Christmas signed a contract with Turkish club Galatasaray Odeabank on Thursday, Scott Agness of Vigilant Sports reports.

EDGE Analysis

In Christmas' first full season with the Pacers, he played in just 29 games, posting averages of 2.0 points and 1.9 rebounds across 7.6 minutes. He was merely used as emergency depth in the frontcourt and didn't flash enough potential to give the Pacers a reason to keep him around. After being waived by Indiana at the start of July, Christmas failed to receive much interest elsewhere and will now head to Turkey to play for Galatasaray. He could attempt to find an NBA playoff contending team to join once his season overseas completes, though there's no guarantee he'd find a suitor.

Christmas will be waived by the Pacers on Thursday, Scott Agness of Vigilant Sports reports.

EDGE Analysis

Christmas spent his first two seasons with the Pacers and is coming off a 2016-17 campaign where he played in a career-high 29 games, while averaging 2.0 points and 1.9 rebounds across 7.6 minutes. However, with his salary set to guarantee on Thursday evening, the Pacers are set to let him walk, as he hasn't shown enough progress in his brief time with Indiana. He'll look to latch on elsewhere prior to training camp, but there's no guarantee he ends up on a regular-season roster.

Christmas sprained his ankle during Tuesday's Summer League game against the Mavericks and will not return for the second half.

EDGE Analysis

Christmas was held out of both Saturday's and Sunday's Summer League games due to a sprained ankle, and it appears that he may have sprained the same ankle during Tuesday's matchup. He'll finish with four points, two rebounds, one steal and one block across seven minutes during Tuesday's action.

Christmas was held out of Saturday's summer league contest against the Magic because of a sprained left ankle, Pacers play-by-play announcer Scott Agness reports.

EDGE Analysis

With the regular season still months away, Christmas isn't in danger of missing any significant action. However, there's a chance he sit out a few more summer league contests because of it, with his next opportunity to see the court on Sunday against the Hornets. Look for his status to be updated prior to Sunday's tipoff.

Christmas (heel) is available for Wednesday's game versus the Mavericks.

EDGE Analysis

Christmas was questionable for the contest due to a sore heel, but will ultimately be available to play. Christmas has seen his first action in the rotation during the previous three games, and saw a season high 20 minutes in Monday's win over the Rockets. It is unclear if the decision to put him in the rotation is matchup based or if Christmas will continue getting some run going forward.

Christmas is nursing a sore left heel and is listed as questionable for Wednesday's game against the Spurs.

EDGE Analysis

Christmas has been pressed into the rotation the last three games with Al Jefferson missing time while recovering from a dental procedure, but both backup centers will enter Wednesday with questionable tags. If neither is able to suit up, look for Kevin Seraphin to step in as the primary backup to starting center Myles Turner.

Christmas posted a career-high 10 points (4-5 FG, 2-2 FT) while grabbing three rebounds over 20 minutes in Monday's 117-108 win against the Rockets.

EDGE Analysis

Christmas made the most of his opportunity, seeing his most extended playing time since his recall from Fort Wayne of the D League. He is averaging 6.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.0 blocked shots per game in three outings since being summoned to the big club, but he still has a ways to go before he is relevant in fantasy circles.

Christmas was recalled from the D-League's Fort Wayne Mad Ants on Wednesday.

EDGE Analysis

Christmas will give the Pacers some extra insurance in the frontcourt Wednesday against the Cavaliers with Thaddeus Young (wrist) ruled out and Lavoy Allen (knee) questionable to play, but he's not expected to enter coach Nate McMillan's rotation. The big man has made only six appearances this season for the Pacers, averaging 1.3 points and 0.8 rebounds per game.

Christmas was assigned to the D-League's Fort Wayne Mad Ants on Sunday.

EDGE Analysis

Christmas has played just seven minutes in three games with the Pacers since Jan. 29, so he'll have an opportunity to see game action with Fort Wayne.

Christmas (groin) is available for Saturday's tilt against the Pistons.

EDGE Analysis

Christmas has only appeared in four games this season, so his availability likely won't have much impact on the Pacers on Saturday. That being said, with Thaddeus Young (wirst) out, Christmas has a greater possibility of seeing time on the court than usual.