https://www.spotrac.com/news/_/id/3309/indiana-pacers-2026-offseason-preview Keith Smith 2026.4.1 Back to title contention with a healthy roster and maybe a top-four pick 滿血溜馬將回到爭冠行列，或許還有一個前四首輪籤。 Actual Cap Space： -$58.7M Practical Cap Space： -$58.4M Projected Luxury Tax Space： -$12.3M（超過第一層 $3.6M） 現有合約 (15) Johnny Furphy Tyrese Haliburton Jay Huff Quenton Jackson ($0.275M 保障) Kam Jones ($1.1M 保障) T.J. McConnell Andrew Nembhard Aaron Nesmith Taelon Peter (雙向合約) Ben Sheppard Pascal Siakam Ethan Thompson (雙向合約) Obi Toppin Jarace Walker Ivica Zubac 潛在自由球員 (3) Kobe Brown (非受限) Micah Potter (非受限TO) Jalen Slawson (受限雙向) 死錢 (0)：無 特例： TPMLE ($6.1M) 交易特例： 無 預估首輪選秀權： 第 2 順位 續約候選人 Johnny Furphy (老將續約) Tyrese Haliburton (老將續約) Andrew Nembhard (老將續約) Ben Sheppard (新秀續約) Pascal Siakam (老將續約) Obi Toppin (老將續約) Jarace Walker (新秀續約) Ivica Zubac (老將續約) What a difference a year makes. Last season, as the NBA Finals runner up, the Indiana Pacers were the next-to-last team in our 2025 Offseason Preview Series. This year, the Pacers were the first team to be officially eliminated from postseason contention. The good news for Indiana? They could be right back near the end of this series a year from now. It's a roller coaster, but the Pacers should be back up on the upswing next season. Helping that rebound would be a little luck at the 2026 NBA Draft Lottery. 一年的差距竟然如此之大。作為去年亞軍，溜馬在我們的 2025 休賽季前瞻系列中是倒數 第二支進行分析的球隊（越晚結束球季就越晚分析）。而今年，他們卻是第一支正式無緣 季後賽的球隊。那麼對他們來說有什麼好消息嗎？一年後的今天，他們可能又會回到這個 前瞻系列的尾聲。這就像搭雲霄飛車一樣，溜馬下個賽季應該會重新回到上升軌道，而今 年樂透的一點運氣可能會有助於這次的反彈。 In a loaded draft, everyone will be watching the lottery, but the Pacers will be stressing that 10 other teams are drawn before them. Depending on where Indiana enters the lottery (pre-lottery placement is still very much up in the air with a couple of weeks left in the regular season), a team or two jumping up could be the difference between drafting in the top four of the draft and not having a first-round pick at all. 在一個充滿天賦的選秀年中，所有人都在關注樂透，但溜馬將承受巨大的壓力，他們得祈 禱另外 10 支球隊的名字先被喊到。一兩支球隊的順位跳動，可能決定他們能拿到四皇還 是丟掉這隻首輪籤。這也取決於溜馬進入樂透時的順位（例行賽還剩幾週，預計順位仍有 很大變動）。 As a result of trading for Ivica Zubac, the Pacers 2026 first-round pick is top-four protected. If that pick lands between fifth and ninth in the lottery, it will go to the LA Clippers. If Indiana keeps their pick, the Pacers will send the Clippers an unprotected 2031 first-round pick. So, the Pacers are between coming home with one of Cameron Boozer (Indiana's reported favorite player in the first round), A.J. Dybantsa, Darryn Peterson or Caleb Wilson (this is the widely projected top-four in the 2026 first round), or no one. That's going to make for an interesting and stressful lottery night in Indiana. 由於交易來阿祖，溜馬今年的首輪籤是前四順位保護。如果落在第 5~9 順位，它將送給 快艇。如果他們留住了今年首輪，快艇將獲得一支2031無保護的首輪籤。因此，溜馬的處 境要麼是帶回 Boozer（有報導指出他是溜馬的目標）、AJD、DP 或 Wilson 其中一人（ 目前公認的前四順位），要麼就是空手而歸。這將迎來一個既有趣又充滿壓力的樂透夜。 Beyond the draft lottery drama, the Pacers offseason is fairly cut-and-dry. Indiana did some “pre”-agency work by acquiring Zubac to be the long-term starting center. Every other current or would-be rotation player is under contract through at least 2026-27. That leaves the Pacers front office without a lot of pressing business. That means that they can be opportunistic. Trades or a targeted signing to fill a rotation hole could be made. However nothing is such a need that something must be done. 除了樂透大戲之外，溜馬的休賽季簡單明瞭。他們交易來阿祖作為長期先發中鋒，這已經 完成了一些自由市場的任務，而其他現有或潛在的輪替球員合約都至少簽到 2026-27 賽 季。這讓管理層沒有太多迫切的任務，也表示他們可以做些投機交易，或是一些針對特別 需求的合約來填補輪替空缺。然而，沒有什麼是迫切到必須採取的行動。 If Indiana comes away with a top-four pick in the draft, they could look to shed some money. The Pacers have historically shied away from paying the luxury tax. With a top-four pick in the mix, the team projects to be over the first apron. While title contenders are often in the luxury tax, and recently over the first apron, this would be a big jump for Indiana. To go from being under the tax line for two decades to over the first apron isn't somewhere we should expect the Pacers to be. 如果最終獲得前四順位，他們可能會考慮省一些錢。溜馬在過去一向避免繳稅，隨著四皇 加入，他們會超過第一層硬上限。雖然爭冠球隊通常會付奢侈稅，且通常會超過第一層， 但這對溜馬來說將是一個巨大的改變－－從維持二十年不在奢侈稅線以上到超過第一層， 這不是我們預期溜馬會處於的位置。 That means this team could be looking to shed some money. No matter if Indiana goes big (Boozer or Wilson) or with a perimeter playmaker (Dybantsa or Peterson), they'll be flush with depth at that position. That means that guys who are on the edges of the rotation could be traded. For players like Jarace Walker or Ben Sheppard, that would also remove the matter of negotiating a rookie scale extension. (More on that to come in a bit!) 這表示球隊可能會尋求減少開支。無論他們是選擇大個子（Boozer 或 Wilson）還是外線 組織者（Dybantsa 或 Peterson），他們在該位置上的深度都將非常充裕。這樣一來，位 於輪替邊緣的球員可能會被交易。對於像 Jarace Walker 或 Ben Sheppard 這樣的球員 來說，這也能省下新秀續約的問題（稍後會詳細說明）。 If Indiana loses their pick, they'll be just under the luxury tax. They could still look to shed a little money, because that's still closer to the tax than they probably want to be. A deal could even be a way for the Pacers to get back into the back half first round of the 2026 Draft, depending on who they're willing to trade. 如果溜馬失去選秀權，他們將剛好在稅線之下。他們可能仍會省一點錢，因為這仍然比他 們預期的更接近稅線。依據他們願意交易的人選而定，溜馬甚至可能交易來首輪尾段的選 秀籤。 Outside of the draft, and potentially moving off some money, this might be a pretty quiet offseason for Indiana. Even their extension-eligible players aren't overly pressing. Haliburton, Zubac, Pascal Siakam, Andrew Nembhard, Obi Toppin and Johnny Furphy are all eligible for veteran extensions, but all six players have at least two years left on their current deals. That means there's no real rush to act, even if Indiana has preferred to act early, as seen with Nembhard and Aaron Nesmith in recent years. 除了選秀及省錢，溜馬的休賽季可能相當平靜。即使是具備續約資格的球員也不太需要急 著處理。哈利、阿祖、西亞肯、Nembhard、Toppin 和 Furphy 都有資格進行老將續約， 但這六位球員目前的合約都至少還剩兩年，所以不用急著處理，儘管從近年來的 Nembhard 和 Nesmith 來看，球團傾向提早續約。 Walker and Sheppard are both eligible for rookie scale extensions, but it's unclear where things stand with either player. Sheppard has been the more consistent contributor over the course of the duo's three NBA seasons, but Walker has flashed at times, especially this season. Walker 和 Sheppard 都有資格續新秀延長約，但目前還不清楚這兩人的情況。他們的前 三個新秀賽季中，Sheppard 是貢獻更穩定的那一個，但 Walker 偶爾會展現才華，特別 是本賽季。 Walker is averaging career-highs in most of the counting stats, but that may be a product of playing a lot more minutes and having a larger role. The 6-foot-7 power wing's efficiency hasn't held up with the larger role. That said, Walker has shot 38.8% for his career from behind the arc. That could mean that his ultimate role in the NBA is as a small-ball four who can space the floor. Not what Indiana hoped for when they drafted Walker eighth overall, but not a bust either. Walker 的大多數統計數據都到了生涯新高，但這可能是出場時間增加和角色擴大的結果 。這位 6 呎 7 吋的側翼在角色擴大後效率下滑。即便如此，Walker 生涯至今的三分命 中率為 38.8%，這可能表示他的最終定位是能拉開空間的小球四號。這雖然不是球隊在第 八順位選中他時所期望的，但也不算水貨。 Sheppard hasn't seen the same jump in his stats as Walker has. But Sheppard's track record of being a rotation-level wing is longer, as he's essentially been that throughout his first three NBA seasons. If Sheppard shot or defended better, you could see him growing into a larger 3&D role. As it is, he looks like a solid backup wing and not much more. Sheppard 的數據成長沒有 Walker 那麼大，但他作為輪替等級側翼的紀錄更長，因為他 在前三個賽季基本上一直保持這個水準。如果 Sheppard 的投籃或防守能更好，你可以預 見他成長為更重要的 3D 角色。就現況而言，他看起來像是一個穩固的替補側翼，僅此而 已。 Given where Indiana's payroll is, both in the immediate and over the next several seasons, it's unlikely the team will extend either Walker or Sheppard. If either player is willing to take a really team-friendly deal, and we have seen more of those over the years, that could change things. But Walker and Sheppard both may want to bet on themselves and see what their final rookie scale season brings before restricted free agency in 2027. 考慮到溜馬的薪資總額（無論是眼前還是未來幾個賽季），球隊不太可能續約 Walker 或 Sheppard。如果其中一人願意接受非常有利於球隊的合約（這些年我們見過更多這類 案例），情況可能會改變。但 Walker 和 Sheppard 可能都想把賭注押在自己身上，看看 自己在 2027 年受限自由市場之前的最後一個新秀賽季會帶來什麼。 For the Pacers, having a long of long-term money locked in is both a blessing and a curse. It's a blessing that Indiana has some surety with their roster. The curse comes in that they are expensive and that means having to be cautious with taking on even more long-term money. 對於球隊來說，鎖定大量的長期資產既是祝福也是詛咒。祝福在於陣容穩定，詛咒則是所 費不貲，在承擔更多長期合約時必須保持謹慎。 Indiana doesn't need to do a lot this offseason. They'll enter next year with a healthy Tyrese Haliburton and a deep roster around him. And, if the ping pong balls bounce their way, the Pacers will add a high-potential rookie too. It was a rough year in the Circle City, but by next October, everyone will be ready for this team to make another run at the NBA Finals. 溜馬這個休賽季不需要做太多事。他們明年有健康的哈利以及圍繞在他身邊的深厚陣容。 如果樂透彩球能照著他們的意思跳動，他們還會增加一名極具潛力的新秀。這在 Circle City 是艱難的一年，但到明年十月，每個人都會準備好看到這支球隊再次衝擊總冠軍。 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc), 來自: 61.231.64.128 (臺灣) ※ 文章網址: https://www.ptt.cc/bbs/NBA/M.1775887148.A.71A.html 原文這樣寫的 照版規 我不能改啊... ※ 編輯: YesBros (61.231.64.128 臺灣), 04/11/2026 14:06:16