Edmond Sumner

Edmond Sumner

Sumner with the Indiana Pacers in 2019
Sichuan Blue Whales
Position	Point guard / Shooting guard
League	CBA
Personal information
Born	(1995-12-31) December 31, 1995 (age 28) Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	196 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school	Detroit Country Day (Beverly Hills, Michigan)
College	Xavier (2014–2017)
NBA draft	2017: 2nd round, 52nd overall pick
Selected by the New Orleans Pelicans
Playing career	2017–present
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
Second-team All-Big East (2016) Lithuanian King Mindaugas Cup winner (2024)
Stats   at NBA.com
Stats   at Basketball-Reference.com

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 he participated in the 2017 NBA draft. ^{[1] [2]} He was drafted 52nd overall by the New Orleans Pelicans, but was subsequently traded to the Indiana Pacers. ^[3]

College career

Sumner spent three years playing for the Xavier Musketeers (at Xavier University, Cincinnati) from 2014 to 2017. ^[4] 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. ^[5] 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. ^[6]

Professional career

Indiana Pacers (2017–2021)

On June 23, 2017, Sumner was selected 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. ^[7] On February 11, 2019, Sumner signed a standard NBA contract with the Pacers, ^[8] which was reported to be a two-year contract. ^[9]

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. ^[10]

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. ^[11] On September 9, 2021, it was announced that Sumner would be sidelined indefinitely with a torn Achilles tendon. ^[12]

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. ^[13] Four days later, he was waived by the Nets. ^[14]

On July 8, 2022, Sumner re-signed with the Nets. ^[15]

On July 15, 2023, Sumner was waived by the Nets. ^[16]

On September 29, 2023, Sumner signed with the Charlotte Hornets, ^[17] but was waived on October 24. ^[18]

Žalgiris Kaunas (2023–present)

On November 29, 2023, Sumner signed with Žalgiris Kaunas of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroLeague. ^{[19] [20]}

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

References

1. "Edmond Sumner". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
2. Brennan, Patrick (March 28, 2017). "Xavier's Edmond Sumner announces he's entering NBA Draft". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
3. Brennan, Pat (June 23, 2017). "Edmond Sumner selected in NBA Draft, dealt to Indiana Pacers". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
4. "Edmond Sumner Profile-Men's Basketball-Xavier University". goxavier.com. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
5. "Xavier might have lost starting point guard Edmond Sumner for the season". CBSSports.com. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
6. "Edmond Sumner sidelined by chronic tendinitis". cincinnati.com. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
7. "Breaking down Edmond Sumner's first NBA start with the Indiana Pacers". 8 Points 9 Seconds. January 30, 2019. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
8. "Pacers Sign Edmond Sumner". NBA.com. February 11, 2019. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
9. "Pacers Sign Edmond Sumner To Two-Year Contract". realgm.com. February 11, 2019. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
10. "Edmond Sumner's New Contract Displays the Indiana Pacers' Belief in His Future". Forbes .
11. Glaspie, Akeem (September 9, 2021). "Pacers guard Edmond Sumner out indefinitely with torn left Achilles". Indianapolis Star . Retrieved September 10, 2021.
12. Feldman, Dan (September 9, 2021). "Pacers: Edmond Sumner tore his Achilles". NBC Sports . Retrieved September 10, 2021.
13. "Brooklyn Nets Complete Trade With Indiana Pacers". NBA.com. October 6, 2021. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
14. "Brooklyn Nets Waive Edmond Sumner". NBA.com. October 10, 2021. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
15. "BROOKLYN NETS SIGN EDMOND SUMNER". NBA.com. July 8, 2022. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
16. "Brooklyn Nets Waive Edmond Sumner". NBA.com. July 15, 2023. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
17. "Hornets Sign R.J. Hunter And Edmond Sumner". NBA.com. September 29, 2023. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
18. "Charlotte Hornets Sign Ish Smith". NBA.com. October 24, 2023. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
19. "Edmond Sumner officially signs with Zalgiris". BasketNews.com. November 29, 2023. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
20. "Zalgiris tabs Edmond Sumner from NBA". Zalgiris.lt. November 29, 2023. Retrieved December 10, 2023.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from NBA.com    and  Basketball-Reference.com  
• DraftExpress profile
• RealGM profile
• Xavier Musketeers bio