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What Should the Indiana Pacers do with their fringe players?

By Tony East

Dec 12, 2016; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indiana Pacers bench reacts to the Pacers scoring a three point basket against the Charlotte Hornets at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 12, 2016; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indiana Pacers bench reacts to the Pacers scoring a three point basket against the Charlotte Hornets at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports /
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Apr 15, 2017; Cleveland, OH, USA; Indiana Pacers center Kevin Seraphin (1) throws a pass while defended by Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23), guard JR Smith (5) and guard Kyrie Irving (2) in the third quarter in game one of the first round of the 2017 NBA Playoffs at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports /

Kevin Seraphin: Can the Pacers do better with a different 4th or 5th rotation big?

If you’ll recall, Kevin Seraphin signed a 2 year, $3,681,000 contract with the Pacers last summer. What you may not have known is that the second year of that contract was non-guaranteed, and you may not have expected that Seraphin would actually start 3 games for the Pacers.

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That second statistic is shocking to see. Kevin Seraphin started games? He was signed to big the 5th rotation big for the Pacers, essentially he was signed as injury insurance. Thank goodness he was, because when Thad Young and Lavoy Allen were down during a 3 games stretch in mid February, someone had to start. Seraphin stepped into the role and played as you would expect someone like Kevin Seraphin to play as a starter. The Pacers made August 1st of this year the guarantee date for the second year of Seraphins contract, so they have 2 and a half months to decide to keep him or not.

Like Niang, he likely wouldn’t be cut before free agency unless the Pacers felt as if they needed the extra cap space or needed an extra roster spot (though Niang would get waived before Seraphin).

Seraphins production/injury insurance is probably worth his contract next season. Thankfully for the Pacers, they have until August to decide if they want to keep him or not. The non-guaranteed salary fully counts in trades (because Seraphin was signed under the old CBA), so if they Pacers want to use his salary as filler in a trade they could do so.Assuming the Pacers don’t find a better player for equal or lesser value by August first (hard to image they do), you can expect to see Seraphin’s guarantee exercised and he will return to the Pacers next season.   

Assuming the Pacers don’t find a better player for equal or lesser value by August first (hard to image they do), you can expect to see Seraphin’s guarantee exercised and he will return to the Pacers next season.   

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