Indiana Pacers: 5 offseason roster moves they must make

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3. Re-sign Justin Holiday

One of the more important, yet under-rated players on the Pacers roster, Justin Holiday is a true 3-and-D player. He had his best NBA season to date in his first season with the Pacers, despite only averaging 8.3 points, 3.3 rebounds, 1.3 assists, and 1.2 steals in 25.0 minutes per game.

While Holiday has averaged double figures in points per game in his career, his 40.5 percent from deep was his best over a full season. It was also well above his career number of 36.0 percent, which is an impressive improvement in his efficiency.

The problem that the Pacers may face is that there are going to be multiple teams with more salary cap space chasing Holiday this offseason. The reason for this is the 3-and-D player is still the most sought after commodity in the NBA.

The Pacers have the benefit of holding Holiday’s non-Bird rights which means they can offer the California native 120 percent of his current salary which puts it at approximately $5.6 million next season.

It would be realistic for teams to offer up to $9 million for his services which may be tempting to a player who has never earned $5 million for a season. However, those teams are looking at making the playoffs where the Pacers were a top-four side. Surely this will count in Holiday’s decision.

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