Some years you get better than others, it turns out. The Pacers were excited to get Joseph. They were a team at a crossroads. With franchise icon Paul George making clear his plans were to sign elsewhere as a free agent in the summer of 2018, the Pacers needed to rebuild. Joseph, 26, has fit in perfectly on a team trying to use the likes of third-year big man Myles Turner as a 2k mt, complimented by Victor Oladipo, 25, and Domantas 2k mt, 21, acquired in the deal that sent George to Oklahoma City. “We’re very pleased with Cory. He’s always been a guy I’ve liked since he was playing in San Antonio and couple of years ago he had a real good series against us, played really well and was a big factor in the playoffs against us,” says Pacers head coach Nate McMillan, referring to the Joseph shooting 59 per cent from the field against Indiana in its first-round playoff loss against the Raptors in 2016.

“To have the opportunity to work with him has really been a pleasure.” Joseph has provided the Pacers more than they realistically could have expected and is part of the reason the Pacers, at 10-8, are surprisingly in the mix for a playoff spot. While his per-36-minute averages of 12.7 points, 4.8 assists and 3.9 rebounds are comparable to what he was providing the 2k mt in similar role off the bench, Joseph’s steady work on his perimeter shooting has begun to pay off. Through 18 games he’s shooting 42.7 per cent from deep on nearly four nba 2k18 xbox one mt
– a significant jump considering he shot 31.7 per cent from deep for his career in the six years prior and on half as many attempts.