Golden State Warriors

Golden State Warriors 2024-25 Salary Cap

Warriors 2024-25 Salary Cap

An updated look at the Golden State Warriors 2024 salary cap table, including team cap space, dead cap figures, and complete breakdowns of player cap hits, salaries, and bonuses.

Player Option
Club Option
Non-Guaranteed
Estimate
Player (11) Pos. Cap Figure Base
Salary
Likely
Incent.
Unlikely
Incent.
Trade
Bonus
Cap
Figure
Cap %
Team
Cap %
League
Cash Remaining
(Guaranteed)
Notes
Curry Stephen Curry PG $55,761,216 $55,761,216 - - - $55,761,216 22.37 39.55 $115,368,033
($115,368,033)
Vet Extension / Bird
Paul Chris Paul PG $30,000,000 $30,000,000 - - - $30,000,000 12.04 21.28 $30,000,000
($0)
Acquired via Trade
G'teed: $0
Wiggins Andrew Wiggins SF $26,276,786 $26,276,786 - - - $26,276,786 10.54 18.64 $84,669,645
($84,669,645)
Vet Extension / Bird
Green Draymond Green PF $24,107,143 $24,107,143 - - - $24,107,143 9.67 17.10 $77,678,571
($77,678,571)
Free Agent / Bird
Payton II Gary Payton II PG $9,130,000 $9,130,000 - - - $9,130,000 3.66 6.48 $9,130,000
($9,130,000)
Acquired via Trade
Looney Kevon Looney C $8,000,000 $8,000,000 - $1,000,000 - $8,000,000 3.21 5.67 $8,000,000
($3,000,000)
Free Agent / Bird
G'teed: $3,000,000
Kuminga Jonathan Kuminga PF $7,636,307 $7,636,307 - - - $7,636,307 3.06 5.42 $7,636,307
($7,636,307)
Drafted / Rookie Scale
Moody Moses Moody SG $5,803,269 $5,803,269 - - - $5,803,269 2.33 4.12 $5,803,269
($5,803,269)
Drafted / Rookie Scale
Podziemski Brandin Podziemski SG $3,519,960 $3,519,960 - - - $3,519,960 1.41 2.50 $9,199,419
($3,519,960)
Drafted / Rookie Scale
Jackson-Davis Trayce Jackson-Davis PF $1,891,857 $1,891,857 - - - $1,891,857 0.76 1.34 $6,519,739
($1,891,857)
Drafted / 2nd Round
Santos Gui Santos SF $1,891,857 $1,891,857 - - - $1,891,857 0.76 1.34 $4,113,534
($0)
Drafted / 2nd Round
G'teed: $0


2024-25 Two-Way

Players signed to Two-Way contracts that are currently designated to G-League affiliate. Two-way salaries do not count against a team's Total Cap/Tax Allocations.

Player (1) Pos.
SpencerPat Spencer G          


2024-25 Cap Holds

Cap holds represent "placeholders" for pending free agents, unsigned draft picks, offer sheets, etc... Since the Warriors are currently over the league salary cap, these cap holds do not count against their Total Cap figure. Renouncing these cap holds will NOT afford the team any new cap space. These figures are not counted toward a team's Luxury Tax Allocation.

Player (14) Pos. Qualifying Offer Likely Incent. Unlikely Incent. Trade Kicker Cap Figure Rights
ThompsonKlay Thompson SG - $45,850,000 Bird
GarubaUsman Garuba PF $3,109,051 $3,109,051 Non-Bird
QuinonesLester Quinones SG $2,293,637 $2,293,637 Non-Bird
SaricDario Saric PF - $2,221,685 Non-Bird
WestDavid West PF - $2,221,685 Early Bird
BarnesMatt Barnes SF - $2,093,637 Non-Bird
BjelicaNemanja Bjelica PF - $2,093,637 Non-Bird
BogutAndrew Bogut C - $2,093,637 Non-Bird
GreenJaMychal Green PF - $2,093,637 Non-Bird
IguodalaAndre Iguodala SF - $2,093,637 Early Bird
JerebkoJonas Jerebko PF - $2,093,637 Non-Bird
LambAnthony Lamb SF - $2,093,637 Non-Bird
MannionNico Mannion PG $1,867,722 $1,867,722 Two-Way
RobinsonJerome Robinson SG $1,867,722 $1,867,722 Restricted Two-Way
Incomplete Roster Charge 1 spots 1 spots       $1,160,544  
Round 2, Pick #52       -  


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.

Trade Exception Details becomes available when a team relinquishes more salary than it acquires during a trade. The "credit" balance remains as an exception that can be used within the next year to acquire salary via trade without further relinquishing additional salary.

Type Reason (Used On) Original Available
Trade
7/08/2024
Patrick Baldwin, Jr. trade with WAS
$2,337,720 $2,337,720
Trade
2/10/2025
Cory Joseph trade with IND
$2,019,706 $2,019,706


2024-25 Luxury Tax Totals

Denotes the Warriors current standing in terms of the luxury tax threshold. Teams that spend over the threshold pay fines (estimated below).

Type Totals
2024 NBA Luxury Tax Threshold $171,315,000
Total Taxable Salaries $174,018,395
Current Luxury Tax Space $-2,703,395
Est. Luxury Tax Bill $6,758,488


2024-25 Golden State Warriors Salary Cap Totals

The Warriors are currently over the league salary cap. This means Cap Holds & Exceptions are NOT included in their Total Cap Allocations, and renouncing these figures will not afford them any cap space. The team may only sign outside players using any available exceptions or at league minimum salaries.

Cap Type Cap Total
Active Roster Cap $174,018,395
Cap Holds $75,247,505
Total Cap Allocations $249,265,900
Salary Cap Maximum
2024 NBA Salary Cap Max $141,000,000
Current Cap Space $-108,265,900
Second Apron
2024 NBA Second Apron $189,486,000
Second Apron Space $14,467,605
 

2024-25 Practical Cap Space

Available Practical Cap Space: $-103,996,305 — $7,200,742

$-103,996,305
Projected Practical Cap Space:

This is calculated by determining all guaranteed salaries + any dead cap from non-guaranteed salaries + estimated exercised and declined options + estimated retained cap holds and draft pool cap holds.

$7,200,742
Maximum Possible Cap Space:

This is calculated by determining all guaranteed salaries + any dead cap from non-guaranteed salaries. All other options, cap holds, exceptions are assumed as declined, waived or renounced.





Deadlines

Deadline Date Player Type Value
6/19/2024 Gary Payton II 2024-25 Player Option $9,130,000
6/24/2024 Kevon Looney 2024-25 Guaranteed — if team wins title in 2023 or 2024 or 7 days before start of 2024 moratorium $8,000,000
6/28/2024 Chris Paul 2024-25 Guaranteed $30,000,000
6/29/2024 Usman Garuba 2024-25 Qualifying Offer $3,109,051
6/29/2024 Lester Quinones 2024-25 Qualifying Offer $2,293,637
6/29/2024 Jerome Robinson 2024-25 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way $1,867,722
6/29/2024 Jonathan Kuminga 2025-26 Qualifying Offer $10,240,288
6/29/2024 Moses Moody 2025-26 Qualifying Offer $8,072,348
10/31/2024 Brandin Podziemski 2025-26 Club Option $3,687,960
1/10/2025 Trayce Jackson-Davis 2025-26 Guaranteed $2,221,677
1/10/2025 Gui Santos 2024-25 Guaranteed $1,891,857
6/29/2025 Gui Santos 2025-26 Club Option — non-guaranteed
6/29/2025 Pat Spencer 2025-26 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way $2,054,495
9/25/2025 Gui Santos 2025-26 Guaranteed $225,000
10/31/2025 Brandin Podziemski 2026-27 Club Option $5,679,459
1/10/2026 Trayce Jackson-Davis 2026-27 Guaranteed $2,406,205
1/10/2026 Gui Santos 2025-26 Guaranteed $2,221,677
6/29/2026 Draymond Green 2026-27 Player Option $27,678,571
6/29/2026 Trayce Jackson-Davis 2026-27 Club Option
6/29/2026 Gui Santos 2026-27 Qualifying Offer $2,181,953
6/29/2026 Andrew Wiggins 2026-27 Player Option $30,169,644
6/29/2027 Brandin Podziemski 2027-28 Qualifying Offer $8,666,855




Unsigned Draft Picks

Draft Year Player Age Position Country College
2015 Cady Lalanne 31 PF USA Massachusetts
2020 Justinian Jessup 25 SG USA Boise State
2006 Lior Eliyahu 38 PF ISR
2002 Mladen Ĺ ekularac 43 G MNE


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
2025
GSW
Top-1 Protected (if not already settled with MEM)
POR
2-30 (if not already settled, via MEM to BOS)
2026
POR
if not already settled (via MEM to BOS)
2027
GSW
2028
GSW
2029
GSW
2030
GSW
Top-20 Protected
WAS
20-30
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
2025
WAS
Less favorable of GSW and WAS to DET then other to DET ((via DET swap of GSW for WAS) via BKN)
2026
GSW
OKC
via ATL
2027
WAS
2028
GSW
POR
2029
GSW
2030
GSW    WAS
GSW pick if GSW conveys 1st to WAS in 2030; WAS pick if GSW does not convey 1st to WAS in 2030