Memphis Grizzlies

Memphis Grizzlies 2020-21 Salary Cap

Grizzlies 2020-21 Salary Cap

An updated look at the Memphis Grizzlies 2020 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 (15) Pos. Cap Figure Base
Salary
Likely
Incent.
Unlikely
Incent.
Trade
Bonus
Cap
Figure
Cap %
Team
Cap %
League
Notes
Valanciunas Jonas Valanciunas C $15,000,000 $15,000,000 - - - $15,000,000 11.17 13.74 Free Agent / Bird
Winslow Justise Winslow SF $13,000,000 $13,000,000 - - - $13,000,000 9.68 11.91 Acquired via Trade
Brooks Dillon Brooks SF $11,400,000 $11,400,000 - - - $11,400,000 8.49 10.45 Rk Extension / Bird
Melton De'Anthony Melton SG $9,571,712 $9,571,712 - - - $9,571,712 7.13 8.77 Free Agent / Early Bird
Anderson Kyle Anderson PF $9,505,100 $9,505,100 - - - $9,505,100 7.08 8.71 / NT-MLE
Morant Ja Morant PG $9,166,800 $9,166,800 - - - $9,166,800 6.83 8.40 Drafted / Rookie Scale
Jones Tyus Jones PG $8,817,143 $7,965,100 $852,043 - - $8,817,143 6.57 8.08 Free Agent / NT-MLE
Jackson Jr. Jaren Jackson Jr. PF $7,257,360 $7,257,360 - - - $7,257,360 5.41 6.65 Drafted / Rookie Scale
Clarke Brandon Clarke PF $2,602,920 $2,602,920 - - - $2,602,920 1.94 2.38 Drafted / Rookie Scale
Allen Grayson Allen SG $2,545,320 $2,545,320 - - - $2,545,320 1.90 2.33 Acquired via Trade
Konchar John Konchar SG $2,100,000 $2,100,000 - - - $2,100,000 1.56 1.92 Free Agent / NT-MLE
Bane Desmond Bane SG $1,936,440 $1,936,440 - - - $1,936,440 1.44 1.77 Drafted / Rookie Scale
Porter Jontay Porter PF $1,900,000 $1,900,000 - - - $1,900,000 1.42 1.74 Free Agent / NT-MLE
Tillman Xavier Tillman PF $1,300,000 $1,300,000 - - - $1,300,000 0.97 1.19 Drafted / NT-MLE
Frazier Tim Frazier PG $255,294 $296,616 - - - $255,294 0.19 0.23 RoS / Minimum


2020-21 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 (2) Pos.
McDermottSean McDermott SF          
TillieKillian Tillie PF          


2020-21 Dead/Retained Cap

Cap breakdowns for players who have been released or served 10-day contracts. All count against the team's Total Cap Allocations.

Player (7) Pos. Base Salary Likely
Incent.
Unlikely
Incent.
Trade Bonus Cap Figure Cap % Notes
DiengGorgui Dieng C $16,587,688 - - - $16,587,688 12.36 Waived
WaitersDion Waiters SG $12,650,000 - - - $12,650,000 9.42 Waived
GuduricMarko Guduric SG $2,750,000 - - - $2,750,000 2.05 Waived
HezonjaMario Hezonja SG $1,977,011 - - - $1,977,011 1.47 Waived
JohnsonDakari Johnson C $459,414 - - - $459,414 0.34 Waived
FrazierTim Frazier PG $128,963 - - - $110,998 0.08 10-day
FrazierTim Frazier PG $128,963 - - - $110,998 0.08 10-day


2020-21 Cap Holds

Cap holds represent "placeholders" for pending free agents, unsigned draft picks, offer sheets, etc... Since the Grizzlies 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 (2) Pos. Qualifying Offer Likely Incent. Unlikely Incent. Trade Kicker Cap Figure Rights
DorseyTyler Dorsey SG - $1,620,564
TolliverAnthony Tolliver PF - $1,620,564


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.

Non-Taxpayer Mid-Level Exception Details is awarded annually to teams who are above the cap but below the Luxury Tax Apron ($138,928,000) and can be used for contracts up to 4 years in length.

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
Non-Taxpayer Mid-Level
Jontay Porter ($1,900,000), John Konchar ($2,100,000), Xavier Tillman ($1,300,000)
$9,258,000 $3,958,000
Trade
7/08/2024
Dillon Brooks trade with HOU
(Isaiah Todd, $1,836,096)
$9,328,636 $7,492,540
Trade
2/02/2025
Steven Adams trade with HOU
$12,600,000 $12,600,000
Trade
2/10/2025
Xavier Tillman Sr. trade with BOS
$1,930,681 $1,930,681
Trade
2/10/2025
David Roddy trade with PHX
$2,718,240 $2,718,240


2020-21 Luxury Tax Totals

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

Type Totals
2020 NBA Luxury Tax Threshold $132,627,000
Total Taxable Salaries $131,004,198
Current Luxury Tax Space $1,622,802


2020-21 Memphis Grizzlies Salary Cap Totals

The Grizzlies 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 $96,358,089
Dead Money $34,646,109
Cap Holds $3,241,128
Total Cap Allocations $134,245,326
Salary Cap Maximum
2020 NBA Salary Cap Max $109,140,000
Current Cap Space $-25,105,326




Deadlines

Deadline Date Player Type Value
6/29/2024 Luke Kennard 2024-25 Club Option $14,763,636
6/29/2024 Jordan Goodwin 2024-25 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way $1,867,722
6/29/2024 Yuta Watanabe 2024-25 Player Option $2,654,644
6/29/2024 Desmond Bane 2024-25 Qualifying Offer — voided via extension $5,767,625
10/31/2024 David Roddy 2025-26 Club Option $4,831,766
10/31/2024 Jake LaRavia 2025-26 Club Option $5,163,127
6/29/2025 Santi Aldama 2025-26 Qualifying Offer $5,940,797
6/29/2025 Ziaire Williams 2025-26 Qualifying Offer $8,353,153
6/29/2025 Scotty Pippen Jr. 2025-26 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way $2,054,495
6/29/2025 Trey Jemison 2025-26 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way $2,054,495
6/29/2026 Jake LaRavia 2026-27 Qualifying Offer $7,362,619
6/29/2026 David Roddy 2026-27 Qualifying Offer $7,030,220
6/29/2026 Vincent Williams Jr. 2026-27 Club Option $2,489,752
6/29/2026 G.G. Jackson 2026-27 Club Option $2,406,205




Unsigned Draft Picks

Draft Year Player Age Position Country College
2015 Satnam Singh Bhamara 28 C IND


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
MEM
More favorable of MEM and PHX and WAS 1-12
2025
MEM
2026
MEM
2027
MEM
2028
MEM
2029
MEM
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
MIN
Less favorable of MEM and WAS then other to DET ((via OKC to WAS) via LAL to MIN)
2025
OKC
More favorable of BOS and MEM to OKC then other to ORL (via BOS)
2026
ATL
31-42 (via UTA)
POR
43-60 (via UTA to GSW)
MEM
More favorable of IND and MIA to MEM
2027
HOU
vai LAC
2028
PHX
2029
PHX