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Denver Nuggets 2021 - Player Salaries

Denver Nuggets have a total of 15 players in their home squad and 2 traded & released Players. Their highest paid player is Nikola Jokic earning $28,542,009 $1,000,001 per year.

Denver Nuggets play in the National Basketball Association, the mens professional basketball league in the USA.

The teams total salary cap is:
$128,579,406 per year
$2,472,681 per week

Active Squad:

Player (15)	Sign Method	Cap	Age	Position	Base Salary (Likely Incentives)	Cap Use	Cash Guarantee
Nikola Jokic	$28,542,009 $1,000,001	Bird Max (25%)	25	C	($28,542,009)	$29,542,010	22.98	$62,989,260
Jamal Murray	$27,285,000	Bird Rookie Max Ext (25%)	23	PG	($27,285,000)	$27,285,000	21.22	$130,968,000
Aaron Gordon	$18,136,364	Bird	25	PF	($18,136,364)	$18,136,364	14.11	$16,409,091
Will Barton	$13,723,214	Bird	29	SF	($13,723,214)	$13,723,214	10.67	$14,669,642
Paul Millsap	$10,000,000	Bird	35	PF	($10,000,000)	$10,000,000	7.78	-
JaMychal Green	$7,199,760	NT-MLE	30	PF	($7,199,760)	$7,199,760	5.60	$7,559,748
GeeJaVale McGee	$4,200,000	Cap Space	32	C	($4,200,000)	$4,200,000	3.27	-
Jr.Michael Porter Jr.	$3,550,800	Rookie	22	PF	($3,550,800)	$3,550,800	2.76	$5,258,735
Facundo Campazzo	$3,100,000 $100,000	Bi-Annual	0	PG	($3,100,000)	$3,200,000	2.49	$3,100,000
Zeke Nnaji	$2,379,840	Rookie	19	PF	($2,379,840)	$2,379,840	1.85	$2,498,760
Bol Bol	$2,058,240	NT-MLE	20	C	($2,048,780)	$2,058,240	1.60	$2,151,220
P.J. Dozier	$1,762,796	NT-MLE	23	PG	($1,762,796)	$1,762,796	1.37	-
Monte Morris	$1,723,707	T-MLE	25	PG	($1,723,707)	$1,723,707	1.34	$27,774,997
Vlatko Cancar	$1,517,981	NT-MLE	23	SF	($1,517,981)	$1,517,981	1.18	-
Austin Rivers	$270,142	Minimum	28	PG	($188,696)	$188,696	0.15	-

10-day Retained Contracts

Name	Cap %	Base Salary	Position	Sign Method	Signing Bonus	Trade Bonus	Likely Incentives	Cap Use	Cap
Austin Rivers	0.09	$158,907	PG		-	-	-	($110,998)	$110,998

Traded & Released Players

Name	Base Salary	Age	Position	Sign Method	Signing Bonus	Trade Bonus	Dead Money	Cap	Cap %
Gary Clark	$2,000,000	25	PF		-	-	-	$2,000,000	1.56

Signing Grants & Exceptions

Type	Amount (Remaining)	Reason/Notes	Expire Date
-Taxpayer Mid-Level Exception	$9,258,000($0)	JayMychal Green ($7,199,760), Bol Bol ($2,058,240)
-Annual Exception	$3,623,000($423,000)	Facundo Campazzo
Exception	$9,525,000($3,325,000)	Jerami Grant trade with DET (JaVale McGee, $4,200,000; Gary Clark, $2,000,00)	11/22/2021
Exception	$2,193,480($2,193,480)	RJ Hampton trade with ORL	03/25/2022
Exception	$1,620,564($1,620,564)	Isaiah Hartenstein trade with CLE	03/25/2022

Luxury Tax Breakdown

Type	Totals
2020 NBA Tax Threshold	$132,627,000
Taxable Salaries	$129,579,406
Tax Space	$3,047,594
2020 NBA Tax Apron	$138,928,000
Tax Apron Space	$9,348,594

Totals:

Cap Type	Total
Roster Cap	$126,468,408
Money	$110,998
Money	$2,000,000
Holds	$7,562,044
Salaries	$128,579,406
2020 NBA Cap Max	$109,140,000
Cap Max Space	$-19,439,406

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