Cleveland Cavaliers 2015-16 Cap Table

The Cleveland Cavaliers 2015-16 salary cap table, including salary cap table, including team cap space, player cap hits, incentives, & bonus info.

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Total Cap Allocations

$108,126,573 / 2nd

Cap Space

$-38,126,573 / 29th

1st Apron Space

$-18,439,297

2nd Apron Space

$-107,179,297

2015-16 Active Roster Cap

Non-Guaranteed
Player (17 of 15 + 0 of 3 TW) Pos Age Type Cap Hit Cap Hit Pct League Cap Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Trade Bonus Proration Guaranteed
James LeBron James SF 31 FA $22,970,500 32.82% $22,970,500 - - - $22,970,500
Love Kevin Love C 27 FA $19,689,000 28.13% $19,689,000 - - - $19,689,000
Irving Kyrie Irving PG 23 $16,407,500 23.44% $16,407,500 - - - $16,407,500
Thompson Tristan Thompson C 24 $14,260,870 20.37% $14,260,870 - - - $14,260,870
Shumpert Iman Shumpert SG 25 $8,988,764 12.84% $8,988,764 - - - $8,988,764
Frye Channing Frye PF 32 $8,193,029 11.70% $8,193,029 - - - $8,193,029
Smith J.R. Smith SG 30 $5,000,000 7.14% $5,000,000 - - - $5,000,000
Mozgov Timofey Mozgov C 29 $4,950,000 7.07% $4,950,000 - - - $4,950,000
Williams Mo Williams PG 33 $2,100,000 3.00% $2,100,000 - - - -
Kaun Sasha Kaun C 30 RK $1,276,000 1.82% $1,276,000 - - - -
Dellavedova Matthew Dellavedova PG 15 $1,147,276 1.64% $1,147,276 - - - $1,147,276
Jefferson Richard Jefferson SF 35 $947,276 1.35% $1,499,187 - - - $1,499,187
Jones James Jones SG 35 $947,276 1.35% $1,499,187 - - - $1,499,187
McRae Jordan McRae SG 24 $111,196 0.16% $111,196 - - - -
McRae Jordan McRae SG 24 $111,196 0.16% $111,196 - - - -
Jones Dahntay Jones SF 35 $8,819 0.01% $8,819 - - - $8,819
Jones Dahntay Jones SF 35 $8,819 0.01% $8,819 - - - $8,819

2015-16 Dead Money Cap

Cap breakdowns for players who have been traded or released. All count against the team's cap.

Player (2) Pos Cap Hit Cap Hit Pct League Cap
McRae Jordan McRae
SG $30,888 0.04%
McRae Jordan McRae
SG $30,888 0.04%

2015-16 Cap Hold Cap

Cap holds represent "placeholders" for pending free agents, unsigned draft picks, offer sheets, etc.

Player (1) Pos Age Type Cap Hit Cap Hit Pct League Cap Qualifying Offer        
Marion Shawn Marion SF 37 $947,276 1.35% $947,276

2015 Exceptions

Exceptions are essentially "grants" offering teams an additional way to sign players. Exceptions can be split up for multiple player signings, however only one of these exceptions may be used in a season and they cannot be combined.

Type Reason Used On Expires Original Available
Trade
Isaac Okoro trade with CHI
7/6/2026 $1,000,000 $1,000,000
Trade
De'Andrew Hunter trade with SAC
2/1/2027 $6,897,984 $6,897,984
Trade
Darius Garland trade with LAC
2/4/2027 $263,397 $263,397
Trade
Lonzo Ball trade with UTA
2/5/2027 $10,000,000 $10,000,000

2015 Cap Totals

Cap Maximum Summary
Cap Maximum $70,000,000
Active Roster $107,117,521 2nd
Dead Money $61,776 29th
Cap Hold $947,276 14th
Total Allocations $108,126,573 2nd
Space $-38,126,573 29th
1st Apron Summary
1st Apron Maximum $88,740,000
Total Allocations $107,179,297 -
Space $-18,439,297 -
2nd Apron Summary
2nd Apron Maximum $0
Total Allocations $107,179,297 -
Space $-107,179,297 -

2015 Deadlines

Deadline Date Player Type Value
6/29/2026 Craig Porter Jr.
GUARANTEED
2026-27 Guaranteed
$2,406,205
6/29/2026 Olivier Sarr
RFA / QO
2026-27 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way
6/29/2026 Thomas Bryant
GUARANTEED
2025-26 Guaranteed
$3,287,409
7/6/2026 Klay Thompson
EXTENSION ELIGIBLE
2026-27 Extension Eligible
10/31/2026 Jaylon Tyson
CLUB
2027-28 Club Option
$5,641,500
1/10/2027 Craig Porter Jr.
CLUB
2026-27 Club Option — non-guaranteed
6/29/2027 Donovan Mitchell
PLAYER
2027-28 Player Option
$53,817,156
6/29/2027 Riley Minix
RFA / QO
2027-28 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way
6/29/2027 Dennis Schröder
GUARANTEED
2027-28 Guaranteed
$15,514,400
6/29/2027 Nae'qwan Tomlin
RFA / QO
2027-28 Qualifying Offer
6/29/2027 Tristan Enaruna
RFA / QO
2027-28 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way
7/1/2027 Jaylon Tyson
EXTENSION ELIGIBLE
2027-28 Extension Eligible
7/1/2027 Tyrese Proctor
EXTENSION ELIGIBLE
2027-28 Extension Eligible
7/6/2027 Sam Merrill
EXTENSION ELIGIBLE
2027-28 Extension Eligible
7/7/2027 Donovan Mitchell
EXTENSION ELIGIBLE
2027-28 Extension Eligible
7/7/2027 Dennis Schröder
EXTENSION ELIGIBLE
2027-28 Extension Eligible
7/22/2027 Evan Mobley
EXTENSION ELIGIBLE
2027-28 Extension Eligible
8/2/2027 Jarrett Allen
EXTENSION ELIGIBLE
2027-28 Extension Eligible
1/10/2028 Tyrese Proctor
GUARANTEED
2027-28 Guaranteed
$2,525,901
6/29/2028 Jaylon Tyson
RFA / QO
2028-29 Qualifying Offer
$8,648,420
6/29/2028 Tyrese Proctor
CLUB
2028-29 Club Option — non-guaranteed
1/10/2029 Tyrese Proctor
GUARANTEED
2028-29 Guaranteed
$2,735,698

Unsigned Draft Picks

Draft Year Player Pos Age Country College
2022 Khalifa Diop C 24 Senegal
2015 Arturas Gudaitis C 32 Lithuania
2011 Chukwudiebere Maduabum PF 35 Nigeria
2011 Milan Macvan SF 36 Croatia
2009 Sergey Gladyr SG 37 Ukraine
2007 Renaldas Seibutis SG 40 Lithuania
2006 Ejike Ugboaja F 40 Nigeria
2006 Edin Bavcic SF 41 Bosnia and Herzegovina

Future Draft Picks

2026

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
CLE
Less favorable of (i) less favorable of ATL and SAN and (ii) less favorable of (a) CLE and (b) more favorable of UTH 1-8 and MIN [or (ii) CLE if UTH not conveyable] then other to CLE if UTH does not convey 1st round pick to OKC in 2025; or More favorable of (i) less favorable of ATL and SAN and (ii) less favorable of (a) CLE and (b) more favorable of UTH and MIN then other to CLE if UTH conveys 1st round pick to OKC in 2025; more favorable of ATL and SAN to SAN (via UTH swap for MIN; via UTH swap of UTH or MIN for CLE; via SAN swap for ATL; via ATL swap of ATL or SAN for CLE, UTH or MIN)

2027

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
PHX
Least favorable of CLE, MIN and UTA to PHX then others to UTA (via UTA)

2028

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
CLE
Least favorable of CLE, ATL and UTA (via UTH swap for CLE; via ATL swap for CLE or UTH)
UTA    CLE
Or swap with CLE

2029

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
CHA
Least favorable of CLE, MIN 6-30 and UTA to PHX then others to UTA (via UTA to PHX)

2030

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
CLE

2031

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
CLE

2032

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
CLE

2026

31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
LAC

2027

31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
CHI
(via ATL to MIN)

2028

31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
UTA

2029

31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
ATL

2030

31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
SAS

2031

31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
UTA
More favorable of BOS and CLE then other to BOS (via CLE to ATL to BOS)

2032

31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
UTA

TRANSACTIONS

Mar 03, 2026
Olivier Sarr, C

Signed a Two-Way contract with Cleveland (CLE)

Mar 03, 2026
Darius Brown II, G

Waived by Cleveland (CLE)

Feb 20, 2026
Emanuel Miller, SF

Waived by Cleveland (CLE)

Feb 20, 2026
Darius Brown II, G

Signed a Two-Way contract with Cleveland (CLE)

Feb 13, 2026
Riley Minix, SF

Signed a 2 year Two-Way contract with Cleveland (CLE)

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