Cleveland Cavaliers 2026 Payroll

Payroll by archived season

9 archived seasons, 2017 to 2025 · peaked in 2025 at $211,979,654 · up 56% since 2017

$136m

17

$122m

18

$129m

19

$96m

20

$130m

21

$122m

22

$2.0m

23

$169m

24

$212m

25

Season archives

Historic payrolls for Cleveland Cavaliers

2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017

Active roster · 13 players

All 13 players

Donovan Mitchell $50m Evan Mobley $50m Jarrett Allen $28m Max Strus $17m

Dennis Schröder $15m

Sam Merrill $9.2m

Jaylon Tyson $3.7m

Thomas Bryant $2.4m Mario Hezonja $2.4m

Nae'qwan Tomlin $2.4m

Craig Porter Jr. $2.4m

Tyrese Proctor $2.2m

Meleek Thomas $1.4m

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Active roster · 13 players - Cleveland Cavaliers
NAME	CAP HIT	POSITION	AGE	TYPE	SHARE OF CAP	BASE SALARY	GUARANTEED
Donovan Mitchell	$50,105,628$50.1m	Shooting guard	30	Veteran extension	30.37%	$50,105,628$50.1m	$50,105,628$50.1m
Evan Mobley	$50,105,628$50.1m	Power forward	25	Designated rookie extension	30.37%	$50,105,628$50.1m	$50,105,628$50.1m
Jarrett Allen	$28,000,000$28.0m	Center	28	Veteran extension	16.97%	$28,000,000$28.0m	$28,000,000$28.0m
Max Strus	$16,660,836$16.7m	Shooting guard	30	Sign and trade	10.10%	$16,660,836$16.7m	$16,660,836$16.7m
Dennis Schröder	$14,809,200$14.8m	Point guard	33	Free agent	8.98%	$14,809,200$14.8m	$14,809,200$14.8m
Sam Merrill	$9,160,715$9.2m	Shooting guard	30	Free agent	5.55%	$9,160,715$9.2m	$9,160,715$9.2m
Jaylon Tyson	$3,658,560$3.7m	Shooting guard	24	Rookie scale (1st round)	2.22%	$3,658,560$3.7m	$3,658,560$3.7m
Thomas Bryant	$2,449,421$2.4m	Center	29	Free agent	1.48%	$3,524,115$3.5m	$3,524,115$3.5m
Mario Hezonja	$2,449,421$2.4m	Shooting guard	31	Free agent	1.48%	$2,845,883$2.8m	-
Nae'qwan Tomlin	$2,411,090$2.4m	Forward	26	Rest of season	1.46%	$2,411,090$2.4m	$2,411,090$2.4m
Craig Porter Jr.	$2,406,205$2.4m	Guard	26	Rest of season	1.46%	$2,406,205$2.4m	-
Tyrese Proctor	$2,150,917$2.2m	Shooting guard	22	Rookie scale (2nd round)	1.30%	$2,150,917$2.2m	$2,150,917$2.2m
Meleek Thomas	$1,357,763$1.4m	Shooting guard	20	Rookie scale (2nd round)	0.82%	$1,357,763$1.4m	$1,357,763$1.4m
Listed total	$185,725,384$185.7m					$187,196,540$187.2m

Additional contracts · 1 player

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Additional contracts · 1 player - Cleveland Cavaliers
NAME	CAP HIT	POSITION	SHARE OF CAP
Ricky Rubio	$424,672	Point guard	0.26%

Additional contracts · 8 players

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All 8 players

James Harden $47m Ed Davis $2.4m Damian Jones $2.4m Raul Neto $2.4m Chuma Okeke $2.4m Rajon Rondo $2.4m

Olivier Sarr $2.4m

Tristan Thompson $2.4m

Additional contracts · 8 players - Cleveland Cavaliers
NAME	CAP HIT	POSITION	AGE	TYPE	SHARE OF CAP
James Harden	$47,019,232$47.0m	Shooting guard	37	Free agent	28.50%
Ed Davis	$2,449,421$2.4m	Center	37	-	1.48%
Damian Jones	$2,449,421$2.4m	Center	31	Free agent	1.48%
Raul Neto	$2,449,421$2.4m	Point guard	34	Free agent	1.48%
Chuma Okeke	$2,449,421$2.4m	Power forward	28	Rest of season	1.48%
Rajon Rondo	$2,449,421$2.4m	Point guard	40	Free agent	1.48%
Olivier Sarr	$2,449,421$2.4m	Center	27	Two-way	1.48%
Tristan Thompson	$2,449,421$2.4m	Center	35	Free agent	1.48%
Listed total	$64,165,179$64.2m

Contract types

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Contract types - Cleveland Cavaliers
TYPE	REASON	EXPIRES	ORIGINAL	AVAILABLE
Taxpayer Mid-Level	Do not have enough room to use	End-of-Season	$6,064,000$6.1m	$6,064,000$6.1m
Trade	De'Andrew Hunter trade with SAC	2/1/2027	$6,897,984$6.9m	$6,897,984$6.9m
Trade	Darius Garland trade with LAC	2/4/2027	$263,397	$263,397
Trade	Lonzo Ball trade with UTA	2/5/2027	$10,000,000$10.0m	$10,000,000$10.0m

Key contract dates

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Key contract dates - Cleveland Cavaliers
DEADLINE DATE	NAME	TYPE	VALUE
Jaylon Tyson	Jaylon Tyson	CLUB 2027-28 Club Option	$5,641,500$5.6m
Mario Hezonja	Mario Hezonja	GUARANTEED 2026-27 Guaranteed	$2,845,883$2.8m
Craig Porter Jr.	Craig Porter Jr.	GUARANTEED 2026-27 Guaranteed	$2,406,205$2.4m
Dennis Schröder	Dennis Schröder	GUARANTEED 2027-28 Guaranteed	$15,514,400$15.5m
Ernest Udeh Jr.	Ernest Udeh Jr.	RFA / QO 2027-28 Qualifying Offer - TBD - Two-Way	-
Riley Minix	Riley Minix	RFA / QO 2027-28 Qualifying Offer - TBD - Two-Way	-
Nae'qwan Tomlin	Nae'qwan Tomlin	RFA / QO 2027-28 Qualifying Offer	-
Tristan Enaruna	Tristan Enaruna	RFA / QO 2027-28 Qualifying Offer - TBD - Two-Way	-
Donovan Mitchell	Donovan Mitchell	PLAYER 2027-28 Player Option	$53,817,156$53.8m
Tyrese Proctor	Tyrese Proctor	EXTENSION ELIGIBLE 2027-28 Extension Eligible	-
Jaylon Tyson	Jaylon Tyson	EXTENSION ELIGIBLE 2027-28 Extension Eligible	-
Sam Merrill	Sam Merrill	EXTENSION ELIGIBLE 2027-28 Extension Eligible	-
Dennis Schröder	Dennis Schröder	EXTENSION ELIGIBLE 2027-28 Extension Eligible	-
Evan Mobley	Evan Mobley	EXTENSION ELIGIBLE 2027-28 Extension Eligible	-
Jarrett Allen	Jarrett Allen	EXTENSION ELIGIBLE 2027-28 Extension Eligible	-
Tyrese Proctor	Tyrese Proctor	GUARANTEED 2027-28 Guaranteed	$2,525,901$2.5m
Tyrese Proctor	Tyrese Proctor	CLUB 2028-29 Club Option - non-guaranteed	-
Jaylon Tyson	Jaylon Tyson	RFA / QO 2028-29 Qualifying Offer	$8,648,420$8.6m
Meleek Thomas	Meleek Thomas	EXTENSION ELIGIBLE 2028-29 Extension Eligible	-
Tyrese Proctor	Tyrese Proctor	GUARANTEED 2028-29 Guaranteed	$2,735,698$2.7m
Meleek Thomas	Meleek Thomas	CLUB 2029-30 Club Option - non-guaranteed	-
Donovan Mitchell	Donovan Mitchell	EXTENSION ELIGIBLE 2029-30 Extension Eligible	-
Meleek Thomas	Meleek Thomas	GUARANTEED 2029-30 Guaranteed	$2,918,152$2.9m
Donovan Mitchell	Donovan Mitchell	PLAYER 2030-31 Player Option	$75,530,756$75.5m

Draft class

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Draft class - Cleveland Cavaliers
DRAFTED	NAME	POSITION	AGE	COUNTRY
Khalifa Diop	Khalifa Diop	Center	24	Senegal
Arturas Gudaitis	Arturas Gudaitis	Center	33	Lithuania
Chukwudiebere Maduabum	Chukwudiebere Maduabum	Power forward	35	Nigeria
Milan Macvan	Milan Macvan	Small forward	36	Croatia
Sergey Gladyr	Sergey Gladyr	Shooting guard	37	Ukraine
Renaldas Seibutis	Renaldas Seibutis	Shooting guard	41	Lithuania
Ejike Ugboaja	Ejike Ugboaja	Forward	41	Nigeria
Edin Bavcic	Edin Bavcic	Small forward	42	Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Cleveland Cavaliers' yearly total is $185,725,384.

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13 players on the Cleveland Cavaliers active roster. We list a further 9 carried beyond it.

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