CODY ZELLER #40

New Orleans Pelicans

Center

Salary: $3,196,448

Cap Hit: $2,019,706

Years of Service

: 10

2023-24 Year of Service Earned

: Yes

BORN: Oct 5, 1992

BIRTHPLACE: Winona, Minnesota, United States

NATIONALITY:

United States

HEIGHT:

6' 11

211cm

WEIGHT:

247lbs

112kg

AGE: 31

SHOOTS: Right

DRAFT YEAR: 2013

DRAFTED OVERALL: 4

DRAFT ROUND: 1

DRAFTED BY: CHA

AGENT DETAILS

Agency:Excel Sports Management

Primary Agent:Sam Goldfeder

SUMMARY▴▾

Cody Zeller's salary is $3,196,448 for the 2023-24 season. He is a 31 year old center who was born on Oct 5, 1992. He was drafted 4th overall by the Charlotte Hornets in the 1st round of the 2013 draft. He has signed 6 contracts worth a total value of $82,381,806. He will be a UFA at the end of the 2023-24 season when he is 31 years old. He is represented by the agent Sam Goldfeder of Excel Sports Management.

Bird Rights: Non-Bird (NQVFA)

CURRENT CONTRACT

Length: 1 year

Value: $3,196,448

Guaranteed: $3,196,448 (100%)

Expiry Status: UFA

AAV

: $3,196,448

Cap %

: 1.48

Signing Team:

NOP

Signing Method: Minimum Salary Exception

Signing Date: July 6, 2023

Source: SalarySwish

Cody Zeller signed a 1 year, $3,196,448 contract with the New Orleans Pelicans on Jul 6, 2023. The contract has a cap hit of $2,019,706.

Season	Option	Option Used	Cap Hit	Base Salary	Guaranteed	Likely Inctv.	Unlikely Inctv.
2023-24			$2,019,706	$3,196,448	$3,196,448	$0	$0
TOTAL			$2,019,706	$3,196,448	$3,196,448	$0	$0

Cap Hold 2024-25: $2,093,637

CONTRACT HISTORY

Length: 2 - 4 years

Value: $17,410,113

Guaranteed: $17,210,113 (99%)

Expiry Status: RFA

AAV

: $4,352,528

Cap %

: 6.57

Signing Team: Logo of the Charlotte Bobcats

CHB

Signing Method: Rookie Exception

Signing Date: July 10, 2013

Source: SalarySwish

Cody Zeller signed a 2-4 year, $17,410,113 contract with the Charlotte Bobcats on Jul 10, 2013. The contract has a cap hit that ranges from $3,857,040 to $5,318,313.

Season	Option	Option Used	Cap Hit	Base Salary	Guaranteed	Likely Inctv.	Unlikely Inctv.
2013-14			$3,857,040	$3,757,040	$3,757,040	$100,000	$0
2014-15			$4,030,560	$3,930,560 (+5%)	$3,930,560	$100,000	$0
2015-16	Team	Yes (Oct 29, 2014)	$4,204,200	$4,204,200 (+7%)	$4,204,200 (0→4.20M)	$0	$0
2016-17	Team	Yes (Nov 2, 2015)	$5,318,313	$5,318,313 (+30%)	$5,318,313 (0→5.32M)	$0	$0
TOTAL			$17,410,113	$17,210,113	$17,210,113	$200,000	$0

Qualifying Offer: $7,014,855

Cap Hold 2017-18: $15,954,939

GUARANTEED DETAILS

2015-16: $4,204,200 Team Option [Requirements Met]

2016-17: $5,318,313 Team Option [Requirements Met]

Length: 4 years

Value: $56,000,000

Guaranteed: $56,000,000 (100%)

Expiry Status: UFA

AAV

: $14,000,000

Cap %

: 12.70

Signing Team:

CHA

Signing Method: Bird Exception

Signing Date: October 31, 2016

Source: SalarySwish

Cody Zeller signed a 4 year, $56,000,000 contract with the Charlotte Hornets on Oct 31, 2016. The contract has a cap hit that ranges from $12,584,270 to $15,415,730.

Season	Cap Hit	Base Salary	Guaranteed	Likely Inctv.	Unlikely Inctv.
2017-18	$12,584,270	$12,584,270	$12,584,270	$0	$0
2018-19	$13,528,090	$13,528,090 (+8%)	$13,528,090	$0	$0
2019-20	$14,471,910	$14,471,910 (+8%)	$14,471,910	$0	$0
2020-21	$15,415,730	$15,415,730 (+8%)	$15,415,730	$0	$0
TOTAL	$56,000,000	$56,000,000	$56,000,000	$0	$0

Cap Hold 2021-22: $23,123,595

Length: 1 year

Value: $2,389,641

Guaranteed: $2,389,641 (100%)

Expiry Status: UFA

AAV

: $2,389,641

Cap %

: 1.48

Signing Team:

POR

Signing Method: Minimum Salary Exception

Signing Date: August 4, 2021

Source: SalarySwish

Cody Zeller signed a 1 year, $2,389,641 contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on Aug 4, 2021. The contract has a cap hit of $1,669,178.

Season	Option	Option Used	Cap Hit	Base Salary	Guaranteed	Likely Inctv.	Unlikely Inctv.
2021-22 W			$1,669,178	$2,389,641	$2,389,641	$0	$0
TOTAL			$1,669,178	$2,389,641	$2,389,641	$0	$0

Cap Hold 2022-23: $1,836,090

WAIVED: This contract was waived (

POR - Feb 8, 2022)

DEAD CAP: This contract is a source of dead cap, refer to the Dead Cap section below for details

Length: 1 year

Value: $2,641,682

Guaranteed: $0 (0%)

Expiry Status: UFA

AAV

: $2,641,682

Cap %

: 1.48

Signing Team:

UTA

Signing Method: Minimum Salary Exception

Signing Date: September 25, 2022

Source: SalarySwish

Cody Zeller signed a 1 year, $2,641,682 contract with the Utah Jazz on Sep 25, 2022. The contract has a cap hit of $1,836,090.

Season	Option	Option Used	Cap Hit	Base Salary	Guaranteed	Likely Inctv.	Unlikely Inctv.
2022-23 W			$1,836,090	$2,641,682	$0	$0	$0
TOTAL			$1,836,090	$2,641,682	$0	$0	$0

Cap Hold 2023-24: $2,019,706

GUARANTEED DETAILS

2022-23: Increase from $0 to $2,641,682 (+$2,641,682) if player is not waived [Requirements Unmet]

WAIVED: This contract was waived (

UTA - Oct 15, 2022)

Length: 1 year

Value: $743,922

Guaranteed: $743,922 (100%)

Expiry Status: UFA

AAV

: $743,922

Cap %

: 1.00

Signing Team:

MIA

Signing Method: Minimum Salary Exception

Signing Date: February 20, 2023

Source: SalarySwish

Cody Zeller signed a 1 year, $743,922 contract with the Miami Heat on Feb 20, 2023. The contract has a cap hit of $517,060.

Season	Option	Option Used	Cap Hit	Base Salary	Guaranteed	Likely Inctv.	Unlikely Inctv.
2022-23			$517,060	$743,922	$743,922	$0	$0
TOTAL			$517,060	$743,922	$743,922	$0	$0

Cap Hold 2023-24: $2,019,706

DEAD CAP

TYPE: WAIVERS

TEAM:

Portland Trail Blazers

LENGTH: 1 YEAR
VALUE: $1,669,178
DATE: February 8, 2022

SEASON		BASE SALARY	CAP HIT
2021-22		$2,389,641	$1,669,178

Note: Waived by Portland Trail Blazers

SALARY PROGRESSION

CURRENT SEASON STATS

Season	Type	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK
2023-24	Regular	New Orleans Pelicans	43	320	76	62	26	41.9	3	1	33.3	38	23	60.5	48	64	112	39	9	5
	Playoffs	New Orleans Pelicans	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2023-24	Regular	New Orleans Pelicans	43	7.4	1.8	0.6	1.4	41.9	0.0	0.1	33.3	0.5	0.9	60.5	1.1	1.5	2.6	0.9	0.2	0.1
	Playoffs	New Orleans Pelicans	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

CAREER STATS

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TOTAL

Season	Type	Team	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK
2013-14	Regular	Charlotte Hornets	82	3	1417	490	404	172	42.6	1	0	0.0	200	146	73.0	118	235	353	92	40	41
	Playoffs	Charlotte Hornets	4	0	53	8	9	3	33.3	0	0	0.0	4	2	50.0	5	4	9	2	0	3
2014-15	Regular	Charlotte Hornets	62	45	1487	472	373	172	46.1	1	1	100.0	164	127	77.4	97	265	362	100	34	49
2015-16	Regular	Charlotte Hornets	73	60	1774	638	437	231	52.9	10	1	10.0	232	175	75.4	138	317	455	71	57	63
	Playoffs	Charlotte Hornets	7	2	137	59	38	21	55.3	0	0	0.0	21	17	81.0	9	28	37	2	1	3
2016-17	Regular	Charlotte Hornets	62	58	1756	639	443	253	57.1	1	0	0.0	196	133	67.9	135	270	405	99	62	58
2017-18	Regular	Charlotte Hornets	33	0	627	233	156	85	54.5	3	2	66.7	85	61	71.8	67	110	177	31	14	21
2018-19	Regular	Charlotte Hornets	49	47	1243	497	345	190	55.1	22	6	27.3	141	111	78.7	110	223	333	102	38	41
2019-20	Regular	Charlotte Hornets	58	39	1341	642	479	251	52.4	75	18	24.0	179	122	68.2	160	251	411	88	40	25
2020-21	Regular	Charlotte Hornets	48	21	1005	451	324	181	55.9	28	4	14.3	119	85	71.4	119	209	328	86	27	17
2021-22	Regular	Portland Trail Blazers	27	0	355	140	90	51	56.7	4	0	0.0	49	38	77.6	50	75	125	22	8	6
2022-23	Regular	Miami Heat	15	2	217	98	59	37	62.7	2	0	0.0	35	24	68.6	25	39	64	10	3	4
	Playoffs	Miami Heat	21	0	174	46	35	20	57.1	0	0	0.0	15	6	40.0	11	37	48	7	2	4
2023-24	Regular	New Orleans Pelicans	43	0	320	76	62	26	41.9	3	1	33.3	38	23	60.5	48	64	112	39	9	5
	Playoffs	New Orleans Pelicans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2013-14	Regular	Charlotte Hornets	82	3	17.3	6.0	2.1	4.9	42.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.8	2.4	73.0	1.4	2.9	4.3	1.1	0.5	0.5
	Playoffs	Charlotte Hornets	4	0	13.3	2.0	0.8	2.3	33.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	1.0	50.0	1.3	1.0	2.3	0.5	0.0	0.8
2014-15	Regular	Charlotte Hornets	62	45	24.0	7.6	2.8	6.0	46.1	0.0	0.0	100.0	2.1	2.7	77.4	1.6	4.3	5.8	1.6	0.6	0.8
2015-16	Regular	Charlotte Hornets	73	60	24.3	8.7	3.2	6.0	52.9	0.0	0.1	10.0	2.4	3.2	75.4	1.9	4.3	6.2	1.0	0.8	0.9
	Playoffs	Charlotte Hornets	7	2	19.6	8.4	3.0	5.4	55.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.4	3.0	81.0	1.3	4.0	5.3	0.3	0.1	0.4
2016-17	Regular	Charlotte Hornets	62	58	28.3	10.3	4.1	7.2	57.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.2	3.2	67.9	2.2	4.4	6.5	1.6	1.0	0.9
2017-18	Regular	Charlotte Hornets	33	0	19.0	7.1	2.6	4.7	54.5	0.1	0.1	66.7	1.9	2.6	71.8	2.0	3.3	5.4	0.9	0.4	0.6
2018-19	Regular	Charlotte Hornets	49	47	25.4	10.1	3.9	7.0	55.1	0.1	0.5	27.3	2.3	2.9	78.7	2.2	4.6	6.8	2.1	0.8	0.8
2019-20	Regular	Charlotte Hornets	58	39	23.1	11.1	4.3	8.3	52.4	0.3	1.3	24.0	2.1	3.1	68.2	2.8	4.3	7.1	1.5	0.7	0.4
2020-21	Regular	Charlotte Hornets	48	21	20.9	9.4	3.8	6.8	55.9	0.1	0.6	14.3	1.8	2.5	71.4	2.5	4.4	6.8	1.8	0.6	0.4
2021-22	Regular	Portland Trail Blazers	27	0	13.1	5.2	1.9	3.3	56.7	0.0	0.2	0.0	1.4	1.8	77.6	1.9	2.8	4.6	0.8	0.3	0.2
2022-23	Regular	Miami Heat	15	2	14.5	6.5	2.5	3.9	62.7	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.6	2.3	68.6	1.7	2.6	4.3	0.7	0.2	0.3
	Playoffs	Miami Heat	21	0	8.3	2.2	1.0	1.7	57.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.7	40.0	0.5	1.8	2.3	0.3	0.1	0.2
2023-24	Regular	New Orleans Pelicans	43	0	7.4	1.8	0.6	1.4	41.9	0.0	0.1	33.3	0.5	0.9	60.5	1.1	1.5	2.6	0.9	0.2	0.1
	Playoffs	New Orleans Pelicans	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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SUMMARY▴▾

CURRENT CONTRACT

VETERAN CONTRACT

CONTRACT HISTORY

ROOKIE SCALE CONTRACT

ROOKIE SCALE EXTENSION (EXTENSION)

VETERAN CONTRACT

CAMP INVITE

VETERAN CONTRACT (REST OF SEASON)

DEAD CAP

SALARY PROGRESSION

CURRENT SEASON STATS

CAREER STATS