Now the salary space of the Pacers is basically full, this year's salary cap is $70 million, but the luxury tax threshold has reached $84.7 million, the Pacers' current salary is just stuck at this point, first the highest is Pickled Pepper's $17 million, and then Hibbert's $16 million, Ye Xuan's annual salary is relatively low today, only $14 million, and the sum of these three people has reached $47 million. However, the contracts since then have been much smaller, with Rondo's contract being $9.5 million, and the highest price ever after that being Shambaugh's $700 play, Smith's $5.5 million, Jordan Hill's $5 million, Mashinmi's $4 million and Solomon Hill's rookie contract. However, there is also a $5 million contract of Chase Bardinger in between, and it is estimated that the Pacers will have a trade to deal with this contract next.

A rough calculation of the salaries of these people is basically the same as the salary cap, which is still under the condition that Ye Xuan's salary this year is still relatively low, which means that the follow-up reinforcement of the Pacers is basically waiting for other veterans who want to win the championship to take the initiative to take the base salary contract to defect, which is very similar to the Celtics back then.

But just when everyone thought that the Pacers' general lineup was what it is now, the Pacers' uniform team once again gave people a glimpse of what business is business. They traded their championship hero and inside gate Hibbert, although they had plans to trade Hibbert in the middle of last season, but Hibbert's performance has proven himself, but even if he re-proved his ability in the late regular season, he still couldn't save himself from being traded.

At the end of July, the Pacers made a deal with the Suns and the Jazz, with the Suns sending No. 11 pick Myles Turner and their own star center Tyson Chandler, the Jazz sending No. 12 pick Devin Booker, and the Pacers sending No. 21 pick Tre Lyles, their own main center Hibbert, and Rockets outcast Chase Badinger, who was just traded.

The Pacers will get Tyson Chandler from this deal, who plays almost the same role as Hibbert, and a rookie Miles Turner, who they are relatively more optimistic about, and of course, the most important thing is that they have successfully cleared their salary space so that the team can get more room to operate, although the direct trade of Hibbert is indeed a bit ruthless, but judging from the results, the Pacers do not seem to have lost much fighting power.

And after the Suns sent boxing champion Tyson Chandler and Myles Turner, a rookie they thought was pretty good, they got Hibbert, a big contract that was about to expire and Devin Booker, who they wanted more, and after using the No. 11 pick to select Myles Turner, the Suns regretted it a little, because they now want a role that can lead the offense rather than an interior defensive player, so after the Pacers asked for an offer, they immediately agreed to the deal.

On the Jazz side, after giving Devin Booker this exciting bargaining chip, they got a defensive blue-collar rookie Tre Lyles and a good complement to the team's bench depth Chase Battinger.

It was another seemingly win-win-win deal, as the Pacers did a good job of disposing of Hibbert's premium contract without losing too much of their fighting power, while also freeing up some salary space to continue to sign and strengthen their roster depth. The Suns were given an expiring contract and the Devin Booker they wanted more, while the Jazz wisely traded Devin Booker for a qualified blue-collar power forward who played in college for four years and a good firepower for the Jazz after Hayward was gone.

The Pacers, who have been in a row, have been in high spirits for a while, after all, successive contract extensions have left most of the main players, and then they have successfully freed up some salary space without much loss, and the most important thing is that they also got a rookie they are more optimistic about, Myles Turner.

But in the next free agent battle, the Pacers have fallen into a disadvantage, first of all, the competition for several veterans, as the second leader who assisted the little emperor by James's side, Mo Williams has naturally become the object of coaxing by various teams preparing to compete for the championship, although the Pacers now have two All-Star level vacancies of Ye Xuan and Rondo, but Ye Xuan and Mo Williams are capable of playing point guards, and Ye Xuan can even play a dozen small front positions, So as long as they can grab Mo Williams, it will be a big addition for the Pacers.

Unfortunately, in the end, Mo Jr. did not choose the Pacers, and the Cavaliers signed Mo Williams on a two-year, $4 million contract, on the grounds of returning to his old club and renewing his relationship with James. The same thing happened to Paul Pierce, who did not accept the 2-year, $7.8 million contract offered to him by the Pacers, but signed a 3-year, $10 million contract with the Clippers on the same grounds that he chose to go to his mentor, Doug Reaves, because of favors.

The same thing happened to Perkins, as a player who sat on the bench and watched the Eastern Conference Finals between the Cavaliers and the Pacers, Perkins decisively rejected the Pacers' invitation, because he didn't want to 'vote', and for him, the championship in the Celtics in 08 was enough, so the Pacers' championship rhetoric did not play a role, so Perkins joined the Pelicans, who are now beginning to compete for the championship, with a veteran base salary, assisted by Melon Anthony and thick eyebrows Davis.

Fortunately, in the end, the veteran here, the Pacers did not miss again, although the old prince Prince already had the championship, but he did not mind getting another championship ring, so a veteran base salary of $1.5 million a year, the old prince joined the Pacers, which increased the depth of the Pacers' bench.

Now the Pacers' lineup is changed to centers Tyson Chandler, Ian Masimmy, power forward Jordan Hill, Myles Turner, small forward Pickles, Solomon Hill, Smith, Iman Shambaugh and Prince Prince, point guards Ye Xuan and Rajon Rondo and their second-round pick Joseph Young. This makes up the team's 12-man roster, and of course the team has two players in the Development League who can be called back at any time, but it looks like this lineup should be the main lineup of the Pacers this year.

The Pacers' reinforcements are over, and the whole team has changed, with only one Ian Mashinmi left in the team's four interior lines. There are also a lot of role players, C.J. Watson is gone, the bench patron saint Starkey has also chosen to leave, including O'Neal Jr. has also chosen to retire, and the team needs to start running in again in the new season.

The reinforcement of the Pacers is basically over, and the reinforcement of other teams is also underway, first of all, the Hawks, as the first in the East last season, the Hawks have also lost a lot of main players this offseason, first of all, their starting small forward Carroll has left, the Raptors have reached an agreement with Carroll, and the two sides will sign a four-year, total contract worth 60 million. The Eagles were not able to match the offer, so they could only watch Carroll leave.

Along with Carroll, as well as their bench insiders, former captain Elton Blanton finally couldn't stand it and chose to retire after being eliminated by the Pacers in a row, while Pero Antich chose to go back to play directly at Fenerbahce Basketball Club in Europe because he was dissatisfied with the base salary offered by the Hawks. So the strength of the Hawks next season is destined to decline, although they successfully kept Paul Millsap, but they also lost a lot of combat effectiveness, and judging from the new players, there is basically nothing particularly powerful, so the defects of Carroll's departure are destined to be impossible to supplement.

The second thing to talk about is the Pacers' biggest opponent in the East, the Cavaliers. The Cavaliers didn't make any heavyweight signings this summer, because most of the playoffs failure last season was also due to injuries, so all they had to do was keep the team intact, so they made a massive contract extension this summer. The first is LeBron James, who has completed a contract extension with the Cavaliers, and his new contract is in a 1+1 model, with a player option for the second year, with a total value of $46.9 million, including an annual salary of $22.97 million in the first year and $24 million in the second year, which is a maximum salary contract.

After that, after Irving and Love were injured, Matthew Dellavedova, who successfully caused a lot of trouble for Ye Xuan in the starter, accepted the Cavaliers' one-year, $1.2 million contract to stay with the Cavaliers, and the defensive maniac will continue to assist LeBron in the new season, but he will face stiff competition, and he will compete with Mo Williams for playing time. In addition, the Cavaliers have successfully retained veteran James Jones on a one-year, $1.45 million contract, and the outside gunner has been teammates with LeBron James for five years and is about to enter his sixth year next season. Interestingly, Jones' contract automatically creates a "trade veto," a contract situation that only applies to players who sign for a year and then extend for another year, such as Jones and LeBron.

In addition to the above two near-base salary renewals, the Cavaliers of course also have some high contract extensions, according to ESPN, Loew has confirmed a contract extension with the Cavaliers, the contract amount is 5 years and $110 million, as the salary cap rises in the next two seasons, the price of this contract will also change slightly, you must know that Love is probably one of the biggest stars in the free market this season, basically in addition to Love, only Aldridge and Jordan Jr. have the same salary level as him. After successfully re-signing Kevin Love, the Cavaliers can be regarded as breathing a sigh of relief, which means that they will still play in the Big Three next season, and they will still be strong contenders for the championship.

After successfully re-signing Love, the Cavaliers have shifted their focus to Tristan Thompson, and according to the Cleveland Honest Journal, restricted free agent Tristan Thompson has reached an agreement with the Cavaliers that the two sides will sign a five-year, $82 million contract.

This was the result of mutual concessions, with the Cavaliers slightly raising their offer and Thompson significantly lowering his offer, and finally the two sides agreed on a compromise figure of $82 million, and one of the biggest crises facing the Cavaliers was finally resolved. After accepting this contract, Thompson became the sixth-highest-paid power forward in the league today, behind Kevin Love, LaMarcus Aldridge, Blake Griffin, Paul Millsap, and David Lee.

This summer, Thompson's contract extension was in a uproar, and initially Thompson asked for a five-year contract worth $94 million with a maximum salary, but you must know that although Thompson played a big role in the playoffs last season, he was only a backup interior after all. Last season, he averaged only 8.5 points and 8 rebounds per game, and in the playoffs, he started because of Love's injury, and only averaged 9.6 points and 10.5 rebounds per game.

The Cavaliers insisted on not letting go of the five-year $80 million contract, but the two sides never reached an agreement, and then Thompson lowered the requirements and asked for a three-year, $53 million contract, but the Cavaliers still did not agree to accept it. Negotiations between the two sides then reached an impasse, and Thompson had only three options left in front of him, the most extreme being a season without a ball, and either he had to accept a long-term contract, or he had to wait for the 76ers or the Trail Blazers, two teams with salary space, to make an offer to him and see if the Cavaliers were willing to match.

In fact, Thompson shares an agent, Rich Paul, with LeBron James, although LeBron has publicly hoped that the two sides will renew their contracts as soon as possible, but there has been no progress. Many pundits had predicted that the matter might not be resolved until the start of the regular season, as was the case in 2007 when Vallejo missed 21 games before striking a deal with the Cavaliers. Thompson reached a contract extension agreement with the Cavaliers, and Thompson lowered his requirements, and the Cavaliers relented slightly, and Thompson was able to return to practice soon after signing the contract.