Offseason Salary Cap Digest: Washington Wizards

With just $45MM in guaranteed salaries on the books for 2016/17, and no draft picks to account for, the Wizards could have the flexibility to add a pair of maximum-salary contracts. However, long-coveted hometown target Kevin Durant doesn’t appear too likely to land in D.C. this summer, and one of those max salaries will likely be earmarked for Bradley Beal, despite his injury history. That leaves the Wizards with a tough call on what to do with their remaining cap room. Making a run at a second max player would require renouncing all – or at least most – of their unrestricted free agents, some of whom could be worth keeping around. It would also mean filling out the roster with a ton of minimum-salary players. In other words, it might make more sense to spread that cap room around, assuming Durant is indeed off the table.

See how Washington’s cap situation looks for 2016/17 as Hoops Rumors continues its offseason salary cap digest series.

Guaranteed Salary

• John Wall ($16,957,900)
• Marcin Gortat ($12,000,000)
• Markieff Morris ($7,400,000)
• Otto Porter ($5,893,981)
• Kelly Oubre ($2,006,640)
• (Martell Webster $833,334) — Salary remaining from release via stretch provision
• Total: $45,091,855
  

Player Options

• None

Team Options

• None

Non-Guaranteed Salary

• Drew Gooden ($3,547,000)
• Jarell Eddie ($980,431)
• Total: $4,527,431

Restricted Free Agents (Qualifying Offers/Cap Holds)

• Bradley Beal ($7,471,412/$14,236,685)
• Totals: $7,471,412/$14,236,685
  

Unrestricted Free Agents (Cap Holds)

• Nene ($19,500,000)
• Jared Dudley ($8,312,500)
• Alan Anderson ($4,800,000)
• Ramon Sessions ($2,821,605)
• J.J. Hickson ($980,431)
• Garrett Temple ($980,431)
• Marcus Thornton ($980,431)
• Total: $38,375,398
  

Other Cap Holds

• Will Bynum ($980,431)
• Al Harrington ($980,431)
• Total: $1,960,862
  

Projected Salary Cap: $92,000,000

The Basketball Insiders salary pages were used in the creation of this post.