INDIANAPOLIS — Ivica Zubac has started to settle into the Indiana Pacers’ system after a slow adjustment following his trade from the LA Clippers, Tony East of Forbes reported Sunday.
The Pacers were 5-3 with Zubac and 0-5 without him through Friday’s 106-104 win over the New York Knicks, which left Indiana 5-8.
Zubac came from slower-paced Clippers teams to a faster, pass-heavy Indiana offense, East wrote.
“It’s faster, for sure,” Zubac said, according to Forbes. “It’s a different style, but at the end of the [day], it’s still basketball.”
Zubac’s Numbers Have Climbed
Zubac averaged 10.8 points and 8.9 rebounds over his first eight games. Over his last four, he has averaged 14.5 points and 10 rebounds on 61.5% shooting, with three double-doubles.
Against New York, Zubac had 12 points on 6-of-12 shooting and 13 rebounds, nine of them offensive, in 25:46, according to the official box score. Indiana outrebounded the Knicks 50-43.
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