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Indiana Pacers Agree to Sign Larry Nance Jr. to Minimum Contract
The Indiana Pacers reached agreement with veteran forward Larry Nance Jr. on a minimum-salary deal worth about $4 million. The one-year contract would create a $2.45 million cap hit for the team after NBA reimbursement.
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The Indiana Pacers agreed to terms with Larry Nance Jr. on a minimum-salary contract valued at about $4 million, Forbes reported. Nance, a 33-year-old 11-year veteran, qualifies for the NBA's largest minimum salary of $3.88 million for the 2026-27 season.
If signed to a one-year deal, the Pacers would carry a $2.45 million cap hit, with the NBA reimbursing the difference. Nance spent the 2025-26 season with the Cleveland Cavaliers, averaging 3.7 points and 2.7 rebounds in 35 regular-season games and appearing in two playoff contests.
Nance averaged more than 10 points per game for the Cavaliers in 2019-20 and 8.5 points per game for the Atlanta Hawks in 2024-25.
He also served as a rotation player for the New Orleans Pelicans two seasons earlier. The signing would bring Nance into a frontcourt that includes Pascal Siakam, Obi Toppin, Ivica Zubac, Jay Huff, Johnny Furphy, Kelly Oubre, Jarace Walker and Micah Potter. Nance would become the 15th player on a standard contract.
The Pacers are hard-capped at the first apron after using the Non-Taxpayer Mid-Level Exception to sign Oubre and sit about $1.8 million below that limit. Micah Potter holds a fully non-guaranteed contract while Quenton Jackson has $275,000 guaranteed.
