Player (4)	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	$38,860,000	$38,860,000	-	-	-	$38,860,000	23.88	24.70	$124,620,000 ($124,620,000)	Rk Extension / Bird
Mitchell Donovan Mitchell	SG	$37,096,620	$37,096,620	-	-	-	$37,096,620	22.79	23.58	$37,096,620 ($37,096,620)	Acquired via Trade
Allen Jarrett Allen	C	$20,000,000	$20,000,000	-	-	-	$20,000,000	12.29	12.71	$20,000,000 ($20,000,000)	Free Agent / Bird
Wade Dean Wade	PF	$6,623,456	$6,623,456	-	-	-	$6,623,456	4.07	4.21	$6,623,456 ($4,623,458)	Vet Extension / Bird G'teed: $4,623,458

2025-26 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 (6)	Pos.	Qualifying Offer	Likely Incent.	Unlikely Incent.	Trade Kicker	Cap Figure	Rights
MobleyEvan Mobley	PF	$14,730,686				$28,069,143	Restricted Bird
RubioRicky Rubio	PG	-				$12,234,148	Bird
DavisEd Davis	C	-				$2,371,772	Non-Bird
GoodwinBrandon Goodwin	PG	-				$2,371,772	Two-Way
RondoRajon Rondo	PG	-				$2,371,772	Non-Bird
MerrillSam Merrill	SG	-				$2,227,550	Bird
Incomplete Roster Charge	8 spots	8 spots				$10,517,760

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 9/04/2023	Ochai Agbaji trade with UTH	$3,918,360	$3,918,360

2025-26 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
2025 NBA Luxury Tax Threshold		$190,170,000
Total Taxable Salaries		$102,580,076
Current Luxury Tax Space		$87,589,924

2025-26 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	Total
Active Roster Cap	$102,580,076
Cap Holds	$60,163,917
Total Salaries	$162,743,993
2025 NBA Salary Cap Max	$157,300,000
Actual Cap Max Space	$-5,443,993
Practical Cap Space	$44,887,442
2025 NBA Salary Cap Floor	$141,570,000
Cap Floor Space	$38,989,924

Cap Type	Cap Total
Active Roster Cap	$102,580,076
Cap Holds	$60,163,917
Total Cap Allocations	$162,743,993
Salary Cap Maximum
2025 NBA Salary Cap Max	$157,300,000
Current Cap Space	$-5,443,993
"Super Tax" Apron
2025 NBA Super-Tax Apron	$210,712,000
Super-Tax Apron Space	$108,131,924
Salary Cap Floor
2025 NBA Salary Cap Floor	$141,570,000
Current Floor Space	$38,989,924

 

2025-26 Practical Cap Space

Available Practical Cap Space:

$44,887,442 — $80,669,342

$44,887,442

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.

$80,669,342

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
6/30/2024	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	29	C	LTU
2022	Khalifa Diop	21	C	SEN
2022	Luke Travers	21	SG	AUS
2007	Renaldas Seibutis	37	SG	LTU
2006	Ejike Ugboaja	37	F	NGA

Future Draft Picks

• Round 1
• Round 2