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Aaron Nesmith

Indiana Pacers

Birthdate:

10/16/1999 (27)

Position:

SF

Primary Role:

Secondary Role:

Defensive Role:

Versatile Stopper

Height:

6'5"

Weight:

215

Wingspan:

6'10"

Positional Size:

C+

Hometown:

Charleston, SC

Aaron Nesmith Stats

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Per 36
Plus Minus

Season	GP	MPG	FGM-FGA	FG%	3PM-3PA	3P%	FTM-FTA	FT%	REB	APG	STL	BLK	PF	TOV	PTS
2021	46	14.5	1.7 - 3.9	43.8	0.9 - 2.3	37	0.5 - 0.6	78.6	2.8	0.5	0.3	0.2	1.9	0.5	4.7
2022	52	11	1.4 - 3.5	39.6	0.6 - 2.2	27	0.4 - 0.5	80.8	1.7	0.4	0.4	0.1	1.3	0.6	3.8
2023	73	24.9	3.5 - 8.1	42.7	1.6 - 4.3	36.6	1.6 - 1.9	83.8	3.8	1.3	0.8	0.5	3.2	1	10.1
2024	72	27.7	4.4 - 8.8	49.6	1.9 - 4.6	41.9	1.5 - 1.9	78.1	3.8	1.5	0.9	0.7	3.3	0.9	12.2
2025	45	24.9	4.3 - 8.4	50.7	1.9 - 4.3	43.1	1.6 - 1.8	91.3	4	1.2	0.8	0.4	2.5	0.8	12
2025	6	23.1 ↑	3.7 - 9.3 ↑	39.3 ↓	1.7 - 5.5 ↑	30.3 ↓	3.2 - 3.7 ↑	86.4 ↑	2.2 ↓	1.8 ↑	0.7 ↑	0.2 ↓	2.5 ↓	1.7 ↑	12.2 ↑
Career	339	22.6	3.4 - 7.5	45.1	1.5 - 4.1	38.2	1.3 - 1.6	83.0	3.4	1.2	0.6	0.4	2.6	0.9	9.6

Season	MP	TS%	3PAR	FTR	SQ	BOXCR	OLOAD	PR	PORT	VERS	CWARP	VORP
2021	669	57.3	60.7	15.7	68.3	0.6	17.3	19	3.6	65	0.2	-0.2
2022	574	50.7	63.2	14.3	64.5	1	20.9	12	1.5	81	0	-0.3
2023	1816	56.6	53.2	24.1	64.1	1.7	22.8	27	4.0	99	0.87	-0.4
2024	1995	63.1	52.6	21.6	67.4	1.9	22.3	28	5.5	59	2.82	0.8
2025	1123	65.3	51.5	21.1	74.9	2.1	23.2	23	6.5	55	1.47	0.4
2025	139	55.6	58.9	39.3	50	3.5	31.9	34	7.6	58.4	0.2	-0.1

Season	MP	COPM	CDPM	CPM	ODARKO	DDARKO	DARKO	ODRIP	DDRIP	DRIP	OBPM	DBPM	BPM
2021	669	-1.6	0	-1.6							-2.8	-0.4	-3.2
2022	574	-2.1	0	-2.1	-1	-0.7	-1.6				-4.9	0.7	-4.3
2023	1816	-1	-0.2	-1.2	-0.8	-0.6	-1.4				-2.3	-0.7	-3
2024	1995	0.1	0.4	0.4	0	0	0	-0.1	0.4	0.3	-0.3	-0.2	-0.5
2025	1123	0.6	-0.4	0.2	0.6	-0.2	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.2	0	-0.5	-0.5
2025	139	0.3 76%	0.1 59%	0.4 69%	0.3	0.3	0.6	-0.1	-0.2	-0.3	-2.5	-2.4	-5

Scouting Report

Stat	Value
TS%	61.2%	78
SQ	63.1	82
FTr	26%	60
3PAr	54.2%	78
ORB	-0.9	24
cTOV	7.8%	52
Load	24.7	39
Creation	2.3	43
Portability	6	72
Passer Rating	10.6	30
CraftedOPM	0.2	69

Stat	Value
Deflections	1.9	36
raDTOV	0	48
DRB	0.7	76
Rim Defense	-14.5	95
Rim Frequency	37.5	51
BLKpct	1.9	61
Versatility	58.9	63
rPF	1.4	7
CraftedDPM	0.3	59

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*This scouting report combines the player's last two seasons of performance, with greater emphasis on the most recent 139 minutes played during the 2024-25 season. Compared to all other players who played over 48 minutes.

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*Similarity Score | The difference between the percentile scores of this player and that of all other players in his position group (guards, wings, forwards, bigs). Converted to a 1-100 scale where 100 is most similar, and 1 is least similar.