The Pacers intend to guarantee Quenton Jackson‘s full $2,584,539 salary for the 2026/27 season, reports Dustin Dopirak of The Indianapolis Star (Twitter link).

The terms of Jackson’s deal assured him of at least a partial guarantee of $275K, with a full guarantee date of July 15. Indiana would need to waive him before the end of the day to avoid locking in the rest of his salary, but the team doesn’t plan to take that route, per Dopirak.

Jackson, 27, first signed a two-way contract with the Pacers in March 2024 and has been with the team since then, inking new two-way deals in July 2024 and July 2025 before being promoted to the standard roster this past February. At that time, he signed a three-year contract that featured a $602K rest-of-season salary along with the $275K partial guarantee for ’26/27.

The 6’4″ guard played an increased role last season for an Indiana team hit hard by injuries, setting new career highs in points (9.1), assists (2.9), rebounds (2.3), and minutes (18.3) per game across 49 appearances (19 starts). He also posted a strong shooting line of .470/.356/.824.

With Jackson’s salary locked in, the Pacers are now on the hook for about $206.3MM in guaranteed money for 14 players on standard contracts. They’re operating approximately $5.9MM above the luxury tax line and $2.2MM below a first-apron hard cap, so they don’t currently have enough room to sign a veteran as a 15th man.

Assuming Jackson finishes the season with Indiana, the front office will face another decision on him next offseason — his deal includes a $2.93MM team option for 2027/28.