New Orleans Pelicans

New Orleans Pelicans 2023-24 Salary Cap

Pelicans 2023-24 Salary Cap

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

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Player Option
Club Option
Non-Guaranteed
Estimate
Player (13) Pos. Cap Figure Base
Salary
Likely
Incent.
Unlikely
Incent.
Trade
Bonus
Cap
Figure
Cap %
Team
Cap %
League
Cash Remaining
(Guaranteed)
Notes
McCollum C.J. McCollum SG $35,802,469 $35,802,469 - - - $35,802,469 17.24 26.72 $99,802,468
($99,802,468)
Acquired via Trade
Ingram Brandon Ingram SF $33,833,400 $33,833,400 - - - $33,833,400 16.29 25.25 $69,849,600
($69,849,600)
Free Agent (Max) / Bird
Williamson Zion Williamson PF $33,500,000 $33,500,000 - - - $33,500,000 16.13 25.00 $194,300,000
($194,300,000)
Rk Extension / Bird
Valanciunas Jonas Valanciunas C $15,435,000 $15,435,000 - - - $15,435,000 7.43 11.52 $15,435,000
($15,435,000)
Vet Extension / Bird
Nance Jr. Larry Nance Jr. PF $10,375,000 $10,375,000 - - - $10,375,000 5.00 7.74 $21,580,000
($21,580,000)
Vet Extension / Bird
Daniels Dyson Daniels PG $5,784,120 $5,784,120 - - - $5,784,120 2.79 4.32 $19,551,349
($5,784,120)
Drafted / Rookie Scale
Lewis Jr. Kira Lewis Jr. PG $5,722,116 $5,722,116 - - - $5,722,116 2.76 4.27 $5,722,116
($5,722,116)
Drafted / Rookie Scale
Temple Garrett Temple SG $5,401,000 $5,401,000 - - - $5,401,000 2.60 4.03 $5,401,000
($0)
Acquired via Trade
G'teed: $0
Murphy III Trey Murphy III SF $3,359,280 $3,359,280 - - - $3,359,280 1.62 2.51 $8,519,135
($3,359,280)
Drafted / Rookie Scale
Hernangomez Willy Hernangomez C $2,559,942 $2,559,942 - - - $2,559,942 1.23 1.91 $2,559,942
($2,559,942)
Free Agent / Non-Bird
Marshall Naji Marshall SF $1,930,681 $1,930,681 - - - $1,930,681 0.93 1.44 $1,930,681
($1,930,681)
RoS / NT-MLE
Alvarado Jose Alvarado PG $1,836,096 $1,836,096 - - - $1,836,096 0.88 1.37 $3,824,694
($0)
RoS / NT-MLE
G'teed: $0
Jones Herbert Jones SF $1,836,096 $1,836,096 - - - $1,836,096 0.88 1.37 $1,836,096
($1,836,096)
Drafted / NT-MLE


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 (2) Pos.
LiddellE.J. Liddell PF          
SeabronDereon Seabron SG          


2023-24 Cap Holds

Cap holds represent "placeholders" for pending free agents, unsigned draft picks, offer sheets, etc... Since the Pelicans 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 (6) Pos. Qualifying Offer Likely Incent. Unlikely Incent. Trade Kicker Cap Figure Rights
HayesJaxson Hayes C $7,744,600 $20,409,036 Restricted Bird
RichardsonJosh Richardson SG - $18,294,141 Bird
SnellTony Snell SG - $1,989,698 Non-Bird
ClarkGary Clark PF - $1,774,999 Non-Bird
HarperJared Harper PG - $1,774,999 Two-Way
NunnallyJames Nunnally SF - $1,774,999 Two-Way
Round 1, Pick #14       $4,246,200  


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 ($169,000,000) 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 ($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
Non-Taxpayer Mid-Level
$12,221,000 $12,221,000
Bi-Annual
$4,448,000 $4,448,000


2023-24 Luxury Tax Totals

Denotes the Pelicans 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 $157,375,200
Current Luxury Tax Space $4,624,800


2023-24 New Orleans Pelicans Salary Cap Totals

The Pelicans 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 $157,375,200
Cap Holds $50,264,072
Total Cap Allocations $207,639,272
Salary Cap Maximum
2023 NBA Salary Cap Max $134,000,000
Current Cap Space $-73,639,272
"Super Tax" Apron
2023 NBA Super-Tax Apron $179,500,000
Super-Tax Apron Space $22,124,800
 

2023-24 Practical Cap Space

Available Practical Cap Space: $-17,002,403 — $-17,984,009

$-17,002,403
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.

$-17,984,009
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
6/29/2023 Dereon Seabron 2024-25 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way $1,923,495
6/29/2023 Willy Hernangomez 2023-24 Club Option $2,559,942
6/29/2023 Herbert Jones 2023-24 Club Option $1,836,096
6/29/2023 Naji Marshall 2023-24 Club Option $1,930,681
6/30/2023 Jaxson Hayes 2023-24 Qualifying Offer $7,744,600
6/30/2023 Garrett Temple 2023-24 Guaranteed $5,401,000
10/31/2023 Trey Murphy III 2024-25 Club Option $5,159,855
10/31/2023 Dyson Daniels 2024-25 Club Option $6,059,520
1/10/2024 Jose Alvarado 2023-24 Guaranteed $1,836,096
6/29/2024 Jose Alvarado 2024-25 Club Option
6/29/2024 E.J. Liddell 2024-25 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way $1,923,495
6/30/2024 Kira Lewis Jr. 2024-25 Qualifying Offer $7,913,687
10/31/2024 Dyson Daniels 2025-26 Club Option $7,707,709
1/10/2025 Jose Alvarado 2024-25 Guaranteed $1,988,598
6/30/2025 Trey Murphy III 2025-26 Qualifying Offer $7,285,716
6/29/2026 Dyson Daniels 2026-27 Qualifying Offer $10,389,992




Unsigned Draft Picks

Draft Year Player Age Position Country College
2010 Latavious Williams 34 SF USA
2022 Karlo Matkovic 22 PF BIH


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
NOP
NOP right to defer to 2025
MIL    NOP
NOP right to swap
NOP    MIL
NOP right to swap with MIL
2025
LAL    NOP
LAL pick if LAL conveys pick to NOP in 2024; NOP pick if NOP defers LAL pick to 2025
NOP
1-4
NYK
5-30 (via NOP to POR to DET)
NOP
2026
MIL    NOP
NOP right to swap
NOP    MIL
NOP right to swap with MIL
2027
NOP
NOP
2028
NOP
2029
NOP
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
NOP
Less favorable of CHI and NOP then other to SAS (via CHI to NOP)
2025
MEM
2026
SAS
Less favorable of NOP and POR then other to DET ((via NOP to POR to NOP) via POR to DET)
2027
CHA
More favorable of NOP and POR to CHA then other to POR (via POR)
2028
SAS
2029
SAS