Indiana Pacers

Indiana Pacers 2023 Salary Cap

Pacers 2023 Salary Cap

   
%: Pct of League Cap
Player Option
Club Option
Estimate

Active Roster

Players (18) Pos. Age 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30
Siakam Pascal Siakam
4 yr, $136,905,216 (AAV: $34.23M)
Extension / Rookie Maximum
PF 29
Ext. Eligible
0$37,893,408
27.9%
0UFA
$49.26M
Bird
         
Turner Myles Turner
2 yr, $40,903,500 (AAV: $20.45M)
Extension / Veteran
C 27 0$20,975,000
15.4%
0$19,928,500
14.1%
0UFA
$29.89M
Bird
       
McDermott Doug McDermott
3 yr, $41,250,000 (AAV: $13.75M)
Free agent / Sign-and-Trade
SF 32
Ext. Eligible
0$13,750,000
10.1%
0UFA
$20.63M
Bird
         
McConnell T.J. McConnell
4 yr, $33,600,000 (AAV: $8.40M)
Free Agent
PG 31 0$8,700,000
6.4%
Ext. Eligible
0$9,300,000
$5M GTD
6.6%
0UFA
$17.67M
Bird
       
Mathurin Bennedict Mathurin
4 yr, $29,936,173 (AAV: $7.48M)
1st-Round / Rookie Scale
SG 21 0$6,916,080
5.1%
0$7,245,720
CLUB
5.1%
Ext. Eligible
0$9,187,573
CLUB
5.9%
0RFA
$27.56M
Bird
     
Toppin Obi Toppin
4 yr, $22,118,492 (AAV: $5.53M)
1st-Round / Rookie Scale
PF 25 0$6,803,012
CLUB
5.0%
0RFA
$20.41M
Bird
         
Walker Jarace Walker
4 yr, $27,566,102 (AAV: $6.89M)
1st-Round / Rookie Scale
PF 20 0$6,059,520
4.5%
0$6,362,520
4.5%
0$6,665,520
CLUB
4.3%
Ext. Eligible
0$8,478,542
CLUB
5.0%
0RFA
$25.44M
Bird
   
Haliburton Tyrese Haliburton
4 yr, $17,878,995 (AAV: $4.47M)
1st-Round / Rookie Scale
PG 23 0$5,808,435
CLUB
4.3%
0$35,250,000
ESTIMATE
25.0%
0$38,070,000
ESTIMATE
24.5%
0$40,890,000
ESTIMATE
24.0%
0$43,710,000
ESTIMATE
23.3%
0$46,530,000
ESTIMATE
22.5%
0UFA
$61.93M
Nesmith Aaron Nesmith
4 yr, $16,528,217 (AAV: $4.13M)
1st-Round / Rookie Scale
SF 24 0$5,634,257
CLUB
4.1%
0$11,000,000
7.8%
0$11,000,000
7.1%
0$11,000,000
6.4%
0UFA
$20.90M
Bird
   
Smith Jalen Smith
3 yr, $15,131,319 (AAV: $5.04M)
Free Agent
PF 23 0$5,043,773
3.7%
0$5,417,386
PLAYER
3.8%
0UFA
$10.29M
Bird
       
Jackson Isaiah Jackson
4 yr, $12,156,661 (AAV: $3.04M)
1st-Round / Rookie Scale
PF 22 0$2,696,280
CLUB
2.0%
Ext. Eligible
0$4,435,381
CLUB
3.1%
0RFA
$13.31M
Bird
       
Sheppard Ben Sheppard
4 yr, $13,023,429 (AAV: $3.26M)
1st-Round / Rookie Scale
SF 22 0$2,537,160
1.9%
0$2,663,880
1.9%
0$2,790,720
CLUB
1.8%
Ext. Eligible
0$5,031,669
CLUB
2.9%
0RFA
$15.10M
Bird
   
Nembhard Andrew Nembhard
4 yr, $8,583,166 (AAV: $2.15M)
2nd-Round
PG 24 0$2,131,905
1.6%
0$2,019,699
1.4%
0$2,187,451
CLUB
1.4%
0UFA
$4.16M
Bird
     
Brown Kendall Brown
3 yr, $5,522,280 (AAV: $1.84M)
Rest-of-Season
SF 20 0$1,100,000
0.8%
0$2,120,693
$0M GTD
1.5%
0$2,301,587
CLUB
1.5%
0UFA
$2.53M
Bird
     
Johnson James Johnson
1 yr, $1,230,816 (AAV: $1.23M)
Rest-of-Season
PF 36 0$777,703
0.6%
0UFA
$2.09M
Bird
         
Jackson Quenton Jackson
1 yr
Two-Way
G 25 0Two-Way
 
 
0RFA
$1.87M
Two-Way
         
Tshiebwe Oscar Tshiebwe
1 yr
Two-Way
PF 24 0Two-Way
 
 
0RFA
$1.87M
Two-Way
         
Wong Isaiah Wong
1 yr
Two-Way
PG 23 0Two-Way
 
 
0RFA
$1.87M
Two-Way
         
   

Cap Holds

Cap holds represent "placeholders" for pending free agents, unsigned draft picks, offer sheets, etc.

Players (6) Pos. Age 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30
York Gabe York PG 30 0UFA
$1.80M
Two-Way
           
Johnson James Johnson PF 36 116075$116,075            
Johnson James Johnson PF 36 116075$116,075            
Brown Jr. Bruce Brown Jr. SG 27 0$0            
Hield Buddy Hield SG 31 0$0            
Nwora Jordan Nwora SF 25 0$0            
     

Dead/Retained

Cap breakdowns for players who have been released or served 10-day contracts. All count against the team's Total Cap Allocations.

Players (7) Pos. Age 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30
Theis Daniel Theis C 31 6928876$6,928,876            
Korkmaz Furkan Korkmaz SG 26 5370370$5,370,370            
Joseph Cory Joseph PG 32 2019706$2,019,706            
Johnson James Johnson PF 36 1416116$1,416,116            
Stauskas Nik Stauskas SG 30 702311$702,311 702310$702,310          
Morgan Juwan Morgan SF 26 576230$576,230 576229$576,229          
Fitts Malik Fitts PF 26 555217$555,217 555216$555,216          

Summary

2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30
Cap Summary
Cap Maximum $136,021,000 $141,000,000 $155,100,000 $170,610,000 $187,671,000 $206,438,100 $0
Active Roster Cap $127,058,683 $105,743,779 $72,202,851 $65,400,211 $43,710,000 $46,530,000 -
Dead/Retained Cap $17,568,826 $1,833,755 - - - - -
Cap Holds $13,382,489 $97,992,269 $71,161,926 $34,252,177 $61,430,633 - $61,931,430
Total Cap Allocations $158,009,998 $205,569,803 $143,364,777 $99,652,388 $105,140,633 $46,530,000 $61,931,430
Cap Space $-21,988,998 $-64,569,803 $11,735,223 $70,957,612 $82,530,367 $159,908,100 $-61,931,430
Hard-Cap Space Not Hard-Capped
Super-Tax Space
Tax Summary
Tax Threshold $165,294,000 $171,315,000 $188,447,000 $207,292,000 $228,021,000 $250,823,000 $0
Taxable Salaries $144,395,359 $107,577,534 $72,202,851 $65,400,211 $43,710,000 $46,530,000 $0
Tax Space $20,898,641 $63,737,466 $116,244,149 $141,891,789 $184,311,000 $204,293,000 $0
Tax Bill (Estimated) - - - - - - -


Exceptions

Exceptions are essentially "grants" offering teams an additional way to sign players.

Type Reason (Used On) Original Available
Room
Kendall Brown
($1,100,000)
$7,723,000 $6,623,000
Trade
2/10/2025
Buddy Hield trade with PHI
$159,471 $159,471




Deadlines

Deadline Date Player Type Value
6/21/2024 T.J. McConnell 2024-25 Guaranteed — one day after 2024 NBA Draft $9,300,000
6/29/2024 Jalen Smith 2024-25 Player Option $5,417,386
6/29/2024 Isaiah Wong 2024-25 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way $1,867,722
6/29/2024 Oscar Tshiebwe 2024-25 Qualifying Offer $1,867,722
6/29/2024 Obi Toppin 2024-25 Qualifying Offer $9,170,460
6/29/2024 Bruce Brown Jr. 2024-25 Club Option $23,000,000
6/29/2024 Quenton Jackson 2024-25 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way $1,867,722
6/29/2024 Tyrese Haliburton 2024-25 Qualifying Offer — voided via extension $7,992,407
6/29/2024 Aaron Nesmith 2024-25 Qualifying Offer $7,837,252
10/22/2024 Kendall Brown 2024-25 Guaranteed — Opening Night - TBD $250,000
10/31/2024 Ben Sheppard 2025-26 Club Option $2,790,720
10/31/2024 Jarace Walker 2025-26 Club Option $6,665,520
10/31/2024 Bennedict Mathurin 2025-26 Club Option $9,187,573
1/10/2025 Kendall Brown 2024-25 Guaranteed $2,120,693
6/29/2025 Andrew Nembhard 2025-26 Club Option $2,187,451
6/29/2025 Isaiah Jackson 2025-26 Qualifying Offer $6,422,432
6/29/2025 Kendall Brown 2025-26 Club Option
10/21/2025 Kendall Brown 2025-26 Guaranteed — Opening Night - TBD $271,325
10/31/2025 Ben Sheppard 2026-27 Club Option $5,031,669
10/31/2025 Jarace Walker 2026-27 Club Option $8,478,542
1/10/2026 Kendall Brown 2025-26 Guaranteed $2,301,587
6/29/2026 Bennedict Mathurin 2026-27 Qualifying Offer $12,256,222
6/29/2027 Ben Sheppard 2027-28 Qualifying Offer $7,929,911
6/29/2027 Jarace Walker 2027-28 Qualifying Offer $12,276,929


Unsigned Draft Picks

Draft Year Player Age Position Country College
2008 Maaty Leunen 38 PF USA Oregon
1998 Andrew Betts 46 C ENG Long Beach State


Future Draft Picks

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
2024
IND
Top-3 protected
TOR
4-30
IND
Least favorable of HOU 5-30, LAC, OKC and UTA 11-30 to IND then others to OKC
2025
IND
2026
TOR
Top-4 protected
IND
Top-4 protected
TOR
5-30
2027
IND
If 1-4 if not already settled
TOR
5-30 if not already settled
2028
IND
2029
IND
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
2024
IND
More favorable of CLE and UTA to NYK then other to IND or LAC ((via UTA swap for CLE) via CLE)
PHI
Middle pick of CLE, IND and UTA then others to IND and NYK (via MEM to LAC)
IND
IND
Less favorable of CHI and NOP to IND then other to BOS (via CHI to NOP; via NOP to IND; via SAS to BOS)
2025
IND
via MIL
IND
31-37
BKN
38-59 (via IND)
2026
MIN
Least favorable of IND, MIA and SAS to MIN
2027
OKC
Three most favorable of HOU, IND, MIA and OKC to OKC then other to SAN (via HOU to DET; via UTA to SAS)
IND
via CLE
2028
IND
(via SAC) or to TOR if IND does not convey 1st to TOR by 2027
IND
More favorable of IND and PHX then other to NYK
2029
NYK
Less favorable of IND and WAS to IND then other to NYK
IND
More favorable of IND and WAS to IND then other to NYK