What the Indiana Pacers can do this offseason
- ›Can add an outside free agent up to $6.4M via the Non-Tax MLE.
- ›Hard-capped at the first apron — triggered by the Kelly Oubre Jr. NT-MLE (partial), so it can't cross that line the rest of the season.
- ›Below the first apron: full expanded salary-matching is available.
- ›Draft capital: 3 extra incoming picks, owes 4.
CapTax1A2A
Non-Tax MLE$6.4MBi-Annual$5.5MMinimum$3.9M
Projected record
31-51
Projected net rating
-5.1
Current baseline
31 wins · -5.1 net
Full standings · models the position-aware rotation, a real-age aging curve, perimeter defense, and a bounded penalty for a structural hole; a talent-on-hand projection, not a full-season forecast (no coaching or playoff translation).
Team profile · on-court identity + fit
Offense
B-
53
Defense
C+
48
Spacing
B-
54
Playmaking
D+
36
Rim protection
A+
84
Perimeter D
B-
52
Rebounding
C+
48
Defensive core +1.7Spacing +1.2Defense +0.6Connectors +0.3Thin playmaking -0.7
InjuredTyrese Haliburton Torn Achilles (~46g) · Johnny Furphy Torn ACL (~38g)
Grades are minutes-weighted from the projected rotation; the chips are the fit read — how much each strength or gap is worth in net rating, on top of raw talent. Dimensions come from each player’s real 2025-26 box profile. Injuries are real reported facts, factored into projected minutes.
Projected rotation · minutes by position, best players first
PGPoint
47Andrew NembhardST27y16m
54T.J. McConnell34y17m
73Tyrese HaliburtonINJ26y34m
SGShooting
44Kelly Oubre Jr.ST31y23m
47Andrew Nembhard27y15m
46Aaron Nesmith27y10m
SFSmall F
46Aaron NesmithST27y20m
51Jalen Slawson27y22m
55Obi Toppin28y6m
PFPower F
58Pascal SiakamST32y33m
55Obi Toppin28y12m
56Jay Huff28y3m
CCenter
59Ivica ZubacST29y30m
56Jay Huff28y18m
Out of rotation · no projected minutes in the 240-a-night budget
44Kobe Brown44Jarace Walker44Johnny FurphyTorn ACL43Ben Sheppard
Projected minutes from the position-aware rotation model: five on-court spots share a fixed 240-minute-a-night budget, best players first, with versatile players (their secondary spot shown on hover) sliding to a second position. ST = projected starter. Not a coach’s actual rotation.
Roster (14)
73PGTyrese Haliburton$48.9M
58PFPascal Siakam$48.9M
59CIvica Zubac$20.3M
47PGAndrew Nembhard$19.6M
55PFObi Toppin$15.0M
46SFAaron Nesmith$11.0M
54PGT.J. McConnell$11.0M
44PFJarace Walker$8.5M
44SFKelly Oubre Jr.NO-TRADE$8.0M
43SGBen Sheppard$5.0M
56CJay Huff$2.7M
44SGJohnny Furphy$2.3M
44PFKobe BrownNO-TRADE$0.7M
51PFJalen SlawsonNO-TRADE$0.7M
Draft capital
Own first-rounders
’27 kept’28 kept’29 → LAC’30 kept’31 kept’32 kept
Incoming picks & swap rights
’27 2nd · from UTA’28 2nd · swap less’29 2nd · swap more
Full ledger — 3 in, 4 out
in 2027 — second round draft pick from Utah
in 2028 — second round draft pick from Phoenix or Chicago (Indiana outgoing to Chicago or New York)
in 2029 — second round draft pick from Washington (effectively a swap, Indiana outgoing to Portland)
out 2027 — second round draft pick to Philadelphia, New Orleans, New York, San Antonio or Miami
out 2029 — first round draft pick to L.A. Clippers
out 2030 — second round draft pick to Chicago (swap, Chicago incoming)
out 2031 — second round draft pick to Washington or Memphis (least favorable of Memphis, Miami and Indiana incoming, swap)