Player (15)	Pos.	Cap Figure	Base Salary	Likely Incent.	Unlikely Incent.	Trade Bonus	Cap Figure	Cap % Team	Cap % League	Cash Remaining (Guaranteed)	Notes
Brown Jr. Bruce Brown Jr.	SG	$22,000,000	$22,000,000	-	-	-	$22,000,000	15.76	16.17	$45,000,000 ($22,000,000)	Free Agent / Space
Turner Myles Turner	C	$20,975,000	$20,975,000	-	$1,500,000	-	$20,975,000	15.03	15.42	$40,903,500 ($40,903,500)	Vet Extension / Bird
Hield Buddy Hield	SG	$19,279,843	$18,568,183	$711,660	$2,826,285	-	$19,279,843	13.81	14.17	$18,568,183 ($18,568,183)	Acquired via Trade
Theis Daniel Theis	C	$9,108,386	$9,108,386	-	-	-	$9,108,386	6.53	6.70	$18,630,790 ($9,108,386)	Acquired via Trade
McConnell T.J. McConnell	PG	$8,700,000	$8,700,000	-	$400,000	-	$8,700,000	6.23	6.40	$18,000,000 ($13,700,000)	Free Agent / Early Bird
Mathurin Bennedict Mathurin	SG	$6,916,080	$6,916,080	-	-	-	$6,916,080	4.96	5.08	$23,349,373 ($6,916,080)	Drafted / Rookie Scale
Toppin Obi Toppin	PF	$6,803,012	$6,803,012	-	-	-	$6,803,012	4.87	5.00	$6,803,012 ($6,803,012)	Acquired via Trade
Walker Jarace Walker	PF	$6,059,520	$6,059,520	-	-	-	$6,059,520	4.34	4.45	$27,566,102 ($12,422,040)	Drafted / Rookie Scale
Haliburton Tyrese Haliburton	PG	$5,808,435	$5,808,435	-	-	-	$5,808,435	4.16	4.27	$211,708,435 ($205,900,000)	Acquired via Trade G'teed: $0
Nesmith Aaron Nesmith	SF	$5,634,257	$5,634,257	-	-	-	$5,634,257	4.04	4.14	$5,634,257 ($5,634,257)	Acquired via Trade
Smith Jalen Smith	PF	$5,043,773	$5,043,773	-	-	-	$5,043,773	3.61	3.71	$10,461,159 ($10,461,159)	Free Agent / Early Bird
Nwora Jordan Nwora	SF	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	-	$200,000	-	$3,000,000	2.15	2.21	$3,000,000 ($3,000,000)	Acquired via Trade
Jackson Isaiah Jackson	PF	$2,696,280	$2,696,280	-	-	-	$2,696,280	1.93	1.98	$7,131,661 ($2,696,280)	Drafted / Rookie Scale
Sheppard Ben Sheppard	SF	$2,537,160	$2,537,160	-	-	-	$2,537,160	1.82	1.87	$13,023,429 ($5,201,040)	Drafted / Rookie Scale
Nembhard Andrew Nembhard	PG	$2,131,905	$2,131,905	-	-	-	$2,131,905	1.53	1.57	$6,339,055 ($4,151,604)	Drafted / Space

2023-24 Two-Way

Players signed to Two-Way contracts that are currently designated to G-League affiliate. Two-way salaries do not count against a team's Total Cap/Tax Allocations.

Player (3)	Pos.
BrownKendall Brown	SF
TshiebweOscar Tshiebwe	PF
WongIsaiah Wong	PG

2023-24 Dead/Retained Cap

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

Player (3)	Pos.	Base Salary	Likely Incent.	Unlikely Incent.	Trade Bonus	Cap Figure	Cap %	Notes
StauskasNik Stauskas	SG	$702,311	-	-	-	$702,311	0.50	Waived
MorganJuwan Morgan	SF	$576,230	-	-	-	$576,230	0.41	Waived
FittsMalik Fitts	PF	$555,217	-	-	-	$555,217	0.40	Waived

2023-24 Cap Holds

Cap holds represent "placeholders" for pending free agents, unsigned draft picks, offer sheets, etc... Since the Pacers are currently over the league salary cap, these cap holds do not count against their Total Cap figure. Renouncing these cap holds will NOT afford the team any new cap space. These figures are not counted toward a team's Luxury Tax Allocation.

Player (4)	Pos.	Qualifying Offer	Likely Incent.	Unlikely Incent.	Trade Kicker	Cap Figure	Rights
HillGeorge Hill	PG	-				$5,200,000	Early Bird
JohnsonJames Johnson	PF	-				$2,019,706	Early Bird
StephensonLance Stephenson	SG	-				$2,019,706	Non-Bird
YorkGabe York	PG	-				$1,801,769	Two-Way

Exceptions

Exceptions are essentially "grants" offering teams an additional way to sign players. Exceptions can be split up for multiple player signings, however only one of these exceptions may be used in a season and they cannot be combined.

Room Mid-Level Exception Details is awarded annually to teams who are below the cap (eliminating the NTMLE/TMLE/BAE) and can be used for contracts up to 2 years in length.

Type	Reason (Used On)	Original	Available
Room		$7,723,000	$7,723,000

2023-24 Luxury Tax Totals

Denotes the Pacers current standing in terms of the luxury tax threshold. Teams that spend over the threshold pay fines (estimated below).

Type		Totals
2023 NBA Luxury Tax Threshold		$165,294,000
Total Taxable Salaries		$128,527,409
Current Luxury Tax Space		$36,766,591

2023-24 Indiana Pacers Salary Cap Totals

The Pacers are currently over the league salary cap. This means Cap Holds & Exceptions are NOT included in their Total Cap Allocations, and renouncing these figures will not afford them any cap space. The team may only sign outside players using any available exceptions or at league minimum salaries.

Cap Type	Total
Active Roster Cap	$126,693,651
Dead Money	$1,833,758
Cap Holds	$11,041,181
Total Salaries	$139,568,590
2023 NBA Salary Cap Max	$136,021,000
Actual Cap Max Space	$-3,547,590
2023 NBA Salary Cap Floor	$122,418,900
Cap Floor Space	$-6,108,509

Cap Type	Cap Total
Active Roster Cap	$126,693,651
Dead Money	$1,833,758
Cap Holds	$11,041,181
Total Cap Allocations	$139,568,590
Salary Cap Maximum
2023 NBA Salary Cap Max	$136,021,000
Current Cap Space	$-3,547,590
"Super Tax" Apron
2023 NBA Super-Tax Apron	$182,794,000
Super-Tax Apron Space	$49,340,306
Salary Cap Floor
2023 NBA Salary Cap Floor	$122,418,900
Current Floor Space	$-6,108,509

 

2023-24 Practical Cap Space

Available Practical Cap Space:

$7,493,591 — $9,327,349

$7,493,591

Projected Practical Cap Space:

This is calculated by determining all guaranteed salaries + any dead cap from non-guaranteed salaries + estimated exercised and declined options + estimated retained cap holds and draft pool cap holds.

$9,327,349

Maximum Possible Cap Space:

This is calculated by determining all guaranteed salaries + any dead cap from non-guaranteed salaries. All other options, cap holds, exceptions are assumed as declined, waived or renounced.

Deadlines

Deadline Date	Player	Type	Value
10/31/2023	Isaiah Jackson	2024-25 Club Option	$4,435,381
10/31/2023	Bennedict Mathurin	2024-25 Club Option	$7,245,720
6/21/2024	T.J. McConnell	2024-25 Guaranteed — one day after 2024 NBA Draft	$9,300,000
6/29/2024	Aaron Nesmith	2024-25 Qualifying Offer	$7,837,252
6/29/2024	Kendall Brown	2024-25 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way	$1,981,953
6/29/2024	Oscar Tshiebwe	2024-25 Qualifying Offer	$1,981,953
6/29/2024	Isaiah Wong	2024-25 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way	$1,981,953
6/29/2024	Bruce Brown Jr.	2024-25 Club Option	$23,000,000
6/29/2024	Jalen Smith	2024-25 Player Option	$5,417,386
6/29/2024	Daniel Theis	2024-25 Club Option	$9,522,404
6/29/2024	Tyrese Haliburton	2024-25 Qualifying Offer — voided via extension	$7,992,407
6/29/2024	Obi Toppin	2024-25 Qualifying Offer	$9,170,460
10/31/2024	Jarace Walker	2025-26 Club Option	$6,665,520
10/31/2024	Ben Sheppard	2025-26 Club Option	$2,790,720
10/31/2024	Bennedict Mathurin	2025-26 Club Option	$9,187,573
6/29/2025	Andrew Nembhard	2025-26 Club Option	$2,187,451
6/29/2025	Isaiah Jackson	2025-26 Qualifying Offer	$6,422,432
10/31/2025	Jarace Walker	2026-27 Club Option	$8,478,542
10/31/2025	Ben Sheppard	2026-27 Club Option	$5,031,669
6/29/2026	Bennedict Mathurin	2026-27 Qualifying Offer	$12,256,222
6/29/2027	Jarace Walker	2027-28 Qualifying Offer	$12,276,929
6/29/2027	Ben Sheppard	2027-28 Qualifying Offer	$7,929,911

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

• Round 1
• Round 2