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Which players deserved investigation for the Indiana Pacers’ problems in 2021-22?

Aug 6, 2021Feb 8, 2022Feb 10, 2022

Aug 6, 2021 — Kevin Pritchard

The decision this board surrounds ultimately brought in Isaiah Jackson. Later outcomes never rewrite the board.

IND on 2021-08-06: the listed basketball needs were rebounding, passing, creation. no source-clocked open candidate route was available. 0 open-market candidate(s) matched at least one listed need. Market access, basketball fit, price, salary route, and legality remain separate.

No source-clocked open market foundlisted needs: rebounding · passing · creation1 candidate — ordered by team link, then need match, then evidence. No target score.
Kyle Lowrycap charge $27.0M
Market route
Linked only to another team
Need addressed
Addresses creation, passing
Observed functions
passing · creation · shooting
Strength overlap
Addresses a need without overlapping an identified team strength
Availability history
No pre-decision availability reports in the governed source
Acquisition price
Public offer-shape evidence available
Contract & salary
Minimum outgoing-salary screen available
Exact legality
Withheld A salary screen is not a full transaction-legality determination.
Why is he here?

Kyle Lowry: sources linked Kyle Lowry to another team, not IND. His prior basketball profile addressed multiple needs: creation, passing. The minimum outgoing-salary screen was available for a $26,984,128 incoming charge. Exact transaction legality remains withheld without a complete package and exception ledger.

Minimum-outgoing salary screen (2017 CBA rules)
Incoming salary: $27.0MTeam position proxy: Over cap below or at tax proxyRoom plus 100k: minimum outgoing $26.9MNon taxpayer expanded 175 100 plus5m or 125 100: minimum outgoing $21.5MTaxpayer lane (125% + $100K): minimum outgoing $21.5M

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: 0.7 per 100 (O 0.6 / D 0.1) — 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.