Indiana Pacers
2026-27 Cap Sheet • Eastern • Central
Above First Apron
First Apron
Thresholds
The first tax apron ($195,945,000 in 2025-26) restricts teams from using the non-taxpayer MLE, bi-annual exception, sign-and-trades to acquire players, and prior-year TPEs. Teams above the first apron can only take back 100% of outgoing salary in trades.
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Hard Capped at 1st Apron
Hard Cap
Fundamentals
A strict salary limit that cannot be exceeded under any circumstances. Teams become hard-capped by certain actions: using the NTMLE (hard-capped at first apron), using the BAE (first apron), receiving a sign-and-trade (first apron), or aggregating salaries (second apron).
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Above First Apron
First Apron
Thresholds
The first tax apron ($195,945,000 in 2025-26) restricts teams from using the non-taxpayer MLE, bi-annual exception, sign-and-trades to acquire players, and prior-year TPEs. Teams above the first apron can only take back 100% of outgoing salary in trades.
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Hard Capped at 1st Apron
Hard Cap
Fundamentals
A strict salary limit that cannot be exceeded under any circumstances. Teams become hard-capped by certain actions: using the NTMLE (hard-capped at first apron), using the BAE (first apron), receiving a sign-and-trade (first apron), or aggregating salaries (second apron).
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Blow Up The Kings 2.0 (Beta Challenge)
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Scenario Trades (1)
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Trade with IND, PHX
mirrored
Valid
Sent: Jarace Walker, Braden Smith, Kelly Oubre Jr.
Received: De'Andre Hunter, Haywood Highsmith
Picks in: 2027 Rnd 2, 2027 Rnd 2
TPE: $168K
Team Salary
$217.1M
131.6% of cap
+ $2.5M cap holds
Cap Hold
Fundamentals
A placeholder amount charged against a team's cap for free agents whose rights they hold. Cap holds count toward team salary even though no contract exists. Teams must renounce a player's rights to remove the cap hold, but doing so means losing the ability to re-sign that player using Bird rights.
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$219.6M
Salary Cap
Salary Cap
Fundamentals
The maximum amount a team can spend on player salaries, set annually by the NBA based on Basketball Related Income (BRI). For 2025-26, the salary cap is $154,647,000. Unlike the NFL, the NBA's cap is a "soft cap" — teams can exceed it using various exceptions.
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$165.0M
Cap Space
Cap Space / Cap Room
Fundamentals
The difference between a team's current salary and the salary cap. Teams with cap space can sign free agents or absorb salary in trades without sending matching salary out.
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-$52.1M
w/ holds:
-$54.6M
Tax Line
Luxury Tax Line
Thresholds
The salary threshold above which teams must pay the luxury tax. Set at $187,895,000 for 2025-26. Separate from the salary cap — a team can be over the cap without paying tax.
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$201.0M
Tax Bill
Luxury Tax
Fundamentals
A dollar-for-dollar (or more) penalty paid by teams whose total salary exceeds the luxury tax line. For 2025-26, the tax line is $187,895,000. Tax rates increase with each bracket and are higher for repeat offenders.
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$29.4M
Roster
Roster Limits
Roster
NBA teams can carry up to 15 players on standard contracts plus up to 3 two-way contracts (18 total). The minimum is 14 on opening day and 13 during the season. If a team has fewer than 12 players, an incomplete roster charge is assessed for each missing spot.
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14/15
+2/3
Cap Position
Cap
Tax
1st
2nd
HARD CAP
Hard Cap
Fundamentals
A strict salary limit that cannot be exceeded under any circumstances. Teams become hard-capped by certain actions: using the NTMLE (hard-capped at first apron), using the BAE (first apron), receiving a sign-and-trade (first apron), or aggregating salaries (second apron).
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at $209.0M
— Bi-Annual Exception
($0 room)
Cap
Salary Cap
Fundamentals
The maximum amount a team can spend on player salaries, set annually by the NBA based on Basketball Related Income (BRI). For 2025-26, the salary cap is $154,647,000. Unlike the NFL, the NBA's cap is a "soft cap" — teams can exceed it using various exceptions.
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$165.0M
Tax
Luxury Tax Line
Thresholds
The salary threshold above which teams must pay the luxury tax. Set at $187,895,000 for 2025-26. Separate from the salary cap — a team can be over the cap without paying tax.
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$201.0M
1st Apron
First Apron
Thresholds
The first tax apron ($195,945,000 in 2025-26) restricts teams from using the non-taxpayer MLE, bi-annual exception, sign-and-trades to acquire players, and prior-year TPEs. Teams above the first apron can only take back 100% of outgoing salary in trades.
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$209.0M
2nd Apron
Second Apron
Thresholds
The second tax apron ($207,824,000 in 2025-26) imposes the strictest restrictions. Teams above it cannot: aggregate salaries in trades, send cash in trades, use any MLE, send players via sign-and-trade, or trade first-round picks 7 years out. Their distant first-round picks are also "frozen."
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$222.0M
Team $217.1M
w/ Holds
Cap Hold
Fundamentals
A placeholder amount charged against a team's cap for free agents whose rights they hold. Cap holds count toward team salary even though no contract exists. Teams must renounce a player's rights to remove the cap hold, but doing so means losing the ability to re-sign that player using Bird rights.
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$219.6M
Cap Hold
Fundamentals
A placeholder amount charged against a team's cap for free agents whose rights they hold. Cap holds count toward team salary even though no contract exists. Teams must renounce a player's rights to remove the cap hold, but doing so means losing the ability to re-sign that player using Bird rights.
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Season
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| # | Player | Pos | Age | 26-27 | 27-28 | 28-29 | 29-30 | 30-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Tyrese Haliburton
|
PG | 26 | $48.9M | $52.3M | $55.7M | $41.3M | — |
| 2 |
Pascal Siakam
|
PF | 32 | $48.9M | $52.3M | $49.5M | — | — |
| 3 |
De'Andre Hunter
via SAC
|
SF | 28 | $24.9M | $29.9M | — | — | — |
| 4 |
Ivica Zubac
|
C | 29 | $20.3M | $21.8M | $31.5M | — | — |
| 5 |
Andrew Nembhard
|
SG | 26 | $19.6M | $21.0M | $31.5M | — | — |
| 6 |
Obi Toppin
|
PF | 28 | $15.0M | $16.0M | $30.4M | — | — |
| 7 |
T.J. McConnell
|
PG | 34 | $11.0M | $11.8M NG | $11.8M TO | $22.4M | — |
| 8 |
Aaron Nesmith
|
SG | 27 | $11.0M | $20.9M | — | — | — |
| 9 |
Ben Sheppard
|
SG | 25 | $5.0M | $15.1M | — | — | — |
| 10 |
Jay Huff
|
C | 29 | $2.7M NG | $3.0M TO | $5.7M | — | — |
| 11 |
Quenton Jackson
|
PG | 28 | $2.6M | $2.9M NG | $5.6M | — | — |
| 12 |
Gabe York
|
PG | 33 | $2.5M | — | — | — | — |
| 13 |
Larry Nance Jr.
|
C | 33 | $2.4M | $2.5M | — | — | — |
| 14 |
Haywood Highsmith
via PHX
|
SF | 29 | $2.4M NG | $2.5M | — | — | — |
| 15 |
Johnny Furphy
|
SF | 21 | $2.3M | $2.5M TO | $3.1M | $5.8M | — |
|
Two-Way Contracts
(2 of 3 slots • not counted against the cap or the 15-man roster)
|
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| — |
Kobe Brown
Two-Way
|
PF | 26 | $678K | — | — | — | — |
| — |
Jalen Slawson
Two-Way
|
SF | 27 | $678K | — | — | — | — |
| Total | $217.1M ($219.6M) | $183.6M ($254.4M) | $70.5M ($224.8M) | $0 ($69.5M) | $0 ($0) | |||
| Cap Space | -$54.6M | -$72.9M | -$25.1M | $150.1M | $241.6M | |||
| 1st Apron Space | -$8.1M | $46.3M | $182.4M | $278.2M | $306.0M | |||
| 2nd Apron Space | $4.9M | $60.6M | $198.1M | $295.5M | $325.0M | |||
Legend:
Regular = under contract • Orange
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Cap Hold
Fundamentals
A placeholder amount charged against a team's cap for free agents whose rights they hold. Cap holds count toward team salary even though no contract exists. Teams must renounce a player's rights to remove the cap hold, but doing so means losing the ability to re-sign that player using Bird rights.
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• Blue
= projected/edited • Struck
= option declined • PO
Player Opt • TO
Team Opt • ETO
Early Term • NG
= non-guaranteed •
Cap projections assume ~10% annual growth