Indiana Pacers Team Salary

Quick: Over the cap.

Salary Cap: $109,140,000

Luxury Tax Threshold: $132,627,000

Projection for 2021-22 ($112,414,000 cap): Over the cap.

Roster Count: 14 guaranteed, two two-ways, one 10-day

Depth Chart:
PG: Malcolm Brogdon, TJ McConnell, Edmond Sumner, Aaron Holiday
SG: Caris LeVert, Jeremy Lamb, Kelan Martin, Cassius Stanley (two-way), Brian Bowen II (two-way)
SF: Justin Holiday, Doug McDermott, JaKarr Sampson, TJ Warren (injured)
PF: Domantas Sabonis, Oshae Brissett (10-day)
C: Myles Turner, Goga Bitadze

Note: Teams often adjust their depth chart throughout the season, sometimes game by game.

Exceptions

Trade Exception (TJ Leaf, expiring 8/10/21*) — $2,808,844
Trade Exception (Victor Oladipo, expiring 11/22/21*) — $4,796,296
Mid-Level Exception — $9,258,000
Bi-Annual Exception — $3,623,000

* Exact Date TBD

Waived Players: Amida Brimah, Rayshaun Hammonds, Naz Mitrou-Long, Josh Gray, Devin Robinson, Jalen Lecque

Traded Players: TJ Leaf

G-League Affiliate: Fort Wayne Mad Ants (General Manager Brian Levy, head coach Steve Gansey)

Two-Way Contracts: Brian Bowen II, Cassius Stanley

Note: Two-Way Contracts pay $449,115 for the full 2020-21 season, pro-rated based on in-season signing date. Once a player reaches 50 games played, his salary will jump to the minimum for his years of service.

Governor: Herb Simon

Basketball Executives

Kevin Pritchard — president of basketball operations
Chad Buchanan – general manager
Kelly Krauskopf — assistant general manager
Larry Bird — advisor to the president of basketball operations
Ryan Carr — vice president of player personnel
Ted Wu — vice president of basketball operations

Coaching Staff

Head Coach: Nate Bjorkgren

Assistants: Greg Foster, Kaleb Canales, Calbert Cheaney, Tyler Marsh

Training Staff: Josh Corbeil (senior director of medical operations/head athletic trainer), Carl Eaton (associate head athletic trainer/physical therapist), Shawn Windle (director of sports performance)

Pick Swaps

2021 — Owed a second-rounder from the Milwaukee Bucks (George Hill, Alec Burks, Nik Stauskas/Wade Baldwin).
2021 — Owed a second-rounder from the Utah Jazz (Jarrell Brantley).
2021 — Owe a second-rounder (31-44 range in 2021 and 2022, unprotected in 2023) to the Brooklyn Nets (Thaddeus Young).
2022 — Owed a second-rounder from the Miami HEAT (TJ Warren).
2022 — Owe a second-rounder to the Orlando Magic, one-year following the Thaddeus Young second-round 2021 obligation to the Brooklyn Nets (Malcolm Brogdon, Jordan Nwora).
2023 — The higher second-rounder from the Miami HEAT and Dallas Mavericks to the Oklahoma City Thunder. The higher of (the lower second-rounder from Miami and Dallas) and the Houston Rockets (33-60) goes to the Boston Celtics. The pick that does not go to Boston (including Houston 31-32) goes to the Pacers (Josh McRoberts, Delon Wright, Bruno Caboclo, Desmond Bane, James Johnson, James Harden).
2024 — The New York Knicks get the higher pick between the Utah Jazz and Cleveland Cavaliers (Leandro Bolmaro), the remaining pick to the Pacers (James Harden).
2025 — Owed a second-rounder from the Miami HEAT (TJ Warren).
2025 — Owe a second-rounder to the Milwaukee Bucks (Malcolm Brogdon).
2026 — Owed a second-rounder from the Miami HEAT (TJ Warren).
2027 — Owe a second-rounder to the Oklahoma City Thunder (TJ Leaf).

Cash Paid ($5,617,000 max): $0

Cash Received ($5,617,000 max): $2.6 million from the Brooklyn Nets (Caris LeVert) — $2,617,000 remaining

Deadlines

4/11/21 — Oshae Brissett’s 10-day contract expires.
6/22/21 — NBA Draft Lottery.
7/29/21 — NBA Draft.
7/31/21 — Team option on Edmond Sumner.
Note: 2021-22 timing will still need revision with 2020-21 running late.
8/1/21 — Final Day of 2020-21 season.
8/2/21 — Start of 2021-22 season and moratorium.
8/10/21 — TJ Leaf trade exception expires (exact date TBD).
One day after the 2021-22 moratorium — Kelan Martin’s $1,701,593 guarantees for 2021-22.
Before the first day of 2021-22 season — Extension deadline for Aaron Holiday.
10/31/21 — Team option on Goga Bitadze.
11/22/21 — Victor Oladipo trade exception expires (exact date TBD).
6/29/22 — Qualifying offer deadlines for Aaron Holiday and Kelan Martin.
Before the first day of 2022-23 season — Extension deadline for Goga Bitadze.
6/29/23 — Qualifying offer deadline for Goga Bitadze.

Teams and players can renegotiate guarantee dates but no later than January 7 each year.

Transactions

8/26/20 — Fired coach Nate McMillan.
10/20/20 — Hired coach Nate Bjorkgren.
11/18/20 — Drafted Cassius Stanley (2020-24th).
11/19/20 — TJ McConnell’s $3.5 million guaranteed for 2020-21.
11/19/20 — Declined to issue qualifying offers to Alize Johnson, Brian Bowen II and Naz Mitrou-Long.
11/22/20 — Re-signed Justin Holiday to a three-year $18,019,260 contract.
11/25/20 — Traded TJ Leaf and a 2027 second-rounder to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Jalen Lecque.
11/27/20 — Re-signed Brian Bowen II to a two-way contract ($50,000 guaranteed).
11/29/20 — Signed Cassius Stanley (2020-24th) to a two-way contract ($50,000 guaranteed).
11/29/20 — Re-signed Naz Mitrou-Long to a non-guaranteed $1,678,854 summer contract (Exhibits 9 and 10).
11/29/20 — Signed Kelan Martin to a partially-guaranteed two-year $3,147,290 minimum contract.
11/29/20 — Re-signed JaKarr Sampson to a $1,882,867 contract.
11/29/20 — Signed Rayshaun Hammonds to a non-guaranteed $898,310 minimum summer contract (Exhibits 9 and 10).
11/29/20 — Re-signed Amida Brimah to a non-guaranteed $898,310 minimum summer contract (Exhibits 9 and 10).
12/18/20 — Waived Amida Brimah and Rayshaun Hammonds.
12/18/20 — Signed Devin Robinson to a non-guaranteed $1,620,564 minimum summer contract (Exhibits 9 and 10).
12/18/20 — Signed Josh Gray to a non-guaranteed $1,620,564 minimum summer contract (Exhibits 9 and 10).
12/19/20 — Waived Naz Mitrou-Long, Josh Gray and Devin Robinson.
12/22/20 — Picked up the third-year rookie-scale option on Goga Bitadze.
12/22/20 — Picked up the fourth-year rookie-scale option on Aaron Holiday.
1/16/21 — Traded Victor Oladipo to the Houston Rockets for Caris LeVert and $2.6 million from the Brooklyn Nets, and the lower 2024 second-rounder from the Cleveland Cavaliers or Utah Jazz (via the Rockets) and a Dallas Mavericks, Miami Heat or Houston 2024 second-rounder from the Rockets.
2/24/21 — Kelan Martin’s $1,445,697 guaranteed for 2020-21.
3/25/21 — Waived Jalen Lecque.
4/1/21 — Signed Oshae Brissett to a 10-day $99,020 contract.