When late Saturday night turns into early Sunday morning phones will begin to light up heralding news from NBA insiders around the league. And the Pacers will be at the center of it, or at least they could be, nay should be.
There are 11 teams with easy paths to double-digit cap space, but they aren’t on equal footing. Atlanta, Chicago, and Sacramento aren’t threats to spend lucratively and would be better bets to absorb other team’s bloated contracts in exchange for draft capital.
Houston will have space, but also have several key free agents to bring back.