another injury-riddled season having missed 40 of the Pacers' final 50 games.
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Pacers' Malcolm Brogdon: Questionable once again
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Brogdon (back) is questionable for Sunday's game against the Nets.
Brogdon hasn't played since March 18. If he remains sidelined, Tyrese Haliburton and T.J. McConnell figure to handle the majority of the point guard duties.
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Pacers' Malcolm Brogdon: Unavailable Saturday
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Brogdon (back) is out Saturday against the 76ers, James Boyd of The Indianapolis Star reports.
Brogdon hasn't played since March 18 due to his lower back soreness. His final chance to return during the regular season is Sunday against the Nets.
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Pacers' Malcolm Brogdon: Questionable for Saturday
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Brogdon (back) is questionable for Saturday's game against the 76ers.
Brogdon continues to be listed as questionable, but he hasn't played in a game since March 18. If he remains sidelined, Tyrese Haliburton figures to continue operating as the primary ballhandler.
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Pacers' Malcolm Brogdon: Unsurprisingly out Tuesday
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Brogdon (back) remains out Tuesday against the 76ers, Tony East of WTHR Channel 13 Indianapolis reports.
Brogdon has been questionable for two weeks and hasn't played in a game since March 18. It seems highly unlikely he'll step on the court again this season.
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Pacers' Malcolm Brogdon: Questionable for Tuesday's contest
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Brogdon (back) is questionable for Tuesday's game against the 76ers.
Brogdon has missed eight straight games. The Pacers continue to evaluate him on a game-by-game basis, but at this point, it would be surprising if he played again this season.
