Analyzing the Pacers' Salary Cap Options to Unlock the Full Mid-Level Exception
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Alex Golden
Summary
The article analyzes how the Indiana Pacers can create enough salary cap room to use the full mid-level exception (MLE) in free agency. Currently sitting $278,776 over the luxury tax, the Pacers can only offer the taxpayer MLE ($6,066,000). The piece explores various roster and salary cap maneuvers — including trades, waiving players, or restructuring contracts — to get under the luxury tax threshold and unlock the full non-taxpayer MLE, which would give them more flexibility to sign better free agents and improve their roster for the upcoming season.
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· 3 pulledFree Agency is not too far away and there are several avenues the Pacers can take to better improve their current roster.
As of right now, the Indiana Pacers currently sit $278,776 over the luxury tax according to CapSheets.com.
This means that the Pacers are only able to offer a free agent the taxpayer mid-level exception, which is equivalent to $6,066,000 for this upcoming season.
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