{"id":239739,"date":"2025-10-20T23:48:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T23:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/239739\/"},"modified":"2025-10-20T23:48:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T23:48:13","slug":"pacers-finalize-2025-26-opening-night-roster-mathurin-extension-point-guard-search-league-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/239739\/","title":{"rendered":"Pacers finalize 2025-26 opening-night roster; Mathurin extension, point guard search, league updates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!TsZ-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6d7992b3-acda-4eff-a857-c0dd78d9467b_5712x3213.jpeg\" data-component-name=\"Image2ToDOM\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"image-link image2 is-viewable-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/https:\/\/substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/6d7992b3-acda-4eff-a857-c0dd78d9467b_5712.jpeg\" width=\"1456\" height=\"819\" data-attrs=\"{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/6d7992b3-acda-4eff-a857-c0dd78d9467b_5712x3213.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:819,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:4734179,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.fieldhousefiles.com\/i\/175655714?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6d7992b3-acda-4eff-a857-c0dd78d9467b_5712x3213.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}\" alt=\"\"   fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"sizing-normal\"\/><\/a>The Pacers\u2019 front office during a preseason game. (Photo: FDSNI)<\/p>\n<p>All 30 teams submitted their opening night rosters to the league office by 5 p.m. ET on Monday. But just because a list was submitted, doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s set in stone.<\/p>\n<p>The Pacers have 13 players with fully guaranteed contracts for the 2025-26 season, plus James Wiseman (partial guarantee) and Tony Bradley (non-guaranteed deal). That\u2019s four centers to begin the season. They need more production (and less fouling) from their center position\u00a0\u2014\u00a0the first time in a decade without Myles Turner.<\/p>\n<p>Both Wiseman and Isaiah Jackson are coming off Achilles injuries, and one option would be for the Pacers to mix in playing small with Obi Toppin at center.<\/p>\n<p>They waived <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fieldhousefiles.com\/p\/pacers-guard-injuries-mcconnell-sign-cam-payne\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cam Payne<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fieldhousefiles.com\/p\/pacers-guard-injuries-mcconnell-sign-cam-payne\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> on Sunday<\/a>, 10 days after signing him. Coach Rick Carlisle said what he had earlier after parting ways with Delon Wright: \u201cIt just didn\u2019t work out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s OK. That\u2019s what camp and the preseason are for\u00a0\u2014 a chance to bring a guy in and see how he fits with the team, both on and off the court.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Pacers\u2019 front office during a preseason game. 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