Cleveland Cavaliers

Cleveland Cavaliers 2024-25 Salary Cap

Cavaliers 2024-25 Salary Cap

An updated look at the Cleveland Cavaliers 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
Garland Darius Garland PG $36,725,670 $36,725,670 - - - $36,725,670 19.09 26.05 $163,225,200
($163,225,200)
Rk Extension / Bird
Mitchell Donovan Mitchell SG $35,410,310 $34,848,340 - - $561,970 $35,410,310 18.41 25.11 $71,944,960
($71,944,960)
Acquired via Trade
Allen Jarrett Allen C $20,000,000 $20,000,000 - - - $20,000,000 10.40 14.18 $40,000,000
($40,000,000)
Free Agent / Bird
LeVert Caris LeVert SG $16,615,384 $16,615,384 - - - $16,615,384 8.64 11.78 $16,615,384
($16,615,384)
Free Agent / Bird
Strus Max Strus SG $15,212,068 $15,212,068 - - - $15,212,068 7.91 10.79 $47,809,356
($47,809,356)
Acquired via Trade
Mobley Evan Mobley PF $11,227,657 $11,227,657 - - - $11,227,657 5.84 7.96 $11,227,657
($11,227,657)
Drafted / Rookie Scale
Niang Georges Niang PF $8,500,000 $8,500,000 - - - $8,500,000 4.42 6.03 $16,700,000
($16,700,000)
Free Agent / NT-MLE
Wade Dean Wade PF $6,166,667 $6,166,667 - - - $6,166,667 3.21 4.37 $12,790,123
($10,790,125)
Vet Extension / Bird
Jerome Ty Jerome SG $2,560,975 $2,560,975 - - - $2,560,975 1.33 1.82 $2,560,975
($2,560,975)
Free Agent / Bi-Annual
Merrill Sam Merrill SG $2,164,993 $2,164,993 - - - $2,164,993 1.13 1.54 $2,164,993
($0)
RoS / NT-MLE
G'teed: $0
Porter Jr. Craig Porter Jr. G $1,891,857 $1,891,857 - - - $1,891,857 0.98 1.34 $6,519,739
($1,000,000)
RoS / NT-MLE
G'teed: $1,000,000


2024-25 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 (1) Pos. Base Salary Likely
Incent.
Unlikely
Incent.
Trade Bonus Cap Figure Cap % Notes
RubioRicky Rubio PG $1,301,031 - - - $1,301,031 0.68 Waived/Buyout


2024-25 Cap Holds

Cap holds represent "placeholders" for pending free agents, unsigned draft picks, offer sheets, etc... Since the Cavaliers 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
OkoroIsaac Okoro SG $11,828,974 $11,828,974 Restricted Bird
MobleyIsaiah Mobley PF $2,093,637 $2,093,637 Two-Way
DavisEd Davis C - $2,093,637 Non-Bird
JonesDamian Jones C - $2,093,637 Early Bird
Morris Sr.Marcus Morris Sr. SF - $2,093,637 Non-Bird
NetoRaul Neto PG - $2,093,637 Non-Bird
RondoRajon Rondo PG - $2,093,637 Non-Bird
ThompsonTristan Thompson C - $2,093,637 Non-Bird
BatesEmoni Bates SG $1,867,722 $1,867,722 Two-Way
NancePete Nance PF $1,867,722 $1,867,722 Two-Way
Incomplete Roster Charge 1 spots 1 spots       $1,160,544  
Round 1, Pick #20       $3,218,160  


2024-25 Luxury Tax Totals

Denotes the Cavaliers 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 $157,776,612
Current Luxury Tax Space $13,538,388


2024-25 Cleveland Cavaliers Salary Cap Totals

The Cavaliers 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 $156,475,581
Dead Money $1,301,031
Cap Holds $34,598,581
Total Cap Allocations $192,375,193
Salary Cap Maximum
2024 NBA Salary Cap Max $141,000,000
Current Cap Space $-51,375,193
Second Apron
2024 NBA Second Apron $189,486,000
Second Apron Space $31,709,388
 

2024-25 Practical Cap Space

Available Practical Cap Space: $-48,121,012 — $-19,118,523

$-48,121,012
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.

$-19,118,523
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
6/29/2024 Pete Nance 2024-25 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way $1,867,722
6/29/2024 Isaac Okoro 2024-25 Qualifying Offer $11,828,974
6/29/2024 Emoni Bates 2024-25 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way $1,867,722
6/29/2024 Isaiah Mobley 2024-25 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way $2,093,637
1/10/2025 Sam Merrill 2024-25 Guaranteed $2,164,993
1/10/2025 Craig Porter Jr. 2024-25 Guaranteed $1,891,857
6/29/2025 Evan Mobley 2025-26 Qualifying Offer $14,730,885
1/10/2026 Dean Wade 2025-26 Guaranteed $6,623,456
1/10/2026 Craig Porter Jr. 2025-26 Guaranteed $2,221,677
6/29/2026 Craig Porter Jr. 2026-27 Guaranteed $2,406,205
1/10/2027 Craig Porter Jr. 2026-27 Club Option — non-guaranteed




Unsigned Draft Picks

Draft Year Player Age Position Country College
2009 Sergey Gladyr 35 SG UKR
2011 Milan Macvan 34 SF HRV
2011 Chukwudiebere Maduabum 33 PF NGA
2006 Edin Bavcic 39 SF BIH
2015 Arturas Gudaitis 30 C LTU
2022 Khalifa Diop 22 C SEN
2022 Luke Travers 22 SG AUS
2007 Renaldas Seibutis 38 SG LTU
2006 Ejike Ugboaja 38 F NGA


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
UTA
2026
CLE    UTA
UTH right to swap with CLE
2027
UTA
2028
CLE    UTA
UTH right to swap with CLE
UTA    CLE
UTH right to swap with CLE
2029
UTA
2030
CLE
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
CLE
CLE
2026
CLE
2027
CLE
CLE
2028
CLE
2029
CLE
2030
SAS