PROFESSIONAL CAREER

A lottery pick by the Celtics in 2020, he was selected 14th overall in the 2020 NBA Draft…Has averaged 8.3 points and 3.2 rebounds over 20.8 minutes per game in 243 appearances (111 starts) over his first four NBA seasons with Boston (2020-22) and Indiana (2022-24)… Acquired by the Pacers in a trade with Boston along with Malik Fitts, Juwan Morgan, Daniel Theis and a future first-round draft pick in exchange for Malcolm Brogdon, 7/9/22…2022-23: Improved in nearly every statistical category in his first season with the Pacers and was one of six Pacers players averaging in double figures this season with 10.1 points per game…Added 3.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists over 24.9 minutes per game in 73 appearances and 60 starts...Posted his first NBA double-double as he finished with 23 points and a career-high 10 rebounds against New York, 12/18...Finished with a career-high 25 points on 9-for-16 shooting from the field and 4-for-9 from 3-point range against Philadelphia, 3/18...Made a career-high six 3-pointers in a 22-point outing during the road win at Milwaukee, 3/16...Finished with 15 points and a career-high four steals against Charlotte, 1/8…Missed nine games due to injury and illness: five with a sore right foot (10/29-31; 11/4-9), one with a right ankle sprain (12/23), two with a non-COVID illness (1/11-13) and two with a sore left hip (3/5-6) …2021-22: Averaged 3.8 points and 1.7 rebounds in 11.0 minutes per game while shooting 39.6 percent from the field, 27.0 percent from three and 80.8 percent from the free throw line…Netted a season-high 13 points against Miami on Nov. 4…Got his first start of the season against New York on Dec. 18 and pulled down a season-high seven rebounds…Scored a career-high 18 points to go along with three rebounds and two blocks against Philadelphia on Feb. 15…Tied his career-high with three steals against Toronto on Mar. 28… Led or tied for the team lead in steals nine times and in blocks once…Missed a total of 14 games on the season due to injury…Missed five games due to health & safety protocols (Dec. 25 – Jan. 2) and missed a total of nine games due to a right ankle sprain (Jan. 19 – Jan. 21 and Mar. 6 – Mar. 20)…Appeared in two games for the Maine Celtics and averaged 13.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 22.9 minutes per game…2020-21: Averaged 4.7 points and 2.8 rebounds in 14.5 minutes per game...Shot 43.8 percent from the field, 37.0 percent from three and 78.6 percent from the free throw line...Made his NBA debut against Brooklyn on Dec. 25 and recorded three points in nine minutes of action... Recorded new season-highs of 15 points, nine rebounds, three steals and three blocks against Charlotte on Apr. 28... Became the first Celtics rookie since Paul Pierce in 1998-99 that had 15 or more points, three or more steals and three or more blocks in a game against Charlotte on Apr. 28...Set a high in points with 16 against San Antonio on Apr. 30...Tied that mark the next game with 16 against Portland including a career-high four threes on May 2...Scored 16 points against Miami May 9...Got his first career start against Cleveland on May 12 and responded with eight points and seven rebounds…Missed one game due to Low Back Spasms (Jan. 22).

BEFORE NBA

College: Played 46 games over two seasons at Vanderbilt (2018-20) and averaged 14.5 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game while shooting 47.6 percent from the field, 41.0 percent from 3-point range and 82.5 percent from the foul line…2019-20: Played and started in 14 games and averaged 23.0 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.4 steals before suffering a season-ending stress fracture in his right foot…Was the SEC’s leading scorer at the time of his injury…Made 60 total threes on the season, which led the Vanderbilt team…His 60 threes ranked 10th in the SEC at the end of the regular season…Scored in double figures in every game…Scored 34 points in a game at Richmond and 34 in a game vs. UNC Wilmington…Tallied 20 or more points in seven other games…Made seven or more threes in four games, including a career-high eight three pointers against SMU…Was second in the nation in 3s made per game (4.28) and led the SEC in 3s per game, 3-point field goal percentage (.522) and scoring (23.0) at the time of his injury…Ranked fifth nationally in points per game…Ranked eighth in free-throw percentage (.825) and field-goal percentage (.512) in the SEC prior to his injury…His .522 3-point shooting percentage is the best by a Commodore in a single season…Did not score less than 14 points in a game all season…Made multiple threes in all but two games…2018-19: Played in all 32 games and made 19 starts. Averaged 11.0 points and 5.5 rebounds per game in all games…Led Commodores in scoring in SEC games only with 13.5 points per game…Named to SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll…Scored 20 or more points in four SEC games as a true freshman and tallied double figures in 14 total games…Set a season high in points at Florida (26); also was career-best 12-15 from the free throw line.

PERSONAL LIFE

Full name is Aaron Joshua Nesmith…Son of Bernard and Erine Nesmith…Has a brother, Eddie…Majored in Human and Organizational Development at Vanderbilt...Organizes a youth basketball camp every summer in his hometown of Columbia, S.C., and has contributed to basketball camps he and his teammates have set up over the Indianapolis area.

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