{"id":160409,"date":"2025-09-25T20:40:36","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T00:40:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=160409"},"modified":"2025-09-25T20:40:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T00:40:36","slug":"monte-morris-injury-forces-pacers-pivot-delon-wright-free-agent-signing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/09\/25\/monte-morris-injury-forces-pacers-pivot-delon-wright-free-agent-signing\/","title":{"rendered":"Monte Morris Injury Forces Pacers To Pivot To Different Free Agent"},"content":{"rendered":"

On the prowl for point guard depth, the Indiana Pacers were reportedly adding Monte Morris<\/a>, who spent last season with the Phoenix Suns. The eight-year veteran’s career has been in a downturn since he left the Denver Nuggets in 2022, where he was a steady hand in the second unit. However, the Pacers were cognizant of this, as they were planning to ink him to a non-guaranteed one-year deal<\/a> (h\/t HoopsHype insider Michael Scotto).<\/p>\n

Monte Morris Injury Forces Pacers To Pivot To Free Agent Delon Wright<\/h2>\n

As it turns out, none of that matters now. Because the 30-year-old is currently hampered by a calf injury, Pacers general manager Chad Buchanan tells reporters that they won’t be signing Morris. Instead, the plan is to sign Delon Wright<\/a> to a training camp deal after he undergoes a physical, per Forbes reporter Tony East.<\/p>\n

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The plan for the Pacers now is to sign guard Delon Wright for training camp, per multiple sources. Physical first.<\/p>\n

— Tony East (@tonyreast.bsky.social)<\/a> 2025-09-25T21:23:37.674Z<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n