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 Blazers’ team page accessible here.
Here’s a breakdown of where the Blazers currently stand financially:
Guaranteed Salary
- Damian Lillard —$24,328,425
- Allen Crabbe —$18,500,000 [Contract contains 15% trade kicker]
- Evan Turner —$16,393,443
- Maurice Harkless —$9,488,764 [$500K in unlikely bonuses earned]
- Meyers Leonard —$9,213,484
- Al-Farouq Aminu —$7,680,965
- Festus Ezeli —$7,400,000
- Ed Davis —$6,666,667
- C.J. McCollum —$3,219,579
- Noah Vonleh —$2,751,360
- Anderson Varejao —$1,913,345 [Waived via Stretch Provision; $1,984,005 salary reduced by set-off]
- Jusuf Nurkic — $1,921,320
- Shabazz Napier —$1,350,120
- Pat Connaughton —$874,636
- Jake Layman —$600,000
- Tim Quarterman —$543,471
Total Guaranteed Salary= $112,845,579
Cash Sent Out Via Trade: $2,925,000. Sent $2,850,000 to Nuggets in Jusuf Nurkic trade. Sent $75,000 to Magic in Shabazz Napier trade. [Amount Remaining $575,000]
Cash Received Via Trade: $0 [Amount Remaining $3.5MM]
Payroll Exceptions Available
- Room Exception — $2,898,000
- Trade Exception — $407,210 (Mason Plumlee trade) — Expires on 2/13/18
Total Projected Payroll: $112,845,579
Salary Cap: $94,143,000
Estimated Available Cap Space: –$18,702,579
Luxury Tax Threshold: $113,287,000
Total Projected Payroll For Tax Purposes: $113,282,539
Amount Below Luxury Tax: $4,461
Last Updated: 4/15/17
The Basketball Insiders salary pages and The Vertical’s salary database were used in the creation of this post.