Denver Nuggets 2025-26 Financial Summary

A current summary of Denver Nuggets 2025-26 player cap & cash figures.

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Total Cap

$200,743,895 / 11th

Cap Space

$-46,096,895 / 20th

Projected Cash Payroll

$192,006,289 / 12th

Cash Total

$192,006,289 / 12th

2025-26 Active Roster

Non-Guaranteed
  Player (15) Pos Age Cap Hit Cap Hit Pct League Cap Apron Salary Luxury Tax Cash Total Cash Guaranteed Free Agent Year
1
 Jokic Nikola Jokic C 30 $55,224,526 35.71% $55,224,526 $55,224,526 $55,224,526 $55,224,526 2028
2
 Murray Jamal Murray PG 28 $46,394,100 30.00% $46,394,100 $46,394,100 $46,394,100 $46,394,100 2029
3
 Gordon Aaron Gordon PF 30 $22,841,455 14.77% $24,041,455 $22,841,455 $22,841,455 $22,841,455 2029
4
 Johnson Cameron Johnson SF 29 $21,057,065 13.62% $24,652,174 $21,057,065 $20,543,478 $20,543,478 2027
5
 Valanciunas Jonas Valanciunas C 33 $10,395,000 6.72% $10,395,000 $10,395,000 $10,395,000 $10,395,000 2027
6
 Nnaji Zeke Nnaji PF 25 $8,177,778 5.29% $8,177,778 $8,177,778 $8,177,778 $8,177,778 2028
7
 Braun Christian Braun SG 24 $4,921,797 3.18% $4,921,797 $4,921,797 $4,921,797 $4,921,797 2031
8
 Watson Peyton Watson SG 23 $4,356,476 2.82% $4,356,476 $4,356,476 $4,356,476 $4,356,476 2026
9
 Holmes II DaRon Holmes II PF 23 $3,218,760 2.08% $3,218,760 $3,218,760 $3,218,760 $3,218,760 2028
10
 Strawther Julian Strawther SF 23 $2,674,200 1.73% $2,674,200 $2,674,200 $2,674,200 $2,674,200 2027
11
 Hardaway Jr. Tim Hardaway Jr. SG 33 $2,296,274 1.48% $2,296,274 $2,296,274 $3,634,153 $3,634,153 2026
12
 Brown Jr. Bruce Brown Jr. SG 29 $2,296,274 1.48% $2,296,274 $2,296,274 $3,080,921 $3,080,921 2026
13
 Pickett Jalen Pickett PG 26 $2,221,677 1.44% $2,221,677 $2,221,677 $2,221,677 - 2027
14
 Jones Spencer Jones SF 24 $623,967 0.40% $623,967 $699,440 $623,967 $623,967 2026
15
 Jones Tyus Jones PG 29 $514,682 0.33% $514,682 $514,682 $814,552 $814,552 2026

2025-26 Cap Hold

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

  Player (6) Pos Age Cap Hit Cap Hit Pct League Cap          
1
 Jefferson Richard Jefferson SF 45 $2,296,274 1.48% Non-Bird
2
 Cousins DeMarcus Cousins C 35 $2,296,274 1.48% Non-Bird
3
 Holiday Justin Holiday SG 36 $2,296,274 1.48% Non-Bird
4
 Daniels Troy Daniels SG 34 $2,296,274 1.48% Non-Bird
5
 Cancar Vlatko Cancar PF 28 $2,296,274 1.48% Bird
6
 Howard Markus Howard PG 26 $2,048,494 1.32% Two-Way

2025 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
End-of-Season $14,104,000 $14,104,000
Bi-Annual
End-of-Season $5,135,000 $5,135,000
Trade
Michael Porter Jr. trade with BKN
Jonas Valanciunas, $10,395,000
 7/8/2026 $17,275,985 $6,880,985
Trade
Dario Saric trade with SAC
 7/13/2026 $5,426,400 $5,426,400
Trade
Hunter Tyson trade with BKN
 2/5/2027 $2,221,677 $2,221,677

2025 Cap Totals

Cap Maximum Summary
Cap Maximum $154,647,000
Active Roster $187,214,031 10th
Cap Hold $13,529,864 10th
Total Allocations $200,743,895 11th
Space $-46,096,895 20th
1st Apron Summary
1st Apron Maximum $195,945,000
Total Allocations $192,009,140 -
Space $3,935,860 -
2nd Apron Summary
2nd Apron Maximum $207,824,000
Total Allocations $192,009,140 -
Space $15,814,860 -

2025 Tax Totals

Tax Summary
Tax Threshold $187,895,000
Total Allocations $187,289,504 13th
Space $605,496 18th
Ext. Luxury Tax Bill - Repeater
This team is considered a repeat tax offender which means they've been over the luxury tax threshold three of the last four years.
 $0 -

2025 Deadlines

Deadline Date Player Type Value
6/29/2026 David Roddy
RFA / QO
2026-27 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way
6/29/2026 Spencer Jones
RFA / QO
2026-27 Qualifying Offer
6/29/2026 Curtis Jones
RFA / QO
2026-27 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way
6/29/2026 Jonas Valanciunas
GUARANTEED
2026-27 Guaranteed 		$10,000,000
6/29/2026 Jalen Pickett
CLUB
2026-27 Club Option 		$2,406,205
6/29/2026 Peyton Watson
RFA / QO
2026-27 Qualifying Offer 		$6,534,714
7/6/2026 Jonas Valanciunas
EXTENSION ELIGIBLE
2026-27 Extension Eligible
10/21/2026 Zeke Nnaji
EXTENSION ELIGIBLE
2026-27 Extension Eligible
10/31/2026 DaRon Holmes II
CLUB
2027-28 Club Option 		$5,547,138
6/29/2027 Nikola Jokic
PLAYER
2027-28 Player Option 		$62,832,000
6/29/2027 Zeke Nnaji
PLAYER
2027-28 Player Option 		$7,466,667
6/29/2027 Julian Strawther
RFA / QO
2027-28 Qualifying Offer 		$7,723,090
6/29/2027 K.J. Simpson
RFA / QO
2027-28 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way
9/7/2027 Jamal Murray
EXTENSION ELIGIBLE
2027-28 Extension Eligible
10/1/2027 Aaron Gordon
EXTENSION ELIGIBLE
2027-28 Extension Eligible
6/29/2028 Aaron Gordon
PLAYER
2028-29 Player Option 		$37,094,523
6/29/2028 DaRon Holmes II
2028-29 		$8,586,971
10/1/2028 Christian Braun
EXTENSION ELIGIBLE
2028-29 Extension Eligible

2025 Unsigned Draft Picks

Draft Year Player Pos Age Country College
2012 Izzet Turkyilmaz C 35 Turkey
2003 Xue Yuyang PF 43 China
2003 Sani Bečirovič SG 44 Slovenia

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
DEN
Not Tradable, owe 2027 to OKC

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
DEN
If 1-5
OKC
If 6-30

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
DEN
If 1-5 if not already settled with OKC
OKC
If 6-30 if not already settled

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
DEN
If 1-5 if not already settled with OKC or 1-5 if DEN conveys 1st to OKC by 2027
OKC
If 6-30 if not already settled or 6-30 if DEN conveys 1st to OKC by 2027

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
DEN
If 1-5 if not already settled with OKC or 1-5 if DEN conveys 1st to OKC by 2028
OKC
If 6-30 if not already settled or 6-30 if DEN conveys 1st to OKC by 2028

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
DEN

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
BKN

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
DEN
Less favorable of ATL and LAC then other to BKN (via GSW to BKN)
CHI
Less favorable of DEN and GSW then other to CHA (via DEN to PHX to CHA; via GOS to ATL to OKC to NYK to CHA; via CHA to PHX to MIN)

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
UTA
(via CLE to CHI to BOS to UTA)

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
DEN
If 31-33
WAS
If 34-60 (via SAS to SAC)

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
CHA
If DEN conveys 1st to OKC by 2029

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
OKC
(via CHA)

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
CHI
(via PHX to CHA)

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
BKN

TRANSACTIONS

Mar 05, 2026
Tyus Jones, PG

Signed a Rest-of-Season contract with Denver (DEN)

Mar 04, 2026
David Roddy, PF

Signed a Two-Way contract with Denver (DEN)

Mar 04, 2026
Tamar Bates, G

Waived by Denver (DEN)

Feb 19, 2026
K.J. Simpson, PG

Signed a 2 year Two-Way contract with Denver (DEN)

Feb 19, 2026
Spencer Jones, SF

Signed a Rest-of-Season contract with Denver (DEN) via converted Two-Way

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