Shams Charania:

Indiana Pacers forward Aaron Nesmith has agreed to a two-year, $40.4 million contract extension with the franchise through the 2028-29 season, plus a trade kicker, agent Mike Lindeman of Excel Sports Management tells ESPN. Pacers give Nesmith the max allowed salary via extension.

https://www.espn.com/contributor/shams-charania/fdf8c27a41862

34 comments

  2. this new salary cap thing absolutely fucking up players. how did the pa even allow this. i never imagined something like nesmith getting locked up for 2/40. you gotta decrease the max % too then

    e: Whole number calculation to show that this was max player motivated negotiation:

    For 100m salary cap, going 25 over (25%):
    Super Max contract 35m, rest 90m.

    Revenue share deduction: 25%. max contract: 26.25m. rest 67.5m

    For 100m salary cap, not going over:
    Super max contract 35m, rest 65m.

    Revenue share deduction: none. max contract: 35m. rest 65m.

    and by how did the pa allow this: the PA voting members would average out to the easy majority of the rest.

  7. Great deal.

    Nesmith was excellent in the playoffs and is a huge part of the Pacers identity.

  8. Nesmith obviously wanted to stay in Indiana, really nice deal for both player and team

  11. Excellent deal, also loved him on the Zach Lowe show hearing about the finals vs OKC 🔥

  13. Great defender and shot 49.2% on 3-pointers, the best by any player in a single postseason with at least 100 3s attempted in NBA history. What a deal for Indy.

  17. good for him – he was ass on Boston, and has really worked on his game and his body – well earned.

  19. This is really good deal for both parties and sets him up to get an even bigger raise at the perfect time

  20. I thought every starter had to be paid 25-30 because that’s what the market dictates?

  21. teams now stacking 20m-ish guys as many as possible (with salary cap will enter 180m in 3 years, 220m tax line). 2 50m stars + 6 20m AAV guys, it barely enters tax, not even 1st apron. it’s already at minimum 8 deep in playoffs

    the game is changing, good teams prioritize depth now

    we will see more good teams trade picks for proven talents on bad teams / who cant get minutes and pay them. especially if teams already have 2 surefire allstars

    ex : like teams will try trade for a guy like Brice Sensabaugh next year, pay him 20m, and be depth option in contender

  23. This mf is the guy I was always annoyed to see take the court last year. “Oh great Pacers about to go on a run”

  24. I think I literally saw this dude miss one open 3 the entire playoff run, it was fucking insane

  27. Great value here. I wish he was still with us but I’m happy to see him break out and become a reliable player in Indy.

  28. I don’t get why these young players think they deserve more? It could have been 50/4 and still a good deal for them.

  31. Crazy good deal for the Pacers. I’m happy to see Aaron hang around a free more years. I’m surprised he took a two year deal but maybe he thinks being a possible FA at age 30 will be work out better than taking a longer contract and hitting the FA market at 32 or 33.

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