Cleveland Cavaliers
Cleveland Cavaliers 2023 Salary Cap
Cavaliers 2023 Salary Cap
Active Roster
Players (18) | Pos. | Age | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 |
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Darius Garland
5 yr, $197,230,450 (AAV: $39.45M)
Extension / Designated Rookie
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PG | 24 |
$34,005,250 25.0% |
$36,725,670 26.0% |
$39,446,090 25.4% |
$42,166,510 24.7% |
$44,886,930 23.9% |
UFA $53.86M Bird |
Donovan Mitchell
5 yr, $163,000,300 (AAV: $32.60M)
Extension / Designated Rookie
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SG | 27 |
$33,162,030 24.4% |
Ext. Eligible
$35,410,31025.1% |
$37,096,620 PLAYER 23.9% |
UFA $39.10M Bird |
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Jarrett Allen
5 yr, $100,000,000 (AAV: $20.00M)
Free Agent
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C | 25 |
$20,000,000 14.7% |
Ext. Eligible
$20,000,00014.2% |
$20,000,000 12.9% |
UFA $30.00M Bird |
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Caris LeVert
2 yr, $32,000,000 (AAV: $16.00M)
Free Agent
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SG | 29 |
$15,384,616 11.3% |
$16,615,384 11.8% |
UFA $24.92M Bird |
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Max Strus
4 yr, $62,297,040 (AAV: $15.57M)
Free agent / Sign-and-Trade
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SG | 27 |
$14,487,684 10.7% |
$15,212,068 10.8% |
$15,936,452 10.3% |
$16,660,836 9.8% |
UFA $24.99M Bird |
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Isaac Okoro
4 yr, $29,083,315 (AAV: $7.27M)
1st-Round / Rookie Scale
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SG | 23 |
$8,920,795 CLUB 6.6% |
RFA $11.83M Bird |
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Evan Mobley
4 yr, $36,664,177 (AAV: $9.17M)
1st-Round / Rookie Scale
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PF | 22 |
$8,882,640 CLUB 6.5% |
Ext. Eligible
$11,227,657CLUB 8.0% |
RFA $28.07M Bird |
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Georges Niang
3 yr, $25,500,000 (AAV: $8.50M)
Free Agent
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PF | 30 |
$8,800,000 6.5% |
$8,500,000 6.0% |
$8,200,000 5.3% |
UFA $15.58M Bird |
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Dean Wade
3 yr, $18,500,000 (AAV: $6.17M)
Extension / Veteran
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PF | 27 |
$5,709,877 4.2% |
Ext. Eligible
$6,166,6674.4% |
$6,623,456 $4.6M GTD 4.3% |
UFA $12.58M Bird |
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Damian Jones
2 yr, $4,885,050 (AAV: $2.44M)
Free Agent
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C | 28 |
$2,586,665 PLAYER 1.9% |
UFA $2.09M Early Bird |
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Ty Jerome
2 yr, $5,000,000 (AAV: $2.50M)
Free Agent
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SG | 26 |
$2,439,025 1.8% |
$2,560,975 1.8% |
UFA $3.33M Early Bird |
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Tristan Thompson
1 yr, $3,196,448 (AAV: $3.20M)
Free Agent
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C | 32 |
$2,019,706 1.5% |
UFA $2.09M Non-Bird |
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Sam Merrill
3 yr, $5,012,231 (AAV: $1.67M)
Rest-of-Season
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SG | 27 |
$1,997,238 1.5% |
$2,164,993 $0M GTD 1.5% |
UFA $2.23M Bird |
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Craig Porter Jr.
4 yr, $8,019,739 (AAV: $2.00M)
Rest-of-Season
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G | 23 |
$1,500,000 1.1% |
$1,891,857 $10k GTD 1.3% |
$2,221,677 $0M GTD 1.4% |
$2,406,205 CLUB 1.4% |
UFA $3.07M Bird |
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Marcus Morris Sr.
1 yr, $312,297 (AAV: $0.31M)
Rest-of-Season
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SF | 34 |
$197,328 0.1% |
UFA $2.09M Non-Bird |
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Emoni Bates
1 yr
Two-Way
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SG | 20 |
Two-Way |
RFA $1.87M Two-Way |
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Isaiah Mobley
1 yr
Two-Way
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PF | 23 |
Two-Way |
RFA $2.09M Two-Way |
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Pete Nance
1 yr
Two-Way
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PF | 23 |
Two-Way |
$1.87M Two-Way |
Cap Holds
Cap holds represent "placeholders" for pending free agents, unsigned draft picks, offer sheets, etc.
Players (7) | Pos. | Age | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 |
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Ed Davis | C | 34 |
UFA $2.02M Non-Bird |
UFA $2.09M Non-Bird |
UFA $2.30M Non-Bird |
UFA $2.53M Non-Bird |
UFA $2.79M Non-Bird |
UFA $3.07M Non-Bird |
Raul Neto | PG | 31 |
UFA $2.02M Non-Bird |
UFA $2.09M Non-Bird |
UFA $2.30M Non-Bird |
UFA $2.53M Non-Bird |
UFA $2.79M Non-Bird |
UFA $3.07M Non-Bird |
Rajon Rondo | PG | 37 |
UFA $2.02M Non-Bird |
UFA $2.09M Non-Bird |
UFA $2.30M Non-Bird |
UFA $2.53M Non-Bird |
UFA $2.79M Non-Bird |
UFA $3.07M Non-Bird |
Zhaire Smith | SG | 24 | $139,290 | |||||
Marcus Morris Sr. | SF | 34 | $116,075 | |||||
Sharife Cooper | PG | 22 | $103,550 | |||||
Pete Nance | PF | 23 | $64,343 |
Dead/Retained
Cap breakdowns for players who have been released or served 10-day contracts. All count against the team's Total Cap Allocations.
Players (1) | Pos. | Age | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 |
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Ricky Rubio | PG | 33 | $3,695,311 | $1,301,031 |
Summary
2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | |||
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Cap Summary | ||||||||
Cap Maximum | $136,021,000 | $141,000,000 | $155,100,000 | $170,610,000 | $187,671,000 | $206,438,100 | ||
Active Roster Cap | $160,516,112 | $156,475,581 | $129,524,295 | $61,233,551 | $44,886,930 | - | ||
Dead/Retained Cap | $3,695,311 | $1,301,031 | - | - | - | - | ||
Cap Holds | $6,059,118 | $30,219,877 | $65,458,040 | $104,860,129 | $36,416,441 | $63,060,198 | ||
Total Cap Allocations | $170,270,541 | $187,996,489 | $194,982,335 | $166,093,680 | $81,303,371 | $63,060,198 | ||
Cap Space | $-34,249,541 | $-46,996,489 | $-39,882,335 | $4,516,320 | $106,367,629 | $143,377,902 | ||
Hard-Cap Space | Not Hard-Capped | |||||||
Super-Tax Space | ||||||||
Tax Summary | ||||||||
Tax Threshold | $165,294,000 | $171,315,000 | $188,447,000 | $207,292,000 | $228,021,000 | $250,823,000 | ||
Taxable Salaries | $163,424,933 | $157,776,612 | $129,524,295 | $61,233,551 | $44,886,930 | $0 | ||
Tax Space | $1,869,067 | $13,538,388 | $58,922,705 | $146,058,449 | $183,134,070 | $250,823,000 | ||
Tax Bill (Estimated) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Exceptions
Exceptions are essentially "grants" offering teams an additional way to sign players.
Type | Reason (Used On) | Original | Available |
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Non-Taxpayer Mid-Level |
Georges Niang
($8,800,000) |
$12,405,000 | $3,605,000 |
Bi-Annual |
Ty Jerome
($2,439,025) |
$4,516,000 | $2,076,975 |
Deadlines
Deadline Date | Player | Type | Value |
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6/29/2024 | Pete Nance | 2024-25 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way | $1,867,722 |
6/29/2024 | Isaac Okoro | 2024-25 Qualifying Offer | $11,828,974 |
6/29/2024 | Emoni Bates | 2024-25 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way | $1,867,722 |
6/29/2024 | Isaiah Mobley | 2024-25 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way | $2,093,637 |
1/10/2025 | Sam Merrill | 2024-25 Guaranteed | $2,164,993 |
1/10/2025 | Craig Porter Jr. | 2024-25 Guaranteed | $1,891,857 |
6/29/2025 | Evan Mobley | 2025-26 Qualifying Offer | $14,730,885 |
1/10/2026 | Dean Wade | 2025-26 Guaranteed | $6,623,456 |
1/10/2026 | Craig Porter Jr. | 2025-26 Guaranteed | $2,221,677 |
6/29/2026 | Craig Porter Jr. | 2026-27 Guaranteed | $2,406,205 |
1/10/2027 | Craig Porter Jr. | 2026-27 Club Option — non-guaranteed |
Unsigned Draft Picks
Draft Year | Player | Age | Position | Country | College |
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2009 | Sergey Gladyr | 35 | SG | UKR | |
2011 | Milan Macvan | 34 | SF | HRV | |
2011 | Chukwudiebere Maduabum | 33 | PF | NGA | |
2006 | Edin Bavcic | 39 | SF | BIH | |
2015 | Arturas Gudaitis | 30 | C | LTU | |
2022 | Khalifa Diop | 22 | C | SEN | |
2022 | Luke Travers | 22 | SG | AUS | |
2007 | Renaldas Seibutis | 38 | SG | LTU | |
2006 | Ejike Ugboaja | 38 | F | NGA |
Future Draft Picks
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CLE UTA
UTH right to swap with CLE
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UTA
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CLE UTA
UTH right to swap with CLE
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UTA CLE
UTH right to swap with CLE
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UTA
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IND
Least favorable of CLE, MIL, IND and UTA then others to IND, NYK and PHI (via MIL to MEM) If IND conveys 1st to TOR in 2024 or to TOR
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HOU
Less favorable of BKN 31-54 and GSW 31-55 (via ATL) then other MEM
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CLE
via ATL to HOU
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CLE
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CLE
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CLE
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CLE
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CLE
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CLE
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CLE
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