Overview
- Indiana released Mac McClung 10 days after signing him and is adding veteran guard Monte Morris, multiple outlets reported.
- The Pacers used an NBA-granted hardship exception to sign Cody Martin to a 10-day contract, as the team confirmed Wednesday.
- Jeremiah Robinson-Earl remains on an earlier hardship deal, with a second exception allowing Indiana to carry both short-term additions.
- Waiving McClung creates a reported $164,060 salary-cap charge this season, while Martin’s 10-day carries a six-figure cap hit.
- The injury list includes Tyrese Haliburton (season-ending Achilles), Obi Toppin (out until at least February), T.J. McConnell, Bennedict Mathurin, and Andrew Nembhard, contributing to a 1-7 start.