Pacers Cap Crunch and Trade Options | Indiana Pacers News

The Pacers just signed Kelly Oubre Jr. to a two-year, $16.5M deal — making him the 9th highest-paid player — and now they’re dangerously close to the salary cap apron with just $16.4M left to work with. Their only realistic roster spot? Rookie Braden Smith, likely on a two-way contract. To add talent, they’re weighing options: trading, waiving non-guaranteed players like Quenton Jackson (freeing $4M) or Micah Potter (freeing $4.2M), or even exploring a one-for-two trade. With Johnny Furphy sidelined, they’re racing to hit the 15-player limit before camp — every dollar counts in building the ultimate squad. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/7d91389dde3b13d9