Nickeil Alexander-Walker

Atlanta Hawks, Shooting Guard
Age: 27y-6m-3d (Sep 02, 1998)
Exp: 6 Years
Country: CA
College: Virginia Tech
Drafted: Round 1 (#17 overall), 2019
Agent(s): Aaron Mintz (CAA Sports)
2025-26 Cap Hit

$15,161,800

2025-26 Cash

$15,161,800

Career Earnings

$37,365,572

2025-2028 sign-and-trade (CURRENT)

Nickeil Alexander-Walker signed a 4 year, $60,647,200 contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves, including $60,647,200 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $15,161,800. In 2025-26, Alexander-Walker will earn a base salary of $15,161,800, while carrying a cap hit of $15,161,800 and a dead cap value of $15,161,800.
Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $60,647,200
Average Salary:
$15,161,800
GTD at Sign:
$60,647,200
Total GTD:
$60,647,200
Signed Using:
Bird Rights
Free Agent:
2029 / UFA
Year Age Status Cap HitAnnual Cap % League Cap Apron Salary Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Guaranteed Cash Cumulative
2025-26 27 $15,161,800 9.80% $15,161,800 $15,161,800 8.07% $15,161,800 $15,161,800 $15,161,800
2026-27 28 $14,403,710 8.68% $14,403,710 $14,403,710 7.14% $14,403,710 $14,403,710 $29,565,510
2027-28 29 $15,161,800 8.70% $15,161,800 $15,161,800 7.16% $15,161,800 $15,161,800 $44,727,310
2028-29 30
Player
 $15,919,890 8.70% $15,919,890 $15,919,890 7.16% $15,919,890 $15,919,890 $60,647,200
2029-30 31
UFA
Year Age Status Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Cap Hit Cap % League Luxury Tax
2025-26 27 $15,161,800 - - $15,161,800 9.80% $15,161,800
2026-27 28 $14,403,710 - - $14,403,710 8.68% $14,403,710
2027-28 29 $15,161,800 - - $15,161,800 8.70% $15,161,800
2028-29 30
Player
 $15,919,890 - - $15,919,890 8.70% $15,919,890
2029-30 31
UFA
Year Age Status Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2025-26 27 $15,161,800 $15,161,800 $15,161,800 $60,647,200 $15,161,800 $15,161,800
2026-27 28 $14,403,710 $14,403,710 $29,565,510 $45,485,400 $14,782,755 $15,161,800
2027-28 29 $15,161,800 $15,161,800 $44,727,310 $31,081,690 $14,909,103 $15,540,845
2028-29 30
Player
 $15,919,890 $15,919,890 $60,647,200 $15,919,890 $15,161,800 $15,919,890
Contract Notes

  • 2028-29: Player Option (deadline 6/29/25)
  • 7.5% Trade Bonus

Source: Spotrac

2023-2024 Free Agent

Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $9,000,000
Average Salary:
$4,500,000
GTD at Sign:
$9,000,000
Total GTD:
$9,000,000
Signed Using:
Bird Rights
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
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2019-2022 Rookie

Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $14,349,113
Average Salary:
$3,587,278
GTD at Sign:
$6,078,000
Total GTD:
$14,349,113
Signed Using:
rookie-scale-exception
Free Agent:
2023 / UFA
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Seasons

6 Years

Career Earnings thru 2025

$37,365,572

Earnings w/ Different Teams

5 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2019 21
Active
$2,964,840
$2,964,840
2020 22
Active
$3,113,160
$6,078,000
2021 23
Active / Club Exercised
Retained
Retained
$1,105,904
$2,118,088
$18,744
$7,183,904
$9,301,992
$9,320,736
2022 24
Active / Club Exercised
Retained
$1,727,460
$2,155,576
$11,048,196
$13,203,772
2023 25
Active
$4,687,500
$17,891,272
2024 26
Active
$4,312,500
$22,203,772
2025 27
Active
$15,161,800
$37,365,572
Total      
$37,365,572
$37,365,572
2026 28
Active
$14,403,710
2027 29
Active
$15,161,800
2028 30
Active / Player
$15,919,890
Total
$82,850,972
* denotes prorated cash total due to lockout season

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
3 $8,196,088 - - $8,196,088
2 $3,261,480 - - $3,261,480
1 $18,744 - - $18,744
3 $10,727,460 - - $10,727,460
1 $15,161,800 - - $15,161,800
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2019
21
$2,964,840
$2,964,840
$2,964,840
2020
22
$3,113,160
$3,113,160
$6,078,000
2021
23
$1,105,904
$2,118,088
$18,744
$1,105,904
$2,118,088
$18,744
$7,183,904
$9,301,992
$9,320,736
2022
24
$1,727,460
$2,155,576
$1,727,460
$2,155,576
$11,048,196
$13,203,772
2023
25
$4,687,500
$4,687,500
$17,891,272
2024
26
$4,312,500
$4,312,500
$22,203,772
2025
27
$15,161,800
$15,161,800
$37,365,572
Total
$37,365,572
$37,365,572
$37,365,572
2026
28
$14,403,710
$14,403,710
2027
29
$15,161,800
$15,161,800
2028
30
$15,919,890
$15,919,890
Total
$82,850,972
$82,850,972

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
3 $8,196,088 - - $8,196,088
2 $3,261,480 - - $3,261,480
1 $18,744 - - $18,744
3 $10,727,460 - - $10,727,460
1 $15,161,800 - - $15,161,800

Injuries

Year Dates Games Missed Reason
2025-26 ATL Feb 26, 2026 - Feb 26, 2026 1 Foot
2025-26 ATL Nov 08, 2025 - Nov 10, 2025 2 Back
2021-22 NOP Dec 23, 2021 - Dec 31, 2021 3 Health Protocols
2020-21 NOP Apr 06, 2021 - May 08, 2021 18 Ankle
2019-20 NOP Mar 08, 2020 - Mar 11, 2020 1 Wrist
2019-20 NOP Feb 04, 2020 - Feb 05, 2020 1 Illness
  • Jul 06, 2025 Traded to Atlanta (ATL) from Minnesota (MIN) for 2027 2nd round pick [CLE pick] and $1,500,000
  • Jul 06, 2025 Signed a 4 year $62 million contract with Atlanta (ATL) via Sign-and-Trade with Minnesota (MIN) - includes 2028-29 Player Option
  • Jul 09, 2023 Signed a 2 year $9 million contract with Minnesota (MIN)
  • Jun 29, 2023 Minnesota (MIN) declined to extend Qualifying Offer; becomes an Unrestricted Free Agent
  • Feb 09, 2023 Traded to Minnesota (MIN) from Utah (UTA) as part of a 3-team trade: Los Angeles (LAL) traded Russell Westbrook, 2027 1st round pick, Juan Toscano-Anderson and Damian Jones to Utah (UTA); Minnesota (MIN) traded D'Angelo Russell to Los Angeles (LAL); Utah (UTA) traded Malik Beasley and Jarred Vanderbilt to Los Angeles (LAL); Utah (UTA) traded Mike Conley, 2024 2nd round pick, 2025 2nd round pick and 2026 2nd round pick to Minnesota (MIN)
  • Feb 09, 2022 Traded to Utah (UTA) from Portland (POR) as part of a 3-team trade: Portland (POR) traded Tomas Satoransky to San Antonio (SAS); San Antonio (SAS) traded Juan Hernangomez to Utah (UTA); Utah (UTA) traded Elijah Hughes, Joe Ingles and 2022 2nd round pick to Portland (POR); Utah (UTA) traded 2027 2nd round pick to San Antonio (SAS)
  • Feb 08, 2022 Traded to Portland (POR) from New Orleans (NOP) with Josh Hart , Tomas Satoransky , 2027 2nd round pick, Didi Louzada , 2022 1st round pick [NOP pick, Top-4] and 2026 2nd round pick [NOP or POR pick, more favorable] for C.J. McCollum, Larry Nance Jr. and Tony Snell
  • Oct 13, 2021 New Orleans (NOP) exercised $5.01 million option for 2022-23
  • Dec 18, 2020 New Orleans (NOP) exercised $3.26 million option for 2021-22
  • Jul 07, 2019 Signed a 4 year $14.35 million rookie scale contract with New Orleans (NOP)
  • Jul 07, 2019 Traded to New Orleans (NOP) from Atlanta (ATL) with 2020 1st round pick [Top-10 protected (conveys to CLE 2021 and 2022 2nd round picks)] , Jaxson Hayes and Marcos Louzada Silva for Solomon Hill, De'Andre Hunter and Jordan Bone
  • Jul 06, 2019 Traded to Atlanta (ATL) from Brooklyn (BKN) with Allen Crabbe and 2020 1st round pick [protected Top-14] for Taurean Prince and 2021 2nd round pick
  • Jun 20, 2019 Drafted by Brooklyn (BKN): Round 1 (#17 overall)

Fines

Date Reason Fine Amount
May 10, 2024 for technical foul during MIN-DEN game (playoff) $2,000
Mar 10, 2023 for technical foul during BKN-MIN game $2,000
Feb 24, 2023 for technical foul during CHA-MIN game $2,000
Dec 13, 2022 for technical foul during NOP-UTH game $2,000
Apr 10, 2022 for technical foul during UTH-POR game $2,000
Feb 09, 2021 for technical foul during HOU-NOP game $2,000
Fines: 6 $12,000
Year Team GP GS Min/Gm Pt/Gm Reb/Gm Ast/Gm Stl/Gm Blk/Gm FG% 3PT% FT%
2025 ATL 60 53 33.1 19.8 3.5 3.7 1.2 0.6 .436 .375 .890
2024 MIN 82 10 25.3 9.4 3.2 2.7 0.6 0.4 .438 .381 .780
2023 MIN 82 20 23.4 8.0 2.0 2.5 0.8 0.5 .439 .391 .800
2022 MIN 59 3 15.0 6.2 1.7 1.8 0.5 0.4 .444 .384 .667
2021 UTA 65 21 22.5 10.6 2.9 2.4 0.7 0.4 .372 .311 .743
2020 NO 46 13 21.9 11.0 3.1 2.2 1.0 0.5 .419 .347 .727
2019 NO 47 1 12.6 5.7 1.8 1.9 0.4 0.2 .368 .346 .676
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