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The Indiana Pacers are hoping to retain free agent center Myles Turner this offseason. However, Indiana has no plans to be a luxury tax team for the first time since 2005.

The Pacers look set to start the offseason about $22 million under the tax line. Turner is likely to make in range of that number, as he's looking for a raise off the $19.9 million that he's making this season. It's important to remember that Turner's salary this season is team-friendly because he got more money up front when he renegotiated-and-extended his contract with Indiana.

In order for the Pacers to re-sign Turner and to fill out their roster, while avoiding the tax, there will need to be other moves made. Indiana has several veterans on long-term deals, while Bennedict Mathurin, Ben Sheppard and Jarace Walker are still on their rookie scale contracts.

Via Tim Bontemps and Brian Windhorst/ESPN

So at least 2 of Toppin, Nesmith, and McConnell are gone then?

the_process wrote:So at least 2 of Toppin, Nesmith, and McConnell are gone then?

That's what I'm thinking too and man, that's a hard decision to make. I'm a big a TJ guy and I want him to stay yet we don't have to roster 3 great PGs. Obi has been awesome...he has his flaws but I really think we did well with him. Nesmith is nice too. I hope that we can somehow keep Myles while only moving off 1 of the above but it seems unlikely considering Myles is probably going to command at least 30m/year and I wouldn't at all be surprised if it were closer to 35m.

23artest23 wrote:

the_process wrote:So at least 2 of Toppin, Nesmith, and McConnell are gone then?

That's what I'm thinking too and man, that's a hard decision to make. I'm a big a TJ guy and I want him to stay yet we don't have to roster 3 great PGs. Obi has been awesome...he has his flaws but I really think we did well with him. Nesmith is nice too. I hope that we can somehow keep Myles while only moving off 1 of the above but it seems unlikely considering Myles is probably going to command at least 30m/year and I wouldn't at all be surprised if it were closer to 35m.

Yeah, I would keep Nesmith if I were you guys. You already have guys on roster to step into the Obi and TJ roles.