So far this offseason, the Indiana Pacers have continued a trend of acquiring players with similar names by trading for forward Thaddeus Young, who shares a surname with point guard Joseph Young. On draft night they continued the trend by taking Georges Niang with the 50th pick, pairing him with Paul George.
But how long has these name shenanigans been going on? Let’s work our way backward.
Last season, the Pacers cornered the NBA’s market on Hills by signing center Jordan Hill, giving them all three of the league’s Hills.
Sadly, with the trade of George Hill and the likely departures of Solomon Hill and Jordan Hill, this monopoly was broken up after just one season.