Washington Wizards

Washington Wizards 2025-26 Salary Cap

Wizards 2025-26 Salary Cap

An updated look at the Washington Wizards 2025 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 (7) Pos. Cap Figure Base
Salary
Likely
Incent.
Unlikely
Incent.
Trade
Bonus
Cap
Figure
Cap %
Team
Cap %
League
Cash Remaining
(Guaranteed)
Notes
Poole Jordan Poole SG $31,848,215 $31,848,215 - $3,750,000 - $31,848,215 15.14 20.53 $65,892,857
($65,892,857)
Acquired via Trade
Kuzma Kyle Kuzma PF $21,477,273 $21,477,273 - $3,000,000 - $21,477,273 10.21 13.85 $40,909,091
($40,909,091)
Free Agent / Bird
Avdija Deni Avdija SF $14,375,000 $14,375,000 - - - $14,375,000 6.83 9.27 $39,375,000
($39,375,000)
Rk Extension / Bird
Shamet Landry Shamet SG $11,750,000 $11,750,000 - - - $11,750,000 5.58 7.58 $11,750,000
($0)
Acquired via Trade
G'teed: $0
Coulibaly Bilal Coulibaly SF $7,275,600 $7,275,600 - - - $7,275,600 3.46 4.69 $16,515,612
($7,275,600)
Drafted / Rookie Scale
Davis Johnny Davis SG $6,746,229 $6,746,229 - - - $6,746,229 3.21 4.35 $6,746,229
($0)
Drafted / Rookie Scale
G'teed: $0
Baldwin Jr. Patrick Baldwin Jr. SF $4,420,156 $4,420,156 - - - $4,420,156 2.10 2.85 $4,420,156
($0)
Acquired via Trade
G'teed: $0


2025-26 Cap Holds

Cap holds represent "placeholders" for pending free agents, unsigned draft picks, offer sheets, etc... Since the Wizards 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 (14) Pos. Qualifying Offer Likely Incent. Unlikely Incent. Trade Kicker Cap Figure Rights
MahinmiIan Mahinmi C - $23,175,077 Bird
HolmesRichaun Holmes C - $19,315,170 Bird
Bagley IIIMarvin Bagley III PF - $18,750,000 Bird
KispertCorey Kispert SF $7,976,832 $17,117,664 Restricted Bird
NunnKendrick Nunn PG - $6,825,000 Early Bird
VukcevicTristan Vukcevic C $3,273,604 $3,273,604 Restricted Early Bird
LawsonTy Lawson PG - $2,303,001 Non-Bird
NapierShabazz Napier PG - $2,303,001 Early Bird
OmoruyiEugene Omoruyi SF - $2,303,001 Early Bird
SatoranskyTomas Satoransky SG - $2,303,001 Non-Bird
SessionsRamon Sessions PG - $2,303,001 Non-Bird
ChampagnieJustin Champagnie SF $2,054,495 $2,054,495 Two-Way
WilliamsJohnathan Williams PF - $2,054,495 Two-Way
WinstonCassius Winston PG - $2,054,495 Two-Way
Incomplete Roster Charge 5 spots 5 spots       $6,382,995  


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.

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
Trade
6/24/2024
Kristaps Porzingis trade with BOS
(Richaun Holmes, $12,046,020)
$12,354,400 $308,380
Trade
6/24/2024
Bradley Beal trade with PHX
$5,379,250 $5,379,250
Trade
6/24/2024
Jordan Goodwin trade with PHX
$300,000 $300,000
Trade
7/08/2024
Monte Morris trade with DET
$9,800,926 $9,800,926
Trade
7/08/2024
Chris Paul trade with GSW
(Isaiah Livers, $1,836,096)
$3,344,643 $1,508,547
Trade
1/14/2025
Mike Muscala trade with DET
$3,500,000 $3,500,000
Trade
2/10/2025
Daniel Gafford trade with DAL
$12,402,000 $12,402,000


2025-26 Luxury Tax Totals

Denotes the Wizards current standing in terms of the luxury tax threshold. Teams that spend over the threshold pay fines (estimated below).

Type Totals
2025 NBA Luxury Tax Threshold $188,447,000
Total Taxable Salaries $97,892,473
Current Luxury Tax Space $90,554,527


2025-26 Washington Wizards Salary Cap Totals

The Wizards 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 $97,892,473
Cap Holds $112,518,000
Total Cap Allocations $210,410,473
Salary Cap Maximum
2025 NBA Salary Cap Max $155,100,000
Current Cap Space $-55,310,473
Second Apron
2025 NBA Second Apron $208,435,000
Second Apron Space $103,792,527
Salary Cap Floor
2025 NBA Salary Cap Floor $139,590,000
Current Floor Space $41,697,527
 

2025-26 Practical Cap Space

Available Practical Cap Space: $75,910,121 — $75,910,121

$75,910,121
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.

$75,910,121
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
10/31/2024 Johnny Davis 2025-26 Club Option $6,746,229
10/31/2024 Patrick Baldwin Jr. 2025-26 Club Option $4,420,156
10/31/2024 Bilal Coulibaly 2025-26 Club Option $7,275,600
6/29/2025 Corey Kispert 2025-26 Qualifying Offer $7,976,832
6/29/2025 Landry Shamet 2025-26 Club Option $11,750,000
6/29/2025 Tristan Vukcevic 2025-26 Qualifying Offer $3,273,604
10/31/2025 Bilal Coulibaly 2026-27 Club Option $9,240,012
6/29/2026 Johnny Davis 2026-27 Qualifying Offer $9,188,364
6/29/2026 Patrick Baldwin Jr. 2026-27 Qualifying Offer $6,586,032
6/29/2026 Bradley Beal 2026-27 Player Option $57,128,610
6/29/2027 Bilal Coulibaly 2027-28 Qualifying Offer $13,314,858




Unsigned Draft Picks

Draft Year Player Age Position Country College
2022 Yannick Nzosa 20 C COD


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
WAS
More favorable of PHX, MEM and WAS 1-12
NYK
11-30
2025
WAS
Top-10 Protected (if not already settled with NYK)
NYK
11-30 (if not already settled, via HOU to OKC)
2026
WAS
Top-8 Protected (if not already settled with NYK then more favorable of PHX, ORL and WAS 1-8)
NYK
9-30 (if not already settled, via HOU to OKC)
2027
WAS
2028
WAS
2029
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
2024
WAS
DET
Less favorable of MEM and WAS then other to MIN ((via MEM to OKC to WAS) via LAL to MEM)
2025
WAS
Less favorable of GSW and WAS to DET then other to DET ((via DET swap of GSW for WAS) via BKN)
WAS
DET
More favorable of GSW and WAS ((via DET swap of GSW for WAS) via BKN)
2026
WAS
WAS
WAS    NYK
WAS pick if WAS conveys 1st to NYK by 2026; NYK pick if WAS does not convey 1st to NYK to by 2026 (via HOU to OKC)
2027
WAS
More favorable of BKN and DAL to WAS then other to DET
WAS
WAS
WAS
WAS    NYK
WAS pick if WAS conveys 1st to NYK by 2026; NYK pick if WAS does not convey 1st to NYK to by 2026 (via HOU to OKC)
2028
WAS
Less favorable of LAL and WAS then other to ORL (via LAL to WAS)
ORL
More favorable of LAL and WAS to ORL then other to WAS
2029
WAS
IND
More favorable of IND and WAS to IND then other to NYK