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New Orleans Pelicans 2021 - Player Salaries

New Orleans Pelicans have a total of 15 players in their home squad and 1 traded & released Players. Their highest paid player is Steven Adams earning $27,528,088 $2,064,607 per year.

New Orleans Pelicans play in the National Basketball Association, the mens professional basketball league in the USA.

The teams total salary cap is:
$132,557,780 per year
$2,549,188 per week

Active Squad:

Player (15)	Sign Method	Cap	Age	Position	Base Salary (Likely Incentives)	Cap Use	Cash Guarantee
Steven Adams	$27,528,088 $2,064,607	Bird	27	C	($27,528,088)	$29,592,695	22.32	$35,000,000
Brandon Ingram	$27,285,000	Bird Max (25%)	23	SF	($27,285,000)	$27,285,000	20.58	$130,968,000
Eric Bledsoe	$16,875,000	Bird	30	PG	($16,875,000)	$16,875,000	12.73	$22,025,000
James Johnson	$15,794,100 $253,000	Cap Space	33	PF	($15,794,100)	$16,047,100	12.11	-
Lonzo Ball	$11,003,782	Rookie	22	PG	($11,003,782)	$11,003,782	8.30	-
Zion Williamson	$10,245,480	Rookie	20	PF	($10,245,480)	$10,245,480	7.73	$10,733,400
Jaxson Hayes	$5,105,160	Rookie	20	C	($5,105,160)	$5,105,160	3.85	$5,348,280
Jr.Kira Lewis Jr.	$3,640,200	Rookie	19	PG	($3,640,200)	$3,640,200	2.75	$3,822,240
Josh Hart	$3,491,159	Rookie	25	SG	($3,491,159)	$3,491,159	2.63	-
-WalkerNickeil Alexander-Walker	$3,113,160	Rookie	22	SG	($3,113,160)	$3,113,160	2.35	$3,261,480
Wesley Iwundu	$1,678,854	Minimum	25	SF	($1,678,854)	$1,678,854	1.27	$1,824,003
Willy Hernangomez	$1,737,145	Minimum	26	C	($1,620,564)	$1,620,564	1.22	-
Wenyen Gabriel	$1,620,564	Minimum	23	PF	($1,620,564)	$1,620,564	1.22	-
Didi Louzada	$123,056	Minimum	21	SF	($123,056)	$123,056	0.09	-
Naji Marshall	$61,528	NT-MLE	22	SF	($61,528)	$61,528	0.05	$1,517,981

10-day Retained Contracts

Player (3)	Cap %	Base Salary	Position	Sign Method	Signing Bonus	Trade Bonus	Likely Incentives	Cap Use	Cap
Isaiah Thomas	0.08	$158,907	PG		-	-	-	($110,998)	$110,998
Sindarius Thornwell	0.08	$114,990	SG		-	-	-	($110,998)	$110,998
Sindarius Thornwell	0.08	$114,990	SG		-	-	-	($110,998)	$110,998

Traded & Released Players

Name	Base Salary	Age	Position	Sign Method	Signing Bonus	Trade Bonus	Dead Money	Cap	Cap %
Sindarius Thornwell	$747,435	25	SG		-	-	-	$721,484	0.54

Signing Grants & Exceptions

Type	Amount (Remaining)	Reason/Notes	Expire Date
-Taxpayer Mid-Level Exception	$9,258,000($9,258,000)
-Annual Exception	$3,623,000($3,623,000)
Exception	$3,897,436($3,897,436)	Nicolo Melli trade with DAL	03/25/2022

Luxury Tax Breakdown

Type	Totals
2020 NBA Tax Threshold	$132,627,000
Taxable Salaries	$132,607,250
Tax Space	$19,750

Totals:

Cap Type	Total
Roster Cap	$131,503,302
Money	$332,994
Money	$721,484
Holds	$16,778,436
Salaries	$132,557,780
2020 NBA Cap Max	$109,140,000
Cap Max Space	$-23,417,780

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