Indiana Pacers

Who are the Indiana Pacers free agents in 2026-27?

The Pacers have 5 free agents carrying cap holds for 2026-27, led by James Johnson, Jalen Slawson, Braden Smith.

James Johnson (Minimum hold)

$2.2M

Jalen Slawson (Minimum hold)

$2.2M

Braden Smith (Minimum hold)

$2.2M

Keba Keita (Minimum hold)

$2.2M

Rienk Mast (Minimum hold)

$2.2M

Total holds

$10.9M

Each unsigned free agent occupies a cap hold sized by his Bird bracket (a percentage of his previous salary), totalling $10.9M on the Pacers' books. Holds count against the cap only, never the tax or aprons.

Each hold stays until the player re-signs, signs elsewhere, or is renounced. Renouncing clears the hold instantly but surrenders the Bird rights to re-sign him over the cap.

The rule behind this

A cap hold is a placeholder the league parks on a team's cap for each of its own free agents. It isn't money paid to anyone, it's a reserved spot, sized as a percentage of the player's previous salary (his Bird bracket).

What is the cap hold? →What are Bird rights? →What does renouncing a free agent mean? →