In a recent article for Bleacher Report, Andy Bailey predicted that the Indiana Pacers will sign Aaron Nesmith to roughly a three-year, $70 million extension and Bennedict Mathurin to roughly a four-year, $95 million extension.
On paper, it would be great for Indiana to lock up both players, who are each currently eligible for a contract extension, for the long haul. However, the Pacers are about $6 million away from moving into the luxury tax threshold, according to Spotrac. If they still want to avoid paying the luxury tax for the first time in two decades, these contracts would essentially guarantee that they would not have their way.