When the Indiana Pacers declined to pick up the fourth-year, $2.3 million option in Solomon Hill’s rookie contract last November, it was a reasonable choice. He had played awfully in Summer League — as a 24-year-old no less — and didn’t project to be rotation player for the team going forward.
But folllowing an excellent stretch of play late in the season after being re-inserted into the lineup and a breakout series against the Toronto Raptors, that is no longer the case.
The decision now looks like a big blunder for a team that lacks young talent.