Pacers sign Kelly Oubre Jr., two-year deal

sportsJul 1, 202620235

The Indiana Pacers have agreed to sign free agent wing Kelly Oubre Jr. to a two-year, nearly $17 million contract, sources tell ESPN’s Shams Charania. Oubre, a 6-foot-8 wing, is entering his 12th NBA season at age 30 and spent the last three seasons with the Philadelphia 76ers. In 50 appearances for Philadelphia this past season, including 41 starts, he averaged 14.1 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1.4 steals and 31.5 minutes per game while shooting 36.0 percent from three. Oubre reached unrestricted free agency after completing a two-year, $16.4 million contract with the 76ers, according to Spotrac. The deal adds a veteran wing with perimeter shooting and defensive activity to the Pacers’ roster for the next two seasons.

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Free agent forward Kelly Oubre Jr. has agreed to a two-year, nearly $17 million deal to sign with the Indiana Pacers, sources tell ESPN.

476h ago

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Derek Bodner32

Very reasonable deal for Oubre. Since they had his Bird rights, Sixers could have offered Oubre the same contract, even after the Wade signing. Doing so would have taken the Sixers about $3m over the luxury tax line, but still well under the $209m hard cap.

Shams Charania Tweets32

The Pacers pick up a productive wing after finalizing a deal with Oubre and his agent Dave Spahn of CAA Sports moments ago.

Bryan Toporek24

The Sixers could have matched these numbers and stayed under the hard cap... But Josh Harris is definitely willing to pay the tax this year, for sure.

Avi Wolfman-Arent21

perhaps future moves will prove this wrong, but hard not to see the luxury tax hovering over the Sixers' (apparent) refusal to match this deal. it's a good price for a durable wing who can scale up when needed. and it's only two years!

Harrison Grimm13

I know he wasn’t the most popular Sixer, but I did enjoy the Oubre experience more than I thought I would. Always played hard, hustled. Flaws and all. Great fit with Indiana.

David Harper4

I fully support this signing by the Pacers, as they needed a bucket getter and chaos agent in the wake of losing Benny Math. Also, I can't wait to see Oubre dye his hair blue and gold.

Eric Harvey3

*runs numbers* my Pacers get 21% dreamier next season

Bell3

Going to miss this guy. He was always fun to watch

Ryan Reynolds2

I was hoping this would happen but I wasn’t confident. Really happy with this!

Jay2

Doesn’t really change anything for the Sixers 2026-2027 chances (they have none) but I always liked watching Oubre. Definite vibes downgrade on the team

Adam Aaronson

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Kelly Oubre Jr. played with tremendous intensity for over 5,700 minutes during three years with the Sixers. For someone initially signed to a veteran's minimum deal right before training camp, Oubre gave this team a whole lot. He has a chance to contend: www.phillyvoice.com/sixers-news-...

276h ago

Paul Hudrick

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Genuinely enjoyed covering Kelly Oubre. He came a long way from the guy who had to take the minimum here a couple years ago. Was always accountable with us and good for a standout quote.

266h ago

Tony East

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The Pacers have agreed to terms on a contract with free agent wing Kelly Oubre, I'm told.

166h ago

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Tony East21

It's a two-year pact worth nearly $17 million.

Jay Rigdon2

I really like this. Feels like the best possible use of their limited path to bringing someone in.

iPacers.com - Derek Kramer

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And there it is, welcome Kelly Oubre Jr. I’ll end up talking myself into him as adding the scoring punch off the bench that Mathurin provided while being a better cutter and defender. Predicted that he would be dealt during the season if he signed here so look forward to him making me look dumb.

126h ago

Derek Bodner

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Big question now is whether the Sixers look to bring back Kelly Oubre Jr. They have the space under the hard cap ($16.6m in room) to do so + use portion of remaining MLE to fill out 14th roster spot, but doing so would make getting under the tax at the deadline more difficult.

1221h ago

NBA Daily News

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Kelly Oubre plans to meet with the Sixers, Lakers, Pacers, Blazers, "among others," per Kelly Iko.

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Philly Front Office

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Kelly Oubre signs with the Pacers for 2/$17m. He isn't coming back to the Sixers and that stinks

116h ago

Kyle Neubeck

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Oubre and Grimes both gone from the Sixers, what comes next for the Sixers? Going live now! youtube.com/live/Pxw6z8o...

86h ago

KeithSmithNBA

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After adding Dean Wade and Ariel Hukporti, I've got the Philadelphia 76ers about $13.2M under their first-apron hard cap (triggered by using Non-Taxpayer MLE for Wade/Hukporti). Two open standard roster spots for the Sixers. Kelly Oubre Jr still a free agent.

1011h ago

Harrison Grimm

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Per @kellyiko.bsky.social: “Free agent wing Kelly Oubre Jr. plans to meet with the 76ers, Pacers, Blazers and Lakers among others, sources tell YahooSports.”

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MF Doob4

Go out with whoever, as long as you come back home to me

Timmay

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Kelly Iko says that "Kelly Oubre Jr. plans to meet with the 76ers, Pacers, Blazers and Lakers among others" during free agency, elsewhere on social media.

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The Sixers Ordeal W/ Scott

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Kelly Oubre Jr has signed with the Indiana Pacers. Please respect my privacy during these trying times. Legit one of my favourite Sixers.

86h ago

TSN

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The Indiana Pacers have signed Kelly Oubre Jr. to a two-year contract worth $17 million, per Shams Charania.

86h ago

Philadelphia Inquirer Sports

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Kelly Oubre Jr. will not return to the 76ers, instead reportedly agreeing to a two-year contract worth “nearly” $17 million with the Indiana Pacers. Oubre’s departure became more plausible when the Sixers agreed to sign forward Dean Wade for $39 million. www.inquirer.com/sixers/2026-...

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