Player (18)	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	$34,005,250	$34,005,250	-	-	-	$34,005,250	19.52	25.00	$197,230,450 ($197,230,450)	Rk Extension / Bird
Mitchell Donovan Mitchell	SG	$33,162,030	$32,600,060	-	-	$561,970	$33,162,030	19.04	24.38	$104,545,020 ($104,545,020)	Acquired via Trade
Allen Jarrett Allen	C	$20,000,000	$20,000,000	-	-	-	$20,000,000	11.48	14.70	$60,000,000 ($60,000,000)	Free Agent / Bird
LeVert Caris LeVert	SG	$15,384,616	$15,384,616	-	-	-	$15,384,616	8.83	11.31	$32,000,000 ($32,000,000)	Free Agent / Bird
Strus Max Strus	SG	$14,487,684	$14,487,684	-	-	-	$14,487,684	8.32	10.65	$62,297,040 ($62,297,040)	Acquired via Trade
Okoro Isaac Okoro	SG	$8,920,795	$8,920,795	-	-	-	$8,920,795	5.12	6.56	$8,920,795 ($8,920,795)	Drafted / Rookie Scale
Mobley Evan Mobley	PF	$8,882,640	$8,882,640	-	-	-	$8,882,640	5.10	6.53	$20,110,297 ($8,882,640)	Drafted / Rookie Scale
Niang Georges Niang	PF	$8,800,000	$8,800,000	-	-	-	$8,800,000	5.05	6.47	$25,500,000 ($25,500,000)	Free Agent / NT-MLE
Rubio Ricky Rubio	PG	$6,146,342	$6,146,342	-	-	-	$6,146,342	3.53	4.52	$12,585,367 ($10,396,342)	Free Agent / NT-MLE
Wade Dean Wade	PF	$5,709,877	$5,709,877	-	-	-	$5,709,877	3.28	4.20	$18,500,000 ($16,500,002)	Vet Extension / Bird
Jones Damian Jones	C	$2,586,665	$2,586,665	-	-	-	$2,586,665	1.48	1.90	$2,586,665 ($2,586,665)	Acquired via Trade
Jerome Ty Jerome	SG	$2,439,025	$2,439,025	-	-	-	$2,439,025	1.40	1.79	$5,000,000 ($5,000,000)	Free Agent / Bi-Annual
Thompson Tristan Thompson	C	$2,019,706	$3,196,448	-	-	-	$2,019,706	1.16	1.48	$3,196,448 ($200,000)	Free Agent / Minimum G'teed: $200,000
Merrill Sam Merrill	SG	$1,997,238	$1,997,238	-	-	-	$1,997,238	1.15	1.47	$4,162,231 ($0)	RoS / NT-MLE G'teed: $0
Training Camp/Exhibit 10, Exhibit 9
SmithZhaire Smith	SG	$2,019,706	$2,019,706			-	$2,019,706	-	-	-	Exhibit-10
CooperSharife Cooper	PG	$1,801,769	$1,801,769			-	$1,801,769	-	-	-	Exhibit-10
NancePete Nance	PF	$1,119,563	$1,119,563			-	$1,119,563	-	-	-	Exhibit-10
PowellJustin Powell	SG	$1,119,563	$1,119,563			-	$1,119,563	-	-	-	Exhibit-10

2023-24 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 (3)	Pos.
BatesEmoni Bates	SG
MobleyIsaiah Mobley	PF
Porter Jr.Craig Porter Jr.	G

2023-24 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 (5)	Pos.	Qualifying Offer	Likely Incent.	Unlikely Incent.	Trade Kicker	Cap Figure	Rights
DavisEd Davis	C	-				$2,019,706	Non-Bird
NetoRaul Neto	PG	-				$2,019,706	Non-Bird
RondoRajon Rondo	PG	-				$2,019,706	Non-Bird
DiakiteMamadi Diakite	PF	-				$1,801,769	Two-Way
GoodwinBrandon Goodwin	PG	-				$1,801,769	Two-Way

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 ($172,346,000) and can be used for contracts up to 4 years in length.

Bi-Annual Exception Details is available to any teams who are below the Luxury Tax Apron ($172,346,000), and did not use this exception in the previous season. It can be used for contracts up to 2 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	Georges Niang ($8,800,000)	$12,405,000	$3,605,000
Bi-Annual	Ty Jerome ($2,439,025)	$4,516,000	$2,076,975

2023-24 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
2023 NBA Luxury Tax Threshold		$165,294,000
Total Taxable Salaries		$164,541,868
Current Luxury Tax Space		$752,132

2023-24 Cleveland Cavaliers Salary Cap Totals

This team is currently "hard-capped", which means their Total Taxable Salaries may not exceed $172,346,000 at any point during the season.

Cap Type	Total
Active Roster Cap	$164,541,868
Cap Holds	$9,662,656
Total Salaries	$174,204,524
2023 NBA Salary Cap Max	$136,021,000
Actual Cap Max Space	$-38,183,524

Cap Type	Cap Total
Active Roster Cap	$164,541,868
Cap Holds	$9,662,656
Total Cap Allocations	$174,204,524
Salary Cap Maximum
2023 NBA Salary Cap Max	$136,021,000
Current Cap Space	$-38,183,524
Salary Hard-Cap
2023 NBA Hard-Cap ("Luxury Tax First Apron")	$172,346,000
Total Hard-Cap Salaries	$164,541,868
Hard-Cap Space	$7,804,132
"Super Tax" Apron
2023 NBA Super-Tax Apron	$182,794,000
Super-Tax Apron Space	$18,252,132

 

2023-24 Practical Cap Space

Available Practical Cap Space:

$-34,366,580 — $-24,703,924

$-34,366,580

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.

$-24,703,924

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
10/31/2023	Evan Mobley	2024-25 Club Option	$11,227,809
1/10/2024	Zhaire Smith	2023-24 Guaranteed	$2,019,706
1/10/2024	Sam Merrill	2023-24 Guaranteed	$1,997,238
1/10/2024	Sharife Cooper	2023-24 Guaranteed	$1,801,769
1/10/2024	Pete Nance	2023-24 Guaranteed	$1,119,563
1/10/2024	Justin Powell	2023-24 Guaranteed	$1,119,563
1/10/2024	Tristan Thompson	2023-24 Guaranteed	$3,196,448
6/21/2024	Ricky Rubio	2023-24 Guaranteed — earlier of 1 day after 2024 NBA or 6/24/24	$6,439,025
6/29/2024	Zhaire Smith	2024-25 Qualifying Offer	$2,726,604
6/29/2024	Isaac Okoro	2024-25 Qualifying Offer	$11,828,974
6/29/2024	Sharife Cooper	2024-25 Qualifying Offer	$2,432,388
6/29/2024	Pete Nance	2024-25 Qualifying Offer	$2,181,953
6/29/2024	Justin Powell	2024-25 Qualifying Offer	$2,181,953
6/29/2024	Emoni Bates	2024-25 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way	$1,981,953
6/29/2024	Isaiah Mobley	2024-25 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way	$1,981,953
1/10/2025	Sam Merrill	2024-25 Guaranteed	$2,164,993
6/29/2025	Craig Porter Jr.	2025-26 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way	$2,443,854
6/29/2025	Evan Mobley	2025-26 Qualifying Offer	$14,730,885
1/10/2026	Dean Wade	2025-26 Guaranteed	$6,623,456

Unsigned Draft Picks

Draft Year	Player	Age	Position	Country	College
2009	Sergey Gladyr	34	SG	UKR
2011	Milan Macvan	33	SF	HRV
2011	Chukwudiebere Maduabum	32	PF	NGA
2006	Edin Bavcic	39	SF	BIH
2015	Arturas Gudaitis	30	C	LTU
2022	Khalifa Diop	21	C	SEN
2022	Luke Travers	22	SG	AUS
2007	Renaldas Seibutis	38	SG	LTU
2006	Ejike Ugboaja	38	F	NGA

Future Draft Picks

• Round 1
• Round 2