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% |
$20,000,000 14.2% |
$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% |
$6,166,667 4.4% |
$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.
10 yr, $183,704 (AAV: $0.02M)
ten-day
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SF | 34 |
$116,075 0.1% |
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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 $1.87M 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 (6) | 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 |
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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 | |||||
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 | $160,318,784 | $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 | $25,806,688 | $63,155,039 | $102,326,828 | $33,629,810 | $59,994,904 | ||
Total Cap Allocations | $170,073,213 | $183,583,300 | $192,679,334 | $163,560,379 | $78,516,740 | $59,994,904 | ||
Cap Space | $-34,052,213 | $-42,583,300 | $-37,579,334 | $7,049,621 | $109,154,260 | $146,443,196 | ||
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 | $163,343,680 | $157,776,612 | $129,524,295 | $61,233,551 | $44,886,930 | $0 | ||
Tax Space | $1,950,320 | $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 | $1,867,722 |
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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UTA CLE
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IND
More favorable of CLE and UTA to NYK then other to IND or LAC ((via UTA swap for CLE) via CLE)
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HOU
31-55 (via ATL)
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CLE
56-60 (via ATL to HOU)
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