INDIANAPOLIS — The Pacers are signing sharpshooter Garrison Mathews to a standard, non-guaranteed contract after he played through two 10-day hardship exception contracts. They are also waiving forward Jeremiah Robinson-Earl to create space, league sources confirmed to the IndyStar on Thursday. Tony East of Forbes had it first.

Mathews’ second 10-day contract expired Thursday, Dec. 11, and players cannot sign a third 10-day contract through the hardship exception system, even if the team is granted another hardship exception.

Mathews struggled through his first 10 days, but the Pacers decided to keep him on and were rewarded with a more productive second stint. After scoring a total of nine points on 2 of 13 shooting in five games on his first contract, Mathews scored 34 points on 9 of 18 shooting including 7 of 15 3-point shooting in the four games of his second 10-day contract.

The 29-year-old Mathews is a career 38.1% 3-point shooter, and 3s are 85% of his shot attempts. The Pacers rank 29th of the NBA’s 30 teams in 3-point percentage (33.2%).

Robinson-Earl averaged 4.6 points and 5.2 rebounds for the Pacers in 17 games. He first joined the team on a 10-day hardship exception contract on Nov. 1 and was granted a standard contract after two 10-day deals. He started three games and gave the Pacers sturdy defense at multiple positions, and he’s second on the team in rebounds per 36 minutes with 10.6. However, he shot 34.9% from the floor and 24.2% from 3-point range and did not appear the Pacers’ last two games.

The Pacers’ roster has been in near constant flux since the season started thanks to the injuries that have led to hardship exceptions. To qualify for a hardship exception a team must have at least four players who have missed three consecutive games who are also expected to miss two more weeks.

The Pacers have qualified for a hardship exception since the season’s first week. Mathews, Robinson-Earl and Cody Martin have each played on 10-day contracts with the exception. The Pacers also signed guards Monte Morris and Mac McClung to standard, non-guaranteed contracts but later waived them.

Dustin Dopirak covers the Pacers all season. Get more coverage on IndyStarTV and with the Pacers Insider newsletter.