Player (10)	Pos.	Cap Figure	Base Salary	Likely Incent.	Unlikely Incent.	Trade Bonus	Cap Figure	Cap % Team	Cap % League	Cash Remaining (Guaranteed)	Notes
Jokic Nikola Jokic	C	$46,900,000	$46,900,000	-	-	-	$46,900,000	23.41	35.00	$272,020,000 ($271,642,000)	Vet Extension / Bird
Murray Jamal Murray	PG	$33,833,400	$33,833,400	-	-	-	$33,833,400	16.89	25.25	$69,849,600 ($69,849,600)	Rk Extension / Bird
Porter Jr. Michael Porter Jr.	SF	$33,386,850	$33,386,850	-	-	-	$33,386,850	16.67	24.92	$148,386,000 ($119,579,850)	Rk Extension / Bird
Gordon Aaron Gordon	PF	$21,666,182	$21,266,182	$400,000	$800,000	-	$21,666,182	10.82	16.17	$66,949,092 ($66,949,092)	Vet Extension / Bird
Caldwell-Pope Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	SG	$14,704,938	$14,704,938	-	-	-	$14,704,938	7.34	10.97	$30,145,123 ($30,145,123)	Vet Extension / Bird
Brown Jr. Bruce Brown Jr.	SG	$6,802,950	$6,802,950	-	-	-	$6,802,950	3.40	5.08	$6,802,950 ($6,802,950)	Free Agent / T-MLE
Nnaji Zeke Nnaji	PF	$4,306,281	$4,306,281	-	-	-	$4,306,281	2.15	3.21	$4,306,281 ($0)	Drafted / Rookie Scale G'teed: $0
Braun Christian Braun	SG	$2,949,120	$2,949,120	-	-	-	$2,949,120	1.47	2.20	$10,960,557 ($2,949,120)	Drafted / Rookie Scale
Watson Peyton Watson	SG	$2,303,520	$2,303,520	-	-	-	$2,303,520	1.15	1.72	$9,073,556 ($2,303,520)	Drafted / Rookie Scale
Cancar Vlatko Cancar	PF	$2,234,359	$2,234,359	-	-	-	$2,234,359	1.12	1.67	$4,580,965 ($2,234,359)	Free Agent / Bird

2023-24 Cap Holds

Cap holds represent "placeholders" for pending free agents, unsigned draft picks, offer sheets, etc... Since the Nuggets 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 (11)	Pos.	Qualifying Offer	Likely Incent.	Unlikely Incent.	Trade Kicker	Cap Figure	Rights
SmithIshmael Smith	PG	-				$6,142,500	Early Bird
GreenJeff Green	PF	-				$5,850,000	Early Bird
BryantThomas Bryant	C	-				$1,989,698	Non-Bird
CousinsDeMarcus Cousins	C	-				$1,989,698	Non-Bird
DanielsTroy Daniels	SG	-				$1,989,698	Non-Bird
JacksonReggie Jackson	PG	-				$1,989,698	Non-Bird
JeffersonRichard Jefferson	SF	-				$1,989,698	Non-Bird
JordanDeAndre Jordan	C	-				$1,989,698	Non-Bird
GillespieCollin Gillespie	PG	$1,774,999				$1,774,999	Two-Way
WhiteJack White	SF	$1,774,999				$1,774,999	Two-Way
HowardMarkus Howard	PG	-				$1,774,999	Two-Way
Incomplete Roster Charge	2 spots	2 spots				$1,963,212
Round 2, Pick #40						-

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.

Taxpayer Mid-Level Exception Details is awarded annually to teams who are above the cap and above the Luxury Tax Apron ($169,000,000) and can be used for contracts up to 3 years in length.

Bi-Annual Exception Details is available to any teams who are below the Luxury Tax Apron ($169,000,000), 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
Taxpayer Mid-Level		$5,000,000	$5,000,000
Bi-Annual		$4,448,000	$4,448,000
Trade 7/06/2023	Monte Morris trade with WAS	$9,125,000	$9,125,000
Trade 7/06/2023	Will Barton trade with WAS	$370,297	$370,297
Trade 2/09/2024	Bones Hyland trade with LAC	$2,201,520	$2,201,520
Trade 2/09/2024	Davon Reed trade with LAL	$1,902,133	$1,902,133

2023-24 Luxury Tax Totals

Denotes the Nuggets 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		$162,000,000
Total Taxable Salaries		$169,087,600
Current Luxury Tax Space		$-7,087,600
Est. Luxury Tax Bill		$11,153,302

2023-24 Denver Nuggets Salary Cap Totals

The Nuggets 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	$169,087,600
Cap Holds	$31,218,897
Total Salaries	$200,306,497
2023 NBA Salary Cap Max	$134,000,000
Actual Cap Max Space	$-66,306,497

Cap Type	Cap Total
Active Roster Cap	$169,087,600
Cap Holds	$31,218,897
Total Cap Allocations	$200,306,497
Salary Cap Maximum
2023 NBA Salary Cap Max	$134,000,000
Current Cap Space	$-66,306,497
"Super Tax" Apron
2023 NBA Super-Tax Apron	$179,500,000
Super-Tax Apron Space	$9,612,400

 

2023-24 Practical Cap Space

Available Practical Cap Space:

$-37,050,812 — $-31,229,468

$-37,050,812

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.

$-31,229,468

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
6/21/2023	Bruce Brown Jr.	2023-24 Player Option	$6,802,950
6/29/2023	Jack White	2023-24 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way	$1,774,999
6/29/2023	Collin Gillespie	2023-24 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way	$1,774,999
10/31/2023	Peyton Watson	2024-25 Club Option	$2,413,560
10/31/2023	Christian Braun	2024-25 Club Option	$3,089,640
6/29/2024	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	2024-25 Player Option	$15,440,185
6/29/2024	Vlatko Cancar	2024-25 Club Option	$2,346,606
6/30/2024	Zeke Nnaji	2024-25 Qualifying Offer	$6,235,495
10/31/2024	Peyton Watson	2025-26 Club Option	$4,356,476
10/31/2024	Christian Braun	2025-26 Club Option	$4,921,797
6/29/2025	Aaron Gordon	2025-26 Player Option	$22,841,455
6/29/2026	Peyton Watson	2026-27 Qualifying Offer	$6,534,714
6/29/2027	Nikola Jokic	2027-28 Player Option	$61,908,000

Unsigned Draft Picks

Draft Year	Player	Age	Position	Country	College
2012	Izzet Turkyilmaz	33	C	TUR
2022	Ismael Kamagate	22	C	FRA
2003	Sani Bečirovič	42	SG	SVN
2003	Xue Yuyang	40	PF	CHN

Future Draft Picks

• Round 1
• Round 2