The Indiana Pacers have exercised the fourth-year option on the rookie scale contract of guard/forward Bennedict Mathurin and the third-year option on the rookie scale contracts of forward Jarace Walker and guard Ben Sheppard.
In 59 games last season, Mathurin averaged 14.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 26.1 minutes. Mathurin was the sixth overall pick in 2022 out of Arizona.
Walker averaged 3.6 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 10.3 minutes as a rookie. Walker was the eighth overall pick in the 2023 draft out of Houston.
Sheppard averaged 4.4 points and 1.6 rebounds in 14.3 minutes over 57 games.
