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Cleveland Cavaliers Team Payroll

Current Salary Cap: $58,044,000
Cleveland Cap Hit: $56,099,299 ($1,944,701 under salary cap)

Free Agent Cap Holds: $1,054,389
Unsigned Draft Pick Cap Holds: $0

Largest Cap Hit: Anderson Varejao ($8,368,182)
Largest Guarantee: Anderson Varejao ($21,404,546)

* Contract data is provided by Jeff Kramer.

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Players who are currently on the team's roster are marked with an asterisk (*).

Color Key: Free Agent or Unsigned Draft Pick cap hold ▪ Player, Team, or Early Termination option

Payroll

Salary
Player Cap Hit 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 Signed Using Guaranteed
Anderson Varejao* $8,368,182 $8,368,182 $9,036,364 $9,704,595 Bird Rights $21,404,546
Luke Walton* $6,091,363 $6,091,363 Bird Rights $6,091,363
Kyrie Irving* $5,375,760 $5,375,760 $5,607,240 $7,070,730 1st Round Pick $10,983,000
Daniel Gibson* $4,792,332 $4,792,332 Early Bird Rights $4,792,332
Marreese Speights* $4,200,000 $4,200,000 $4,515,000 Bird Rights $4,200,000
Tristan Thompson* $3,894,240 $3,894,240 $4,062,000 $5,138,430 1st Round Pick $7,956,240
Dion Waiters* $3,726,600 $3,726,600 $3,894,240 $4,062,000 $5,138,430 1st Round Pick $7,620,840
Alonzo Gee* $3,500,000 $3,500,000 $3,250,000 $3,000,000 Early Bird Rights $6,750,000
Omri Casspi* $2,277,306 $2,277,306 1st Round Pick $2,277,306
C.J. Miles* $2,225,000 $2,225,000 $2,225,000 Cap Space $2,225,000
Wayne Ellington* $2,083,042 $2,083,042 1st Round Pick $2,083,042
Tyler Zeller* $1,563,120 $1,563,120 $1,633,440 $1,703,760 $2,616,975 1st Round Pick $3,196,560
Luke Harangody* $1,054,389 $1,054,389 Early Bird Rights $1,054,389
Shaun Livingston* $768,950 $1,100,849 Minimum Salary $768,950
Jon Leuer* $762,195 $762,195 Cap Space $762,195
Kevin Jones* $390,027 $390,027 $788,872 Minimum Salary $390,027
Chris Quinn* $169,340 $169,340 $1,106,942 Cap Space $169,340
Kelenna Azubuike $1,069,509 $1,069,509 $1,069,509
Luke Harangody $1,054,389 $1,054,389 $1,054,389
Jeremy Pargo $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $1,000,000
Josh Selby $762,195 $762,195 $762,195
Samardo Samuels $356,833 $356,833 $356,833
(Michael Eric) $300,000 $300,000 $300,000
Donald Sloan $264,527 $264,527 $264,527
Kevin Jones $50,000 $50,000 $50,000
Team Totals $56,099,299 $56,431,198 $36,119,098 $30,679,515 $7,755,405 $87,582,583

Payroll Notes

Player Notes
Anderson Varejao
  • Signed July 10, 2009 for an assumed $47,954,545 plus incentives for 6 years.
  • 2014-15 is partially guaranteed for $4,000,000.
  • 2011-12, 2012-13 and 2013-14 each have up to $1,000,000 in unlikely incentives not included here.
  • Contract has a 5% trade kicker.
Luke Walton
  • Signed July 12, 2007 for an assumed $30,000,000 plus incentives for 6 years.
  • Assumed trade bonus of $582,726 counts as $291,363 in each of 2011-12 and 2012-13.
  • 2011-12 and 2012-13 each have up to $1,000,000 in unlikely incentives not included here.
Kyrie Irving
  • Signed December 9, 2011.
  • Team Option for 2013-14 picked up on October 19, 2012.
Daniel Gibson
  • Signed July 16, 2008 for an assumed $21,000,000 plus incentives for 5 years.
  • 2012-13 is now fully guaranteed.
  • 2012-13 has up to $800,000 in unlikely incentives not included here.
Marreese Speights
  • Signed July 12, 2012 for an assumed $8,715,000 for 2 years.
  • 2013-14 is a Player Option.
Tristan Thompson
  • Signed December 9, 2011.
  • Team Option for 2013-14 picked up on October 19, 2012.
Dion Waiters
  • Signed July 5, 2012.
Alonzo Gee
  • Signed September 10, 2012 for an assumed $9,750,000 for 3 years.
  • 2014-15 is not fully guaranteed.
Omri Casspi
  • Signed July 10, 2009.
  • Team Option for 2011-12 picked up on October 25, 2010.
  • Team Option for 2012-13 picked up on June 22, 2011.
  • 2012-13 includes $379,551 in likely incentives.
C.J. Miles
  • Signed August 8, 2012 for an assumed $4,450,000 for 2 years.
  • 2013-14 is not fully guaranteed.
Wayne Ellington
  • Signed July 10, 2009.
  • Team Option for 2011-12 picked up on November 1, 2010.
  • Team Option for 2012-13 was picked up on June 29, 2011.
Tyler Zeller
  • Signed July 5, 2012.
Luke Harangody
  • Signed Qualifying Offer on July 3, 2012.
Shaun Livingston
  • Signed November 15, 2012 for an assumed minimum salary for the remainder of the season.
  • Waived December 23, 2012.
  • Claimed off of waivers on December 25, 2012.
Jon Leuer
  • Signed December 15, 2011 for an assumed minimum salary for 2 years.
  • Waived July 18, 2012.
  • Claimed off of waivers on July 20, 2012.
Kevin Jones
  • Signed November 29, 2012 for an assumed minimum salary for 2 years.
Chris Quinn
  • Signed March 20, 2013 for an assumed minimum salary for the remainder of the season and for 2013-14.
Kelenna Azubuike
  • Signed March 23, 2012 for an assumed minimum salary for the remainder of the season and for 2012-13.
  • Waived October 13, 2012.
Luke Harangody
  • Signed Qualifying Offer on July 3, 2012.
  • Waived November 29, 2012.
Jeremy Pargo
  • Signed December 10, 2011 for an assumed $2,000,000 for 2 years.
  • Waived January 22, 2013.
Josh Selby
  • Signed December 11, 2011 for an assumed $2,196,488 for 3 years.
  • Team Option for 2013-14 was not picked up.
  • Waived March 3, 2013.
Samardo Samuels
  • Signed August 16, 2010 for an assumed $2,204,115 for 3 years.
  • 2012-13 was not fully guaranteed.
  • Waived January 6, 2013.
(Michael Eric)
  • Signed August 10, 2012 for an assumed $2,204,415 for 3 years.
  • 2013-14 and 2014-15 were not guaranteed.
  • 2012-13 was partially guaranteed for $300,000.
  • Waived October 27, 2012.
Donald Sloan
  • Signed March 16, 2012 for an assumed minimum salary for the remainder of the season and for 2012-13.
  • Waived December 25, 2012.
Kevin Jones
  • Signed September 10, 2012 for an assumed minimum salary for 3 years.
  • 2013-14 and 2014-15 were not guaranteed.
  • 2012-13 was partially guaranteed for $50,000.
  • Waived October 27, 2012.
Anthony Parker
  • FA rights assumed to have been renounced.
(Kevin Anderson)
  • Signed September 28, 2012 for an assumed minimum salary for 1 year.
  • 2012-13 was not guaranteed.
  • Waived October 10, 2012.
Manny Harris
  • Signed March 17, 2012 for an assumed minimum salary for the remainder of the season and for 2012-13 and 2013-14.
  • 2012-13 and 2013-14 were not guaranteed.
  • Waived July 2, 2012.
Baron Davis
  • Waived December 14, 2011 under amnesty provision.