The Pacers have signed guard Travis Diener to a three year contract.  Diener played in 26 games off of the bench for the Orlando Magic last season and he averaged 11.1 minutes, 3.8 points, 0.7 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.  He shot the ball well as he hit 42.5% of his shots from the floor, 36% from three point range and 80% from the free throw line.

In 49 career NBA games (0 starts), Diener has averaged 10.9 minutes, 3.8 points, 0.8 rebounds and 1.0 assist per game.  He has shot 42.3% from the floor, 40.2% from three point range and 81% from the free throw line over his career.  Diener is an excellent long range shooter who should really help the Pacers offense if teams are trying to pack the paint.

The Pacers have decided to let power forward Maceo Baston walk to the Toronto Raptors instead of matching the offer sheet that he received.  Baston never got much of a chance to play with the Pacers in his two seasons there.  Baston has played in 63 games (2 starts) and he has averaged 8.1 minutes, 2.8 points, 1.5 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game.  He made 63.4% of his shots from the floor, 42.9% from three point range and 79.7% from the free throw line.  The Pacers could regret this decision in the future if Baston reaches his full potential in Toronto.

The Pacers have signed shooting guard Andre Owens to a 1-year contract.  He only has played in one season in the NBA (2005) with the Utah Jazz.  In that season he played in 23 games and he averaged 9.2 minutes, 3.0 points, 0.9 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game.  He wasn’t the best shooter in the world either as he made 36.5% of his shots from the floor, 18.8% from three point range and 66.7% from the free throw line.  Owens will be a longshot to make the Pacers roster.

The Pacers have signed Stephen Graham to a 1-year deal.  He will have an uphill battle to make the Pacers roster in 2007.  He played in 14 games (1 start) for the Trailblazers and he averaged 3.2 points, 1.5 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game.  He shot 42.5% from the floor, 27.3% from three point range and 88.9% from the free throw line.

Graham has now played two seasons in the NBA and his career now covers 36 games (1 start) in which he has averaged 2.9 points, 1.3 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game.  Graham has averaged 9.4 minutes, 2.9 points, 1.3 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game.  He has hit 40.4% from the floor, 23.8% from three point range and 91.7% from the free throw line.

The Indiana Pacers have signed Kareem Rush with the hope that he can provide them some outside scoring.  Rush has played in 243 career NBA games (62 starts) and he has averaged 17.3 minutes, 6.4 points, 1.6 rebounds and 1.0 assist per game.  He has shot 40.2% from the floor, 34.5% from three point range and 69.5% from the free throw line.  Rush played well overseas last season so he should have a decent shot to make the Pacers roster this season.

The Pacers took a chance on Orien Greene last season because of his outstanding athletic ability but they waived him over the weekend because he has shown no improvement as a basketball player.  He played in 41 games off of the bench for the Pacers last season and he averaged 6.2 minutes, 1.5 points, 1.1 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game.  Greene hit 37.1% from the floor, 18.2% from three point range and 60% from the free throw line.

Over his NBA career, Greene has played in 121 games (5 starts) and he has averaged 12.3 minutes, 2.6 points, 1.6 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game.  He also has shot poorly as he’s only hit 39% of his shots from the floor, 21.6% from three point range and 64.5% from the free throw line. 

Losing Greene will be absolutely no loss for the Pacers.