The Indiana Pacers have waived veteran mentor Al Jefferson, reports Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports.
Jefferson, who watched more games last season than he played, kept himself ready when called upon and the improvement of his stamina in tandem with his throwback combination of footwork, ball fakes, and soft touch allowed him to teach some memorable lessons to a handful of the league’s young bigs from the low-block in his role as adjunct professor.
Behind-the-scenes, meanwhile, he answered the bell with intangibles — from challenging his teammates in an appropriate and playing 4-on-4 with the young players to talking down Lance Stephenson, giving Domantas Sabonis tips on how to read double-teams, and staying in the ear ofMyles Turner to take it personally and leverage his size against switches.