It turns out that, if you’re Darren Collison, you can go home again.
News broke on the eve of Independence Day that the point guard-needy Indiana Pacers had signed Collison to a two-year deal, five years after he was traded to Dallas for Ian Mahinmi.
It was a different time then. The Pacers hadn’t yet faced the Miami Heat in back-to-back Eastern Conference finals. Paul George’s leg was unbroken. Frank Vogel was still an assistant coach. Only one Pacer currently remains on the roster from 2010-11 (Lance Stephenson).
Collison’s changed too. He’s no longer the hot-shot youngster who filled in spectacularly for an injured Chris Paul.