Team: Indiana Pacers · PF · Age 26 · Base role: two-way forward; zero simultaneous healthy-night minutes
Projection card
| GP | MPG | 3PM | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | FT% | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 8.0 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | .500 | .700 | 0.4 |
Nine-category: no rank. Points: two-way depth only. Dynasty: top 250-380 in deep formats.
Why the line looks like this
Brown arrived with Zubac and averaged 9.4 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 27 Indiana games, shooting 50.3% FG and 43.3% from three. The Pacers officially re-signed him to a two-way July 9, so the reduced projection reflects a healthy roster rather than lost confidence. Pacers player review · official transaction
Hashtag's July crowd ranked him 435th and still showed LAC; that is stale but directionally consistent with two-way scarcity. Hashtag crowd
Redraft, dynasty, and scenarios
- Redraft: no draft value; add only if multiple forwards sit and he is confirmed active.
- Dynasty: deepest-league hold because his shooting/rebounding can support a future standard bench role.
- Floor: G League season with only garbage-time NBA appearances.
- Ceiling: 18-minute injury role and roughly 7/4/1.5 with one three.
Confidence
| Roster | Minutes | Rates | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | Low | Medium | High |
Career record
Pre-NBA: Missouri, four seasons (2019-23), growing from 5.8 PPG to 15.8 PTS / 6.4 REB / 2.5 AST as a senior; First-team All-SEC and SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2023), Second-team All-SEC (2022). Draft: 2023, Round 1, Pick 30, LA Clippers.
| Season | Age | Team | GP | MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 24 | LAC | 44 | 9.0 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .411 | .500 | 0.2 |
| 2024-25 | 25 | LAC | 40 | 6.8 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .458 | .714 | 0.3 |
| 2025-26 | 26 | LAC | 34 | 8.7 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | .393 | .808 | 0.4 |
| 2025-26 | 26 | IND | 27 | 24.7 | 9.4 | 4.9 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.4 | .503 | .788 | 1.4 |
| Career | — | — | 145 | 11.2 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | .455 | .779 | 0.5 |
Durability: No injury history flagged; the low GP totals (44 / 40 / 61) are rotation-depth decisions and G League assignments, not health.
Trajectory: The record shows a first-round pick who never got a foothold in the Clippers' veteran rotation, then broke out the moment Indiana gave him real minutes after the February 2026 Zubac trade: 9.4 / 4.9 / 2.0 on .503 FG and .433 3P across 27 games at 24.7 MPG. That 27-game shooting sample is the entire bull case — his prior NBA three-point marks were .292 / .231 / .265. In 2026-27 he holds a two-way deal and competes to be Indiana's first frontcourt call-up. He becomes fantasy-relevant only if multiple Pacers forwards sit and his late-season three survives higher volume; otherwise he is a dynasty-only stash.
Career sources: ESPN career stats · Wikipedia
Open questions
- Does Brown's late-season three-point improvement survive more attempts?
- Is he the first two-way forward called up ahead of a healthy Nance?