Pacers Announce Trade, Acquire Guard From West Squad

The Indiana Pacers have acquired the draft rights to Kam Jones, the 38th overall selection in the 2025 NBA Draft, from the San Antonio Spurs. The trade involved the Pacers sending a 2030 second-round pick (originally belonging to the Sacramento Kings) and cash considerations to the Spurs. Jones will wear jersey number 7 and is scheduled to join the Pacers' roster for the Las Vegas Summer League.

Jones, a 6-foot-5 guard, played college basketball at Marquette University. During his final season, he averaged 19.2 points, 5.9 assists, 4.5 rebounds, and 1.4 steals per game across 34 starts. He shot 48.3% from the field and 31.1% from three-point range. He demonstrated significant efficiency, finishing seventh in the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio with a mark of 3.17.

His collegiate career was marked by numerous accolades: selection to the 2024-25 Wooden All-America team (one of only 10 players), unanimous All-BIG EAST First-Team honors, being named a finalist for the Bob Cousy Award (given to the nation's top point guard), and earning BIG EAST Player of the Week six times (three times in his senior season).

The Pacers view Jones as valuable depth at the point guard position amidst offseason uncertainty. He will be competing alongside another second-round pick, Taelon Peter, who is noted as an athletic three-point shooter (45% from three last season).

The acquisition of Jones and Peter represents the Pacers' strategy to develop homegrown talent. The organization aims to cultivate these young guards into everyday NBA players, with the upcoming Summer League serving as their initial step towards preparing for the league.