{"id":677059,"date":"2026-03-24T21:23:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T21:23:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/677059\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T21:23:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T21:23:17","slug":"pacers-kobe-brown-dropped-from-rotation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/677059\/","title":{"rendered":"Pacers’ Kobe Brown: Dropped from rotation"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Brown<\/a> (coach’s decision) went unused off the bench in Monday’s 128-126 win over the Magic.<\/p>\n

During Monday’s contest, Pacers<\/a> head coach Rick Carlisle deviated from his recent approach and ran a more streamlined nine-man rotation while handing three of the team’s established starters (Pascal Siakam, Andrew Nembhard and Aaron Nesmith) 30-plus minutes apiece. As a result, Brown and Quenton Jackson were squeezed out of the rotation, but both should be able to reclaim roles before long. The 16-56 Pacers have little at stake beyond draft position over their final 10 games, which likely means that players like Siakam, Nembhard and Nesmith could be rested frequently and\/or have their minutes pulled back. Brown had been a beneficiary of Indiana holding out key players for the past several weeks, as the third-year forward has averaged 8.6 points, 4.7 rebounds, 1.4 three-pointers and 1.3 assists in 23.7 minutes over his 18 appearances for the Pacers since coming over in a Feb. 5 trade with the Clippers.<\/p>\n

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