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Pacers Nightly Desk · transactions · Monday, September 14

Wade Taylor IV Joins the Indiana Pacers

Free agentIndiana Pacers
Wade Taylor IV
G · 23 · rookie
The move
Joins the Pacers
official roster · Sep 14, 2026
2026-27 cap hit
Not on file yet
public salary data lags a signing by a day
Pacers payroll
$203.7M
in the tax · cap $165.0M · tax $200.4M
Roster
21 players
standard limit 15 + 3 two-way
By the Pacers Nightly Desk · 6 h ago

Wade Taylor IV is on the Indiana Pacers roster as of Monday, Sept. 14, moving from free agency with no prior NBA roster spot. The rookie guard's contract is not on file yet.

The move

Wade Taylor IV, a 23-year-old rookie guard, is on the Indiana Pacers roster as of Monday, Sept. 14, per the official roster. He came from free agency, with no prior NBA roster spot. No injury report entry preceded the move.

The money

Taylor's cap hit and contract terms are not on file yet; public salary data can lag a signing by a day. The Pacers carry $203.7M across 13 contracts for 2026-27, over the luxury tax. The cap is set at $165.0M, the tax line at $200.4M, the first apron at $209.0M and the second apron at $221.7M.

The fit

Taylor has no NBA line from last season. He joins a Pacers backcourt led last season by Bennedict Mathurin (31.8 minutes, 17.8 points) and Andrew Nembhard (31.3 minutes, 16.9 points), with Pascal Siakam (33.2 minutes, 24.0 points) atop the rotation. The Pacers now carry 21 players on the roster, against a standard limit of 15 plus three two-way spots.

Is Wade Taylor IV a rookie?

Yes. He is 23 years old and has no NBA line from last season.

What is Wade Taylor IV's contract with the Pacers?

Not on file yet. Public salary data can lag a signing by a day.

How many players are on the Pacers roster now?

21, against a standard limit of 15 plus three two-way spots.

Are the Pacers over the luxury tax?

Yes. Their payroll is $203.7M across 13 contracts for 2026-27, above the $200.4M tax line. The cap is $165.0M, the first apron is $209.0M and the second apron is $221.7M.

By the Pacers Nightly Desk, from the data on this page, rewritten when the data changes. How the desks work.
No contract on file yet: public salary data usually catches up within a day.

Pacers rotation

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Pascal Siakam33.2 min · 24.0 pts
Kelly Oubre Jr.31.5 min · 14.1 pts
Andrew Nembhard31.3 min · 16.9 pts
Ivica Zubac30.1 min · 14.1 pts
Aaron Nesmith29.7 min · 13.8 pts
Jarace Walker25.7 min · 11.6 pts

Moves are detected from the official rosters, so the mechanism (trade, signing, waiver claim, two-way conversion) comes from the linked report when there is one. Salary figures are cap hits from public salary data.