Guard Darren Collison signs two-year, $20M deal to return to Indiana Pacers

Free agent guard Darren Collison has agreed to a two-year, $20 million contract with the Indiana Pacers, ESPN reported Monday.

Collison will make his second stint with the Pacers, having played for them from 2010-12. The 29-year-old could see significant minutes after starting point guard Jeff Teague agreed to a three-year, $57 million deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Teague, 29, averaged 15.3 points and 7.8 assists in 82 games in 2016-17 for the Pacers, his first year in his hometown of Indianapolis after seven seasons with the Atlanta Hawks.

Collison averaged 13.2 points, 4.6 assists and 2.2 rebounds last season with the Sacramento Kings.

Collison has averaged 12.7 points, 4.8 assists and 2.6 rebounds in 563 career games with New Orleans, Dallas, the Los Angeles Clippers and Kings. He was selected by New Orleans with the 21st overall pick in the 2009 draft.