Brooklyn Nets Multi-Year Salary Cap Table

A summary of financial breakdowns for the Brooklyn Nets, including multi-year cap totals, player cap hits & free agents.

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Player Option
Early Termination
Non-Guaranteed
Club Option
Estimate
Pct of League Cap
Player (18) Pos Age 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29
Simmons Ben Simmons PG 28 40338144
Ext. Elig.
$40,338,144
28.7%
 		5
UFA / $52.4M
33.9%
 -10 -10 -10
Claxton Nicolas Claxton C 25 28409086
$28,409,086
20.2%
 		26136360
$26,136,360
16.9%
 		23863634
Ext. Elig.
$23,863,634
14.0%
 		21590920
$21,590,920
11.5%
 		5
UFA / $32.4M
15.7%
Johnson Cameron Johnson SF 28 23625000
$23,625,000
16.8%
 		21570652
Ext. Elig.
$21,570,652
13.9%
 		23625000
$23,625,000
13.9%
 		5
UFA / $35.4M
18.9%
 -10
Bogdanovic Bojan Bogdanovic SF 35 19032850
Ext. Elig.
$19,032,850
13.5%
 		5
UFA / $28.5M
18.5%
 -10 -10 -10
Finney-Smith Dorian Finney-Smith PF 31 14924167
$14,924,167
10.6%
 		15378480
Ext. Elig.
$15,378,480
9.9%
 		5
UFA / $23.1M
13.6%
 -10 -10
Schröder Dennis Schröder PG 31 13025250
$13,025,250
9.3%
 		5
UFA / $16.9M
10.9%
 -10 -10 -10
Williams Ziaire Williams SF 23 6133005
Ext. Elig.
$6,133,005
4.4%
 		4
RFA / $18.4M
11.9%
 -10 -10 -10
Thomas Cameron Thomas SG 23 4041249
Ext. Elig.
$4,041,249
2.9%
 		4
RFA / $12.1M
7.8%
 -10 -10 -10
Sharpe Day'Ron Sharpe C 23 3989122
Ext. Elig.
$3,989,122
2.8%
 		4
RFA / $12.0M
7.7%
 -10 -10 -10
Clowney Noah Clowney PF 20 3244080
$3,244,080
2.3%
 		3398640
$3,398,640
2.2%
 		5414034
Ext. Elig.
$5,414,034
3.2%
 		5
UFA / $16.2M
8.7%
 -10
Whitehead Dariq Whitehead SG 20 3114240
$3,114,240
2.2%
 		3262560
$3,262,560
2.1%
 		5366912
Ext. Elig.
$5,366,912
3.2%
 		4
RFA / $16.1M
8.6%
 -10
Milton Shake Milton SG 28 2875000
$2,875,000
2.0%
 		3000000
$3,000,000
1.9%
 		3287406
Ext. Elig.
$3,287,406
1.9%
 		5
UFA / $5.8M
3.1%
 -10
Watford Trendon Watford PF 24 2726603
$2,726,603
1.9%
 		5
UFA / $3.5M
2.3%
 -10 -10 -10
Johnson Keon Johnson SG 22 2162606
$2,162,606
1.5%
 		2349578
$2,349,578
1.5%
 		5
UFA / $2.5M
1.5%
 -10 -10
Wilson Jalen Wilson PF 24 1891857
$1,891,857
1.3%
 		2221677
$2,221,677
1.4%
 		4
RFA / $3.0M
1.8%
 -10 -10
Cui Yongxi Cui G 21 0
Two-Way
 
 		0
Two-Way
 
 		4
RFA / $2.3M
1.3%
 -10 -10
Martin Jaylen Martin F 21 0
Two-Way
 
 		4
RFA / $2.1M
1.3%
 -10 -10 -10
Martin Tyrese Martin SF 25 0
Two-Way
 
 		4
RFA / $2.0M
1.3%
 -10 -10 -10

Cap Hold

Player (5) Pos Age 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29
Milutinov Nikola Milutinov C 30 4
1ST RD / $4.2M
3.0%
 4
1ST RD / $6.1M
4.0%
 -10 -10 -10
Aldridge LaMarcus Aldridge PF 39 4
UFA / $2.1M
1.5%
 4
UFA / $2.3M
1.5%
 4
UFA / $2.5M
1.5%
 4
UFA / $2.8M
1.5%
 4
UFA / $3.1M
1.5%
Chandler Wilson Chandler SF 37 4
UFA / $2.1M
1.5%
 4
UFA / $2.3M
1.5%
 4
UFA / $2.5M
1.5%
 4
UFA / $2.8M
1.5%
 4
UFA / $3.1M
1.5%
James Mike James PG 34 4
UFA / $2.1M
1.5%
 4
UFA / $2.3M
1.5%
 4
UFA / $2.5M
1.5%
 4
UFA / $2.8M
1.5%
 4
UFA / $3.1M
1.5%
Smith Jr. Dennis Smith Jr. PG 27 5
UFA / $3.1M
1.5%
 4
UFA / $2.3M
1.5%
 4
UFA / $2.5M
1.5%
 4
UFA / $2.8M
1.5%
 4
UFA / $3.1M
1.5%

Summary

  CAP     2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29
Cap Maximum
$140,588,000
$154,647,000
$170,112,000
$187,123,000
$205,835,000
Active Cap $169,532,259 $77,317,947 $61,556,986 $21,590,920  
Dead Cap          
Cap Holds $12,508,516 $168,469,534 $50,750,929 $101,600,547 $64,941,984
Total Cap Allocations $182,040,775 $245,787,481 $112,307,915 $123,191,467 $64,941,984
Cap Space $-41,452,775 $-91,140,481 $57,804,085 $63,931,533 $140,893,016
  1st Apron              
Threshold $178,132,000 $195,946,000 $215,541,000 $237,096,000 $260,806,000
Allocations $172,907,259 $85,490,945 $74,733,078 $38,532,801 $20,330,256
1st Apron Space $5,224,741 $110,455,055 $140,807,922 $198,563,199 $240,475,744
  2nd Apron              
Threshold $188,931,000 $207,825,000 $228,608,000 $251,469,000 $276,616,000
Allocations $172,907,259 $85,490,945 $74,733,078 $38,532,801 $20,330,256
2nd Apron Space $16,023,741 $122,334,055 $153,874,922 $212,936,199 $256,285,744
  TAX     2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29
Tax Threshold
Active Tax $169,532,259 $77,317,947 $61,556,986 $21,590,920  
Dead Tax          
Total Tax $169,532,259 $77,317,947 $61,556,986 $21,590,920  
Tax Space $1,281,741 $110,579,053 $145,130,014 $205,764,080 $250,090,000
Est. Tax Bill
  CASH     2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29
Total Cash $167,017,143 $75,506,685 $60,841,079 $20,943,184  

Upcoming 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 Day'Ron Sharpe
RFA / QO
2025-26 Qualifying Offer 		$5,983,683
6/29/2025 Jalen Wilson
CLUB
2025-26 Club Option 		$88,075
6/29/2025 Ziaire Williams
RFA / QO
2025-26 Qualifying Offer 		$8,353,153
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 Dariq Whitehead
CLUB
2026-27 Club Option 		$5,366,912
10/31/2025 Noah Clowney
CLUB
2026-27 Club Option 		$5,414,034
1/10/2026 Jalen Wilson
GUARANTEED
2026-27 Guaranteed 		$2,221,677
1/10/2026 Keon Johnson
GUARANTEED
2025-26 Guaranteed 		$2,349,578
6/29/2026 Yongxi Cui
RFA / QO
2026-27 Qualifying Offer 		$2,253,346
6/29/2026 Jalen Wilson
RFA / QO
2026-27 Qualifying Offer 		$2,999,264
7/1/2026 Dariq Whitehead
EXTENSION ELIGIBLE
2026-27 Extension Eligible
7/1/2026 Noah Clowney
EXTENSION ELIGIBLE
2025-26 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 41 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
BKN    HOU
Two most favorable of BKN, DAL and PHX then other to BKN
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

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)
BKN
If 38-59 (via IND)

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

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
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
(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

Oct 28, 2024
Noah Clowney, PF

Brooklyn (BKN) exercised $3.40 million option for 2025-26

Oct 28, 2024
Dariq Whitehead, SG

Brooklyn (BKN) exercised $3.26 million option for 2025-26

Oct 19, 2024
Tyrese Martin, SF

Signed a Two-Way contract with Brooklyn (BKN) via converted Exhibit 10

Oct 19, 2024
Amari Bailey, PG

Waived by Brooklyn (BKN)

Oct 19, 2024
Killian Hayes, PG

Waived by Brooklyn (BKN)

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