Ben Sheppard plays as a shooting guard for the Indiana Pacers as of May 2025. The 6 feet 6 inches tall Sheppard was born on July 16, 2001, in Atlanta, Georgia. He attended Greater Atlanta Christian School, where he averaged 13.7 points per game as a junior and helped the team win the Class AAA State Championship. Sheppard then played college basketball at Belmont from 2019 to 2023. He earned first-team All-Ohio Valley Conference honors as a junior, averaging 16.2 points per game. As a senior, he averaged 18.8 points per game and was named to the first-team All-Missouri Valley Conference.
In the 2023 NBA Draft, Ben Sheppard was selected 26th overall in the first round by the Indiana Pacers. During his rookie season in 2023-24, he played 57 games, with only one start, and averaged 4.4 points in 14.3 minutes per game. Ben Sheppard also made a strong impact during the 2024 NBA Playoffs, playing in 17 games, starting two, and contributing 5.2 points, 3 rebounds, and 1 assist per game as the Pacers reached the Eastern Conference Finals.
Ben Sheppard Contract Breakdown
How much is Ben Sheppard getting paid?
Ben Sheppard is getting paid $2,663,880 during the 2024/25 NBA season.
Sheppard has a four-year rookie-scale contract with the Indiana Pacers, worth $13,023,429, according to Spotrac.
How much does Ben Sheppard make in a minute?
Ben Sheppard makes $5.07 a minute in the 2024/25 NBA season if his salary is divided by the total minutes in a year.
Ben Sheppard Career Earnings
Ben Sheppard has earned $5.4 million from his NBA contracts as of May 2025, according to Spotrac.
What are the terms of Ben Sheppard’s contract?
Ben Sheppard’s standard rookie scale contract has team options after the second and third seasons. This means the Indiana Pacers held the option to decide if they wished to sign him for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 NBA seasons.
The Indiana Pacers have already exercised their team option for the 2025–26 season on October 18th, 2024, well before the deadline of October 31, 2024. However, they are yet to exercise their 2026–27 team option, which has a deadline of October 31, 2025.
How much of Ben Sheppard's contract is guaranteed?
The Indiana Pacers have exercised the team option for the third season, but for the fourth year, they still hold the team option, as per Spotrac. So Sheppard’s three years out of his four-year rookie contract have become guaranteed, but 2026-27 is not guaranteed under the contract as of May 2025.
Ben Sheppard Contract History
Below are all the contracts that Ben Sheppard has signed in his career as of May 2025:
July 1, 2023
Ben Sheppard signed a four-year, $13.02 million contract with the Indiana Pacers.
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FAQs on Ben Sheppard
A. Ben Sheppard is native of Atlanta, Georgia.
A. Ben Sheppard stands at 6 feet 3 inches tall.
A. Ben Sheppard plays as a shooting guard or point guard.
A. Ben Sheppard’s jersey number is #26 for Indiana Pacers in 2024-25 season.
A. Ben Sheppard's wingspan is 6 feet 8 inches (2.03 meters).
A. Ben Sheppard is rated 74 in NBA 2k25.
