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 满血溜马将回到争冠行列，或许还有一个前四首轮签。 Actual Cap Space： -$58.7M Practical Cap Space： -$58.4M Projected Luxury Tax Space： -$12.3M（超过第一层 $3.6M） 现有合约 (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 (双向合约) Ben Sheppard Pascal Siakam Ethan Thompson (双向合约) Obi Toppin Jarace Walker Ivica Zubac 潜在自由球员 (3) Kobe Brown (非受限) Micah Potter (非受限TO) Jalen Slawson (受限双向) 死钱 (0)：无 特例： TPMLE ($6.1M) 交易特例： 无 预估首轮选秀权： 第 2 顺位 续约候选人 Johnny Furphy (老将续约) Tyrese Haliburton (老将续约) Andrew Nembhard (老将续约) Ben Sheppard (新秀续约) Pascal Siakam (老将续约) Obi Toppin (老将续约) Jarace Walker (新秀续约) Ivica Zubac (老将续约) 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。作为去年亚军，溜马在我们的 2025 休赛季前瞻系列中是倒数 第二支进行分析的球队（越晚结束球季就越晚分析）。而今年，他们却是第一支正式无缘 季後赛的球队。那麽对他们来说有什麽好消息吗？一年後的今天，他们可能又会回到这个 前瞻系列的尾声。这就像搭云霄飞车一样，溜马下个赛季应该会重新回到上升轨道，而今 年乐透的一点运气可能会有助於这次的反弹。 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. 在一个充满天赋的选秀年中，所有人都在关注乐透，但溜马将承受巨大的压力，他们得祈 祷另外 10 支球队的名字先被喊到。一两支球队的顺位跳动，可能决定他们能拿到四皇还 是丢掉这只首轮签。这也取决於溜马进入乐透时的顺位（例行赛还剩几周，预计顺位仍有 很大变动）。 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. 由於交易来阿祖，溜马今年的首轮签是前四顺位保护。如果落在第 5~9 顺位，它将送给 快艇。如果他们留住了今年首轮，快艇将获得一支2031无保护的首轮签。因此，溜马的处 境要麽是带回 Boozer（有报导指出他是溜马的目标）、AJD、DP 或 Wilson 其中一人（ 目前公认的前四顺位），要麽就是空手而归。这将迎来一个既有趣又充满压力的乐透夜。 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. 除了乐透大戏之外，溜马的休赛季简单明了。他们交易来阿祖作为长期先发中锋，这已经 完成了一些自由市场的任务，而其他现有或潜在的轮替球员合约都至少签到 2026-27 赛 季。这让管理层没有太多迫切的任务，也表示他们可以做些投机交易，或是一些针对特别 需求的合约来填补轮替空缺。然而，没有什麽是迫切到必须采取的行动。 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. 如果最终获得前四顺位，他们可能会考虑省一些钱。溜马在过去一向避免缴税，随着四皇 加入，他们会超过第一层硬上限。虽然争冠球队通常会付奢侈税，且通常会超过第一层， 但这对溜马来说将是一个巨大的改变－－从维持二十年不在奢侈税线以上到超过第一层， 这不是我们预期溜马会处於的位置。 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!) 这表示球队可能会寻求减少开支。无论他们是选择大个子（Boozer 或 Wilson）还是外线 组织者（Dybantsa 或 Peterson），他们在该位置上的深度都将非常充裕。这样一来，位 於轮替边缘的球员可能会被交易。对於像 Jarace Walker 或 Ben Sheppard 这样的球员 来说，这也能省下新秀续约的问题（稍後会详细说明）。 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. 如果溜马失去选秀权，他们将刚好在税线之下。他们可能仍会省一点钱，因为这仍然比他 们预期的更接近税线。依据他们愿意交易的人选而定，溜马甚至可能交易来首轮尾段的选 秀签。 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. 除了选秀及省钱，溜马的休赛季可能相当平静。即使是具备续约资格的球员也不太需要急 着处理。哈利、阿祖、西亚肯、Nembhard、Toppin 和 Furphy 都有资格进行老将续约， 但这六位球员目前的合约都至少还剩两年，所以不用急着处理，尽管从近年来的 Nembhard 和 Nesmith 来看，球团倾向提早续约。 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 都有资格续新秀延长约，但目前还不清楚这两人的情况。他们的前 三个新秀赛季中，Sheppard 是贡献更稳定的那一个，但 Walker 偶尔会展现才华，特别 是本赛季。 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 的大多数统计数据都到了生涯新高，但这可能是出场时间增加和角色扩大的结果 。这位 6 尺 7 寸的侧翼在角色扩大後效率下滑。即便如此，Walker 生涯至今的三分命 中率为 38.8%，这可能表示他的最终定位是能拉开空间的小球四号。这虽然不是球队在第 八顺位选中他时所期望的，但也不算水货。 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 的数据成长没有 Walker 那麽大，但他作为轮替等级侧翼的纪录更长，因为他 在前三个赛季基本上一直保持这个水准。如果 Sheppard 的投篮或防守能更好，你可以预 见他成长为更重要的 3D 角色。就现况而言，他看起来像是一个稳固的替补侧翼，仅此而 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. 考虑到溜马的薪资总额（无论是眼前还是未来几个赛季），球队不太可能续约 Walker 或 Sheppard。如果其中一人愿意接受非常有利於球队的合约（这些年我们见过更多这类 案例），情况可能会改变。但 Walker 和 Sheppard 可能都想把赌注押在自己身上，看看 自己在 2027 年受限自由市场之前的最後一个新秀赛季会带来什麽。 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. 对於球队来说，锁定大量的长期资产既是祝福也是诅咒。祝福在於阵容稳定，诅咒则是所 费不赀，在承担更多长期合约时必须保持谨慎。 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. 溜马这个休赛季不需要做太多事。他们明年有健康的哈利以及围绕在他身边的深厚阵容。 如果乐透彩球能照着他们的意思跳动，他们还会增加一名极具潜力的新秀。这在 Circle City 是艰难的一年，但到明年十月，每个人都会准备好看到这支球队再次冲击总冠军。 --

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