Cleveland Cavaliers 2024-25 Financial Summary

A current summary of Cleveland Cavaliers 2024-25 player cap & cash figures.

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Total Cap

$180,849,194 / 15th

Cap Space

$-40,261,194 / 16th

Tax Space

$-1,685,118

Cash Total

$173,153,400 / 14th

2024-25 Active Roster

Player Option
Early Termination
Non-Guaranteed
Club Option
Estimate
  Player (17) Pos Age Cap Hit Cap Hit Pct League Cap Apron Salary Luxury Tax Cash Total Cash Guaranteed Free Agent Year
1
Garland Darius Garland PG 25 $36,725,670 26.12% $36,725,670 $36,725,670 $36,725,670 $36,725,670 2028
2
Mitchell Donovan Mitchell SG 28 $35,410,310 25.19% $35,410,310 $35,410,310 $34,848,340 $34,848,340 2026
3
Allen Jarrett Allen C 26 $20,000,000 14.23% $20,000,000 $20,000,000 $20,000,000 $20,000,000
4
LeVert Caris LeVert SG 30 $16,615,384 11.82% $16,615,384 $16,615,384 $16,615,384 $16,615,384 2025
5
Strus Max Strus SG 28 $15,212,068 10.82% $15,212,068 $15,212,068 $15,212,068 $15,212,068 2027
6
Mobley Evan Mobley PF 23 $11,227,657 7.99% $11,227,657 $11,227,657 $11,227,657 $11,227,657
7
Okoro Isaac Okoro SG 24 $10,185,186 7.24% $11,712,963 $10,185,186 $10,185,186 $10,185,186 2027
8
Niang Georges Niang PF 31 $8,500,000 6.05% $8,500,000 $8,500,000 $8,500,000 $8,500,000 2026
9
Wade Dean Wade PF 28 $6,166,667 4.39% $6,166,667 $6,166,667 $6,166,667 $6,166,667 2026
10
Tyson Jaylon Tyson SG 22 $3,326,160 2.37% $3,326,160 $3,326,160 $3,326,160 $3,326,160 2028
11
Jerome Ty Jerome SG 27 $2,560,975 1.82% $2,560,975 $2,560,975 $2,560,975 $2,560,975 2025
12
Merrill Sam Merrill SG 28 $2,164,993 1.54% $2,164,993 $2,164,993 $2,164,993 - 2025
13
Thompson Tristan Thompson C 33 $2,087,519 1.48% $2,087,519 $2,087,519 $3,303,771 - 2025
14
Porter Jr. Craig Porter Jr. G 24 $1,891,857 1.35% $1,891,857 $1,891,857 $1,891,857 $1,000,000 2027
15
Thor JT Thor PF 22 Two-Way - - - - - 2025
16
Travers Luke Travers SG 23 Two-Way - - - - - 2025
17
Bates Emoni Bates SG 21 Two-Way - - - - - 2025

2024-25 Dead Money

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

  Player (1) Pos Age Cap Hit Cap Hit Pct League Cap Apron Salary Luxury Tax Cash Total Cash Guaranteed
1
Rubio Ricky Rubio PG 34 $424,672 0.30% $424,672 $424,672 $424,672 -

2024-25 Cap Hold

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

  Player (4) Pos Age Cap Hit Cap Hit Pct League Cap          
1
Rondo Rajon Rondo PG 38 $2,087,519 1.48% Non-Bird
2
Davis Ed Davis C 35 $2,087,519 1.48% Non-Bird
3
Neto Raul Neto PG 32 $2,087,519 1.48% Non-Bird
4
Jones Damian Jones C 29 $2,087,519 1.48% Early Bird

2024 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 $12,822,000 $12,822,000

2024 Cap Totals

Cap Maximum Summary
Cap Maximum $140,588,000
Active Roster $172,074,446 14th
Dead Money $424,672 14th
Cap Hold $8,350,076 12th
Total Allocations $180,849,194 15th
Space $-40,261,194 16th
1st Apron Summary
1st Apron Maximum $178,132,000
Total Allocations $174,026,895 -
Space $4,105,105 -
2nd Apron Summary
2nd Apron Maximum $188,931,000
Total Allocations $174,026,895 -
Space $14,904,105 -

2024 Tax Totals

Tax Summary
Tax Threshold $170,814,000
Total Allocations $172,499,118 14th
Space $-1,685,118 17th
Ext. Luxury Tax Bill $2,527,676 -

2024 Deadlines

Deadline Date Player Type Value
1/10/2025 Sam Merrill
GUARANTEED
2024-25 Guaranteed
$2,164,993
1/10/2025 Craig Porter Jr.
GUARANTEED
2024-25 Guaranteed
$1,891,857
1/10/2025 Tristan Thompson
GUARANTEED
2024-25 Guaranteed
$3,303,771
6/29/2025 Evan Mobley
RFA / QO
2025-26 Qualifying Offer
$14,730,885
6/29/2025 Emoni Bates
RFA / QO
2025-26 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way
$2,048,494
6/29/2025 Luke Travers
RFA / QO
2025-26 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way
$2,048,494
7/6/2025 Georges Niang
EXTENSION ELIGIBLE
2025-26 Extension Eligible
7/6/2025 Max Strus
EXTENSION ELIGIBLE
2025-26 Extension Eligible
7/8/2025 Darius Garland
EXTENSION ELIGIBLE
2025-26 Extension Eligible
10/31/2025 Jaylon Tyson
CLUB
2026-27 Club Option
$3,658,560
1/10/2026 Dean Wade
GUARANTEED
2025-26 Guaranteed
$6,623,456
1/10/2026 Craig Porter Jr.
GUARANTEED
2025-26 Guaranteed
$2,221,677
2/14/2026 Craig Porter Jr.
EXTENSION ELIGIBLE
2026-27 Extension Eligible
6/29/2026 Craig Porter Jr.
GUARANTEED
2026-27 Guaranteed
$2,406,205
7/6/2026 Klay Thompson
EXTENSION ELIGIBLE
2026-27 Extension Eligible
10/31/2026 Jaylon Tyson
CLUB
2027-28 Club Option
$5,641,500
1/10/2027 Craig Porter Jr.
CLUB
2026-27 Club Option — non-guaranteed
6/29/2027 Donovan Mitchell
PLAYER
2027-28 Player Option
$53,817,156
7/1/2027 Jaylon Tyson
EXTENSION ELIGIBLE
2027-28 Extension Eligible
7/7/2027 Donovan Mitchell
EXTENSION ELIGIBLE
2027-28 Extension Eligible
7/22/2027 Evan Mobley
EXTENSION ELIGIBLE
2027-28 Extension Eligible
8/2/2027 Jarrett Allen
EXTENSION ELIGIBLE
2027-28 Extension Eligible
6/29/2028 Jaylon Tyson
RFA / QO
2028-29 Qualifying Offer
$8,648,420

2024 Unsigned Draft Picks

Draft Year Player Pos Age Country College
2022 Khalifa Diop C 22 Senegal
2015 Arturas Gudaitis C 31 Lithuania
2011 Chukwudiebere Maduabum PF 33 Nigeria
2011 Milan Macvan SF 34 Croatia
2009 Sergey Gladyr SG 36 Ukraine
2007 Renaldas Seibutis SG 39 Lithuania
2006 Ejike Ugboaja F 39 Nigeria
2006 Edin Bavcic SF 40 Bosnia and Herzegovina

Future Draft Picks

2025

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UTA

2026

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CLE    UTA
Or swap with UTA (via UTA swap for CLE)

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
UTA

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
CLE    UTA
Or swap with UTA (via UTA swap for CLE)
UTA    CLE
Or swap with CLE

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
UTA

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
CLE

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
CLE

2025

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CLE
CLE

2026

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CLE

2027

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CLE
CLE

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
CLE

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
CLE

2030

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SAS

2031

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CLE
CLE

TRANSACTIONS

Oct 19, 2024
Jules Bernard, SG

Waived by Cleveland (CLE)

Oct 19, 2024
Pete Nance, PF

Waived by Cleveland (CLE)

Oct 18, 2024
Elijah Hughes, SF

Waived by Cleveland (CLE)

Oct 18, 2024
Darius Brown II, G

Waived by Cleveland (CLE)

Oct 17, 2024
Elijah Hughes, SF

Signed a contract with Cleveland (CLE) - Exhibit 10

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