2019 NBA Offseason Salary Cap Digest: Atlanta Hawks
The Hawks were viewed by prognosticators as perhaps the NBA’s worst team entering the 2018/19 season, and while they still didn’t crack the 30-win mark, they exceeded their modest expectations and flashed some intriguing long-term potential. With a handful of core pieces already in place, Atlanta has the draft assets and the cap flexibility to keep adding more this offseason.
Here’s where things currently stand for the Hawks financially, as we continue our Offseason Salary Cap Digest series for 2019:
Guaranteed Salary
Kent Bazemore ($19,269,662): Exercised player option- Miles Plumlee ($12,500,000)
- Trae Young ($6,273,000)
- Alex Len ($4,160,000)
- Taurean Prince ($3,481,986)
- John Collins ($2,686,560)
- Kevin Huerter ($2,636,280)
- DeAndre’ Bembry ($2,603,982)
- Omari Spellman ($1,897,800)
- Jaylen Adams ($100,000) — Partial guarantee. Non-guaranteed portion noted below. 1
- Total: $55,609,270
Player Options
- None
Team Options
- None
Non-Guaranteed Salary
- Deyonta Davis ($1,645,357)
- Jaylen Adams ($1,316,852) 1
- Total: $2,962,209
Restricted Free Agents
- Justin Anderson ($3,625,625 qualifying offer / $7,548,144 cap hold): Bird rights
- Isaac Humphries ($1,643,842 qualifying offer / $1,643,842 cap hold): Non-Bird rights
- Alex Poythress (two-way qualifying offer / $1,443,842 cap hold): Non-Bird rights 2
- Total: $10,635,828
Unrestricted Free Agents / Other Cap Holds
- Dewayne Dedmon ($9,360,000): Early Bird rights
- No. 8 overall pick ($4,855,800)
- No. 10 overall pick ($4,240,200)
- Vince Carter ($1,618,486): Non-Bird rights
- Total: $18,067,328
Projected Salary Cap: $109,000,000
Projected Tax Line: $132,000,000
Offseason Cap Outlook
- Realistic cap room projection: $43.4MM
- The Hawks have nine players on fully guaranteed contracts for 2019/20. If they simply keep those players plus both of their first-round picks, then renounce or waive the rest of their players, this would be their cap room projection. That’s not an unrealistic scenario, since none of Atlanta’s free agents are players the team must re-sign.
Cap Exceptions Available
- Trade exception: $1,378,242 (expires 2/7/20) 3
- Room exception: $4,760,000 4
Footnotes
- Adams’ salary becomes fully guaranteed after July 19.
- The salaries for two-way players don’t count against a team’s cap, but their cap holds do during the offseason.
- The Hawks will lose this exception if they go under the cap to use room.
- This is a projected value. In the unlikely event that the Hawks remain over the cap, they’d instead gain access to the mid-level exception ($9,246,000) and bi-annual exception ($3,619,000).
Note: Minimum-salary and rookie-scale cap holds are estimates based on salary cap projections and could increase or decrease depending on where the cap lands.
Salary information from Basketball Insiders and RealGM was used in the creation of this post. Photo courtesy of USA Today Sports Images.
2019 NBA Offseason Salary Cap Digest: Dallas Mavericks
Dirk Nowitzki‘s 21-year career with the Mavericks came to an end this season, signaling the end of an era in Dallas. But after a pair of trades – one on 2018’s draft night and one leading up to the 2019 deadline – the Mavs believe they’ve identified a pair of young building blocks capable of leading the franchise for years to come. In addition to Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis, the Mavs are also armed with some cap flexibility entering the 2019 offseason.
Here’s where things currently stand for the Mavericks financially, as we continue our Offseason Salary Cap Digest series for 2019:
Guaranteed Salary
- Tim Hardaway ($20,025,127)
- Courtney Lee ($12,759,670)
- Luka Doncic ($7,683,360)
- Justin Jackson ($3,280,920)
- Jalen Brunson ($1,416,852)
- Ray Spalding ($708,426) — Waived
- Kostas Antetokounmpo (two-way) 1
- Daryl Macon (two-way) 1
- Total: $45,874,355
Player Options
- Dwight Powell ($10,259,375)
- Total: $10,259,375
Team Options
- None
Non-Guaranteed Salary
- Ryan Broekhoff ($1,416,852) 2
- Total: $1,416,852
Restricted Free Agents
- Kristaps Porzingis ($4,485,665 qualifying offer / $17,091,162 cap hold): Bird rights
- Dorian Finney-Smith ($1,931,189 qualifying offer / $1,931,189 cap hold): Bird rights
- Maxi Kleber ($1,818,486 qualifying offer / $1,818,486 cap hold): Early Bird rights
- Total: $20,840,837
Unrestricted Free Agents / Other Cap Holds
- Dirk Nowitzki ($9,500,000): Retiring
- J.J. Barea ($7,050,615): Bird rights
- Trey Burke ($1,618,486): Early Bird rights
- Devin Harris ($1,618,486): Non-Bird rights
- Salah Mejri ($1,618,486): Bird rights
- Total: $21,406,073 3
Projected Salary Cap: $109,000,000
Projected Tax Line: $132,000,000
Offseason Cap Outlook
- Realistic cap room projection: $29.33MM. This scenario would see the Mavericks retain all their players on guaranteed contracts, including Powell (if he opts in), along with the cap holds for Porzingis, Finney-Smith, and Kleber. Once they use up their space, they could go over the cap to re-sign their three RFAs.
- The Mavs could potentially clear a little more cap room if they agree to a longer-term deal with Powell that lowers his cap hit for 2019/20. Stretching Lee would also be an option to create about $7.6MM in extra space, but in order to seriously consider such a move, the team would need to have a clear, pressing need for that space.
- Max cap room scenario: $48.26MM. This would be achieved by Powell opting out, followed by the Mavs renouncing all of their non-Porzingis free agents, waiving all their non-guaranteed salaries, and stretching Lee. It’s probably not a realistic outcome.
Cap Exceptions Available
- Trade exception: $1,233,152 (expires 1/31/20) 4
- Trade exception: $21,299,378 (expires 2/7/20) 4
- Room exception: $4,760,000 5
Footnotes
- The salaries for two-way players don’t count against a team’s cap.
- Broekhoff’s salary becomes fully guaranteed after June 29.
- The Mavericks have a 26.2% chance of moving up into the top four in the draft lottery and keeping their first-round pick. In that scenario, a cap hold for the pick would be added to this list.
- The Mavericks will lose these exceptions if they go under the cap to use room.
- This is a projected value. In the event that the Mavericks remain over the cap, they’d instead gain access to the mid-level exception ($9,246,000) and bi-annual exception ($3,619,000).
Note: Minimum-salary and rookie-scale cap holds are estimates based on salary cap projections and could increase or decrease depending on where the cap lands.
Salary information from Basketball Insiders and RealGM was used in the creation of this post. Photo courtesy of USA Today Sports Images.
2019 NBA Offseason Salary Cap Digest: Cleveland Cavaliers
After four straight NBA Finals appearances, the 2018/19 season was one of transition for the Cavaliers, who lost their best player (LeBron James), dismissed their head coach (Tyronn Lue), and shifted their focus to the future. While Cleveland may have moved on mentally from those LeBron-led squads, the team’s cap sheet is still catching up — many of the Cavs’ priciest veteran contracts run for one more year.
Here’s where things currently stand for the Cavaliers financially, as we launch our Offseason Salary Cap Digest series for 2019:
Guaranteed Salary
- Kevin Love ($28,942,830)
- Tristan Thompson ($18,539,130)
- Brandon Knight ($15,643,750)
- Jordan Clarkson ($13,437,500)
- Larry Nance Jr. ($12,727,273)
- John Henson ($10,482,396)
- Matthew Dellavedova ($9,607,500)
- Collin Sexton ($4,764,960)
- J.R. Smith ($3,870,000) — Partial guarantee. Non-guaranteed portion noted below. 1
- Cedi Osman ($2,907,143)
- Ante Zizic ($2,281,800)
- Total: $123,204,282
Player Options
- None
Team Options
- None
Non-Guaranteed Salary
- J.R. Smith ($11,810,000) 1
- Total: $11,810,000
Restricted Free Agents
- David Nwaba ($1,890,751 qualifying offer / $1,890,751 cap hold): Non-Bird rights
- Deng Adel (two-way qualifying offer / $1,443,842 cap hold) 2
- Jaron Blossomgame (two-way qualifying offer / $1,443,842 cap hold) 2
- Total: $4,778,435
Unrestricted Free Agents / Other Cap Holds
- No. 5 overall pick ($6,392,760)
- No. 26 overall pick ($2,033,160)
- Marquese Chriss ($4,078,236): Bird rights 3
- Channing Frye ($1,618,486): Retiring
- Nik Stauskas ($1,618,486): Non-Bird rights
- Total: $18,067,328
Projected Salary Cap: $109,000,000
Projected Tax Line: $132,000,000
Offseason Cap Outlook
- Realistically, there’s no way the Cavaliers will be able to create cap room for 2019/20. Dumping salary to get under the cap would almost certainly mean attaching assets that they’ve accumulated during their rebuild, and since they were willing to take on salary to acquire those assets in the first place, it would be counter-intuitive to switch gears now.
- In fact, with $123MM+ in guaranteed money already on their books for 2019/20 and the possibility of adding even more salary if they can find a favorable J.R. Smith trade, the Cavs will likely be more concerned with staying below the $132MM luxury tax line than with finding a way to create cap space.
Cap Exceptions Available
- Trade exception: $2,760,095 (expires 12/9/19)
- Trade exception: $1,544,951 (expires 2/7/20)
- Trade exception: $1,512,601 (expires 2/7/20)
- Mid-level exception: $9,246,000 4
- Bi-annual exception: $3,619,000 4
Footnotes
- Smith’s salary becomes fully guaranteed after June 30.
- The salaries for two-way players don’t count against a team’s cap, but their cap holds do during the offseason.
- Because Chriss’ fourth-year rookie scale option was declined, the Cavaliers are ineligible to offer him a starting salary greater than his cap hold.
- These are projected values. Additionally, the Cavaliers will not be able to use these exceptions if their team salary exceeds the tax apron. In that scenario, they’d instead receive the taxpayer mid-level exception, worth a projected $5,711,000.
Note: Minimum-salary and rookie-scale cap holds are estimates based on salary cap projections and could increase or decrease depending on where the cap lands.
Salary information from Basketball Insiders was used in the creation of this post. Photo courtesy of USA Today Sports Images.
2018 NBA Offseason Salary Cap Digest: Golden State Warriors
With lucrative new contracts for Stephen Curry and Andre Iguodala hitting the books in 2017/18, the Warriors’ team salary started getting awfully expensive, even with Kevin Durant accepting a team-friendly rate on his own new deal. Durant likely won’t take a discount again, so Golden State’s salary and tax bills will only get pricier going forward, but as long as the team keeps winning titles, ownership will likely be happy to sign off.
Here’s where things currently stand for the Warriors financially, as we continue our Offseason Salary Cap Digest series for 2018:
Guaranteed Salary
- Stephen Curry ($37,457,154)
- Klay Thompson ($18,988,725)
- Draymond Green ($17,469,565)
- Andre Iguodala ($16,000,000)
- Shaun Livingston ($8,307,692)
- Quinn Cook ($1,544,951)
- Damian Jones ($1,544,951)
- Jordan Bell ($1,378,242)
- Jason Thompson ($945,126) — Waived via stretch provision
- Total: $103,636,406
Player Options
- Kevin Durant ($26,250,000)
- Total: $26,250,000
Team Options
- None
Non-Guaranteed Salary
- None
Restricted Free Agents
- Patrick McCaw ($1,699,698 qualifying offer / $1,699,698 cap hold): Early Bird rights
- Total: $1,699,698
Unrestricted Free Agents / Other Cap Holds
- Nick Young ($6,230,400): Non-Bird rights
- Zaza Pachulia ($4,520,880): Early Bird rights
- Kevon Looney ($2,227,081): Bird rights1
- No. 28 overall pick ($1,630,249)
- Matt Barnes ($1,499,698): Non-Bird rights
- JaVale McGee ($1,499,698): Early Bird rights
- David West ($1,499,698): Early Bird rights
- Total: $19,107,704
Projected Salary Cap: $101,000,000
Projected Cap Room: None
- Durant intends to opt out of his contract and sign a new deal with the Warriors. Even before taking that new deal into account, Golden State projects to be over the cap, with $103MM+ in guaranteed salaries.
Footnotes:
- Looney’s Bird rights are limited because the Warriors declined the fourth-year option on his rookie scale contract. Any contract offer from Golden State can’t have a starting salary that exceeds his cap hold.
Note: Rookie scale cap holds are estimates based on salary cap projections and could increase or decrease depending on where the cap lands.
Salary information from Basketball Insiders was used in the creation of this post. Photo courtesy of USA Today Sports Images.
2018 NBA Offseason Salary Cap Digest: Cleveland Cavaliers
With LeBron James‘ potential 2018 free agency looming, the Cavaliers once again committed to carrying a league-high payroll in 2017/18. The club also acquired well-compensated veterans on multiyear deals – including George Hill and Jordan Clarkson – at the trade deadline, ensuring that even if this is James’ final year in Cleveland, team salary should remain well over the cap for at least one more season.
Here’s where things currently stand for the Cavaliers financially, as we continue our Offseason Salary Cap Digest series for 2018:
Guaranteed Salary
- Kevin Love ($24,119,025)
- George Hill ($19,000,000)
- Tristan Thompson ($17,469,565)
- J.R. Smith ($14,720,000)
- Jordan Clarkson ($12,500,000)
- Kyle Korver ($7,560,000)
- Cedi Osman ($2,775,000)
- Larry Nance Jr. ($2,272,391)
- Ante Zizic ($1,952,760)
- Total: $102,368,741
Player Options
- LeBron James ($35,607,968)
- Total: $35,607,968
Team Options
- Kendrick Perkins ($2,445,085)
- Total: $2,445,085
Non-Guaranteed Salary
- Okaro White ($1,544,951)1
- Total: $1,544,951
Restricted Free Agents
- Rodney Hood ($3,472,887 qualifying offer / $7,160,592 cap hold): Bird rights
- Total: $7,160,592
Unrestricted Free Agents / Other Cap Holds
- No. 8 overall pick ($4,033,884)
- Jose Calderon ($1,499,698): Non-Bird rights
- Dahntay Jones ($1,499,698): Early Bird rights
- James Jones ($1,499,698): Bird rights
- Jeff Green ($1,499,698): Non-Bird rights
- Shawn Marion ($1,499,698): Non-Bird rights
- Deron Williams ($1,499,698): Non-Bird rights
- Total: $13,032,072
Projected Salary Cap: $101,000,000
Projected Cap Room: None
- Even without taking James into consideration, the Cavaliers have $102MM+ in guaranteed salaries, nudging them over the projected $101MM cap. As such, there’s virtually no chance Cleveland will have cap room this summer. If James returns, the team figures to be way over the tax line once again.
Footnotes:
- White’s salary becomes fully guaranteed after August 5.
Note: Rookie scale cap holds are estimates based on salary cap projections and could increase or decrease depending on where the cap lands.
Salary information from Basketball Insiders was used in the creation of this post. Photo courtesy of USA Today Sports Images.
2018 NBA Offseason Salary Cap Digest: Houston Rockets
The Rockets went all-in on Chris Paul last June, trading nearly half their roster for the star point guard, and the acquisition paid dividends throughout the 2017/18 season — led by Paul and MVP favorite James Harden, Houston won an NBA-best 65 games. However, CP3’s old injury issues resurfaced at the worst possible time, sidelining him for the last two games of the Rockets’ season as the team failed to hang onto a 3-2 lead over Golden State in the Western Conference Finals. And with Paul and Clint Capela up for new deals, Houston’s roster could get awfully expensive this summer.
Here’s where things currently stand for the Rockets financially, as we continue our Offseason Salary Cap Digest series for 2018:
Guaranteed Salary
- James Harden ($30,421,854)
- Ryan Anderson ($20,421,546)
- Eric Gordon ($13,500,375)
- P.J. Tucker ($7,969,537)
- Nene ($3,651,480)
- Chinanu Onuaku ($1,544,951)
- Troy Williams ($122,741) — Waived via stretch provision
- Total: $77,632,484
Player Options
- None
Team Options
- Aaron Jackson ($1,378,242)
- Total: $1,378,242
Non-Guaranteed Salary
- Zhou Qi ($1,378,242)
- Total: $1,378,242
Restricted Free Agents
- Clint Capela ($4,749,591 qualifying offer / $7,003,584 cap hold): Bird rights
- Total: $7,003,584
Unrestricted Free Agents / Other Cap Holds
- Chris Paul ($35,350,000)1: Bird rights
- Trevor Ariza ($14,099,732): Bird rights
- Tarik Black ($3,948,000): Non-Bird rights
- Gerald Green ($1,499,698): Non-Bird rights
- Joe Johnson ($1,499,698): Non-Bird rights
- Luc Mbah a Moute ($1,499,698): Non-Bird rights
- Total: $57,896,826
Projected Salary Cap: $101,000,000
Projected Cap Room: None
- We’re assuming that the Rockets will keep cap holds for Paul and Capela on their books in an effort to re-sign both players. In that scenario, the team would remain well over the cap.
- In the extremely unlikely event that Houston wants to clear space by parting with those two players and the rest of their free agents, the Rockets could get up to about $18.38MM in cap room without trading or cutting any guaranteed contracts.
Footnotes:
- Based on CBA rules, Paul’s cap hold should be $36,899,243. However, his cap hold can’t exceed his maximum salary, which currently projects to be $35,350,000.
Note: Rookie scale cap holds are estimates based on salary cap projections and could increase or decrease depending on where the cap lands.
Salary information from Basketball Insiders was used in the creation of this post. Photo courtesy of USA Today Sports Images.
2018 NBA Offseason Salary Cap Digest: Boston Celtics
After adding Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward during the 2017 offseason, the Celtics were widely viewed as one of the two favorites to come out of the East, along with the Cavaliers. Those two teams ultimately did meet in the Eastern Conference Finals, despite the fact that Irving and Hayward had long been absent due to injuries. Although Boston couldn’t get past Cleveland and no longer has cap room available, the team remains in great shape going forward, with plenty of extra draft picks in hand and its injured stars set to return in 2018/19.
Here’s where things currently stand for the Celtics financially, as we continue our Offseason Salary Cap Digest series for 2018:
Guaranteed Salary
- Gordon Hayward ($31,214,295)
- Al Horford ($28,928,710)
- Kyrie Irving ($20,099,189)
- Jayson Tatum ($6,700,800)
- Marcus Morris ($5,375,000)
- Jaylen Brown ($5,169,960)
- Terry Rozier ($3,050,390)
- Guerschon Yabusele ($2,667,600)
- Semi Ojeleye ($901,965) — Partial guarantee. Non-guaranteed portion noted below.1
- Abdel Nader ($450,000) — Partial guarantee. Non-guaranteed portion noted below.2
- Demetrius Jackson ($92,857) — Waived via stretch provision
- Total: $104,650,766
Player Options
- None
Team Options
- None
Non-Guaranteed Salary
- Daniel Theis ($1,378,242)3
- Abdel Nader ($928,242) — Partial guarantee. Guaranteed portion noted above.2
- Semi Ojeleye ($476,277) — Partial guarantee. Guaranteed portion noted above.1
- Total: $2,782,761
Restricted Free Agents
- Marcus Smart ($6,053,719 qualifying offer / $13,614,060 cap hold): Bird rights
- Jonathan Gibson ($1,699,698 qualifying offer / $1,699,698 cap hold): Non-Bird rights
- Total: $15,313,758
Unrestricted Free Agents / Other Cap Holds
- Greg Monroe ($6,000,000): Non-Bird rights
- Aron Baynes ($5,193,600): Non-Bird rights
- No. 27 overall pick ($1,640,266)
- Shane Larkin ($1,499,698): Non-Bird rights
- Total: $14,333,564
Projected Salary Cap: $101,000,000
Projected Cap Room: None
- After carrying cap room and vying for the top free agents during the last couple offseasons, the Celtics head into the summer of 2018 over the cap room. Even if they renounce all their free agents, they’d still be over the projected $101MM cap line due to their $104MM+ in guaranteed salaries. With their eight fully guaranteed contracts, plus Theis, Ojeleye, Nader, and the cap hold for their first-round pick, the Celtics’ total team salary increases to $109,073,793.
- If they don’t bring back Smart, the Celtics would have plenty of breathing room below the tax line, clearing the way for the team to use the full mid-level exception and possibly the bi-annual exception too. However, re-signing Smart for a starting salary of $10-12MM would complicate that equation.
Footnotes:
- Ojeleye’s salary becomes fully guaranteed after July 15.
- Nader’s salary becomes fully guaranteed after August 1.
- Theis’ salary becomes fully guaranteed after July 10.
Note: Rookie scale cap holds are estimates based on salary cap projections and could increase or decrease depending on where the cap lands.
Salary information from Basketball Insiders was used in the creation of this post. Photo courtesy of USA Today Sports Images.
2018 NBA Offseason Salary Cap Digest Series
As we approach the 2018 NBA draft and free agent period, Hoops Rumors has been examining each team’s cap situation, breaking down the guaranteed salaries, non-guaranteed salaries, options, free agents, and cap holds on the books for each of the league’s teams.
We’re also previewing each club’s offseason in more depth, but these salary cap digests provide a bare-bones look at where teams are at with their spending, how much cap room they figure to have this summer, and which players may not be safe, given their contract situations.
You can find the link to your favorite team’s offseason salary cap digest below. If we haven’t covered your team yet, we’ll be doing so within the next week. You can find this post anytime on the right-hand sidebar of our desktop site under “Hoops Rumors Features,” or under “Features” in our mobile menu.
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2018 NBA Offseason Salary Cap Digest: Toronto Raptors
The Raptors parted with several veterans during the 2017 offseason, relying on young players to take their spots in the rotation. That approach was a massive success, as Toronto’s five-man bench unit evolved into one of the NBA’s best. However, the team found itself in a familiar spot this spring, swept out of the playoffs by the Cavaliers for a second straight year. Now the cap-strapped Raps will have to try once again to figure out a way to improve their roster’s postseason ceiling.
Here’s where things currently stand for the Raptors financially, as we continue our Offseason Salary Cap Digest series for 2018:
Guaranteed Salary
- Kyle Lowry ($31,000,000)
- DeMar DeRozan ($27,739,975)
- Serge Ibaka ($21,666,667)
- Jonas Valanciunas ($16,539,326)
- Norman Powell ($9,367,200)
- C.J. Miles ($8,333,333)
- Jakob Poeltl ($2,947,320)
- Delon Wright ($2,536,898)
- OG Anunoby ($1,952,760)
- Malachi Richardson ($1,569,360)
- Pascal Siakam ($1,544,951)
- Justin Hamilton ($1,000,000) — Waived via stretch provision
- Total: $126,197,790
Player Options
- None
Team Options
- None
Non-Guaranteed Salary
- Alfonzo McKinnie ($1,378,242)1
- Total: $1,378,242
Restricted Free Agents
- Lucas Nogueira ($4,140,964 qualifying offer / $8,841,915 cap hold): Bird rights
- Fred VanVleet ($1,699,698 qualifying offer / $1,699,698 cap hold): Early Bird rights
- Total: $10,541,613
Unrestricted Free Agents / Other Cap Holds
- Lorenzo Brown ($1,499,698): Non-Bird rights
- Total: $1,499,698
Projected Salary Cap: $101,000,000
Projected Cap Room: None
- The Raptors have more than $126MM in guaranteed salaries on their books before even accounting for a raise for VanVleet. Ownership would likely be willing to foot a luxury tax bill for a title contender, but after a second consecutive second-round playoff exit, the Raps can’t afford to just run things back with the same group. Toronto may look to move a contract or two to cut costs this summer.
Footnotes:
- McKinnie’s salary becomes fully guaranteed after July 20.
Note: Rookie scale cap holds are estimates based on salary cap projections and could increase or decrease depending on where the cap lands.
Salary information from Basketball Insiders was used in the creation of this post. Photo courtesy of USA Today Sports Images.
2018 NBA Offseason Salary Cap Digest: Philadelphia 76ers
After compiling a 75-253 (.229) record during Brett Brown‘s first four seasons in Philadelphia, the Sixers would have considered it a success to crack .500 and sneak into the playoffs in 2017/18. Instead, the club surpassed expectations by racking up 52 wins, earning the No. 3 seed in the East, and winning a playoff series, as Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons established themselves as NBA stars. With cap room to spare this summer, Philadelphia has the opportunity to add another major piece to its ultra-talented core.
Here’s where things currently stand for the Sixers financially, as we continue our Offseason Salary Cap Digest series for 2018:
Guaranteed Salary
- Joel Embiid ($25,250,000)1
- Robert Covington ($10,464,092)
- Jerryd Bayless ($8,575,916)
- Markelle Fultz ($8,339,880)
- Ben Simmons ($6,434,520)
- Dario Saric ($2,526,840)
- Justin Anderson ($2,516,048)
- Furkan Korkmaz ($1,740,000)
- Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot ($1,544,951)
- Total: $67,392,247
Player Options
- None
Team Options
- Richaun Holmes ($1,600,520)2
- T.J. McConnell ($1,600,520): Will be exercised3
- Total: $3,201,040
Non-Guaranteed Salary
- None
Restricted Free Agents
- None
Unrestricted Free Agents / Other Cap Holds
- J.J. Redick ($27,600,000): Non-Bird rights
- Amir Johnson ($13,200,000): Non-Bird rights
- No. 10 overall pick ($3,522,533)
- Anzejs Pasecniks ($1,746,957)4
- No. 26 overall pick ($1,689,080)
- Marco Belinelli ($1,499,698): Non-Bird rights
- Ersan Ilyasova ($1,499,698): Non-Bird rights
- Total: $50,757,966
Projected Salary Cap: $101,000,000
Projected Cap Room: $25,195,100
- Our cap projection for the Sixers includes their nine guaranteed contracts, team options for Holmes and McConnell, and the cap holds for their two first-round picks. It adds up to a total team salary of $75,804,900.
- That cap projection involves renouncing all their own free agents – including Redick – and still doesn’t leave the 76ers with enough cap space for potential targets like LeBron James ($35.35MM) or Paul George ($30.3MM). Still, there are ways for the team to carve out more room. For instance, if they were to eliminate the cap charges for Bayless and their two first-round picks via trades (or draft-and-stash picks), the Sixers would have approximately $37.3MM in space.
Footnotes:
- Embiid will have a maximum salary worth 25% of the salary cap. This projected max salary is based on a $101MM cap, but it could be higher or lower depending on where the cap lands.
- Holmes’ salary will remain non-guaranteed after his option is exercised.
- McConnell’s salary will remain non-guaranteed after his option is exercised.
- Pasecniks was the Sixers’ 25th overall pick in 2017, meaning his cap hold is equal to the rookie scale amount for this year’s No. 25 pick. That cap hold will be removed if it’s officially determined that Pasecniks won’t sign with the Sixers for 2018/19.
Note: Rookie scale cap holds are estimates based on salary cap projections and could increase or decrease depending on where the cap lands.
Salary information from Basketball Insiders was used in the creation of this post. Photo courtesy of USA Today Sports Images.