Andrew Nembhard played a significant role in the 2024 playoffs, specifically the Eastern Conference Finals. However, the 2024-25 season hasn't matched the glory of the surging role player's efforts. Instead, physical ailments cost the Pacers one of their best secret weapons for 15 games.

Just a few games into the season, the Pacers lost both backup centers to a torn Achilles. Soon after, they lost Andrew Nembhard to a knee issue that cost him close to a month. Aaron Nesmith then suffered a severe ankle sprain that cost him 35 games of the season. He just recently returned and has slowly been brought back.

The NBA trade deadline is less than a week away, and there is more to follow than just flashy names. Let’s open up the notebook to run through three under-the-radar deadline narratives that have caught my eye with Feb. 6 approaching: Andrew Nembhard appears ripe for the picking, but don’t judge an NBA team’s books by its cover.

Atlanta enters the matchup against Indiana after losing seven straight games. The teams square off Saturday for the first time this season.

Nembhard (back) has been ruled out for Wednesday's game against the Pistons, Tony East of WTHR Channel 13 Indianapolis reports.

Andrew Nembhard's fingerprints were all over the Indiana Pacers' wire-to-wire victory over the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Paris Games finale on Saturday. The

Indiana Pacers guard Bennedict Mathurin "is being monitored by nearly every team seen as a buyer at the deadline," according to the Los Angeles Times'

Enter PG/SG Nickeil Alexander-Walker (4%), who had his most productive night of the season in Minnesota’s win over Phoenix. Playing 35 minutes off the bench, Alexander-Walker scored a season-high 23 points with four rebounds,

Pacers forward Pascal Siakam scored 37 points against the Pistons to make his case for a third trip to an NBA All-Star Game.

Pascal Siakam scored 37 points and Tyrese Haliburton scored 30 as the Pacers won a technical-foul filled contest over the Pistons.

Pascal Siakam had a season high 37 points, Tyrese Haliburton added 30 and the host Indiana Pacers fought off a strong challenge to defeat the Detroit Pistons 133-119 Wednesday night in Indianapolis.