Basketballghana.com can confirm Ghana Center Amida Brimah stands
to earn $50,000 despite getting cut from Indiana Pacers final roster for the
2019-2020 NBA season.
Amida and two other players were released by Pacers ahead of
the October 21 deadline for final roster announcements by NBA teams.
Guards Wade Lemon Jnr. and C.J. Wilcox and Brimah were left
out of Pacers final roster after Indiana’s final preseason game played on
Wednesday, October 16.
Indiana Pacers lost 111-119 to Minnesota Timberwolves in the
last of four preseason games; Brimah did not play in the game.
After signing a one year, partially guaranteed deal with
Pacers following a string of impressive performances for Brooklyn Nets in the NBA
Summer League, an Exhibit 10 clause was inserted in Brimah’s contract making
him eligible for the bonus money if he didn’t make Indiana’s final roster.
This is the second time in two years Brimah has competed in
preseason on an NBA roster but missed the final roster. Last season, he suited
for San Antonio Spurs but got cut and returned to the team’s Gatorade League
affiliate-Austin Spurs.
MUMBAI, INDIA – OCTOBER 5: Amida Brimah #37 of the Indiana Pacers dunks the ball against the Sacramento Kings on October 5, 2019 at NSCI Dome in Mumbai, India. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images/AFPLAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JULY 08: Amida Brimah #15 of the Brooklyn Nets blocks a shot by Troy Brown Jr. #6 of the Washington Wizards during the 2019 NBA Summer League at the Thomas & Mack Center on July 08, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)INDIANAPOLIS, IN – SEPTEMBER 27: Amida Brimah #37 of the Indiana Pacers poses for a portrait during media day on September 27, 2019 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Ron Hoskins/NBAE via Getty Images)
