The amazing defensive impact of Andrew Nembhard on the Pacers

Andrew Nemhard does not seem to be in the running for the DPOY award, but NBA statistics reaffirm the impressions he conveys of defensive prowess. Evidence of this is that the Indiana Pacers rank in the top 5 of teams with the best defensive rating in the competition when he is on the court, and drop to 24th when he is not competing.

The Pacers are an elite defensive team when Andrew Nembhard is on the court:

On: 109.6 DefRtg (5th)
Off: 115.4 DefRtg (24th)

Nembhard should make an All-Defense team this season as the underrated glue piece to Indiana’s success. pic.twitter.com/BxF3lSmssU

— Evan Sidery (@esidery) March 22, 2025

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