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Pacers Season Reviews: Thad Young remains the glue that holds the Pacers together

By Ben Pfeifer

NEW ORLEANS, LA - FEBRUARY 4: Thaddeus Young #21 of the Indiana Pacers smiles during a game against the New Orleans Pelicans on February 4, 2019 at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Layne Murdoch Jr./NBAE via Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LA - FEBRUARY 4: Thaddeus Young #21 of the Indiana Pacers smiles during a game against the New Orleans Pelicans on February 4, 2019 at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Layne Murdoch Jr./NBAE via Getty Images) /
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Thaddeus Young of the Indiana Pacers
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – OCTOBER 29: Thaddeus Young #21 of the Indiana Pacers dunks the ball against the Portland Trailblazersat Bankers Life Fieldhouse on October 29, 2018 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

Should the Pacers re-sign Thad Young?

Yes. The Pacers should do whatever they can to resign Thaddeus Young. I expect Young to ask for somewhere between $10-13 M per year, which is a deal they should be all over. If I were Kevin Pritchard, Young would be my top priority free agent. He’s more valuable to this team than Bojan Bogdanovic and he will cost less as well.

Indiana has Young’s bird rights, so they can keep him around even if they extend over the cap. Unless Indiana lands a superstar and needs to let Young walk to make that happen, Young should be back at all costs. One of the guys who keep the Pacers together, Young’s value will inevitably be greater than his next contract, assuming some team doesn’t massively overpay for him.

Next. Nate McMillan should listen to Gandhi. dark

Thaddeus Young would be difficult to replace and is a worthwhile way to spend Indy’s cap.

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