The Indiana Pacers and high-flying forward Obi Toppin have hammered out a new deal that will secure Toppin’s aerial talents for the blue and gold folks of the Hoosier State for the foreseeable future. Tied down until the ripe age of 30, Toppin's new four-year tryst with the Pacers is a tidy sum of $60 million, according to Forbes. The former New York Knicks forward was snagged by Indiana in 2023 via a trade that snagged, returning two second-round draft picks.

In the 2023-24 NBA season, Toppin showed that Indiana's gamble might be proving a good bet. Not just because he played in all 82 games, but he also manned average figures to the likes of 10.3 points and a career-high of 3.9 rebounds per game. Proving he's not shy beyond the arc, he dunked a career-best 40.3 shot percentage from deep. As the blue and gold reps got more comfortable on Toppin's shoulders, he demonstrated a snug fit in the Pacers' scheme, Sports Illustrated reported.

Moreover, the Pacers had the leverage to make any suitors for Toppin think twice. After slapping a qualifying offer on Toppin, he bounced into restricted free agency, where Indiana reserved the right to match any offer sheets sliding across his table. Obi Toppin himself acknowledged the season's success, stating, "There's a lot of good that came out of this season, and we don't want to overlook that," in a statement obtained by Sports Illustrated.

Not to be discounted, Toppin joined an elite league of NBA players only one of three to record over 100 dunks and 100 made threes during the season. With the indispensable deal reported by ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, the company of names like Victor Wembanyama and Chet Holmgren is where Toppin found himself. This fact underscores his value to a team like the Pacers, hoping to build a roster that competes, flexing both athleticism and sharpshooting, which was highlighted by FOX 59.