Chris Duarte

Chris Duarte

25-Year-Old GuardG
Indiana Pacers
GTD
Injury Ankle
Est. Return 3/22/2023
2022 Fantasy Outlook
Duarte started his career scorching hot. Indiana dealt with injuries out of the gate, forcing the rookie into a starting role and he didn't disappoint. He scored in double digits in his first nine games, averaging 16.9 points on 44/43/92 shooting. After that, Duarte proceeded to cool off and traversed the normal ebbs and flows of a rookie season. The 13th overall pick averaged 13.1 points on 43/37/80 shooting, 4.1 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.0 steals in 28.0 minutes on the season. He showed an encouraging ability to create for himself off the dribble and wasn't reliant on catch-and-shoot jumpers. His shot diet consisted of more long twos (17 percent of his attempts) than is ideal, but he hit them at a solid 43 percent clip. He ranked 161st in per-game fantasy production - not bad given his draft slot and role for most of the year. This season, Duarte should see more opportunities to touch and ball and make plays. The Pacers have entered a complete rebuild, and his only real competitors for minutes are Buddy Hield and rookie Bennedict Mathurin - promising in his own right. Still, there should be plenty of usage available, so Duarte should have no problem reaching and/or exceeding his minutes and use from his rookie campaign. Factor in some development, and he's probably worth taking a flier on towards the end of most standard fantasy drafts. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed a two-year, $7.69 million contract with the Pacers in August of 2021. Pacers exercised $4.12 million team option for 2023-24 in October of 2022. Contract includes $5.89 million team option for 2024-25.
Personal Bio/PreCareer Summary

Christopher Theoret Duarte is the son of Ana Luisa and Leonardo Duarte. He was born in June of 1997 in Montreal, Canada but moved at a young age and spent most of his childhood in Puerto Plata of the Dominican Republic. The Duarte family then moved to New York state in 2015 so that Chris could play his last two years of high school basketball at Redemption Christian Academy in Troy. After his senior season at Redemption, Duarte was ranked the fifth best player in New York by 247Sports. For college ball, Duarte initially choose Northwest Florida State. As a freshman, Duarte earned All-Panhandle Conference honors. In the fall of 2018, Duarte announced he planned to play one more year for NFSC and then continue his college experience at the University of Oregon. Duarte averaged 19 points per game as sophomore for NFSC and was named the NABC NJCAA Player of the Year. He then transferred to Oregon and started 28 games for the Ducks in 2019-20. As a senior in 2020-21, Duarte averaged 17.1 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.3 triples and 1.9 steals per game. He also led the Ducks to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. At the end of the season, Duarte won the 2021 Jerry West award as the best shooting guard in college basketball. He was also named AP Pac-12 Player of the Year. In March of 2021, Duarte declared himself eligible for the 2021 NBA Draft and was selected by the Indiana Pacers with the 13th pick of the draft. The Oregon product starts his NBA career as a 24-year-old rookie.

Questionable Wednesday
GIndiana Pacers
Ankle
March 21, 2023
Duarte (ankle) is questionable for Wednesday's game against the Raptors.
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Duarte has missed the past three games due to some soreness in his left ankle, but it looks like there's a chance he could return for Wednesday's game. If he is cleared to return to the floor, Aaron Nesmith and Jordan Nwora's minutes would likely dip. Check back for another update closer to Wednesday's tip.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Working with G League club
GIndiana Pacers
December 12, 2022
Duarte, who has been sidelined with an ankle injury recently, has joined the G League's Fort Wayne Mad Ants for practice recently.
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Duarte hasn't taken the court since early November due to his ankle injury, but he practiced with the Mad Ants on Monday and will appear in G League games this week. It's not yet clear when he'll be able to rejoin the Pacers, but he seems to be close to full health.
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2021 Fantasy Outlook
If you're drafting a 24-year-old in the lottery, he better contribute right away. That's the plan, anyway, for Duarte, who averaged 17.1 points on 53.2 percent shooting (42.4% 3PT) at Oregon last season. For now, Duarte will likely slot in as a backup to Malcolm Brogdon and Caris LeVert, competing with veteran T.J. McConnell for playing time. Duarte looked good during Summer League play in Las Vegas, but he may need to catch a break to earn enough minutes to achieve fantasy relevance in standard leagues as a rookie. In deeper formats, however, Duarte's NBA-readiness makes him an intriguing option on draft night.
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Ruled out Monday
GIndiana Pacers
Ankle
March 20, 2023
Duarte (ankle) has been ruled out for Monday's game against Charlotte, Sam Perley of the Hornets' official site reports.
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Questionable Monday
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March 19, 2023
Duarte (ankle) is questionable for Monday's game against the Hornets.
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Unavailable Saturday
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March 17, 2023
Duarte (ankle) will be sidelined for Saturday's matchup against the 76ers.
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Ruled out
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March 15, 2023
Duarte (ankle) has been ruled out for Thursday's game against the Bucks.
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Won't return Monday
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March 13, 2023
Duarte has been ruled out for the rest of Monday's game against the Pistons due to left ankle soreness.
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