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Edmond Sumner
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Sumner with the Indiana Pacers in 2019
No. 4 – Sichuan Blue Whales
Point guard / shooting guard
Personal information
Born (1995-12-31) December 31, 1995 (age 28)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
High school Detroit Country Day
(Beverly Hills, Michigan)
Listed height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight 196 lb (89 kg)
Career information
College Xavier (2014–2017)
NBA Draft 2017 / Round: 2 / Pick: 52nd overall
Selected by the New Orleans Pelicans
Pro career 2017–present
League CBA
Career history
2017–2021 Indiana Pacers
2017–2019 →Fort Wayne Mad Ants
2022–2023 Brooklyn Nets
2023–2024 Žalgiris Kaunas
2024–present Sichuan Blue Whales
Career highlights and awards
  • Lithuanian King Mindaugas Cup winner (2024)
  • Second-team All-Big East (2016)

Edmond Byron Sumner (born December 31, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Sichuan Blue Whales of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). A point guard, he played college basketball for the Xavier Musketeers and after averaging 15.0 points per game as a junior.

College career

Sumner spent three years playing for the Xavier Musketeers (at Xavier University, Cincinnati) from 2014 to 2017. Sumner was sidelined with an injury in an 82–77 win against St. John's in January 2017 and did not play the rest of the season. At that point, he was averaging 14.9 points, 4.9 assists and 4.4 rebounds per game. This was not the first time he had suffered knee issues; his freshman season was cut to just six games as he withdrew from further playing due to chronic tendinitis in his knees. On March 28, 2017, Sumner declared for the 2017 NBA draft.

Professional career

Indiana Pacers (2017–2021)

On June 23, 2017, Sumner was selected 52nd overall in the 2017 NBA draft by the New Orleans Pelicans, only to be traded to the Indiana Pacers in exchange for cash considerations. Sumner signed a two-way contract with the Pacers on July 5, 2017, becoming the first second round draft pick to sign such a deal. In the 2017–18 season, Sumner struggled for minutes and spent significant time with the Pacers' G-League team, the Fort Wayne Mad Ants.

Sumner's limited minutes continued into the beginning of the 2018–19 season, but when teammate Victor Oladipo suffered a season-ending injury of a quadriceps tendon rupture his playing time increased significantly, and was given his first NBA start, against the Golden State Warriors. On February 11, 2019, Sumner signed a standard NBA contract with the Pacers, which was reported to be a two-year contract.

On July 29, Sumner inked a three-year contract worth $6.48 million with the Pacers after declining his $1.6 million team option in late June.

During the 2020–21 season, Sumner averaged 7.5 points and 1.8 rebounds per game, shooting 52.5 percent from the floor. In April 2021, he posted consecutive 20-point games against the Detroit Pistons and the Orlando Magic. On September 9, 2021, it was announced that Sumner would be sidelined indefinitely with a torn Achilles tendon.

Brooklyn Nets (2022–2023)

On October 6, 2021, Sumner was traded, alongside a 2025 second-round pick, to the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for the draft rights to Juan Pablo Vaulet. Four days later, he was waived by the Nets.

On July 8, 2022, Sumner re-signed with the Nets.

On July 15, 2023, Sumner was waived by the Nets.

On September 29, 2023, Sumner signed with the Charlotte Hornets, but was waived on October 24.

Žalgiris Kaunas (2023–2024)

On November 29, 2023, Sumner signed with Žalgiris Kaunas of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroLeague.

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 Indiana 1 0 2.0 1.000 1.0 .0 .0 .0 2.0
2018–19 Indiana 23 2 9.1 .344 .259 .625 1.0 .4 .5 .2 2.9
2019–20 Indiana 31 3 14.4 .430 .264 .552 1.5 1.8 .5 .3 4.9
2020–21 Indiana 53 24 16.2 .525 .398 .819 1.8 .9 .6 .2 7.5
2022–23 Brooklyn 53 12 13.9 .461 .356 .917 1.5 1.3 .6 .2 7.1
Career 161 41 14.0 .470 .341 .811 1.5 1.1 .6 .2 6.2

Play-in

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2021 Indiana 2 0 10.2 .500 .500 1.000 1.5 1.0 .0 .5 6.0
Career 2 0 10.2 .500 .500 1.000 1.5 1.0 .0 .5 6.0

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2019 Indiana 1 0 1.6 2.0 .0 .0 .0 .0
2020 Indiana 3 0 13.5 .286 .000 1.000 2.0 .0 .0 .0 2.0
2023 Brooklyn 1 0 4.5 .0 1.0 .0 .0 .0
Career 5 0 9.3 .286 .000 1.000 1.6 .2 .0 .0 1.2

EuroLeague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2023–24 Žalgiris 23 7 13.4 .438 .393 .811 1.1 1.8 .8 .1 6.9 4.3
Career 23 7 13.4 .438 .393 .811 1.1 1.8 .8 .1 6.9 4.3

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014–15 Xavier 6 0 7.2 .200 .000 .667 .8 1.0 .3 .0 1.3
2015–16 Xavier 31 29 25.9 .397 .301 .727 3.4 3.6 1.3 .2 11.0
2016–17 Xavier 22 19 31.7 .479 .273 .735 4.1 4.8 1.2 .7 14.3
Career 59 48 26.1 .429 .285 .730 3.4 3.8 1.2 .4 11.2

See also

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