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Pacers Nightly Desk · transactions · Saturday, September 19

Jalen Warley Joins Indiana Pacers Roster

Free agentIndiana Pacers
Jalen Warley
G · 23 · rookie
The move
Joins the Pacers
official roster · Sep 19, 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 · 2 h ago

Guard Jalen Warley is now on the Indiana Pacers roster, according to the official roster as of Saturday, September 19. He arrives from free agency with no NBA line from last season.

The move

Jalen Warley, a 23-year-old rookie guard, is on the Indiana Pacers roster as of Saturday, September 19, per the official roster. He came to the club from free agency, having been on no roster before this move. No report preceded the addition; none is logged.

The money

Warley's contract is not on file yet; public salary data can lag a signing by a day. The Pacers carry a payroll of $203.7 million across 13 contracts for 2026-27, over the luxury tax. The cap sits 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.

The fit

Warley has no NBA line from last season. He joins a Pacers backcourt where Bennedict Mathurin logged 31.8 minutes and 17.8 points and Andrew Nembhard logged 31.3 minutes and 16.9 points last season. Pascal Siakam led the club at 33.2 minutes and 24.0 points. The roster now carries 21 players, against a standard limit of 15 plus 3 two-way spots.

Where did Jalen Warley come from?

Free agency. He was on no roster before joining the Indiana Pacers.

What is Jalen Warley's contract with the Pacers?

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

Are the Pacers over the luxury tax?

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

Did Jalen Warley play in the NBA last season?

He has no NBA line from last season.

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.