The Indiana Pacers recently agreed to sign Keisei Tominaga to an Exhibit 10 contract, and the young guard/wing is playing for Japan in the 2024 Olympics.
Tominaga joins Yuta Watanabe and Rui Hachimura as players on Japan's roster with NBA ties. Hachimura currently plays for the Los Angeles Lakers while Watanabe was with the Memphis Grizzlies to end last season.
Japan is in Group B for the first portion of the Men's Basketball Tournament. They play Germany on July 27 to kick off their Olympic journey. As for Tominaga, he played for Japan in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup as well as the 2022 FIBA Asia Cup. He's becoming a mainstay on the squad and just finished his college career at Nebraska.With the Cornhuskers, Tominaga averaged 11.4 points per game across three seasons.
The young wing/guard performed a pre-draft workout for the Pacers in 2023. "It was good. It was a very good experience for me," he said of the session. It was his first one with a pro team at the time, and he went on to talk about how coach Nebraska Fred Hoiberg helped him get better.An exhibit 10 deal could give Tominaga a chance to be in training camp for the blue and gold.
Jarace Walker is preparing to play on the wing in summer league ahead of an important second season with Indiana Pacers.Tony East is the Publisher of AllPacers. He has previously written for Forbes Sports, the West Indianapolis Community News, WTHR, and more while hosting the Locked On Pacers podcast.
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