Former #2 overall pick with five minutes in 2024-25 will receive championship ring if Pacers win NBA Finals

The Pacers are three games away from their first NBA championship after taking a 1-0 series lead.

When a team wins a title, the championship banner is one of the highlights of the accomplishment, but the championship rings are always a huge deal for players/staff.

With that in mind, there could be one player on the Pacers getting a championship ring this season, despite playing five total minutes all season.

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What Pacers player could get a championship ring?

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James Wiseman, a former second-overall pick in 2020, could be getting a championship ring if the Pacers can pull out the series win.

Unfortunately, he suffered a torn achilles in Indiana's first game of the season, putting him out for the entire year.

Since Wiseman was on the team at one point this season, there's a very high chance he could receive a ring.

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He's bounced around different teams since being drafted in Golden State, dealing with injuries and playing with backup minute restrictions along the way.

Wiseman looked like he would be back on track with a bigger role this season, but due to his injury, he had his season cut very short.

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He was traded to the Raptors in February, before being waived a couple of days later.

Wiseman will look to make a return to the NBA next season, but for now, he could be coming away as a champion with some jewelry in a couple of weeks.

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