Phoenix Suns

Phoenix Suns 2022-23 Salary Cap

Suns 2022-23 Salary Cap

An updated look at the Phoenix Suns 2022 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
Durant Kevin Durant SF $44,124,845 $42,969,845 $1,155,000 - - $44,124,845 25.10 35.68 Acquired via Trade
Booker Devin Booker SG $33,833,400 $33,833,400 - - - $33,833,400 19.24 27.36 Rk Extension / Bird
Ayton Deandre Ayton C $30,913,750 $30,913,750 - - - $30,913,750 17.58 25.00 Free Agent (Max) / Space
Paul Chris Paul PG $28,400,000 $28,400,000 - - - $28,400,000 16.15 22.97 Free Agent / Bird
Shamet Landry Shamet SG $9,500,000 $9,500,000 - - - $9,500,000 5.40 7.68 Rk Extension / Bird
Payne Cameron Payne PG $6,000,000 $6,000,000 - - - $6,000,000 3.41 4.85 Free Agent / Early Bird
Craig Torrey Craig SF $5,121,951 $5,121,951 - - - $5,121,951 2.91 4.14 Acquired via Trade
Bazley Darius Bazley PF $4,264,629 $4,264,629 - - - $4,264,629 2.43 3.45 Acquired via Trade
Biyombo Bismack Biyombo C $1,836,090 $2,905,851 - - - $1,836,090 1.04 1.48 Free Agent / Minimum
Warren T.J. Warren SF $1,836,090 $2,628,597 - - - $1,836,090 1.04 1.48 Acquired via Trade
Lee Damion Lee SG $1,836,090 $2,133,278 - - - $1,836,090 1.04 1.48 Free Agent / Minimum
Okogie Josh Okogie SG $1,836,090 $1,968,175 - - - $1,836,090 1.04 1.48 Free Agent / Minimum
Landale Jock Landale C $1,563,518 $1,563,518 - - - $1,563,518 0.89 1.26 Acquired via Trade
Ross Terrence Ross SF $580,373 $918,516 - - - $580,373 0.33 0.47 RoS / Minimum
Wainright Ishmail Wainright SF $474,851 $474,851 - - - $474,851 0.27 0.38 RoS / NT-MLE


2022-23 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.
LeeSaben Lee PG          


2022-23 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 (2) Pos. Base Salary Likely
Incent.
Unlikely
Incent.
Trade Bonus Cap Figure Cap % Notes
LeeSaben Lee PG $105,522 - - - $105,522 0.06 10-day
LeeSaben Lee PG $105,522 - - - $105,522 0.06 10-day


2022-23 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
PaytonElfrid Payton PG - $1,836,090
LundbergGabriel Lundberg G - $1,637,966 Two-Way


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 ($156,983,000) and can be used for contracts up to 3 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
Ishmail Wainright ($474,851)
$6,479,000 $6,004,149
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


2022-23 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
2022 NBA Luxury Tax Threshold $150,267,000
Total Taxable Salaries $172,332,721
Current Luxury Tax Space $-22,065,721
Est. Luxury Tax Bill $52,746,458


2022-23 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 Cap Total
Active Roster Cap $172,121,677
Dead Money $211,044
Cap Holds $3,474,056
Total Cap Allocations $175,806,777
Salary Cap Maximum
2022 NBA Salary Cap Max $123,655,000
Current Cap Space $-52,151,777




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 $1,867,722
6/29/2024 Ishmail Wainright 2024-25 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way $1,867,722




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 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
2024
PHX
Least favorable of PHX, MEM and WAS 1-12
2025
BKN
2026
PHX
Least favorable of PHX, ORL and WAS 1-8
2027
BKN
2028
BKN    PHX
BKN right to swap with PHX
PHX    BKN
BKN right to swap with PHX
2029
BKN
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
PHX
via ORL - FORFEITED
WAS
2025
WAS
2026
PHX
Least favorable of DET, MIL and ORL to PHX then others to ORL (via ORL)
WAS
2027
WAS
2028
SAS
31-45 if BOS is 1 in 2028
PHX
46-60 (via ORL)
PHX
NYK
Less favorable of IND and PHX to NYK then other to IND (via IND)
2029
PHX
OKC