Player (6)	Pos.	Cap Figure	Base Salary	Likely Incent.	Unlikely Incent.	Trade Bonus	Cap Figure	Cap % Team	Cap % League	Cash Remaining (Guaranteed)	Notes
Bridges Mikal Bridges	SF	$24,900,000	$24,900,000	-	-	-	$24,900,000	13.15	16.05	$24,900,000 ($24,900,000)	Acquired via Trade
Johnson Cameron Johnson	SF	$21,570,652	$20,543,478	$1,027,174	$3,081,522	-	$21,570,652	11.39	13.91	$44,168,478 ($43,043,478)	Free Agent / Bird
Finney-Smith Dorian Finney-Smith	PF	$15,378,480	$15,378,480	-	-	-	$15,378,480	8.12	9.92	$15,378,480 ($15,378,480)	Acquired via Trade
Clowney Noah Clowney	PF	$3,398,640	$3,398,640	-	-	-	$3,398,640	1.80	2.19	$8,812,674 ($3,398,640)	Drafted / Rookie Scale
Whitehead Dariq Whitehead	SG	$3,262,560	$3,262,560	-	-	-	$3,262,560	1.72	2.10	$8,629,472 ($3,262,560)	Drafted / Rookie Scale
Wilson Jalen Wilson	PF	$2,221,677	$2,221,677	-	-	-	$2,221,677	1.17	1.43	$2,221,677 ($0)	RoS / NT-MLE G'teed: $0

2025-26 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 (10)	Pos.	Qualifying Offer	Likely Incent.	Unlikely Incent.	Trade Kicker	Cap Figure	Rights
SimmonsBen Simmons	PG	-				$52,439,587	Bird
SchröderDennis Schröder	PG	-				$16,932,825	Early Bird
ThomasCameron Thomas	SG	$5,993,172				$12,123,747	Restricted Bird
SharpeDay'Ron Sharpe	C	$5,983,683				$11,967,366	Restricted Bird
MilutinovNikola Milutinov	C	-				$6,137,858	1st Round Pick
Bates-DiopKeita Bates-Diop	SF	-				$2,345,912	Early Bird
AldridgeLaMarcus Aldridge	PF	-				$2,303,001	Early Bird
ChandlerWilson Chandler	SF	-				$2,303,001	Non-Bird
JamesMike James	PG	-				$2,303,001	Non-Bird
MartinJaylen Martin	F	$2,054,495				$2,054,495	Two-Way
Incomplete Roster Charge	6 spots	6 spots				$7,659,594

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 7/06/2024	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

2025-26 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
2025 NBA Luxury Tax Threshold		$188,447,000
Total Taxable Salaries		$70,732,009
Current Luxury Tax Space		$117,714,991

2025-26 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	Total
Active Roster Cap	$70,732,009
Cap Holds	$118,570,387
Total Salaries	$189,302,396
2025 NBA Salary Cap Max	$155,100,000
Actual Cap Max Space	$-34,202,396
Practical Cap Space	$81,761,477
2025 NBA Salary Cap Floor	$139,590,000
Cap Floor Space	$68,857,991

Cap Type	Cap Total
Active Roster Cap	$70,732,009
Cap Holds	$118,570,387
Total Cap Allocations	$189,302,396
Salary Cap Maximum
2025 NBA Salary Cap Max	$155,100,000
Current Cap Space	$-34,202,396
Second Apron
2025 NBA Second Apron	$208,435,000
Second Apron Space	$134,621,469
Salary Cap Floor
2025 NBA Salary Cap Floor	$139,590,000
Current Floor Space	$68,857,991

 

2025-26 Practical Cap Space

Available Practical Cap Space:

$81,761,477 — $95,863,358

$81,761,477

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.

$95,863,358

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
10/31/2024	Dariq Whitehead	2025-26 Club Option	$3,262,560
10/31/2024	Noah Clowney	2025-26 Club Option	$3,398,640
6/29/2025	Cameron Thomas	2025-26 Qualifying Offer	$5,993,172
6/29/2025	Day'Ron Sharpe	2025-26 Qualifying Offer	$5,983,683
6/29/2025	Jaylen Martin	2025-26 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way	$2,054,495
6/29/2025	Jalen Wilson	2025-26 Club Option	$88,075
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	Dariq Whitehead	2026-27 Club Option	$5,366,912
10/31/2025	Noah Clowney	2026-27 Club Option	$5,414,034
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	Dariq Whitehead	2027-28 Qualifying Offer	$8,307,980
6/29/2027	Noah Clowney	2027-28 Qualifying Offer	$8,343,027

Unsigned Draft Picks

Draft Year	Player	Age	Position	Country	College
2014	Nemanja Dangubic	31	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

• Round 1
• Round 2