Ellis and the Indiana Pacers agreed to a four-year, $44 million contract on July 14, 2015. In 2015–16, he started every game he played in 81 total, missing just the last regular-season game before the playoffs. He had a season-high 13 assists on January 10, 2016, in a 107-103 overtime loss against the Houston Rockets.
On January 30, Ellis led the Pacers to a 109-105 overtime victory over the Denver Nuggets with a season-high 32 points and nine rebounds. He averaged 13.8 points per game during the regular season while shooting 43 percent from the field, including 31 percent from beyond the arc. He had a high turnover rate, averaging 2.5 in the regular season and 2.4 in the post season.
What Is Monta Ellis known For?
Monta is known as an American basketball player with a lot of awards and achievements such as NBA Most Improved Player (2007) Mr. Basketball USA (2005) McDonald’s All-American (2005) First-team Parade All-American (2005) Third-team Parade All-American (2004) Mississippi Mr. Basketball (2005) No. 11 retired by Lanier Bulldogs
Who Is Monta Ellis?
Montana is a retired American professional basketball player, born on October 26, 1985),Ellis attended Lanier High School in Jackson, Mississippi, and was part of first-team Parade All-American as well as a McDonald’s All-American.
He was selected by the Golden State Warriors with the 40th overall choice in the 2005 NBA draft, and he immediately entered the league after high school. He was voted the NBA’s Most Improved Player in 2007.