Pacers made their future spending plans crystal clear this summer

Indiana Pacers president of basketball operations Kevin Pritchard. | Marc Lebryk-Imagn ImagesThe Indiana Pacers seemingly don't want to pay the luxury tax and will keep finding ways to dodge it.

Heading into this offseason, there was a big discussion about whether Indiana would be willing to pay the luxury tax to keep their roster together. The Pacers have not been a luxury tax team for two decades, but after an NBA Finals appearance and two conference finals runs, there were reasons for the team to change that mindset. Furthermore, this was something they were going to have to do in order to re-sign Myles Turner in free agency.

Ultimately, the Pacers, for one reason or another, are still not…