Phoenix Suns

Phoenix Suns 2020-21 Salary Cap

Suns 2020-21 Salary Cap

An updated look at the Phoenix Suns 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 (15) Pos. Cap Figure Base
Salary
Likely
Incent.
Unlikely
Incent.
Trade
Bonus
Cap
Figure
Cap %
Team
Cap %
League
Notes
Paul Chris Paul PG $41,358,814 $41,358,814 - - - $41,358,814 31.74 37.90 Acquired via Trade
Booker Devin Booker SG $29,467,800 $29,467,800 - - - $29,467,800 22.62 27.00 Rk Extension / Bird
Ayton Deandre Ayton C $10,018,200 $10,018,200 - - - $10,018,200 7.69 9.18 Drafted / Rookie Scale
Knee
Crowder Jae Crowder SF $9,258,000 $9,258,000 - - - $9,258,000 7.11 8.48 Free Agent / NT-MLE
Saric Dario Saric PF $9,250,000 $9,250,000 - - - $9,250,000 7.10 8.48 Free Agent / Bird
Bridges Mikal Bridges SF $4,359,000 $4,359,000 - - - $4,359,000 3.35 3.99 Drafted / Rookie Scale
Smith Jalen Smith PF $4,245,720 $4,245,720 - - - $4,245,720 3.26 3.89 Drafted / Rookie Scale
Johnson Cameron Johnson SF $4,235,160 $4,235,160 - - - $4,235,160 3.25 3.88 Drafted / Rookie Scale
Carter Jevon Carter PG $3,925,000 $3,925,000 - - - $3,925,000 3.01 3.60 Free Agent / Early Bird
Payne Cameron Payne PG $1,977,011 $1,977,011 - - - $1,977,011 1.52 1.81 RoS / Minimum
Nader Abdel Nader SF $1,752,950 $1,752,950 - - - $1,752,950 1.35 1.61 Acquired via Trade
SEI-Knee
Moore E'Twaun Moore SG $1,620,564 $2,331,593 - - - $1,620,564 1.24 1.48 Free Agent / Minimum
Galloway Langston Galloway SG $1,620,564 $2,028,594 - - - $1,620,564 1.24 1.48 Free Agent / Minimum
Kaminsky Frank Kaminsky C $1,620,564 $1,882,867 - - - $1,620,564 1.24 1.48 Acquired via Trade
Craig Torrey Craig SF $1,620,564 $1,678,854 - - - $1,620,564 1.24 1.48 Acquired via Trade


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.
AlexanderTy-Shon Alexander SG          


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
JonesDamian Jones C $785,285 - - - $785,285 0.60 Waived


2020-21 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 (2) Pos. Qualifying Offer Likely Incent. Unlikely Incent. Trade Kicker Cap Figure Rights
DialloCheick Diallo PF - $1,620,564
OwensTariq Owens PF $1,549,812 $1,549,812


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
Jae Crowder
$9,258,000 $0
Bi-Annual
$3,623,000 $3,623,000
Trade
7/11/2024
Isaiah Todd trade with MEM
$1,836,096 $1,836,096
Trade
9/27/2024
Toumani Camara trade with POR
$1,119,563 $1,119,563
Trade
9/27/2024
Cameron Payne trade with SAS
$6,500,000 $6,500,000


2020-21 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
2020 NBA Luxury Tax Threshold $132,627,000
Total Taxable Salaries $127,115,196
Current Luxury Tax Space $5,511,804


2020-21 Phoenix Suns Salary Cap Totals

This team is currently "hard-capped", which means their Total Taxable Salaries may not exceed $138,928,000 at any point during the season.

Cap Type Cap Total
Active Roster Cap $126,329,911
Dead Money $785,285
Cap Holds $3,170,376
Total Cap Allocations $130,285,572
Salary Cap Maximum
2020 NBA Salary Cap Max $109,140,000
Current Cap Space $-21,145,572
Salary Hard-Cap
2020 NBA First Apron ("Hard-Cap") $138,928,000
Total First Apron Salaries $127,115,196
First Apron Space $11,812,804




Deadlines

Deadline Date Player Type Value
6/29/2024 Damion Lee 2024-25 Player Option $2,845,342
6/29/2024 Eric Gordon 2024-25 Player Option $3,356,271
6/29/2024 Drew Eubanks 2024-25 Player Option $2,654,644
6/29/2024 Josh Okogie 2024-25 Player Option $2,956,734
6/29/2024 Saben Lee 2024-25 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way $2,244,249
6/29/2024 Ishmail Wainright 2024-25 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way $2,168,944




Unsigned Draft Picks

Draft Year Player Age Position Country College
2010 Dwayne Collins 36 SF USA Miami (FL)
2005 Cenk Akyol 37 G TUR
1992 Ron Ellis 56 SF USA Louisiana Tech
2002 Miloš Vujanić 43 G SRB


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
2025
BKN
2026
PHX
Least favorable of PHX, ORL and WAS 1-8 or swap with MEM (via MEM swap for PHX)
2027
BKN
2028
BKN    PHX
Two most favorable of BKN, PHI 9-30 if not already settled and if PHI conveys 1st to OKC by 2026 and PHX (via BKN swap for PHX)
PHX    BKN
Least Favorable of WAS and BKN, PHI 9-30 if not already settled and if PHI conveys 1st to OKC by 2026 and PHX (via BKN and WAS swap for PHX)
2029
BKN
2030
PHX
Least favorable of PHX, MEM and WAS
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
2025
WAS
2026
WAS
2027
WAS
2028
SAS
31-45 if BOS is 2-30 in 2028
PHX
46-60 (via ORL)
NYK
Less favorable of IND and PHX to NYK then other to IND (via IND)
2029
OKC
2030
WAS