Wade Taylor IV is no longer on the Indiana Pacers' roster, per the club's official roster as of Tuesday, Sep 15. The rookie guard's departure was not preceded by any logged report, and no contract is on file for him yet.
The move
Wade Taylor IV is off the Indiana Pacers' roster as of the club's official listing on Tuesday, Sep 15. The 23-year-old is a rookie guard, and no report logged the move ahead of time. He had no NBA line last season. The Pacers' roster now stands at 17 players, against a standard limit of 15 plus three two-way spots.
The money
Taylor's contract is not on file yet; public salary data can lag a signing or a departure by a day, so no cap figure is available for him. The Pacers carry $203.7 million in total payroll across 13 contracts for 2026-27, over the luxury tax line. The salary cap is set at $165.0 million, the tax line at $200.4 million, the first apron at $209.0 million and the second apron at $221.7 million. Indiana's payroll sits above the tax but below both aprons.
The fit
Taylor has no NBA line from last season. Indiana's backcourt minutes last season went to Bennedict Mathurin, who averaged 31.8 minutes and 17.8 points, and Andrew Nembhard, who averaged 31.3 minutes and 16.9 points, with Pascal Siakam logging 33.2 minutes and 24.0 points. Aaron Nesmith added 29.7 minutes and 13.8 points, Jarace Walker 25.7 minutes and 11.6 points, Kobe Brown 24.7 minutes and 9.4 points, and Jalen Slawson 23.9 minutes and 7.3 points. The Pacers now carry 17 players on the roster.
Why is Wade Taylor IV off the Pacers' roster?
No report logged the move ahead of time. He no longer appears on the club's official roster as of Tuesday, Sep 15.
What is Wade Taylor IV's contract situation?
It is not on file yet. Public salary data can lag a signing or a departure by a day.
How many players are on the Pacers' roster now?
17, against a standard limit of 15 plus three two-way spots.