Free agent guard Monte Morris has agreed to a 1-year deal with the Indiana Pacers, his agents, Andy Shiffman and Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports, told ESPN's Shams Charania on Tuesday. Entering his ninth NBA season, Morris provides backcourt depth to the Pacers, who will be without star guard Tyrese Haliburton for the entire season because of a ruptured Achilles tendon. The 30-year-old Morris spent last season with the Phoenix Suns on a one-year, $2.8 million deal.
Well, fast forward to September, and here we are with intriguing news courtesy of ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania. He reported that the NBA would once again be tweaking its All-Star Game format, as the new weekend showcase is " likely to feature a round-robin tournament consisting three eight-player squads of two USA teams and one World team," as Charania noted in an X post.