Indiana Pacers Team Salary

Quick: Over the cap.  Under the tax.  23rd and 53rd picks in the 2013 NBA Draft. Maximum space without trades in July ($60 million cap) = ~$8,052,713.

Exceptions:  Room $2.575 million

Acquisitions: Re-signed Roy Hibbert to a four-year $58.4 million contract (last year player option).  Re-signed George Hill to a five-year, $40 million contract.  Acquired Ian Mahinmi via sign and trade from the Dallas Mavericks on a four-year, $16 million contract.  Signed D.J. Augustin to a one-year $3.5 million deal.  Signed Gerald Green to a three-year, $10.5 million contract.  Drafted Miles Plumlee with the 26th pick (signed on July 13th).  Inked second-round pick (36th, via trade from the Sacramento Kings) Orlando Johnson to a three-year, $2.3 million contract (last year partially/non guaranteed).  Signed free agents Blake Ahearn, Sundiata Gaines and Sam Young to one-year, partial/non-guaranteed deals.  Picked up the fourth-year option on Paul George.  Signed Dominic McGuire to two 10-day contracts.  Signed Sam Young to another one-year deal at the minimum.

Waived Players: Blake Ahearn, Sundiata Gaines, Luke Nevill, Sam Young, Dominic McGuire

Roster Count: 15 guaranteed

Depth Chart*:
PG: George Hill, DJ Augustin, Ben Hansbrough
SG: Lance Stephenson, Sam Young, Orlando Johnson
SF: Paul George, Danny Granger, Gerald Green
PF: David West, Tyler Hansbrough, Jeff Pendergraph, Miles Plumlee
C: Roy Hibbert, Ian Mahinmi

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

Free Agents: None

Head Coach: Frank Vogel

Unsigned Second-Round Picks: Andrew Betts, Stanko Barac

Amnesty: Used on James Posey, whose contract has since expired.

Pick Swaps:

2015 – Owed second-rounder from Golden State Warriors (Lou Amundson).

Cash Paid ($3.1 million max): $0

Cap Holds
Key: B = Bird Rights; E = Early Bird Rights; BR = Bird/Restricted; NB = Non-Bird;
DF = Declined Option on First-Round Scale; WB = Waived Bird; M = Minimum

Name20142015201620172018
TOTAL$28,661,313$26,374,508 $8,388,962 $29,275,735$12,000,000
David West$13,000,000-E
Tyler Hansbrough$7,638,148-B
D.J. Augustin$4,200,000-N
Jeff Pendergraph$1,950,000-B
Ben Hansbrough$988,872-M
Sam Young$884,293-M
Danny Granger$16,402,500-B
Paul George$8,205,008-B
Lance Stephenson$1,767,000-B
Gerald Green$6,650,000-B
Orlando Johnson$1,738,962-B
Roy Hibbert$16,402,500-B
Ian Mahinmi$7,600,000-B
Miles Plumlee$5,273,235-B
George Hill$12,000,000-B

What is a cap hold? A cap hold is the amount of space a free agent counts towards a team’s cap. These “cap holds” factor in when a team signs free agents. If they didn’t exist, a team could use their cap space to sign other free agents until the space was gone, and then re-sign their own free agents using the Bird exception. A cap hold cannot exceed the maximum contract offer that player can receive on the open market (as defined by years of experience – indicated in the table above by MAX followed by the years of experience). The cap hold disappears if the team renounces their own free agent, that free agent signs with a new team, or re-signs with the same team.

Notes: A free agent does not become restricted until the team issues a qualifying offer.  If a player’s option on a first-round rookie scale contract is declined (DF), the most the team can pay is the amount of the declined option (without using a larger exception or cap room).  Should a player allow for their Bird Rights to be waived during the season in trade (WB), the most the team can pay is 120% of their prior salary (without using a larger exception or cap room).

Qualifying offers do not count towards the total team salary for that season and are informational only.

Unsigned first-round picks (UF) are not guaranteed until signed but their salary counts against the cap during the offseason.  A typical UF gets a bump of 120% upon signing.

Players with at least three years of experience who are signed to a one-year, vet-min contract are only charged $854,389 to the cap and tax.  Actual salary amount, which applies to trades is listed under notes.

“Camp invites” can put a team over the hard cap but the math must be resolved by opening night.

Salary and team data changes quite often. If you notice a discrepancy, please notify HOOPSWORLD Senior Writer Eric Pincus.

(Updated 5/18/2013)