Pacers president of basketball operations Larry Bird already decided to change coaches, and he has the flexibility necessary to make further significant alterations to his team. The Pacers can open roughly $30MM in room against a projected $92MM cap, close to enough for even the highest band of maximum salaries. Indiana has never been a destination spot for elite free agents, but the Pacers nonetheless have the ability to spread their wealth on players who can adopt Bird’s preferred up-tempo offense. Perhaps the only impingement will be the team’s sharp restriction on the offer it can make to Solomon Hill thanks to the decision to decline his option this past fall. See how Indiana’s cap situation looks for 2016/17 as Hoops Rumors continues its offseason salary cap digest series.
Guaranteed salary
- Paul George ($18,314,532)
- Monta Ellis ($10,763,500)
- George Hill ($8,000,000)
- Rodney Stuckey ($7,000,000)
- C.J. Miles ($4,583,450)
- Lavoy Allen ($4,000,000)
- Myles Turner ($2,463,840)
- Joseph Young ($1,052,342)
- Rakeem Christmas ($1,052,342)
- Total: $57,230,006
Player Options
- None
Team Options
- None
Non-Guaranteed Salary
- Glenn Robinson III ($1,050,500)
- Shayne Whittington ($980,431)
- Total: $2,030,931
Restricted Free Agents
- None
Unrestricted Free Agents (Cap Holds)
- Ian Mahinmi ($7,600,000)
- Jordan Hill ($4,800,000)
- Solomon Hill ($2,306,019)1
- Ty Lawson ($980,431)
- Total: $15,686,450
Other Cap Holds
- No. 20 pick ($1,301,900)
Projected Salary Cap: $92,000,000
Footnotes:
- The Pacers can’t re-sign Hill to a contract with a starting salary worth more than the amount listed here because they declined their team option on his rookie scale contract.
The Basketball Insiders salary pages were used in the creation of this post.