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Once a Knicks lottery pick, Obi Toppin has found a home with the Pacers

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Toppin scored twice in the final minute of overtime in Game 1 of the Pacers ' 138-135 win over the Knicks .

The power forward was the reigning Naismith Player of the Year when the Knicks drafted him out of Dayton .

He averaged 7.0 points and 3.0 rebounds in three seasons with the Knicks , but his production never rose to the level the team had hoper.

The Pacers signed him to a four-year , $60 million extension last summer .

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