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Trade Radar · open rumor · Monday, October 26 · 4 d ago

Injury Notes: Pacers, Adams, Dybantsa, Hornets, Jones

Reported by Scott AgnessRead the original report ↗

Pacers guard Ben Sheppard, who tore the meniscus in his left knee last week, is scheduled to undergo surgery to address the injury this Wednesday, head coach Rick Carlisle told reporters ahead of Monday’s game, per Scott Agness of Fieldhouse Files (Twitter link). While the Pacers are unlikely to provide a specific recovery timeline until […]

Confidence
46%
Reporter starting tier501 call on the ledger, tier used until 5
Corroboration+0nobody else has reported this yet
Age−44 days old · a rumor loses 1.2 points a day, up to 25
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Who it involves
26
Ben Sheppard
Pacers · G · 7.1 pts · 3.0 reb · 1.8 ast
Cap hit 2026-27: $5.03M · expiring
Brooklyn Nets
$160.1M · under the cap · 15 contracts · cap sheet
Charlotte Hornets
$170.6M · over the cap · 18 contracts · cap sheet
Indiana Pacers
$203.7M · in the tax · 13 contracts · cap sheet

What would have to happen

Build it in the Trade Machine →
Ben Sheppard → Nets
Send out at least $2.39M
The Nets are under the cap, so to take on $5.03M they need to send out $2.39M or more under the 200% + $250k rule.
Ben Sheppard → Hornets
Send out at least $2.39M
The Hornets are over the cap, so to take on $5.03M they need to send out $2.39M or more under the 200% + $250k rule.

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