Monta Ellis knows he wasn’t the same relentless driver and graceful finisher for the Indiana Pacers last season as he was in Dallas the year prior.
“Last year was very challenging for me,” Ellis admitted in a moment of honest self reflection. “I dealt with a lot of injuries. I dealt with lot of things on a personal level off the court that I had to get together, so it was a bad year all around for me.”
At 30 years of age, Ellis, facing the aftermath of offseason knee surgery and managing the pain that came along with a Baker’s cyst that burst, was the oldest player on Indiana’s roster heading into the 2015-16 season.