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Which players deserved investigation for the Indiana Pacers’ problems in 2020-21?

Jan 16, 2021

Jan 16, 2021 — Kevin Pritchard

The decision this board surrounds ultimately brought in Caris LeVert. Later outcomes never rewrite the board.

IND on 2021-01-16: the listed basketball needs were rebounding, creation, passing. 2 player(s) were publicly on the market, but none had a source linking this team to them. 1 open-market candidate(s) matched at least one listed need. Market access, basketball fit, price, salary route, and legality remain separate.

Public market context only; no team linklisted needs: rebounding · creation · passing3 candidates — ordered by team link, then need match, then evidence. No target score.
Hamidou Diallocap charge $1.66M
Market route
Publicly on the market, but no source linked this team
Need addressed
Addresses rebounding
Observed functions
event creation · rebounding · interior finishing
Strength overlap
Addresses a need and overlaps an existing team strength
Availability history
No pre-decision availability reports in the governed source
Acquisition price
Withheld No public price evidence before the decision
Contract & salary
Salary screen available; contract-control evidence unavailable
Exact legality
Withheld A salary screen is not a full transaction-legality determination.
Why is he here?

Hamidou Diallo: Hamidou Diallo was on the public trade market, but no source linked IND to him. His prior basketball profile addressed one listed need: rebounding. The salary screen was available, but contract-control evidence was unavailable. Exact transaction legality remains withheld without a complete package and exception ledger.

Minimum-outgoing salary screen (2017 CBA rules)
Incoming salary: $1.66MTeam position proxy: Over cap below or at tax proxyRoom plus 100k: minimum outgoing $1.56MNon taxpayer expanded 175 100 plus5m or 125 100: minimum outgoing $894KTaxpayer lane (125% + $100K): minimum outgoing $1.25M

minimum outgoing salary screen only; post-trade team salary, guarantees, bonuses, aggregation timing, exceptions and complete package remain required for legality

prior-season impact context: -0.1 per 100 (O -0.8 / D 0.7) — Prior impact context is separate from team fit, price, and transaction value.

Mfiondu Kabengele
Market route
Publicly on the market, but no source linked this team
Need addressed
Does not address a listed top need
Observed functions
shooting · rim protection · interior finishing
Strength overlap
No major overlap with an identified team strength
Availability history
No pre-decision availability reports in the governed source
Acquisition price
Public offer-shape evidence available
Contract & salary
Withheld Candidate cap charge unresolved
Exact legality
Withheld A salary screen is not a full transaction-legality determination.
Why is he here?

Mfiondu Kabengele: Mfiondu Kabengele was on the public trade market, but no source linked IND to him. His strongest observed functions did not match the listed top needs. The candidate salary route was not reliable enough to screen. Exact transaction legality remains withheld without a complete package and exception ledger.

Minimum-outgoing salary screen (Not applicable)

prior-season impact context: -0.1 per 100 (O 0.0 / D -0.1) — Prior impact context is separate from team fit, price, and transaction value.

James Hardencap charge $41.3M
Market route
Linked only to another team
Need addressed
Addresses creation, passing
Observed functions
creation · passing · event creation
Strength overlap
Addresses a need and overlaps an existing team strength
Availability history
No pre-decision availability reports in the governed source
Acquisition price
Withheld No public price evidence before the decision
Contract & salary
Salary screen available; contract-control evidence unavailable
Exact legality
Withheld A salary screen is not a full transaction-legality determination.
Why is he here?

James Harden: sources linked James Harden to another team, not IND. His prior basketball profile addressed multiple needs: creation, passing. The salary screen was available, but contract-control evidence was unavailable. Exact transaction legality remains withheld without a complete package and exception ledger.

Minimum-outgoing salary screen (2017 CBA rules)
Incoming salary: $41.3MTeam position proxy: Over cap below or at tax proxyRoom plus 100k: minimum outgoing $41.2MNon taxpayer expanded 175 100 plus5m or 125 100: minimum outgoing $32.9MTaxpayer lane (125% + $100K): minimum outgoing $32.9M

minimum outgoing salary screen only; post-trade team salary, guarantees, bonuses, aggregation timing, exceptions and complete package remain required for legality

prior-season impact context: 2.6 per 100 (O 1.8 / D 0.8) — Prior impact context is separate from team fit, price, and transaction value.

Historical decision board. A public-market player is not presented as a team target without a named team link. Minimum outgoing salary is not exact legality. Missing asking price is not a zero price. Later outcomes do not alter the decision-date board.