Cleveland Cavaliers

Cleveland Cavaliers 2023 Salary Cap

Cavaliers 2023 Salary Cap

   
%: Pct of League Cap
Player Option
Club Option

Active Roster

Players (21) Pos. Age 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29
Garland Darius Garland
5 yr, $197,230,450 (AAV: $39.45M)
Extension / Designated Rookie
PG 24 0$34,005,250
25.0%
0$36,725,670
25.9%
0$39,446,090
25.3%
0$42,166,510
24.5%
0$44,886,930
23.7%
0UFA
$53.86M
Bird
Mitchell Donovan Mitchell
5 yr, $163,000,300 (AAV: $32.60M)
Extension / Designated Rookie
SG 27
Ext. Eligible
0$33,162,030
24.4%
0$35,410,310
24.9%
0$37,096,620
PLAYER
23.7%
0UFA
$39.10M
Bird
   
Allen Jarrett Allen
5 yr, $100,000,000 (AAV: $20.00M)
Free Agent
C 25 0$20,000,000
14.7%
0$20,000,000
14.1%
0$20,000,000
12.8%
0UFA
$30.00M
Bird
   
LeVert Caris LeVert
2 yr, $32,000,000 (AAV: $16.00M)
Free Agent
SG 29 0$15,384,616
11.3%
0$16,615,384
11.7%
0UFA
$24.92M
Bird
     
Strus Max Strus
4 yr, $62,297,040 (AAV: $15.57M)
Free agent / Sign-and-Trade
SG 27 0$14,487,684
10.7%
0$15,212,068
10.7%
0$15,936,452
10.2%
0$16,660,836
9.7%
0UFA
$24.99M
Bird
 
Okoro Isaac Okoro
4 yr, $29,083,315 (AAV: $7.27M)
1st-Round / Rookie Scale
SG 23
Ext. Eligible
0$8,920,795
CLUB
6.6%
0RFA
$11.83M
Bird
       
Mobley Evan Mobley
4 yr, $36,664,177 (AAV: $9.17M)
1st-Round / Rookie Scale
PF 22 0$8,882,640
CLUB
6.5%
Ext. Eligible
0$11,227,657
CLUB
7.9%
0RFA
$28.07M
Bird
     
Niang Georges Niang
3 yr, $25,500,000 (AAV: $8.50M)
Free Agent
PF 30 0$8,800,000
6.5%
0$8,500,000
6.0%
0$8,200,000
5.3%
0UFA
$15.58M
Bird
   
Rubio Ricky Rubio
3 yr, $18,439,026 (AAV: $6.15M)
Free Agent
PG 33 0$6,146,342
4.5%
0$6,439,025
4.5%
0UFA
$12.23M
Bird
     
Wade Dean Wade
3 yr, $18,500,000 (AAV: $6.17M)
Extension / Veteran
PF 27 0$5,709,877
4.2%
0$6,166,667
4.3%
0$6,623,456
$4.6M GTD
4.2%
0UFA
$12.58M
Bird
   
Jones Damian Jones
2 yr, $4,885,050 (AAV: $2.44M)
Free Agent
C 28 0$2,586,665
PLAYER
1.9%
0UFA
$2.12M
Early Birdc
       
Jerome Ty Jerome
2 yr, $5,000,000 (AAV: $2.50M)
Free Agent
SG 26 0$2,439,025
1.8%
0$2,560,975
1.8%
0UFA
$3.33M
Early Bird
     
Thompson Tristan Thompson
1 yr, $3,196,448 (AAV: $3.20M)
Free Agent
C 32 0$2,019,706
$2k GTD
1.5%
0UFA
$2.22M
Non-Bird
       
Smith Zhaire Smith
1 yr, $2,019,706 (AAV: $2.02M)
exhibit-10
SG 24 0$2,019,706
$0M GTD
1.5%
0RFA
$2.73M
       
Merrill Sam Merrill
3 yr, $5,012,231 (AAV: $1.67M)
Rest-of-Season
SG 27 0$1,997,238
$0M GTD
1.5%
0$2,164,993
$0M GTD
1.5%
0UFA
$2.23M
Bird
     
Cooper Sharife Cooper
1 yr, $1,801,769 (AAV: $1.80M)
exhibit-10
PG 22 0$1,801,769
$0M GTD
1.3%
0RFA
$2.43M
Non-Bird
       
Nance Pete Nance
1 yr, $1,119,563 (AAV: $1.12M)
exhibit-10
PF 23 0$1,119,563
$0M GTD
0.8%
0RFA
$2.18M
Non-Bird
       
Powell Justin Powell
1 yr, $1,119,563 (AAV: $1.12M)
exhibit-10
SG 22 0$1,119,563
$0M GTD
0.8%
0RFA
$2.18M
Non-Bird
       
Bates Emoni Bates
1 yr
Two-Way
SG 20 0Two-Way
 
 
0RFA
$1.98M
Two-Way
       
Mobley Isaiah Mobley
1 yr
Two-Way
PF 23 0Two-Way
 
 
0RFA
$1.98M
Two-Way
       
Porter Jr. Craig Porter Jr.
2 yr
Two-Way
G 23 0Two-Way
 
 
0Two-Way
 
 
0RFA
$2.44M
Two-Way
     
   

Cap Holds

Cap holds represent "placeholders" for pending free agents, unsigned draft picks, offer sheets, etc.

Players (5) Pos. Age 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29
Davis Ed Davis C 34 0UFA
$2.02M
Non-Bird
0UFA
$2.22M
Non-Bird
0UFA
$2.44M
Non-Bird
0UFA
$2.69M
Non-Bird
0UFA
$2.96M
Non-Bird
0UFA
$3.25M
Non-Bird
Neto Raul Neto PG 31 0UFA
$2.02M
Non-Bird
         
Rondo Rajon Rondo PG 37 0UFA
$2.02M
Non-Bird
0UFA
$2.22M
Non-Bird
0UFA
$2.44M
Non-Bird
0UFA
$2.69M
Non-Bird
0UFA
$2.96M
Non-Bird
0UFA
$3.25M
Non-Bird
Diakite Mamadi Diakite PF 27 0UFA
$1.80M
Two-Way
         
Goodwin Brandon Goodwin PG 28 0UFA
$1.80M
Two-Way
0UFA
$1.98M
Two-Way
0UFA
$2.18M
Two-Way
0UFA
$2.40M
Two-Way
0UFA
$2.64M
Two-Way
0UFA
$2.90M
Two-Way

Summary

2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29
Cap Summary
Cap Maximum $136,021,000 $142,000,000 $156,200,000 $171,820,000 $189,002,000 $207,902,000
Active Roster Cap $170,602,469 $170,545,647 $127,302,618 $58,827,346 $44,886,930 -
Dead/Retained Cap - - - - - -
Cap Holds $9,662,656 $26,563,983 $80,294,896 $105,034,868 $33,543,360 $63,271,632
Total Cap Allocations $180,265,125 $197,109,630 $207,597,514 $163,862,214 $78,430,290 $63,271,632
Cap Space $-44,244,125 $-55,109,630 $-51,397,514 $7,957,786 $110,571,710 $144,630,368
Hard-Cap Space Not Hard-Capped
Super-Tax Space
Tax Summary
Tax Threshold $165,294,000 $172,000,000 $189,200,000 $208,120,000 $228,932,000 $251,825,000
Taxable Salaries $172,620,692 $170,545,647 $127,302,618 $58,827,346 $44,886,930 $0
Tax Space $-7,326,692 $1,454,353 $61,897,382 $149,292,654 $184,045,070 $251,825,000
Tax Bill (Estimated)
$11,571,713
- - - - -


Exceptions

Exceptions are essentially "grants" offering teams an additional way to sign players.

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




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

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
2024
CLE
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
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
2024
IND
More favorable of CLE and UTA to NYK then other to IND or LAC ((via UTA swap for CLE) via CLE)
HOU
31-55 (via ATL)
CLE
56-60 (via ATL to HOU)
2025
CLE
CLE
2026
CLE
2027
CLE
CLE
2028
CLE
2029
CLE