Aaron NESMITH
13.8 PPG
4.2 RPG
1.9 APG
55.4% TS
11.0 PER
2025-26
Off
56
Def
36
Ovr
49
Player Info
- Height
- 6'5"
- Weight
- 215 lbs
- Age
- 26
- Born
- 1999-10-16
- Position
- SG
- Service
- 5 yrs
- Bird Rights
- Full
- Trade Status
- Eligible
Contract
2027-28
– 2028-29
Veteran Extension (UPCOMING EXTENSION)
IND
via Bird Rights
Aaron Nesmith signed a 2 year, $40,389,440 contract with the Indiana Pacers, including $40,389,440 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $20,194,720.
- •Trade Bonus 7.5%
extension
| Season | Salary | Cap Hit | Guaranteed | Option |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027-28 | $19.4M | $19.4M | $19.4M | — |
| 2028-29 | $21.0M | $21.0M | $21.0M | — |
2024-25
– 2026-27
Rookie Extension
IND
via Bird Rights
Aaron Nesmith signed a 3 year, $33,000,000 contract with the Indiana Pacers, including $33,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $11,000,000. In 2026-27, Nesmith will earn a base salary of $11,000,000, while carrying a cap hit of $11,000,000 and a dead cap value of $11,000,000.
extension
| Season | Salary | Cap Hit | Guaranteed | Option |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | $11.0M | $11.0M | $11.0M | — |
| 2025-26 | $11.0M | $11.0M | $11.0M | — |
| 2026-27 now | $11.0M | $11.0M | $11.0M | — |
2020-21
– 2023-24
Rookie
BOS
via rookie-scale-exception
Aaron Nesmith signed a 4 year, $16,528,217 contract with the Boston Celtics, including $16,528,217 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $4,132,054.
- •2022-23: Club Option (deadline 10/31/21, exercised 11/1/21)
- •2023-24: Club Option (deadline 10/31/22, exercised 10/12/22)
rookie_scale
Bird Clock Start
| Season | Salary | Cap Hit | Guaranteed | Option |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | $3.5M | $3.5M | $3.5M | — |
| 2021-22 | $3.6M | $3.6M | $3.6M | — |
| 2022-23 | $3.8M | $3.8M | $3.8M | — |
| 2023-24 | $5.6M | $5.6M | $5.6M | — |
Contract Value
63/100
Bargain
Projected fair value $12.5M · $1.5M under market
Low confidence · 15 comps
Per-Game Stats
| Season | GP | GS | MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% | FGA | FTA |
|---|
| 2020-21 | 46 | 1 | 14.5 | 4.7 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 43.8% | 37.0% | 78.6% | 3.9 | 0.6 |
| 2021-22 | 52 | 3 | 11.0 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 39.6% | 27.0% | 80.8% | 3.5 | 0.5 |
| 2022-23 | 73 | 60 | 24.9 | 10.1 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 42.7% | 36.6% | 83.8% | 8.1 | 1.9 |
| 2023-24 | 72 | 47 | 27.7 | 12.2 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 49.6% | 41.9% | 78.1% | 8.8 | 1.9 |
| 2024-25 | 45 | 37 | 24.9 | 12.0 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 50.7% | 43.1% | 91.3% | 8.4 | 1.8 |
| 2025-26 | 45 | 42 | 29.7 | 13.8 | 4.2 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 41.4% | 37.9% | 82.9% | 11.4 | 2.5 |
Advanced Stats
| Season | GP | MPG | TS% | USG% | PER | BPM | OBPM | DBPM | VORP | WS | WS/48 | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | 46 | 14.5 | 57.3% | 13.3% | 8.3 | -1.6 | -1.0 | -0.7 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 0.119 | 108.6 | 109.1 |
| 2021-22 | 52 | 11.0 | 50.7% | 16.4% | 6.6 | -1.9 | -1.2 | -0.8 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.142 | 107.3 | 104.3 |
| 2022-23 | 73 | 24.9 | 56.6% | 16.8% | 10.3 | -0.9 | -0.6 | -0.4 | 0.5 | 8.1 | 0.215 | 113.8 | 118.5 |
| 2023-24 | 72 | 27.7 | 63.1% | 15.8% | 12.8 | -0.6 | -0.4 | -0.3 | 0.7 | 12.7 | 0.305 | 119.3 | 115.0 |
| 2024-25 | 45 | 24.9 | 65.3% | 17.1% | 14.6 | -0.4 | -0.3 | -0.2 | 0.5 | 8.3 | 0.357 | 120.1 | 111.5 |
| 2025-26 | 45 | 29.7 | 55.4% | 19.0% | 11.0 | -1.0 | -0.6 | -0.4 | 0.3 | 4.8 | 0.174 | 111.1 | 118.4 |