Player (7)	Pos.	Cap Figure	Base Salary	Likely Incent.	Unlikely Incent.	Trade Bonus	Cap Figure	Cap % Team	Cap % League	Cash Remaining (Guaranteed)	Notes
Durant Kevin Durant	SF	$47,649,433	$46,407,433	$1,242,000	-	-	$47,649,433	22.95	35.56	$149,546,062 ($149,546,062)	Acquired via Trade
Booker Devin Booker	SG	$36,016,200	$36,016,200	-	-	-	$36,016,200	17.35	26.88	$260,240,200 ($260,240,200)	Rk Extension / Bird
Ayton Deandre Ayton	C	$32,459,438	$32,459,438	-	-	-	$32,459,438	15.63	24.22	$102,015,378 ($102,015,378)	Free Agent (Max) / Space
Paul Chris Paul	PG	$30,800,000	$30,800,000	-	-	-	$30,800,000	14.83	22.99	$60,800,000 ($15,800,000)	Free Agent / Bird G'teed: $15,800,000
Shamet Landry Shamet	SG	$10,250,000	$10,250,000	-	-	-	$10,250,000	4.94	7.65	$33,000,000 ($10,250,000)	Rk Extension / Bird
Payne Cameron Payne	PG	$6,500,000	$6,500,000	-	-	-	$6,500,000	3.13	4.85	$6,500,000 ($2,000,000)	Free Agent / Early Bird G'teed: $2,000,000
Wainright Ishmail Wainright	SF	$1,927,896	$1,927,896	-	-	-	$1,927,896	0.93	1.44	$1,927,896 ($1,927,896)	RoS / NT-MLE

2023-24 Cap Holds

Cap holds represent "placeholders" for pending free agents, unsigned draft picks, offer sheets, etc... Since the Suns 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
BazleyDarius Bazley	PF	$6,205,035				$12,793,887	Restricted Bird
CraigTorrey Craig	SF	-				$6,658,536	Early Bird
LandaleJock Landale	C	$2,189,698				$2,189,698	Restricted Early Bird
BiyomboBismack Biyombo	C	-				$1,989,698	Early Bird
LeeDamion Lee	SG	-				$1,989,698	Non-Bird
OkogieJosh Okogie	SG	-				$1,989,698	Non-Bird
PaytonElfrid Payton	PG	-				$1,989,698	Non-Bird
RossTerrence Ross	SF	-				$1,989,698	Non-Bird
WarrenT.J. Warren	SF	-				$1,989,698	Non-Bird
LeeSaben Lee	PG	$1,774,999				$1,774,999	Two-Way
LundbergGabriel Lundberg	G	-				$1,774,999	Two-Way
Incomplete Roster Charge	5 spots	5 spots				$4,908,030
Round 2, Pick #52						-

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 2/09/2024	Dario Saric trade with OKC	$4,975,371	$4,975,371

2023-24 Luxury Tax Totals

Denotes the Suns 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		$165,602,967
Current Luxury Tax Space		$-3,602,967
Est. Luxury Tax Bill		$5,404,451

2023-24 Phoenix Suns Salary Cap Totals

The Suns 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	$165,602,967
Cap Holds	$42,038,337
Total Salaries	$207,641,304
2023 NBA Salary Cap Max	$134,000,000
Actual Cap Max Space	$-73,641,304

Cap Type	Cap Total
Active Roster Cap	$165,602,967
Cap Holds	$42,038,337
Total Cap Allocations	$207,641,304
Salary Cap Maximum
2023 NBA Salary Cap Max	$134,000,000
Current Cap Space	$-73,641,304
"Super Tax" Apron
2023 NBA Super-Tax Apron	$179,500,000
Super-Tax Apron Space	$13,897,033

 

2023-24 Practical Cap Space

Available Practical Cap Space:

$-18,027,919 — $-18,027,919

$-18,027,919

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.

$-18,027,919

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
6/28/2023	Chris Paul	2023-24 Guaranteed	$30,800,000
6/29/2023	Saben Lee	2023-24 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way	$1,774,999
6/29/2023	Ishmail Wainright	2023-24 Club Option	$1,927,896
6/29/2023	Cameron Payne	2023-24 Guaranteed	$6,500,000
6/30/2023	Darius Bazley	2023-24 Qualifying Offer	$6,205,035
6/24/2024	Landry Shamet	2024-25 Guaranteed	$11,000,000
6/28/2024	Chris Paul	2024-25 Guaranteed	$30,000,000
6/29/2024	Ishmail Wainright	2024-25 Qualifying Offer	$2,433,712
6/29/2025	Landry Shamet	2025-26 Club Option	$11,750,000

Unsigned Draft Picks

Draft Year	Player	Age	Position	Country	College
2010	Dwayne Collins	35	SF	USA	Miami (FL)
2005	Cenk Akyol	36	G	TUR
1992	Ron Ellis	55	SF	USA	Louisiana Tech
2002	Miloš Vujanić	42	G	SRB

Future Draft Picks

• Round 1
• Round 2