Milwaukee Bucks

Milwaukee Bucks 2023-24 Salary Cap

Bucks 2023-24 Salary Cap

An updated look at the Milwaukee Bucks 2023 salary cap table, including team cap space, dead cap figures, and complete breakdowns of player cap hits, salaries, and bonuses.

Player Option
Club Option
Non-Guaranteed
Estimate
Player (15) Pos. Cap Figure Base
Salary
Likely
Incent.
Unlikely
Incent.
Trade
Bonus
Cap
Figure
Cap %
Team
Cap %
League
Cash Remaining
(Guaranteed)
Notes
Antetokounmpo Giannis Antetokounmpo PF $45,640,084 $45,640,084 - - - $45,640,084 24.24 33.55 $270,311,160
($270,311,160)
Vet Extension / Bird
Lillard Damian Lillard PG $45,640,084 $45,640,084 - - - $45,640,084 24.24 33.55 $207,340,560
($207,340,560)
Acquired via Trade
Middleton Khris Middleton SF $29,320,988 $28,703,704 $617,284 $2,345,679 - $29,320,988 15.57 21.56 $93,000,000
($93,000,000)
Free Agent / Bird
Lopez Brook Lopez C $25,000,000 $25,000,000 - - - $25,000,000 13.28 18.38 $48,000,000
($48,000,000)
Free Agent / Bird
Portis Bobby Portis PF $11,710,818 $11,710,818 - - - $11,710,818 6.22 8.61 $37,734,858
($37,734,858)
Free Agent / Early Bird
Connaughton Pat Connaughton SG $9,423,869 $9,423,869 - - - $9,423,869 5.01 6.93 $28,271,607
($28,271,607)
Vet Extension / Bird
Beauchamp MarJon Beauchamp SG $2,609,400 $2,609,400 - - - $2,609,400 1.39 1.92 $10,124,396
($5,343,120)
Drafted / Rookie Scale
Beverley Patrick Beverley PG $2,019,706 $3,196,448 - - - $2,019,706 1.07 1.48 $1,212,446
($3,196,448)
Acquired via Trade
Crowder Jae Crowder SF $2,019,706 $3,196,448 - - - $2,019,706 1.07 1.48 $3,196,448
($3,196,448)
Free Agent / Minimum
Beasley Malik Beasley SG $2,019,706 $2,709,849 - - - $2,019,706 1.07 1.48 $2,709,849
($2,709,849)
Free Agent / Minimum
Antetokounmpo Thanasis Antetokounmpo SF $2,019,706 $2,346,614 - - - $2,019,706 1.07 1.48 $2,346,614
($2,346,614)
Free Agent / Minimum
Green AJ Green SG $1,901,769 $1,901,769 - - - $1,901,769 1.01 1.40 $6,324,049
($1,801,769)
Free Agent / Non-Bird
G'teed: $1,801,769
Jackson Jr. Andre Jackson Jr. SG $1,119,563 $1,119,563 - - - $1,119,563 0.59 0.82 $7,639,302
($2,065,492)
Drafted / 2nd Round
Livingston Chris Livingston SF $1,119,563 $1,119,563 - - - $1,119,563 0.59 0.82 $7,639,302
($3,011,420)
Drafted / 2nd Round
Gallinari Danilo Gallinari PF $661,628 $1,047,112 - - - $661,628 0.35 0.49 $1,047,112
($1,047,112)
RoS / Minimum


2023-24 Two-Way

Players signed to Two-Way contracts that are currently designated to G-League affiliate. Two-way salaries do not count against a team's Total Cap/Tax Allocations.

Player (3) Pos.
GallowayJaylin Galloway F          
RollinsRyan Rollins SG          
Washington Jr.TyTy Washington Jr. PG          


2023-24 Cap Holds

Cap holds represent "placeholders" for pending free agents, unsigned draft picks, offer sheets, etc... Since the Bucks 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 (3) Pos. Qualifying Offer Likely Incent. Unlikely Incent. Trade Kicker Cap Figure Rights
DragicGoran Dragic PG - $2,019,706 Non-Bird
LeonardMeyers Leonard C - $2,019,706 Non-Bird
TeagueJeff Teague PG - $2,019,706 Non-Bird


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
2/10/2025
Robin Lopez trade with SAC
$2,019,706 $2,019,706
Trade
2/10/2025
Cameron Payne trade with PHI
$2,019,706 $2,019,706


2023-24 Luxury Tax Totals

Denotes the Bucks 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 $165,294,000
Total Taxable Salaries $182,226,590
Current Luxury Tax Space $-16,932,590
Est. Luxury Tax Bill $51,963,512


2023-24 Milwaukee Bucks Salary Cap Totals

The Bucks 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 Cap Total
Active Roster Cap $182,226,590
Cap Holds $6,059,118
Total Cap Allocations $188,285,708
Salary Cap Maximum
2023 NBA Salary Cap Max $136,021,000
Current Cap Space $-52,264,708
Second Apron
2023 NBA Second Apron $182,794,000
Second Apron Space $-1,778,269
 

2023-24 Practical Cap Space

Available Practical Cap Space: $-52,264,708 — $-46,205,590

$-52,264,708
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.

$-46,205,590
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
5/31/2024 Jordan Nwora 2023-24 Incentive Bonus — 2nd-Round of Playoffs - TBD $200,000
6/29/2024 TyTy Washington Jr. 2024-25 Qualifying Offer $1,867,722
7/08/2024 AJ Green 2024-25 Guaranteed $2,120,693
10/31/2024 MarJon Beauchamp 2025-26 Club Option $4,781,276
1/10/2025 Andre Jackson Jr. 2024-25 Guaranteed $1,891,857
6/29/2025 Jaylin Galloway 2025-26 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way $2,054,495
6/29/2025 Bobby Portis 2025-26 Player Option $13,445,754
6/29/2025 Ryan Rollins 2025-26 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way $2,054,495
6/29/2025 Khris Middleton 2025-26 Player Option $33,296,296
7/07/2025 Andre Jackson Jr. 2025-26 Guaranteed $2,221,677
7/08/2025 AJ Green 2025-26 Guaranteed $2,301,587
7/15/2025 Chris Livingston 2025-26 Guaranteed $2,221,677
6/29/2026 Andre Jackson Jr. 2026-27 Club Option
6/29/2026 Chris Livingston 2026-27 Club Option — non-guaranteed
6/29/2026 Damian Lillard 2026-27 Player Option $58,627,800
6/29/2026 MarJon Beauchamp 2026-27 Qualifying Offer $6,990,226
7/04/2026 Chris Livingston 2026-27 Guaranteed $2,406,205
7/07/2026 Andre Jackson Jr. 2026-27 Guaranteed $2,406,205
6/29/2027 Giannis Antetokounmpo 2027-28 Player Option $62,970,600




Unsigned Draft Picks

Draft Year Player Age Position Country College
2015 Dimitrios Agravanis 29 PF GRC
2022 Hugo Besson 22 PG FRA
1994 Andrei Fetisov 52 F RUS
1995 Eurelijus Žukauskas 50 C LTU


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
MIL    NOP
NOP right to swap
NOP    MIL
NOP right to swap with MIL
2025
NOP
1-4
NYK
5-30 (via NOP to POR to DET)
2026
MIL    NOP
NOP right to swap with MIL
NOP    MIL
NOP right to swap with MIL
2027
NOP
2028
MIL    NOP
NOP right to swap with MIL
2029
POR
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
MIL
via SAC
2025
CLE
2026
PHX
Least favorable of DET, MIL and ORL to PHX then others to ORL (via ORL)
2027
MIL
2028
OKC
via BKN to HOU
2029
DET
via BKN