Heading into the offseason with no starting power forward, the Indiana Pacers draft day acquisition of Thaddeus Young was a good move for a team trying to get smaller and faster. After a year of Lavoy Allen, C.J. Miles and Myles Turner sharing the starting duty at the 4, Young was a breath of fresh air for the Pacers in 2016-17.
Young was a welcomed presence, especially on the defensive end. He was always good for a few easy buckets around the rim per game. His season did not go perfectly, however. He suffered a wrist injury in early February, causing him to miss eight games.