Brooklyn Nets

Brooklyn Nets 2021-22 Salary Cap

Nets 2021-22 Salary Cap

An updated look at the Brooklyn Nets 2021 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
Durant Kevin Durant SF $42,018,900 $40,918,900 $1,100,000 - - $42,018,900 24.31 37.38 Acquired via Trade
Irving Kyrie Irving PG $35,328,700 $34,916,200 $412,500 $687,500 - $35,328,700 20.44 31.43 Free Agent / Space
Simmons Ben Simmons PG $33,003,936 $33,003,936 - - - $33,003,936 19.10 29.36 Acquired via Trade
Harris Joe Harris SG $17,357,143 $17,357,143 - $500,000 - $17,357,143 10.04 15.44 Free Agent / Bird
SEI-Ankle
Curry Seth Curry SG $8,207,518 $8,207,518 - - - $8,207,518 4.75 7.30 Acquired via Trade
Mills Patty Mills PG $5,890,000 $5,890,000 - - - $5,890,000 3.41 5.24 Free Agent / T-MLE
Brown Jr. Bruce Brown Jr. SG $4,736,102 $4,736,102 - - - $4,736,102 2.74 4.21 Free Agent / Qualifying Offer
Thomas Cameron Thomas SG $2,036,280 $2,036,280 - - - $2,036,280 1.18 1.81 Drafted / Rookie Scale
Sharpe Day'Ron Sharpe C $2,009,160 $2,009,160 - - - $2,009,160 1.16 1.79 Drafted / Rookie Scale
Claxton Nicolas Claxton C $1,782,621 $1,782,621 - - - $1,782,621 1.03 1.59 Drafted / Space
Aldridge LaMarcus Aldridge PF $1,669,178 $2,641,691 - - - $1,669,178 0.97 1.48 Free Agent / Minimum
Griffin Blake Griffin C $1,669,178 $2,641,691 - - - $1,669,178 0.97 1.48 Free Agent / Minimum
Drummond Andre Drummond C $1,669,178 $2,401,537 - - - $1,669,178 0.97 1.48 Acquired via Trade
Dragic Goran Dragic PG $460,463 $728,742 - - - $460,463 0.27 0.41 RoS / Minimum
Edwards Kessler Edwards SF $5,318 $5,318 - - - $5,318 0.00 0.00 RoS / Minimum
G'teed: $9,593


2021-22 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.
Duke Jr.David Duke Jr. SG          


2021-22 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 (11) Pos. Base Salary Likely
Incent.
Unlikely
Incent.
Trade Bonus Cap Figure Cap % Notes
CarterJevon Carter PG $3,650,000 - - - $3,650,000 2.11 Waived
SumnerEdmond Sumner SG $2,320,000 - - - $2,320,000 1.34 Waived
OkaforJahlil Okafor C $2,130,023 - - - $2,130,023 1.23 Waived
JohnsonJames Johnson PF $2,641,691 - - - $1,669,178 0.97 Waived
BembryDeAndre' Bembry SF $1,939,350 - - - $1,669,178 0.97 Waived
Ennis IIIJames Ennis III SF $128,709 - - - - 0.00 10-day
GallowayLangston Galloway SG $128,709 - - - - 0.00 10-day
GallowayLangston Galloway SG $128,709 - - - - 0.00 10-day
HarrisonShaquille Harrison PG $102,831 - - - - 0.00 10-day
HarrisonShaquille Harrison PG $102,831 - - - - 0.00 10-day
GabrielWenyen Gabriel PF $99,380 - - - - 0.00 10-day


2021-22 Cap Holds

Cap holds represent "placeholders" for pending free agents, unsigned draft picks, offer sheets, etc... Since the Nets 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
JamesMike James PG - $1,869,178
ChandlerWilson Chandler SF - $1,669,178 Non-Bird


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.

Taxpayer Mid-Level Exception Details is awarded annually to teams who are above the cap and above the Luxury Tax Apron ($143,002,000) and can be used for contracts up to 3 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
Taxpayer Mid-Level
Patrick Mills ($5,890,000)
$5,890,000 $0
Trade
7/06/2024
Joe Harris trade with DET
(Thaddeus Young, $8,000,000)
$19,928,571 $11,928,571
Trade
7/08/2024
Patty Mills trade with HOU
$6,802,950 $6,802,950
Trade
2/10/2025
Spencer Dinwiddie trade with TOR
$20,357,143 $20,357,143
Trade
2/10/2025
Royce O'Neale trade with PHX
$9,500,000 $9,500,000


2021-22 Luxury Tax Totals

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

Type Totals
2021 NBA Luxury Tax Threshold $136,606,000
Total Taxable Salaries $169,286,329
Current Luxury Tax Space $-32,680,329
Est. Luxury Tax Bill $97,731,568


2021-22 Brooklyn Nets Salary Cap Totals

The Nets 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 $157,843,675
Dead Money $11,438,379
Cap Holds $3,538,356
Total Cap Allocations $172,820,410
Salary Cap Maximum
2021 NBA Salary Cap Max $112,414,000
Current Cap Space $-60,406,410




Deadlines

Deadline Date Player Type Value
6/29/2024 Trendon Watford 2024-25 Qualifying Offer $2,726,604
6/29/2024 Keon Johnson 2024-25 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way $1,981,953
6/29/2024 Keita Bates-Diop 2024-25 Player Option $2,654,644
6/29/2024 Jacob Gilyard 2024-25 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way $1,867,722
10/22/2024 Jalen Wilson 2024-25 Guaranteed — Opening Night - TBD $325,000
10/31/2024 Noah Clowney 2025-26 Club Option $3,398,640
10/31/2024 Dariq Whitehead 2025-26 Club Option $3,262,560
1/10/2025 Jalen Wilson 2024-25 Guaranteed $1,891,857
6/29/2025 Jaylen Martin 2025-26 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way $2,054,495
6/29/2025 Day'Ron Sharpe 2025-26 Qualifying Offer $5,983,683
6/29/2025 Jalen Wilson 2025-26 Club Option $88,075
6/29/2025 Cameron Thomas 2025-26 Qualifying Offer $5,993,172
6/30/2025 Dorian Finney-Smith 2025-26 Player Option $15,378,480
10/21/2025 Jalen Wilson 2025-26 Guaranteed — Opening Night - TBD $381,695
10/31/2025 Noah Clowney 2026-27 Club Option $5,414,034
10/31/2025 Dariq Whitehead 2026-27 Club Option $5,366,912
1/10/2026 Jalen Wilson 2026-27 Guaranteed $2,221,677
6/29/2026 Jalen Wilson 2026-27 Qualifying Offer $2,999,264
6/29/2027 Noah Clowney 2027-28 Qualifying Offer $8,343,027
6/29/2027 Dariq Whitehead 2027-28 Qualifying Offer $8,307,980




Unsigned Draft Picks

Draft Year Player Age Position Country College
2014 Nemanja Dangubic 30 SG SRB
2015 Nikola Milutinov 29 C SRB
2015 Juan Vaulet 28 SF ARG
2015 Aaron White 31 PF USA Iowa
2016 David Michineau 29 PG GLP
2019 Vanja Marinkovic 27 SG SRB
2004 Christian Drejer 41 F DNK


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
HOU
2025
BKN
BKN right to swap with HOU
BKN
2026
HOU
2027
BKN    HOU
HOU right to swap with BKN
HOU    BKN
HOU right to swap with BKN
PHI
Top-4 Protected (if not already settled with OKC) or Top-8 Protected (if PHI conveys 1st to OKC in 2025)
OKC    BKN
5-30 OKC or 9-30 BKN (if PHI conveys 1st to OKC in 2025)
BKN
2028
BKN    PHX
BKN right to swap with PHX
PHI
Top-8 Protected (if not already settled with BKN and if PHI conveys 1st to OKC by 2026)
BKN
9-30 (if not already settled and if PHI conveys 1st to OKC by 2026)
PHX    BKN
BKN right to swap with PHX
2029
BKN
BKN
BKN
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
HOU
2025
NYK
via ATL
IND
31-37
BKN
38-59 (via IND)
2026
BKN
2027
WAS
More favorable of BKN and DAL to WAS then other to DET
2028
BKN
PHI    BKN
PHI pick if PHI conveys second 1st to BKN by 2028; BKN pick if PHI does not convey second 1st to BKN by 2028
2029
BKN
BKN