Minnesota Timberwolves

Minnesota Timberwolves 2020-21 Salary Cap

Timberwolves 2020-21 Salary Cap

An updated look at the Minnesota Timberwolves 2020 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 (14) Pos. Cap Figure Base
Salary
Likely
Incent.
Unlikely
Incent.
Trade
Bonus
Cap
Figure
Cap %
Team
Cap %
League
Notes
Towns Karl-Anthony Towns C $29,467,800 $29,467,800 - - - $29,467,800 18.51 27.00 Rk Extension / Bird
Russell D'Angelo Russell PG $28,649,250 $28,649,250 - - - $28,649,250 18.00 26.25 Acquired via Trade
G'teed: $0
Rubio Ricky Rubio PG $17,000,000 $17,000,000 - - - $17,000,000 10.68 15.58 Acquired via Trade
Beasley Malik Beasley SG $13,425,895 $13,325,895 - - - $13,425,895 8.43 12.30 Free Agent / Bird
SEI-Hamstring
Edwards Anthony Edwards SG $9,757,440 $9,757,440 - - - $9,757,440 6.13 8.94 Drafted / Rookie Scale
Hernangomez Juancho Hernangomez PF $6,493,000 $5,718,000 $775,000 - - $6,493,000 4.08 5.95 Free Agent / Bird
Culver Jarrett Culver SG $6,104,280 $6,104,280 - - - $6,104,280 3.83 5.59 Drafted / Rookie Scale
Davis Ed Davis C $5,005,350 $5,005,350 - - - $5,005,350 3.14 4.59 Acquired via Trade
Layman Jake Layman SF $3,761,085 $3,761,085 - - - $3,761,085 2.36 3.45 Acquired via Trade
Okogie Josh Okogie SG $2,651,040 $2,651,040 - - - $2,651,040 1.67 2.43 Drafted / Rookie Scale
McDaniels Jaden McDaniels PF $1,964,760 $1,964,760 - - - $1,964,760 1.23 1.80 Drafted / Rookie Scale
Vanderbilt Jarred Vanderbilt PF $1,663,861 $1,663,861 - - - $1,663,861 1.05 1.52 Acquired via Trade
Nowell Jaylen Nowell SG $1,517,981 $1,517,981 - - - $1,517,981 0.95 1.39 Drafted / NT-MLE
Reid Naz Reid C $1,517,981 $1,517,981 - - - $1,517,981 0.95 1.39 / NT-MLE


2020-21 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 (1) Pos.
McLaughlinJordan McLaughlin PG          


2020-21 Dead/Retained Cap

Cap breakdowns for players who have been released or served 10-day contracts. All count against the team's Total Cap Allocations.

Player (1) Pos. Base Salary Likely
Incent.
Unlikely
Incent.
Trade Bonus Cap Figure Cap % Notes
AldrichCole Aldrich C $685,340 - - - $685,340 0.43 Waived


2020-21 Cap Holds

Cap holds represent "placeholders" for pending free agents, unsigned draft picks, offer sheets, etc... Since the Timberwolves 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 (2) Pos. Qualifying Offer Likely Incent. Unlikely Incent. Trade Kicker Cap Figure Rights
TurnerEvan Turner SF - $27,909,834 Bird
BrooksAaron Brooks PG - $1,620,564


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.

Non-Taxpayer Mid-Level Exception Details is awarded annually to teams who are above the cap but below the Luxury Tax Apron ($138,928,000) and can be used for contracts up to 4 years in length.

Bi-Annual Exception Details is available to any teams who are below the Luxury Tax Apron ($138,928,000), 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
Non-Taxpayer Mid-Level
$9,258,000 $9,258,000
Bi-Annual
$3,623,000 $3,623,000
Trade
2/10/2025
Troy Brown Jr. trade with DET
$4,000,000 $4,000,000


2020-21 Luxury Tax Totals

Denotes the Timberwolves current standing in terms of the luxury tax threshold. Teams that spend over the threshold pay fines (estimated below).

Type Totals
2020 NBA Luxury Tax Threshold $132,627,000
Total Taxable Salaries $129,024,393
Current Luxury Tax Space $3,602,607


2020-21 Minnesota Timberwolves Salary Cap Totals

The Timberwolves 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 $128,979,723
Dead Money $685,340
Cap Holds $29,530,398
Total Cap Allocations $159,195,461
Salary Cap Maximum
2020 NBA Salary Cap Max $109,140,000
Current Cap Space $-50,055,461




Deadlines

Deadline Date Player Type Value
6/28/2024 Josh Minott 2024-25 Guaranteed $2,019,699
6/29/2024 Jaden McDaniels 2024-25 Qualifying Offer $5,813,085
6/29/2024 Daishen Nix 2024-25 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way $1,867,722
6/29/2024 Luka Garza 2024-25 Qualifying Offer $1,867,722
6/29/2024 Anthony Edwards 2024-25 Qualifying Offer — voided via extension $17,595,263
6/30/2024 Troy Brown Jr. 2024-25 Guaranteed $4,000,000
10/31/2024 Wendell Moore Jr. 2025-26 Club Option $4,574,283
6/29/2025 Jaylen Clark 2025-26 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way $2,180,149
6/29/2025 Josh Minott 2025-26 Club Option $2,187,451
6/29/2025 Rudy Gobert 2025-26 Player Option $46,655,173
6/30/2025 Leonard Miller 2025-26 Guaranteed $2,221,677
6/30/2025 Naz Reid 2025-26 Player Option $15,022,464
6/29/2026 Leonard Miller 2026-27 Club Option — non-guaranteed
6/29/2026 Wendell Moore Jr. 2026-27 Qualifying Offer $6,751,642
6/30/2026 Leonard Miller 2026-27 Guaranteed $2,406,205
6/29/2027 Karl-Anthony Towns 2027-28 Player Option $62,062,000




Unsigned Draft Picks

Draft Year Player Age Position Country College
2009 Henk Norel 36 C NLD
2010 Paulao Prestes 36 C BRA
2022 Matteo Spagnolo 21 PG ITA


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
MIN
2025
UTA
2026
MIN    UTA
UTH right to swap with MIN
2027
UTA
2028
MIN
2029
MIN
Top-5 Protected
UTA
6-30
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
MIN
Less favorable of MEM and WAS then other to DET ((via OKC to WAS) via LAL to MIN)
DEN
Less favorable of CHA and MIN then other to POR (via MIN to OKC to DEN to POR; via OKC to DEN)
2025
ATL
via HOU
MIN
2026
MIN
Least favorable of IND, MIA and SAS to MIN
NYK
Less favorable of MIN and NYK to NYK then other to DET
2027
HOU
2028
SAS
2029
MIN    UTA
MIN pick if MIN conveys 1st to UTA in 2029; UTA pick if MIN does not convey 1st to UTA in 2029