Age: 24
Years pro: 1
Status: Has three years remaining on a rookie contract, with the final season a team option.
Key stats: Played in one game for six minutes and scored four points. Averaged 13.9 points and 7.1 rebounds for Fort Wayne in the Development League.
Rakeem Christmas is in the unique position of being a four-year college player and one-year D-League veteran who is still banking on potential. That can happen when you mature late in college and have to change positions in the pros.
Christmas was visible to Pacers fans last season only in the virtual blink of an eye, appearing in the final game at Milwaukee for six minutes (and six seconds).