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, one non-guaranteed, two two-ways
Depth Chart:
PG: Aaron Holiday, TJ McConnell, Jalen Lecque
SG: Malcolm Brogdon, Edmond Sumner, Cassius Stanley (two-way), Jeremy Lamb (injured)
SF: Justin Holiday, JaKarr Sampson, Kelan Martin, TJ Warren (injured), Brian Bowen II (two-way, injured), Caris LeVert (injured)
PF: Domantas Sabonis, Doug McDermott
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
Non-Guaranteed Salaries — Next Cut-Down Date*
- Kelan Martin $1,445,697 — 2/24/21
* Players and teams can agree to push back cut-down dates but not later than 2/24/21.
Waived Players: Amida Brimah, Rayshaun Hammonds, Naz Mitrou-Long, Josh Gray, Devin Robinson
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
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, Bill Bayno, 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
- 2/6/21 — No-trade restrictions lift on JaKarr Sampson, Kelan Martin and Justin Holiday.
- 2/23/21 — Ten-day contracts can be signed.
- 2/24/21 — Kelan Martin’s $1,445,697 guarantees for 2020-21.
- 3/25/21 – Trade deadline.
- 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.
- 8/2/21 — Jalen Lecque’s $1,782,621 guarantees for 2021-22.
- 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 — Team option on Jalen Lecque.
- 6/29/22 — Qualifying offer deadlines for Aaron Holiday and Kelan Martin.
- 7/1/22 — Jalen Lecque’s $1,930,681 guarantees for 2022-23.
- 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 2/24/21.
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.
Β Kickers
- None
Note: Players can waive their trade bonuses.
No-Trade: Naz Mitrou-Long (One-Year Bird), JaKarr Sampson (One-Year Bird), Amida Brimah (One-Year Bird)
Expired 10-Day Contracts: None
Qualifying Offers
- None
Free Agents (with Cap Holds)
- None
Poison Pill
- None
Unsigned Draft Picks
- First-rounders: None
- Second-rounders: Maarty Leunen (2008-54th), Andrew Betts (1998-50th)
Rookie-Scale Options
- None
Arena: Bankers Life Fieldhouse
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(Updated on 1/22/21)

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