CHRISTIAN BRAUN #0

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Shooting Guard

Salary: $21,551,726

Cap Hit: $21,551,726

Years of Service Tooltip : 4
2026-27 Year of Service Earned Tooltip : No
BORN: Apr 17, 2001
BIRTHPLACE: Burlington, Kansas, United States
NATIONALITY:United StatesUnited States
HEIGHT:
6' 6
198cm
WEIGHT:
220lbs
99kg
AGE: 25
SHOOTS: Right
DRAFT YEAR: 2022
DRAFTED OVERALL: 21
DRAFT ROUND: 1
DRAFTED BY: DEN
AGENT DETAILS
Primary Agent:Bill Duffy
Secondary Agent:Rade Filipovich
Secondary Agent:Diego Fernando Arguelles
SUMMARY▴▾

Christian Braun's salary is $21,551,726 for the 2026-27 season. He is a 25 year old shooting guard who was born on Apr 17, 2001. He was drafted 21st overall by the Denver Nuggets in the 1st round of the 2022 draft. He has signed 2 contracts worth a total value of $138,769,157. He will be a UFA at the end of the 2030-31 season when he is 30 years old. He is represented by the agents Bill Duffy, Rade Filipovich and Diego Fernando Arguelles of WME Basketball.

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Transactions (21)
Status Updates (21)
Injury Update (21)

CURRENT CONTRACT

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AGENT: Bill Duffy · WME Basketball
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Length: 5 years
Value: $125,000,000
Guaranteed: $125,000,000 (100%)
Expiry Status: UFA
AAVTooltip: $25,000,000
Cap % Tooltip: 13.00
Signing Team: Logo of the Denver NuggetsDEN
Signing Method: Bird ExceptionTooltip
Signing Date: October 20, 2025
Source: SalarySwish

Christian Braun signed a 5 year, $125,000,000 contract with the Denver Nuggets on Oct 20, 2025. The contract has a cap hit that ranges from $21,551,726 to $28,448,274.

SeasonOptionOption UsedCap Hit TooltipBase Salary TooltipGuaranteed TooltipLikely Inctv. TooltipUnlikely Inctv. Tooltip
2026-27$21,551,726$21,551,726$21,551,726$0$0
2027-28$23,275,863$23,275,863 (+8%)$23,275,863$0$0
2028-29$25,000,000$25,000,000 (+8%)$25,000,000$0$0
2029-30$26,724,137$26,724,137 (+8%)$26,724,137$0$0
2030-31$28,448,274$28,448,274 (+8%)$28,448,274$0$0
TOTAL$125,000,000$125,000,000$125,000,000$0$0
Cap Hold 2031-32: $42,672,411

CONTRACT HISTORY

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SIGNED BY: Calvin Booth
AGENT: Bill Duffy · WME Basketball
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Length: 2 - 4 years
Value: $13,769,157
Guaranteed: $13,669,157 (99%)
Expiry Status: RFA
AAVTooltip: $3,442,289
Cap % Tooltip: 2.00
Signing Team: Logo of the Denver NuggetsDEN
Signing Method: Rookie ExceptionTooltip
Signing Date: July 13, 2022
Source: SalarySwish

Christian Braun signed a 2-4 year, $13,769,157 contract with the Denver Nuggets on Jul 13, 2022. The contract has a cap hit that ranges from $2,808,600 to $4,921,797.

SeasonOptionOption UsedCap Hit TooltipBase Salary TooltipGuaranteed TooltipLikely Inctv. TooltipUnlikely Inctv. Tooltip
2022-23$2,808,600$2,758,600$2,758,600$50,000$0
2023-24$2,949,120$2,899,120 (+5%)$2,899,120$50,000$0
2024-25TeamYes (Oct 11, 2023)$3,089,640$3,089,640 (+7%)$3,089,640
(0→3.09M)
$0$0
2025-26TeamYes (Oct 10, 2024)$4,921,797$4,921,797 (+66%)$4,921,797
(0→4.92M)
$0$0
TOTAL$13,769,157$13,669,157$13,669,157$100,000$0
Qualifying Offer: $9,615,600
Cap Hold 2026-27: $14,765,391
GUARANTEED DETAILS
2024-25: $3,089,640 Team Option [Requirements Met]
2025-26: $4,921,797 Team Option [Requirements Met]
CONTRACT NOTE: Likely Incentives: Summer League and Summer Conditioning

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