Denver Nuggets

Denver Nuggets 2023 Salary Cap

Nuggets 2023 Salary Cap

   
%: Pct of League Cap
Player Option
Club Option

Active Roster

Players (18) Pos. Age 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29
Jokic Nikola Jokic
5 yr, $276,122,630 (AAV: $55.22M)
Extension / Designated Veteran
C 28 0$47,607,350
35.0%
0$51,415,938
36.5%
0$55,224,526
35.6%
0$59,033,114
34.6%
0$62,841,702
PLAYER
33.5%
0UFA
$72.90M
Bird
Murray Jamal Murray
5 yr, $158,253,000 (AAV: $31.65M)
Extension / Designated Rookie
PG 26 0$33,833,400
24.9%
Ext. Eligible
0$36,016,200
25.5%
0UFA
$45.85M
Bird
     
Porter Jr. Michael Porter Jr.
5 yr, $179,299,750 (AAV: $35.86M)
Extension / Designated Rookie
SF 25 0$33,386,850
24.5%
0$35,859,950
25.4%
0$38,333,050
24.7%
0$40,806,150
23.9%
0UFA
$42.66M
Bird
 
Gordon Aaron Gordon
4 yr, $86,640,001 (AAV: $21.66M)
Extension / Veteran
PF 28 0$22,266,182
16.4%
0$23,841,455
16.9%
0$23,841,455
PLAYER
15.4%
0UFA
$34.26M
Bird
   
Caldwell-Pope Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
2 yr, $30,145,123 (AAV: $15.07M)
Extension / Veteran
SG 30 0$14,704,938
10.8%
0$15,440,185
PLAYER
11.0%
0UFA
$23.05M
Bird
     
Jackson Reggie Jackson
2 yr, $10,250,000 (AAV: $5.13M)
Free Agent
PG 33 0$5,000,000
3.7%
0$5,250,000
PLAYER
3.7%
0UFA
$9.98M
Bird
     
Nnaji Zeke Nnaji
4 yr, $11,802,681 (AAV: $2.95M)
1st-Round / Rookie Scale
PF 23 0$4,306,281
CLUB
3.2%
0$8,888,889
6.3%
0$8,177,778
5.3%
0$7,466,667
4.4%
0$7,466,667
PLAYER
4.0%
0UFA
$14.19M
Bird
Braun Christian Braun
4 yr, $13,769,157 (AAV: $3.44M)
1st-Round / Rookie Scale
SG 22 0$2,949,120
2.2%
0$3,089,640
CLUB
2.2%
Ext. Eligible
0$4,921,797
CLUB
3.2%
0RFA
$14.77M
Bird
   
Strawther Julian Strawther
4 yr, $12,484,731 (AAV: $3.12M)
1st-Round / Rookie Scale
SF 21 0$2,431,080
1.8%
0$2,552,520
1.8%
0$2,674,200
CLUB
1.7%
Ext. Eligible
0$4,826,931
CLUB
2.8%
0RFA
$14.48M
Bird
 
Watson Peyton Watson
4 yr, $11,267,516 (AAV: $2.82M)
1st-Round / Rookie Scale
SG 21 0$2,303,520
1.7%
0$2,413,560
CLUB
1.7%
Ext. Eligible
0$4,356,476
CLUB
2.8%
0RFA
$13.07M
Bird
   
Cancar Vlatko Cancar
3 yr, $6,815,324 (AAV: $2.27M)
Free Agent
PF 26 0$2,234,359
1.6%
0$2,346,606
CLUB
1.7%
0UFA
$4.46M
Bird
     
Holiday Justin Holiday
1 yr, $3,196,448 (AAV: $3.20M)
Free Agent
SG 34 0$2,019,706
1.5%
0UFA
$2.09M
Non-Bird
       
Jordan DeAndre Jordan
1 yr, $3,196,448 (AAV: $3.20M)
Free Agent
C 35 0$2,019,706
1.5%
0UFA
$2.09M
Early Bird
       
Pickett Jalen Pickett
4 yr, $8,227,882 (AAV: $2.06M)
2nd-Round
PG 24 0$1,708,143
1.3%
0$1,891,857
1.3%
0$2,221,677
1.4%
0$2,406,205
CLUB
1.4%
0UFA
$2.96M
Bird
 
Tyson Hunter Tyson
4 yr, $7,639,302 (AAV: $1.91M)
2nd-Round
SF 23 0$1,119,563
0.8%
0$1,891,857
1.3%
0$2,221,677
1.4%
0$2,406,205
CLUB
1.4%
0UFA
$2.96M
Bird
 
Gillespie Collin Gillespie
1 yr
Two-Way
PG 24 0Two-Way
 
 
0RFA
$1.98M
Two-Way
       
Huff Jay Huff
1 yr
Two-Way
C 25 0Two-Way
 
 
0RFA
$1.98M
Two-Way
       
Key Braxton Key
1 yr
Two-Way
SF 26 0Two-Way
 
 
0RFA
$1.98M
Two-Way
       
   

Cap Holds

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

Players (4) Pos. Age 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29
Cousins DeMarcus Cousins C 33 0UFA
$2.02M
Non-Bird
0UFA
$2.09M
Non-Bird
0UFA
$2.30M
Non-Bird
0UFA
$2.53M
Non-Bird
0UFA
$2.79M
Non-Bird
0UFA
$3.07M
Non-Bird
Daniels Troy Daniels SG 32 0UFA
$2.02M
Non-Bird
0UFA
$2.09M
Non-Bird
0UFA
$2.30M
Non-Bird
0UFA
$2.53M
Non-Bird
0UFA
$2.79M
Non-Bird
0UFA
$3.07M
Non-Bird
Jefferson Richard Jefferson SF 43 0UFA
$2.02M
Non-Bird
0UFA
$2.09M
Non-Bird
0UFA
$2.30M
Non-Bird
0UFA
$2.53M
Non-Bird
0UFA
$2.79M
Non-Bird
0UFA
$3.07M
Non-Bird
Howard Markus Howard PG 24 0UFA
$1.80M
Two-Way
0UFA
$1.98M
Two-Way
0UFA
$2.18M
Two-Way
0UFA
$2.40M
Two-Way
0UFA
$2.64M
Two-Way
0UFA
$2.90M
Two-Way

Summary

2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29
Cap Summary
Cap Maximum $136,021,000 $141,000,000 $155,100,000 $170,610,000 $187,671,000 $206,438,100
Active Roster Cap $177,890,198 $190,898,657 $141,972,636 $116,945,272 $73,265,432 -
Dead/Retained Cap - - - - - -
Cap Holds $7,860,887 $18,395,997 $92,421,484 $72,095,069 $71,095,685 $99,185,407
Total Cap Allocations $185,751,085 $209,294,654 $234,394,120 $189,040,341 $144,361,117 $99,185,407
Cap Space $-49,730,085 $-68,294,654 $-79,294,120 $-18,430,341 $43,309,883 $107,252,693
Hard-Cap Space Not Hard-Capped
Super-Tax Space
Tax Summary
Tax Threshold $165,294,000 $171,315,000 $188,447,000 $207,292,000 $228,021,000 $250,823,000
Taxable Salaries $177,890,198 $190,898,657 $141,972,636 $116,945,272 $73,265,432 $0
Tax Space $-12,596,198 $-19,583,657 $46,474,364 $90,346,728 $154,755,568 $250,823,000
Tax Bill (Estimated)
$22,740,498
$43,646,889
- - - -


Exceptions

Exceptions are essentially "grants" offering teams an additional way to sign players.

Type Reason (Used On) Original Available
Taxpayer Mid-Level
Reggie Jackson
($5,000,000)
$5,000,000 $0




Deadlines

Deadline Date Player Type Value
6/29/2024 Braxton Key 2024-25 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way $1,981,953
6/29/2024 Collin Gillespie 2024-25 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way $1,981,953
6/29/2024 Jay Huff 2023-24 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way $1,981,953
6/29/2024 Reggie Jackson 2024-25 Player Option $5,250,000
6/29/2024 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 2024-25 Player Option $15,440,185
6/29/2024 Vlatko Cancar 2024-25 Club Option $2,346,606
6/29/2024 Zeke Nnaji 2024-25 Qualifying Offer $6,235,495
10/31/2024 Julian Strawther 2025-26 Club Option $2,674,200
10/31/2024 Christian Braun 2025-26 Club Option $4,921,797
10/31/2024 Peyton Watson 2025-26 Club Option $4,356,476
6/29/2025 Aaron Gordon 2025-26 Player Option $22,841,455
10/31/2025 Julian Strawther 2026-27 Club Option $4,826,931
6/29/2026 Hunter Tyson 2026-27 Club Option $2,406,205
6/29/2026 Jalen Pickett 2026-27 Club Option $2,406,205
6/29/2026 Peyton Watson 2026-27 Qualifying Offer $6,534,714
6/29/2027 Julian Strawther 2027-28 Qualifying Offer $7,723,090
6/29/2027 Nikola Jokic 2027-28 Player Option $62,832,000
6/29/2027 Zeke Nnaji 2027-28 Player Option $7,466,667


Unsigned Draft Picks

Draft Year Player Age Position Country College
2012 Izzet Turkyilmaz 33 C TUR
2003 Sani Bečirovič 42 SG SVN
2003 Xue Yuyang 41 PF CHN


Future Draft Picks

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
2024
DEN
2025
DEN
Top-5 Protected (from ORL)
ORL
6-30
2026
DEN
6-30 (if not already settled)
2027
DEN
Top-5 Protected (if not already settled with ORL or 1-5 if 1st conveyed to ORL by 2025)
ORL    OKC
6-30 (if not already settled) or to OKC if 6-30 (if DEN conveyed 1st to ORL by 2025)
2028
DEN
Top-5 Protected (if 1st conveyed to ORL by 2026)
OKC
6-30 (if 1st conveyed to ORL by 2026)
2029
DEN
Top-5 Protected (if not already settled with OKC)
OKC
6-30 (if not already settled or 6-30 if DEN conveys 1st to OKC by 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
2024
PHX
via ORL - FORFEITED
DEN
Less favorable of CHA and MIN then other to POR (via MIN to OKC to DEN to POR; via OKC to DEN)
2025
DEN
2026
DEN
2027
CLE
2028
DEN
31-33
SAS
34-60
2029
DEN    OKC
DEN pick if DEN conveys 1st to OKC by 2029; OKC pick if DEN does not convey 1st to OKC by 2029