T.J. McConnell

T.J. MCCONNELL

Indiana Pacers · PG · Age 34 · 10 YOS
9.4 PPG 2.2 RPG 5.1 APG 56.7% TS 20.9 PER 2025-26
Off
83
Def
70
Ovr
81

Player Info

Height
6'1"
Weight
190 lbs
Age
34
Born
1992-03-25
Position
PG
Service
10 yrs
Bird Rights
Full
Trade Status
Eligible

Contract

2025-26 – 2028-29 Veteran Extension IND via Bird Rights

T.J. McConnell signed a 4 year, $44,800,000 contract with the Indiana Pacers, including $26,200,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $11,200,000. In 2026-27, McConnell will earn a base salary of $11,000,000, while carrying a cap hit of $11,000,000 and a dead cap value of $11,000,000.

  • 2027-28: $5,000,000 guaranteed, fully guaranteed on the day of the second round of the 2027 NBA Draft
  • 2028-29: Club Option (deadline 6/29/28); $5,000,000 guaranteed if exercised, fully guaranteed on the day of the second round of the 2028 NBA Draft
extension TO
Season Salary Cap Hit Guaranteed Option
2025-26 $10.2M $10.2M $10.2M
2026-27 now $11.0M $11.0M $11.0M
2027-28 $11.8M $11.8M $5.0M
2028-29 $11.8M $11.8M $11.8M TO
2021-22 – 2024-25 Free Agent IND via Early Bird Rights

T.J. McConnell signed a 4 year, $33,600,000 contract with the Indiana Pacers, including $29,300,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $8,400,000.

  • 2024-25: $5,000,000 guaranteed, fully guaranteed one day after 2024 NBA Draft (6/28/24)
  • $1,200,000 total incentives
  • 2021-22: LTBE: $0, ULTBE: $400,000 (>= 75% playoff games + Finals)
  • 2022-23: LTBE: $0, ULTBE: $400,000 (>= 75% playoff games + Finals)
  • 2023-24: LTBE: $0, ULTBE: $400,000 (>= 75% playoff games + Finals)
  • 2024-25: LTBE: $0, ULTBE: $400,000 (>= 75% playoff games + Finals) (earned $200,000)
free_agent
Season Salary Cap Hit Guaranteed Option
2021-22 $7.5M $7.5M $7.5M
2022-23 $8.1M $8.1M $8.1M
2023-24 $8.7M $8.7M $8.7M
2024-25 $9.3M $9.5M $9.3M
2019-20 – 2020-21 Free Agent IND via cap-space

T.J. McConnell signed a 2 year, $7,000,000 contract with the Indiana Pacers, including $7,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $3,500,000.

  • 2020 $1 million guaranteed (@TheAthleticNBA), fully guaranteed on 06/26/20
free_agent Bird Clock Start
Season Salary Cap Hit Guaranteed Option
2019-20 $3.5M $3.5M $3.5M
2020-21 $3.5M $3.5M $3.5M
2015-16 – 2018-19 PHI via Minimum

T.J. McConnell signed a 4 year, $4,471,631 contract with the Philadelphia 76ers, including $4,471,631 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,117,908.

  • 2015 $100k guaranteed
  • 2018 Club Option exercised / non-guaranteed
minimum Bird Clock Start
Season Salary Cap Hit Guaranteed Option
2015-16 $525K $525K $525K
2016-17 $874K $874K $874K
2017-18 $1.5M $1.5M $1.5M
2018-19 $1.6M $1.6M $1.6M

Contract Value

27/100 Overpay Projected fair value $8.3M · $2.7M over market
Low confidence · 15 comps

Per-Game Stats

Season GP GS MPG PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FG% 3P% FT% FGA FTA
2016-17 81 51 26.3 6.9 3.1 6.6 1.7 0.1 2.0 46.1% 20.0% 81.1% 6.3 1.1
2017-18 76 1 22.5 6.3 3.0 4.0 1.2 0.2 1.5 49.9% 43.5% 79.5% 5.5 0.5
2018-19 76 3 19.3 6.4 2.3 3.4 1.0 0.2 1.2 52.5% 33.3% 78.4% 5.5 0.5
2019-20 71 3 18.7 6.5 2.7 5.0 0.8 0.2 1.4 51.6% 29.4% 83.3% 5.8 0.6
2020-21 69 3 26.0 8.6 3.7 6.6 1.9 0.3 2.0 55.9% 31.3% 68.8% 7.1 0.7
2021-22 27 8 24.2 8.5 3.3 4.9 1.1 0.4 1.1 48.1% 30.3% 82.6% 7.7 0.9
2022-23 75 6 20.4 8.7 3.1 5.3 1.1 0.1 1.9 54.3% 44.1% 85.3% 6.9 0.9
2023-24 71 4 18.2 10.2 2.7 5.5 1.0 0.1 1.5 55.6% 40.9% 79.0% 8.4 0.9
2024-25 79 1 17.9 9.1 2.4 4.4 1.1 0.3 1.4 51.9% 30.6% 74.0% 7.9 1.0
2025-26 56 4 17.2 9.4 2.2 5.1 1.0 0.2 1.1 53.8% 32.0% 86.2% 8.0 0.5

Advanced Stats

Season GP MPG TS% USG% PER BPM OBPM DBPM VORP WS WS/48 ORtg DRtg
2016-17 81 26.3 50.4% 14.2% 11.9 +0.2 +0.1 +0.1 1.2 2.7 0.061 100.9 107.1
2017-18 76 22.5 54.5% 13.4% 11.2 -0.4 -0.2 -0.1 0.7 3.4 0.097 103.0 104.4
2018-19 76 19.3 55.5% 14.8% 12.0 -0.3 -0.2 -0.1 0.6 5.3 0.172 108.1 108.8
2019-20 71 18.7 54.0% 16.7% 14.7 +0.7 +0.4 +0.3 0.9 5.2 0.187 108.3 107.1
2020-21 69 26.0 58.3% 14.9% 15.8 +1.2 +0.7 +0.5 1.5 8.0 0.213 112.5 110.0
2021-22 27 24.2 52.5% 15.7% 13.9 +0.8 +0.5 +0.3 0.5 1.7 0.124 106.8 112.3
2022-23 75 20.4 59.0% 18.2% 16.4 +1.2 +0.7 +0.5 1.2 5.5 0.174 110.5 112.9
2023-24 71 18.2 58.6% 22.9% 20.9 +2.6 +1.6 +1.0 1.5 12.2 0.453 118.8 115.2
2024-25 79 17.9 54.7% 22.6% 18.4 +1.9 +1.2 +0.8 1.4 7.0 0.238 111.1 113.8
2025-26 56 17.2 56.7% 22.7% 20.9 +2.8 +1.7 +1.1 1.2 3.1 0.155 109.1 116.7