With the free agent signing period winding down and teams looking ahead to the preseason, we at Hoops Rumors will be tracking the Salary Cap figures for each team around the league. These posts will be maintained throughout the season once financial data is reported. They will be located on the sidebar throughout the year, once all the teams’ cap figures have been relayed. You can always check RosterResource.com for up-to-date rosters for each franchise, with the Thunder’s team page accessible here.
Here’s a breakdown of where the Thunder currently stand financially:
Guaranteed Salary
- Russell Westbrook —$26,540,100 [Contract has 15% Trade Kicker]
- Enes Kanter —$17,145,838 [Contract has 15% Trade Kicker]
- Taj Gibson — $8,950,000
- Victor Oladipo —$6,552,960
- Alex Abrines —$5,994,764
- Kyle Singler —$4,837,500
- Nick Collison —$3,750,000
- Steven Adams —$3,140,517
- Ronnie Price —$2,557,545 [Waived by team]
- Doug McDermott — $2,483,040
- Domantas Sabonis —$2,440,200
- Andre Roberson —$2,183,072
- Mitch McGary —$1,526,040 [Waived by team]
- Josh Huestis —$1,191,480
- Jerami Grant —$980,431
- Semaj Christon —$543,471
- Norris Cole —$247,991 [Actual salary —$288,131]
- Chris Wright — $100,000 [Waived by team]
- Kaleb Tarczewski — $75,000 [Waived by team]
- Alex Caruso — $50,000 [Waived by team]
- Reggie Williams — $50,000 [Waived by team]
Total Guaranteed Salary= $91,339,949
Cash Sent Out Via Trade: $0 [Amount Remaining $3.5MM]
Cash Received Via Trade: $0 [Amount Remaining $3.5MM]
Payroll Exceptions Available
- Trade Exception — $4,936,529 (Ersan Ilyasova trade; used portion to acquire Doug McDermott) — Expires on 11/1/17
- Room Exception — $2,898,000
Total Projected Payroll: $91,339,949
Salary Cap: $94,143,000
Estimated Available Cap Space: $2,803,051
(Note: team would have to renounce trade exception to use cap space)
Luxury Tax Threshold: $113,287,000
Amount Below Luxury Tax: $21,947,051
Last Updated: 3/1/17
The Basketball Insiders salary pages and The Vertical’s salary database were used in the creation of this post.