Brooklyn Nets 2023-24 Cap Table

The Brooklyn Nets 2023-24 salary cap table, including salary cap table, including team cap space, player cap hits, incentives, & bonus info.

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Total Cap Allocations

$160,288,529 / 21st

Cap Space

$-24,267,529 / 10th

1st Apron Space

$15,296,164

2nd Apron Sapce

$25,744,164

2023-24 Active Roster Cap

Player Option
Early Termination
Non-Guaranteed
Club Option
Estimate
Player (18) Pos Age Type Cap Hit Cap Hit Pct League Cap Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Trade Bonus Proration Guaranteed
Simmons Ben Simmons PG 27 DRK-EXT $37,893,408 27.86% $37,893,408 - - - $37,893,408
Johnson Cameron Johnson SF 27 FA $24,456,522 17.98% $24,456,522 - $4,891,304 - $24,456,522
Bridges Mikal Bridges SF 27 RK-EXT $21,700,000 15.95% $21,700,000 - - - $21,700,000
Finney-Smith Dorian Finney-Smith PF 30 VET-EXT $13,932,008 10.24% $13,394,160 - - - $13,394,160
Schröder Dennis Schröder PG 30 FA $12,405,000 9.12% $12,405,000 - - - $12,405,000
Claxton Nicolas Claxton C 24 FA $9,625,000 7.08% $8,750,000 $875,000 $437,500 - $8,750,000
Clowney Noah Clowney PF 19 RK-1ST $3,089,520 2.27% $3,089,520 - - - $3,089,520
Whitehead Dariq Whitehead SG 19 RK-1ST $2,966,040 2.18% $2,966,040 - - - $2,966,040
Bates-Diop Keita Bates-Diop SF 28 FA $2,346,614 1.73% $2,346,614 - - - $2,346,614
Thomas Cameron Thomas SG 22 RK-1ST $2,240,160 1.65% $2,240,160 - - - $2,240,160
Sharpe Day'Ron Sharpe C 22 RK-1ST $2,210,040 1.62% $2,210,040 - - - $2,210,040
Smith Jr. Dennis Smith Jr. PG 26 FA $2,019,706 1.48% $2,528,233 - - - $2,528,233
Walker IV Lonnie Walker IV SG 25 FA $2,019,706 1.48% $2,346,614 - - - $2,346,614
Watford Trendon Watford PF 23 FA $2,019,706 1.48% $2,019,706 - - - $2,019,706
Wilson Jalen Wilson PF 23 ROS $850,000 0.62% $850,000 - - - $850,000
Gilyard Jacob Gilyard PG 25 2W Two-Way - - - - - -
Johnson Keon Johnson SG 21 2W Two-Way - - - - - -
Martin Jaylen Martin F 20 2W Two-Way - - - - - -

2023-24 Dead Money Cap

Cap breakdowns for players who have been traded or released. All count against the team's cap.

Player (3) Pos Cap Hit Cap Hit Pct League Cap
Young Thaddeus Young PF $8,000,000 5.88%
Giles Harry Giles C $2,019,706 1.48%
Goodwin Jordan Goodwin PG $1,927,896 1.42%

2023-24 Cap Hold Cap

Cap holds represent "placeholders" for pending free agents, unsigned draft picks, offer sheets, etc.

Player (4) Pos Age Type Cap Hit Cap Hit Pct League Cap Qualifying Offer        
Milutinov Nikola Milutinov C 29 $2,306,400 1.70% - 1st Round Pick
Aldridge LaMarcus Aldridge PF 38 FA $2,221,685 1.63% - Early Bird
Chandler Wilson Chandler SF 36 FA $2,019,706 1.48% - Non-Bird
James Mike James PG 33 ROS $2,019,706 1.48% - Non-Bird

2023 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.

Type Reason Used On Expires Original Available
Non-Taxpayer Mid-Level
End-of-Season $12,405,000 $12,405,000
Bi-Annual
End-of-Season $4,516,000 $4,516,000
Trade
Spencer Dinwiddie trade with TOR
Bojan Bogdanovic, $19,032,850
 2/10/2025 $20,357,143 $1,324,293
Trade
Royce O'Neale trade with PHX
 2/10/2025 $9,500,000 $9,500,000
Trade
Keita Bates-Diop trade with NYK
 7/7/2025 $2,654,644 $2,654,644
Trade
Mikal Bridges trade with NYK
 7/7/2025 $23,300,000 $23,300,000

2023 Cap Totals

Cap Maximum Summary
Cap Maximum $136,021,000
Active Roster $139,773,430 20th
Dead Money $11,947,602 9th
Cap Hold $8,567,497 8th
Total Allocations $160,288,529 21st
Space $-24,267,529 10th
1st Apron Summary
1st Apron Maximum
This team is currently hard-capped at the first apron.
 $172,346,000
Total Allocations $157,049,836 -
Space $15,296,164 -
2nd Apron Summary
2nd Apron Maximum $182,794,000
Total Allocations $157,049,836 -
Space $25,744,164 -

2023 Deadlines

Deadline Date Player Type Value
1/10/2025 Keon Johnson
GUARANTEED
2024-25 Guaranteed 		$2,162,606
1/10/2025 Jalen Wilson
GUARANTEED
2024-25 Guaranteed 		$1,891,857
2/10/2025 Dorian Finney-Smith
EXTENSION ELIGIBLE
2024-25 Extension Eligible
6/29/2025 Keon Johnson
CLUB
2025-26 Club Option 		$271,614
6/29/2025 Tyrese Martin
RFA / QO
2025-26 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way 		$2,048,494
6/29/2025 Cameron Thomas
RFA / QO
2025-26 Qualifying Offer 		$5,993,172
6/29/2025 Reece Beekman
RFA / QO
2025-26 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way 		$2,048,494
6/29/2025 Day'Ron Sharpe
RFA / QO
2025-26 Qualifying Offer 		$5,983,683
6/29/2025 Ziaire Williams
RFA / QO
2025-26 Qualifying Offer 		$8,353,153
6/29/2025 Jalen Wilson
CLUB
2025-26 Club Option 		$88,075
6/29/2025 Jaylen Martin
RFA / QO
2025-26 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way 		$2,054,495
6/30/2025 Dorian Finney-Smith
PLAYER
2025-26 Player Option 		$15,378,480
7/6/2025 Cameron Johnson
EXTENSION ELIGIBLE
2025-26 Extension Eligible
7/20/2025 Shake Milton
GUARANTEED
2025-26 Guaranteed 		$3,000,000
10/20/2025 Keon Johnson
GUARANTEED
2025-26 Guaranteed — Opening Night TBD 		$760,520
10/21/2025 Jalen Wilson
GUARANTEED
2025-26 Guaranteed — Opening Night TBD 		$381,695
10/31/2025 Noah Clowney
CLUB
2026-27 Club Option 		$5,414,034
10/31/2025 Dariq Whitehead
CLUB
2026-27 Club Option 		$5,366,912
1/10/2026 Keon Johnson
GUARANTEED
2025-26 Guaranteed 		$2,349,578
1/10/2026 Jalen Wilson
GUARANTEED
2026-27 Guaranteed 		$2,221,677
6/29/2026 Jalen Wilson
RFA / QO
2026-27 Qualifying Offer 		$2,999,264
7/1/2026 Noah Clowney
EXTENSION ELIGIBLE
2025-26 Extension Eligible
7/1/2026 Dariq Whitehead
EXTENSION ELIGIBLE
2026-27 Extension Eligible
7/4/2026 Shake Milton
EXTENSION ELIGIBLE
2026-27 Extension Eligible
7/6/2026 Nicolas Claxton
EXTENSION ELIGIBLE
2026-27 Extension Eligible
7/15/2026 Shake Milton
GUARANTEED
2026-27 Guaranteed 		$3,287,406
6/29/2027 Noah Clowney
RFA / QO
2027-28 Qualifying Offer 		$8,343,027
6/29/2027 Dariq Whitehead
RFA / QO
2027-28 Qualifying Offer 		$8,307,980

Unsigned Draft Picks

Draft Year Player Pos Age Country College
2019 Vanja Marinkovic SG 27 Serbia
2016 David Michineau PG 30 Guadeloupe
2015 Aaron White PF 32 United States Iowa
2015 Nikola Milutinov C 29 Serbia
2004 Christian Drejer F 42 Denmark

Future Draft Picks

2025
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
BKN
via HOU
BKN
If 5-30 (via NOP to POR to DET to NYK)
BKN

2026
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
BKN
via HOU

2027
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
BKN    HOU
Or swap with HOU (via HOU swap for BKN)
HOU    BKN
Or swap with BKN (via HOU swap for BKN)
BKN
PHI
If 1-4 if not already settled with OKC or 1-8 if PHI conveys 1st to OKC in 2025
OKC    BKN
OKC If 5-30 if not already settled, BKN If 9-30 if PHI conveys 1st to OKC in 2025

2028
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
BKN    NYK
Two most favorable of BKN, PHI 9-30 if not already settled and if PHI conveys 1st to OKC by 2026 and PHX (via BKN swap for PHX) Or swap with NYK
NYK    BKN
Or swap with BKN (via BKN swap for NYK)
PHI
If 1-8 if not already settled with BKN and if PHI conveys 1st to OKC by 2026
BKN
If 9-30 if not already settled and if PHI conveys 1st to OKC by 2026
PHX    BKN
Least Favorable of WAS and BKN, PHI 9-30 if not already settled and if PHI conveys 1st to OKC by 2026 and PHX (via BKN and WAS swap for PHX)

2029
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
BKN
Least favorable of BKN, DAL and PHX then others to HOU
HOU    BKN
Two most favorable of BKN, DAL and PHX then other to BKN
BKN
HOU    BKN
Two most favorable of BKN, DAL and PHX then other to BKN

2030
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
BKN

2031
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
BKN
BKN

2025
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
BKN
(via ATL to NYK)

2026
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
BKN
(via GSW)
BKN

2027
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
WAS
More favorable of BKN and DAL to WAS then other to DET

2028
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
BKN
(via GSW)
BKN
BKN
(via PHX)
PHI    BKN
PHI pick if PHI conveys second 1st to BKN by 2028; BKN pick if PHI does not convey second 1st to BKN by 2028

2029
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
BKN
BKN
BKN
BKN
(via PHX)

2030
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
BKN

2031
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
BKN

TRANSACTIONS

Dec 15, 2024
Yongxi Cui, G

Waived by Brooklyn (BKN)

Dec 15, 2024
Reece Beekman, PG

Traded to Brooklyn (BKN) from Golden State (GSW) with De'Anthony Melton , 2026 2nd round pick [ATL pick] , 2028 2nd round pick [ATL pick] and 2029 2nd round pick [GSW pick] for Dennis Schröder and 2025 2nd round pick [MIA pick, top-37 protected]

Dec 15, 2024
De'Anthony Melton, SG

Traded to Brooklyn (BKN) from Golden State (GSW) with Reece Beekman , 2026 2nd round pick [ATL pick] , 2028 2nd round pick [ATL pick] and 2029 2nd round pick [GSW pick] for Dennis Schröder and 2025 2nd round pick [MIA pick, top-37 protected]

Dec 02, 2024
Ziaire Williams, SF

Fined $2,000 for flopping during ORL-BKN game

Dec 01, 2024
Nicolas Claxton, C

Fined $2,000 for ejection from ORL-BKN game

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Dec 15, 2024
Yongxi Cui, G

Waived by Brooklyn (BKN)

Dec 15, 2024
Reece Beekman, PG

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Dec 15, 2024
De'Anthony Melton, SG

Traded to Brooklyn (BKN) from Golden State (GSW) with Reece Beekman , 2026 2nd round pick [ATL pick] , 2028 2nd round pick [ATL pick] and 2029 2nd round pick [GSW pick] for Dennis Schröder and 2025 2nd round pick [MIA pick, top-37 protected]

Dec 02, 2024
Ziaire Williams, SF

Fined $2,000 for flopping during ORL-BKN game

Dec 01, 2024
Nicolas Claxton, C

Fined $2,000 for ejection from ORL-BKN game

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