With the NBA trade deadline passed, teams are focusing on locking down playoff spots or vying for a better chance in the draft lottery. Outside of the players who are added on 10-day deals, or those lucky enough to turn those auditions into long-term contracts, teams’ rosters are relatively set for the remainder of the season.
We at Hoops Rumors are in the process of taking a look ahead at each franchise’s salary cap situation heading into the summer, and the free agent frenzy that occurs every offseason. While the exact amount of the 2015/16 salary cap won’t be announced until July, the cap is projected to come in somewhere around $67.4MM, with the luxury tax threshold projected at approximately $81MM. This year’s $63.065MM cap represented an increase of 7.7% over 2013/14, which was well above the league’s projected annual increase of 4.5%.
We’ll continue onward by taking a look at the Grizzlies’ cap outlook for 2015/16…
Here are the players with guaranteed contracts:
- Jordan Adams — $1,404,600
- Tony Allen — $5,168,539
- Vince Carter — $4,088,019
- Mike Conley — $9,388,426
- Jamaal Franklin (Stretch Provision) — $163,297
- Courtney Lee — $5,675,000
- Fab Melo (Stretch Provision) — $437,080
- Zach Randolph — $9,638,555
- Jarnell Stokes — $845,059
Here are the players with non-guaranteed contracts:
- JaMychal Green — $845,059 ($150K Guaranteed)
- Jon Leuer — $1,035,000
- Russ Smith — $845,059
- Beno Udrih — $2,170,465 ($923K Guaranteed)
Players with options:
- Jeff Green (Player Option) — $9.2MM
The Grizzlies’ Cap Summary for 2015/16:
- Guaranteed Salary: $37,881,575
- Options/Non-Guaranteed Salary: $13,022,583
- Total: $50,904,158
The Basketball Insiders salary pages were used in the creation of this post.