Why Solomon Hill Will Likely Never Play for the Pacers Again

The Indiana Pacers can only offer Solomon Hill $2.3 million this offseason, so the 25-year-old forward is all but gone forever.

When the Indiana Pacers declined to pick up the fourth-year, $2.3 million option in Solomon Hill’s rookie contract last November, it was a reasonable choice. He had played awfully in Summer League — as a 24-year-old no less — and didn’t project to be rotation player for the team going forward.

But folllowing an excellent stretch of play late in the season after being re-inserted into the lineup and a breakout series against the Toronto Raptors, that is no longer the case.

The decision now looks like a big blunder for a team that lacks young talent. And as much as…