Cleveland Cavaliers

Cleveland Cavaliers 2022-23 Salary Cap

Cavaliers 2022-23 Salary Cap

An updated look at the Cleveland Cavaliers 2022 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
Cash Remaining
(Guaranteed)
Notes
Mitchell Donovan Mitchell SG $30,913,750 $30,351,780 - - $561,970 $30,913,750 20.00 25.00 $134,896,800
($134,896,800)
Acquired via Trade
Allen Jarrett Allen C $20,000,000 $20,000,000 - - - $20,000,000 12.94 16.17 $80,000,000
($80,000,000)
Free Agent / Bird
LeVert Caris LeVert SG $18,796,296 $18,796,296 - - - $18,796,296 12.16 15.20 $18,796,296
($18,796,296)
Acquired via Trade
Garland Darius Garland PG $8,920,795 $8,920,795 - - - $8,920,795 5.77 7.21 $203,220,795
($203,220,795)
Drafted / Rookie Scale
Mobley Evan Mobley PF $8,478,720 $8,478,720 - - - $8,478,720 5.49 6.86 $28,589,017
($17,361,360)
Drafted / Rookie Scale
Osman Cedi Osman SF $7,426,088 $7,426,088 - - - $7,426,088 4.80 6.01 $14,144,930
($7,426,088)
Vet Extension / Bird
Okoro Isaac Okoro SG $7,040,880 $7,040,880 - - - $7,040,880 4.56 5.69 $15,961,675
($15,961,675)
Drafted / Rookie Scale
Rubio Ricky Rubio PG $5,853,659 $5,853,659 - - - $5,853,659 3.79 4.73 $18,439,026
($16,250,001)
Free Agent / NT-MLE
Windler Dylan Windler SG $4,037,278 $4,037,278 - - - $4,037,278 2.61 3.26 $4,037,278
($4,037,278)
Drafted / Rookie Scale
Green Danny Green SG $2,000,000 $2,000,000 - - - $2,000,000 1.29 1.62 $2,000,000
($2,000,000)
RoS / NT-MLE
Wade Dean Wade PF $1,930,681 $1,930,681 - - - $1,930,681 1.25 1.56 $20,430,681
($18,430,683)
RoS / NT-MLE
Lopez Robin Lopez C $1,836,090 $2,905,851 - - - $1,836,090 1.19 1.48 $2,905,851
($2,905,851)
Free Agent / Minimum
Neto Raul Neto PG $1,836,090 $2,463,490 - - - $1,836,090 1.19 1.48 $2,463,490
($2,463,490)
Free Agent / Minimum
Stevens Lamar Stevens SF $1,782,621 $1,782,621 - - - $1,782,621 1.15 1.44 $3,713,302
($1,782,621)
RoS / NT-MLE
Merrill Sam Merrill SG $850,000 $850,000 - - - $850,000 0.55 0.69 $5,012,231
($850,000)
RoS / NT-MLE


2022-23 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.
DiakiteMamadi Diakite PF          
MobleyIsaiah Mobley PF          


2022-23 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 (2) Pos. Base Salary Likely
Incent.
Unlikely
Incent.
Trade Bonus Cap Figure Cap % Notes
LoveKevin Love PF $27,442,830 - - - $27,442,830 17.76 Waived/Buyout
MerrillSam Merrill SG $105,522 - - - $105,522 0.07 10-day


2022-23 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 (3) Pos. Qualifying Offer Likely Incent. Unlikely Incent. Trade Kicker Cap Figure Rights
DavisEd Davis C - $1,836,090 Non-Bird
RondoRajon Rondo PG - $1,836,090 Non-Bird
GoodwinBrandon Goodwin PG - $1,637,966 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 ($156,983,000) 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 ($156,983,000), 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
Ricky Rubio
($5,853,659), Danny Green
$10,490,000 $1,786,341
Bi-Annual
$4,105,000 $4,105,000
Trade
9/04/2023
Ochai Agbaji trade with UTH
$3,918,360 $3,918,360


2022-23 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
2022 NBA Luxury Tax Threshold $150,267,000
Total Taxable Salaries $149,251,300
Current Luxury Tax Space $1,015,700


2022-23 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 $121,702,948
Dead Money $27,548,352
Cap Holds $5,310,146
Total Cap Allocations $154,561,446
Salary Cap Maximum
2022 NBA Salary Cap Max $123,655,000
Current Cap Space $-30,906,446
 

2022-23 Practical Cap Space

Available Practical Cap Space: $-30,800,924 — $1,952,052

$-30,800,924
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.

$1,952,052
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
6/24/2023 Cedi Osman 2023-24 Guaranteed — guaranteed $6,718,842
6/29/2023 Dylan Windler 2023-24 Qualifying Offer $5,959,022
6/29/2023 Isaiah Mobley 2023-24 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way $1,769,013
6/29/2023 Lamar Stevens 2023-24 Club Option — non-guaranteed
6/29/2023 Mamadi Diakite 2023-24 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way $1,989,698
6/30/2023 Darius Garland 2023-24 Qualifying Offer — voided via extension $11,828,974
6/30/2023 Isaac Okoro 2024-25 Qualifying Offer $11,828,974
10/31/2023 Evan Mobley 2024-25 Club Option $11,227,809
1/10/2024 Sam Merrill 2023-24 Guaranteed $1,997,238
1/10/2024 Lamar Stevens 2023-24 Guaranteed $1,930,681
6/21/2024 Ricky Rubio 2023-24 Guaranteed — earlier of 1 day after 2024 NBA or 6/24/24 $6,439,025
6/30/2024 Evan Mobley 2025-26 Qualifying Offer $14,730,885
1/10/2025 Sam Merrill 2024-25 Guaranteed $2,164,993
1/10/2026 Dean Wade 2025-26 Guaranteed $6,623,456