A place to look at NBA salaries, the Collective Bargaining Agreement and other things related to basketball
The salary spreadsheets have been updated to 2012-13 numbers. Unfortunately, the drop-down menus on each sheet need to be updated, so they might not get you to the right sheet. I’ll try to fix them as soon as I can.
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You can find comprehensive spreadsheets for player salaries and for team salaries – those that cover the entire league - by clicking on the buttons on the left. Or, if you prefer, you can look at a spreadsheet for a specific team by clicking on its city, listed to the right. Spreadsheets for previous seasons can be found in the Archive.
This site is not endorsed by the NBA, nor is it guaranteed to have completely correct figures. The salary numbers are simply my ‘best guesses’ based on my understanding of the Collective Bargaining Agreement and using information obtained in newspaper articles, on other web sites or wherever else I can find it.
I suggest that before you look at any of the spreadsheets, you read the page labeled ‘Notes’. It will help you to decipher the spreadsheets better.
Also, I’ve designed a chart that helps you determine if a proposed NBA transaction (trade or free agent signing) is legal under the rules of the Collective Bargaining Agreement. You can find this chart on the page labeled ‘Is A Transaction Legal?‘.
Feel free to email me with information about player contracts that you might have, or to let me know about any mistakes that you see on any of the spreadsheets. Any valid information forwarded to me will be used to update this site and make it as accurate as possible.
Unfortunately, I can’t update this site every day, although I do my best to post an update every week or two. Also, I’ll try to answer questions that you e-mail me, although I can’t promise to answer them all – this is just a hobby of mine and free time is rare!
Nice banner. Thanks especially for the notes section.
Found this through ESPN. What a cool site!
I love it dude – I need to send you the artwork so you can out your logo on stuff.
WOW! 19 teams are over the Luxury Tax ($71.15 M) this year.
I hoping the Tax goes up a couple mil next year, so the Jazz can keep Booze, and continue to stay under.
For your info, I read this morning on Hoopshype that Salim Staudamire was guaranteed $200,000 of his $926,000 contract when he was waived by the Spurs in October. You do not show this, is this true or not?
Thanks
Awesome stuff on this site. You are my authority on NBA salaries after years of struggling with the likes of hoopshype and realgm.
Keep up the goodwork!
Isn’t Jason Kapono a player option for 2010-11???
KGMN – Yes, Kapono has a player option for 2010-11. That is why his figure of $6,641,440 is shaded in a peach background (see top of the spreadsheet for color coding on options).
Thanks again for coming on Jeff. Great work.
Awesome website. Keep it up !
I have been amazed by the wonderful job you are doing. Keep up the great work. I am a Wizards fan and here are updates for them. Mardi Collins is not on the team. Hamady Ndiaye is. Thanks.
Hey ST: Is Camby’s contract really as high as listed on your spreadsheet? I remember it being around $17 mil for 2 years. I’m trying to find a reason not to think we’re hosed for the next 5 years, and every dollar helps. =)
According to my ‘sources’, what I have listed is his actual cap hit.
Remember, he signed for a deal with a lot of incentives, and a big chunk of them have been labeled as ‘likely’, so they count against the cap. If he doesn’t reach them this season, then next season’s cap hit could decrease, but until then…..
Camby’s deal was $17.7 guaranteed for two years plus another $7.9 million in incentives.
Do you have any idea of the breakdown of Zach Randolph’s extension with Memphis? Is it 4yrs/$71 or $68 million? And I understand there is a player option for the last year of his contract.
From what I’ve read, it sounds like he’s getting $66 million for 4 years (with the 4th year being a player option) plus an additional $5 million in incentives. Total guess on my part at this point – but $15 + $16 + $17 + $18 million seems to fit the parameters, with $1.25 million in yearly incentives.
From HOOPSWORLD.com, I found George Hill make $1,157,160 in 2010/11, $2,086,359 in 2011/12 and the amount of qualifying offering in 2012/13 is $3,069,467.
From ShamSport.com, George Hill has $854,389, $1,390,906 and $2,052,978.
Both are different with your spreadsheet. It made me confused.
Which is right?
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Sham has it right. I went back and rechecked my numbers for Hill and realized that I had the wrong formula in calculating his salary. Sorry for the confusion. I’ll have it right in my next update. Thanks for your question!
ST, Just found your site thru a link at Warriorsworld.net. Your site looks great and full of much needed info and detail. I’m a huge W’s fan who seriously follows the collective bargaining agreement and cap issues. I look forward to referring to your site often and following you on Twitter.
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Great site with a lot of awesome statistics! Indiana must be proud of themselves. To only have $46,273,066 as team salary this year, the Indiana Pacers should be really happy of what they have accomplished thus far in the season. 16-7 current overall record.
Dallas Mavericks Kelenna Azubuike on ESPN.com roster, shows him with a salary of $3,300,000. Also read that he signed a two year contract. I checked yours and his salary is much lower. I just want to make sure that my 2K roster is as accurate as possible. Which salary is correct? Thanks in advance.
I have him signing a two year contract as well (with the second year not fully guaranteed). The $3.3 million was his 2010-11 salary amount.
Ok, so a dumb question. They said he signed the minimum veteran salary. How much is the minimum vet salary? Thanks for the reply =)
Here’s a chart with the amounts, based on years of service in the NBA. The amount may be subject to pro-rating when a player signs for fewer than the total amount of games in a season, like Azubuike.
Thanks alot! FANTASTIC site by the way, I would definately say it is the best one. How often do you update this site?
Do you know the details of how on Earth the Lakers still have the likes of Horace Grant, Ron Harper, John Salley, Mitch Richmond, and Karl Malone counting against their cap number? Salley hasn’t even played since 2000!
They are un-renounced free agents. They continue to count against the cap until they are renounced, although they do not count in the luxury tax calculation.
can you make player salaries spreedsheet a printer friendly?
When are you going to “correct” the Nets new name of BROOKLYN?
It was official on April 30.
Would like to see CapHolds listed.
I have to go to ShamSports to see CapHolds, but their rosters are old.
It is now May 19 and still waiting to see the BROOKLYN Nets listed right after Boston. It won’t be official until Storytellers makes it official.
Thanks
Still need to change New Jersey to Brooklyn under Current Player Salaries at top.
Is there a “typical” payment schedule for players? What I mean is – most of us with normal jobs get paid once a week or once every two weeks – in Europe where I live – most are paid once each month. So, I was just wondering how it works in the world of professional sports – do the players receive a partial payment in a large lump sum and then a certain amount every month – or every quarter – or do they receive it all at the start of the year/season? I am not referring to performance based bonuses or any incentive pay (beyond a signing bonus) – just their “salary” – how is it parced out over a season or year?
The ‘typical’ payment schedule is twice a month.
Just a question: a buy-out contract counts against the cap, but it counts in the luxury tax too?
Yes, it counts in the calculation for tax purposes.