the Pacers trade an expiring Jarace Walker with upside and some draft capital to a Pelicans team in need of some high upside potential for a wing microwave scorer off the bench and a young backup center.

they'll also trade Kam Jones and a 2028 second round pick to the Bulls for this year's 38th pick to add a rookie contract to their roster.

they end up drafting Emmanuel Sharp with the 38th pick.

they decline Micah Potter's $2.8M team option to allow them to use a good portion of the MLE.

they sign Landry Shamet using the MLE - 3 years/$25M, starting at $7.5M and going up every year.

ROTATION:

Tyrese Haliburton, Andrew Nembhard, Aaron Nesmith, Psacal Siakam, Ivica Zubac.

T.J. McConnell, Landry Shamet, Saddiq Bey, Obi Toppin, Yves Missi.

Quenton Jackson, Ben Sheppard, Emmanuel Sharp, Johnny Furphy, Jay Huff.

SALARIES:

Tyrese Haliburton - $48.9M, 3 years.

Pascal Siakam - $48.9M, 2 years.

Ivica Zubac - $20.3M, 2 years.

Andrew Nembhard - $19.5M, 2 years.

Obi Toppin - $15M, 2 years.

Aaron Nesmith - $11M, 3 years.

T.J. McConnell - $11M, 3 years.

Landry Shamet - $7.5M, 3 years.

Saddiq Bey - $6.5M, 1 year.

Ben Sheppard - $5M, 1 year.

Yves Missi - $3.5M, 2 years.

Jay Huff - $2.6M, 2 years.

Quenton Jackson - $2.5M, 2 years.

Johnny Furphy - $2.2M, 2 years.

Emmanuel Sharp - $2.1M, 4 years.

over the tax, under the 1st apron.

the Pacers go into the tax for the first time in 20 years as they feel they have a championship caliber roster with star power and legit depth, they also avoid the 1st apron without trading any of their 'core 7' pieces.