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Indiana Pacers

Covers the 6 tracked contracts at the top of this cap sheet — not the full 15-man roster · methods →

RetoolingApron exposureLow
Front Office Brief

IND carries $103M of tracked production (17th of 30) against $169M of true cost, netting −$66.2M of surplus (17th of 30).

Tracked production$103M
Tracked true cost$169M
Net surplus−$66.2M
Tracked contracts6
FSI gradeD · 48/100
Move off Tyrese Haliburton's money

Tyrese Haliburton carries −$45.6M of negative surplus on $208M across 4 years. It grades "needs-sweetener" — the front office's biggest lever is finding the exit before the term shortens the buyer pool further.

Indiana Pacers · Franchise Strategy IndexExperimental
Overall48/100D

Weighted profile led by cap flexibility (61/100).

Roster quality45/100D

$103M of tracked production ranks 17th of 30 tracked teams.

Cap flexibility61/100C

$169M committed at the below-apron tier — room to operate.

Asset base45/100D

−$66.2M of aggregate surplus ranks 17th of 30 tracked teams.

Championship window45/100D

Blend of 45th-pct production now and 45th-pct surplus to build on.

Downside risk (inverse — higher is safer)45/100D

39% of spend sits in negative-surplus money (moderate concentration).

Optionality53/100D

0 positive-asset contracts plus open cap sheet.

Roster thesis

IND carries $103M of tracked production (17th of 30) against $169M of true cost, netting −$66.2M of surplus (17th of 30). That profile reads retooling: an overall D-grade roster (48/100) whose defining trait is cap flexibility (61/100).

Best asset
Obi ToppinFairly priced

Obi Toppin is the surplus engine: −$1.2M on $15.0M, 3.9 marginal wins of production.

Worst liability
Tyrese HaliburtonAlbatross risk

Tyrese Haliburton is the drag: −$45.6M under water on $208M still owed over 4 years.

Apron exposure
Tracked booksLowMajority of tracked salary sits below the apron — no penalty multiplier, $169M of clean cap.
Next Decision

Move off Tyrese Haliburton's money

Tyrese Haliburton carries −$45.6M of negative surplus on $208M across 4 years. It grades "needs-sweetener" — the front office's biggest lever is finding the exit before the term shortens the buyer pool further.

Warning

Strategic warning

Concentration risk: Tyrese Haliburton's −$45.6M deal can swallow the flexibility the rest of the sheet creates.

Indiana Pacers · Cap Sheet6 contracts tracked

This is BOW’s curated slice of Indiana Pacers’s books, not the full roster — totals below cover only the 6 tracked contracts shown here.

Tracked cap committed$169M
Production value$103M
True cost$169M
Total AASV−$66.2M
Tracked cap hits
Model Assumptions

AASV = wins × $/win − cap hit × apron multiplier. Set the knobs to your own front-office judgment — every number on this page updates live.

$3.5M
What one marginal win costs on the open market.
1.50×
How much a first-apron team's dollar really costs (tax bill, shrinking roster tools).
2.00×
The punitive tier — frozen picks, no salary aggregation, repeater tax.
Best valueFairly priced
Obi Toppin

$15.0M cap hit

−$1.2M AASV

Biggest holeAlbatross risk
Tyrese Haliburton

$45.6M cap hit

−$45.6M AASV

PlayerCap hitAASVVerdict
Pascal Siakam$47.3M−$9.0MPaying a premium
Tyrese Haliburton$45.6M−$45.6MAlbatross risk
Bennedict Mathurin$29.0M−$5.5MPaying a premium
Andrew Nembhard$23.0M−$3.5MPaying a premium
Obi Toppin$15.0M−$1.2MFairly priced
T.J. McConnell$9.0M−$1.3MFairly priced