The Spurs haven’t had a winning percentage below .600 in a season for two decades, and the franchise added another cornerstone piece to its core when it signed LaMarcus Aldridge last summer. However, even after a 67-win showing, San Antonio will be faced with a challenging offseason. If Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili, and David West retire or land elsewhere, the Spurs will have some cap room to work with, but not enough for a max contract, and replacing those veterans won’t be easy. With Aldridge and Kawhi Leonard around, it’s not as if San Antonio will enter a rebuilding phase anytime soon, but keeping the team in strong contention for a title may require a little creativity from GM R.C. Buford.
See how San Antonio’s cap situation looks for 2016/17 as Hoops Rumors continues its offseason salary cap digest series.
Guaranteed Salary
- LaMarcus Aldridge ($20,575,005)
- Kawhi Leonard ($17,638,063)
- Tony Parker ($14,445,313)
- Danny Green ($10,000,000)
- Patty Mills ($3,578,948)
- Boris Diaw ($3,000,000) — Partial guarantee; non-guaranteed portion listed below1
- Kyle Anderson ($1,192,080)
- Total: $70,429,409
Player Options
- Tim Duncan ($6,393,750)
- Manu Ginobili ($2,940,630)
- David West ($1,551,659)
- Total: $10,886,039
Team Options
- None
Non-Guaranteed Salary
- Boris Diaw ($4,000,000) — Partial guarantee; guaranteed portion listed above1
- Jonathon Simmons ($874,636)
- Total: $4,874,636
Restricted Free Agents (Qualifying Offers/Cap Holds)
- Boban Marjanovic ($1,500,000/$1,500,000)
Unrestricted Free Agents (Cap Holds)
- Matt Bonner ($980,431)
- Kevin Martin ($980,431)
- Andre Miller ($980,431)
- Total: $2,941,293
Other Cap Holds
- Nikola Milutinov ($1,026,300)
- Livio Jean-Charles ($990,700)
- No. 29 pick ($983,400)
- Total: $3,000,400
Projected Salary Cap: $92,000,000
Footnotes:
- Diaw’s full $7,000,000 salary would become guaranteed on June 30th.
The Basketball Insiders salary pages were used in the creation of this post.
I think there are also some cap holds that should be included for international first-round draftees.
Hmm, I’d left Milutinov and Jean-Charles out for now since there’s been no indication either one will be coming to the Spurs for the 2016/17 season. But I suppose they should be included until they’re formally removed, so I’ve added them. Thanks.