Cleveland Cavaliers 2020-21 Cap Table

The Cleveland Cavaliers 2020-21 salary cap table, including salary cap table, including team cap space, player cap hits, incentives, & bonus info.

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Total Cap Allocations

$126,527,288 / 22nd

Cap Space

$-17,387,288 / 9th

1st Apron Space

$10,563,212

2nd Apron Space

$-128,364,788

2020-21 Active Roster Cap

Non-Guaranteed
Player (15 of 15 + 0 of 3 TW) Pos Age Type Cap Hit Cap Hit Pct League Cap Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Trade Bonus Proration Guaranteed
Love Kevin Love PF 32 VET-EXT $31,258,256 28.64% $31,258,256 - - - $31,258,256
Prince Taurean Prince PF 26 RK-EXT $12,250,000 11.22% $12,250,000 - $1,837,500 - $12,250,000
Nance Jr. Larry Nance Jr. PF 28 RK-EXT $11,709,091 10.73% $11,709,091 - - - $11,709,091
Osman Cedi Osman SF 25 VET-EXT $8,840,580 8.10% $8,840,580 - - - $8,840,580
Garland Darius Garland PG 21 RK-1ST $6,720,720 6.16% $6,720,720 - - - $6,720,720
Okoro Isaac Okoro SG 20 RK-1ST $6,400,920 5.86% $6,400,920 - - - $6,400,920
Sexton Collin Sexton PG 22 RK-1ST $4,991,880 4.57% $4,991,880 - - - $4,991,880
Allen Jarrett Allen C 22 RK-1ST $3,909,902 3.58% $3,909,902 - - - $3,909,902
Windler Dylan Windler SF 24 RK-1ST $2,137,440 1.96% $2,137,440 - - - $2,137,440
Dotson Damyean Dotson SG 26 FA $2,000,000 1.83% $2,000,000 - - - $2,000,000
Dellavedova Matthew Dellavedova PG 30 FA $1,620,564 1.48% $2,174,318 - - - $2,174,318
Hartenstein Isaiah Hartenstein C 22 FA $1,620,564 1.48% $1,620,564 - - - $1,620,564
Wade Dean Wade PF 24 ROS $1,517,981 1.39% $1,517,981 - - - $1,517,981
Stevens Lamar Stevens SF 23 ROS $652,366 0.60% $652,366 - - - $652,366
Kabengele Mfiondu Kabengele PF 23 ROS $158,433 0.15% $158,433 - - - $158,433

2020-21 Dead Money Cap

Cap breakdowns for players who have been traded or released. All count against the team's cap.

Player (11) Pos Cap Hit Cap Hit Pct League Cap
Drummond Andre Drummond C $27,957,238 25.62%
Smith J.R. Smith SG $1,456,667 1.33%
Tucker Rayjon Tucker SF $340,000 0.31%
Maker Thon Maker C $309,355 0.28%
Varejao Anderson Varejao PF $110,998 0.10%
Cook Quinn Cook PG $110,998 0.10%
Cook Quinn Cook PG $110,998 0.10%
Ferrell Yogi Ferrell PG $110,998 0.10%
Kabengele Mfiondu Kabengele PF $99,020 0.09%
Kabengele Mfiondu Kabengele PF $99,020 0.09%
Varejao Anderson Varejao PF $33,299 0.03%

2020 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.

Type Reason Used On Expires Original Available
Non-Taxpayer Mid-Level
Lamar Stevens
$652,366, Damyean Dotson
End-of-Season $9,258,000 $6,605,634
Bi-Annual
End-of-Season $3,623,000 $3,623,000
Trade
Isaac Okoro trade with CHI
7/6/2026 $1,000,000 $1,000,000
Trade
De'Andrew Hunter trade with SAC
2/1/2027 $6,897,984 $6,897,984
Trade
Darius Garland trade with LAC
2/4/2027 $263,397 $263,397
Trade
Lonzo Ball trade with UTA
2/5/2027 $10,000,000 $10,000,000

2020 Cap Totals

Cap Maximum Summary
Cap Maximum $109,140,000
Active Roster $95,788,697 26th
Dead Money $30,738,591 4th
Total Allocations $126,527,288 22nd
Space $-17,387,288 9th
1st Apron Summary
1st Apron Maximum $138,928,000
Total Allocations $128,364,788 -
Space $10,563,212 -
2nd Apron Summary
2nd Apron Maximum $0
Total Allocations $128,364,788 -
Space $-128,364,788 -

2020 Deadlines

Deadline Date Player Type Value
6/29/2026 Craig Porter Jr.
GUARANTEED
2026-27 Guaranteed
$2,406,205
6/29/2026 Olivier Sarr
RFA / QO
2026-27 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way
6/29/2026 Thomas Bryant
GUARANTEED
2025-26 Guaranteed
$3,287,409
7/6/2026 Klay Thompson
EXTENSION ELIGIBLE
2026-27 Extension Eligible
10/31/2026 Jaylon Tyson
CLUB
2027-28 Club Option
$5,641,500
1/10/2027 Craig Porter Jr.
CLUB
2026-27 Club Option — non-guaranteed
6/29/2027 Donovan Mitchell
PLAYER
2027-28 Player Option
$53,817,156
6/29/2027 Riley Minix
RFA / QO
2027-28 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way
6/29/2027 Dennis Schröder
GUARANTEED
2027-28 Guaranteed
$15,514,400
6/29/2027 Nae'qwan Tomlin
RFA / QO
2027-28 Qualifying Offer
6/29/2027 Tristan Enaruna
RFA / QO
2027-28 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way
7/1/2027 Jaylon Tyson
EXTENSION ELIGIBLE
2027-28 Extension Eligible
7/1/2027 Tyrese Proctor
EXTENSION ELIGIBLE
2027-28 Extension Eligible
7/6/2027 Sam Merrill
EXTENSION ELIGIBLE
2027-28 Extension Eligible
7/7/2027 Donovan Mitchell
EXTENSION ELIGIBLE
2027-28 Extension Eligible
7/7/2027 Dennis Schröder
EXTENSION ELIGIBLE
2027-28 Extension Eligible
7/22/2027 Evan Mobley
EXTENSION ELIGIBLE
2027-28 Extension Eligible
8/2/2027 Jarrett Allen
EXTENSION ELIGIBLE
2027-28 Extension Eligible
1/10/2028 Tyrese Proctor
GUARANTEED
2027-28 Guaranteed
$2,525,901
6/29/2028 Jaylon Tyson
RFA / QO
2028-29 Qualifying Offer
$8,648,420
6/29/2028 Tyrese Proctor
CLUB
2028-29 Club Option — non-guaranteed
1/10/2029 Tyrese Proctor
GUARANTEED
2028-29 Guaranteed
$2,735,698

Unsigned Draft Picks

Draft Year Player Pos Age Country College
2022 Khalifa Diop C 24 Senegal
2015 Arturas Gudaitis C 32 Lithuania
2011 Chukwudiebere Maduabum PF 34 Nigeria
2011 Milan Macvan SF 36 Croatia
2009 Sergey Gladyr SG 37 Ukraine
2007 Renaldas Seibutis SG 40 Lithuania
2006 Ejike Ugboaja F 40 Nigeria
2006 Edin Bavcic SF 41 Bosnia and Herzegovina

Future Draft Picks

2026

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
CLE
Less favorable of (i) less favorable of ATL and SAN and (ii) less favorable of (a) CLE and (b) more favorable of UTH 1-8 and MIN [or (ii) CLE if UTH not conveyable] then other to CLE if UTH does not convey 1st round pick to OKC in 2025; or More favorable of (i) less favorable of ATL and SAN and (ii) less favorable of (a) CLE and (b) more favorable of UTH and MIN then other to CLE if UTH conveys 1st round pick to OKC in 2025; more favorable of ATL and SAN to SAN (via UTH swap for MIN; via UTH swap of UTH or MIN for CLE; via SAN swap for ATL; via ATL swap of ATL or SAN for CLE, UTH or MIN)

2027

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
PHX
Least favorable of CLE, MIN and UTA to PHX then others to UTA (via UTA)

2028

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
CLE
Least favorable of CLE, ATL and UTA (via UTH swap for CLE; via ATL swap for CLE or UTH)
UTA    CLE
Or swap with CLE

2029

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
CHA
Least favorable of CLE, MIN 6-30 and UTA to PHX then others to UTA (via UTA to PHX)

2030

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
CLE

2031

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
CLE

2032

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
CLE

2026

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
LAC

2027

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
CHI
(via ATL to MIN)

2028

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
UTA

2029

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
ATL

2030

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
SAS

2031

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
UTA
More favorable of BOS and CLE then other to BOS (via CLE to ATL to BOS)

2032

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
UTA

TRANSACTIONS

Mar 03, 2026
Olivier Sarr, C

Signed a Two-Way contract with Cleveland (CLE)

Mar 03, 2026
Darius Brown II, G

Waived by Cleveland (CLE)

Feb 20, 2026
Emanuel Miller, SF

Waived by Cleveland (CLE)

Feb 20, 2026
Darius Brown II, G

Signed a Two-Way contract with Cleveland (CLE)

Feb 13, 2026
Riley Minix, SF

Signed a 2 year Two-Way contract with Cleveland (CLE)

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