NICKEIL ALEXANDER-WALKER #7

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Shooting Guard

Salary: $14,403,710

Cap Hit: $14,403,710

Years of Service Tooltip : 7
2026-27 Year of Service Earned Tooltip : No
BORN: Sep 2, 1998
BIRTHPLACE: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
NATIONALITY:CanadaCanada
HEIGHT:
6' 5
195cm
WEIGHT:
205lbs
92kg
AGE: 28
SHOOTS: Right
DRAFT YEAR: 2019
DRAFTED OVERALL: 17
DRAFT ROUND: 1
DRAFTED BY: BKN
AGENT DETAILS
Primary Agent:Joe Smith
Secondary Agent:Thaddeus A Foucher
SUMMARY

Nickeil Alexander-Walker's salary is $14,403,710 for the 2026-27 season. He is a 28 year old shooting guard who was born on Sep 2, 1998. He was drafted 17th overall by the Brooklyn Nets in the 1st round of the 2019 draft. He has signed 3 contracts worth a total value of $83,996,313. He will be a UFA at the end of the 2028-29 season when he is 30 years old. He is represented by the agents Joe Smith and Thaddeus A Foucher of Wasserman Basketball.

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CURRENT CONTRACT

VETERAN CONTRACT
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SIGNED BY: Matt Lloyd
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Length: 4 years
Value: $60,647,200
Guaranteed: $60,647,200 (100%)
Expiry Status: UFA
AAVTooltip: $15,161,800
Cap % Tooltip: 10.00
Signing Team: Logo of the Minnesota TimberwolvesMIN (Sign & Trade: Logo of the Atlanta Hawks ATL)
Signing Method: Bird ExceptionTooltip
Signing Date: July 6, 2025
Source: SalarySwish

Nickeil Alexander-Walker signed a 4 year, $60,647,200 contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves on Jul 6, 2025. The contract has a cap hit that ranges from $14,403,710 to $15,919,890.

SeasonOptionOption UsedCap Hit TooltipBase Salary TooltipGuaranteed TooltipLikely Inctv. TooltipUnlikely Inctv. Tooltip
2025-26$15,161,800$15,161,800$15,161,800$0$0
2026-27$14,403,710$14,403,710 (-5%)$14,403,710$0$0
2027-28$15,161,800$15,161,800 (+5%)$15,161,800$0$0
2028-29Player$15,919,890$15,919,890 (+5%)$15,919,890$0$0
TOTAL$60,647,200$60,647,200$60,647,200$0$0
Cap Hold 2029-30: $30,247,791
GUARANTEED DETAILS
2028-29: $15,919,890 Player Option [Decision Pending]
TRADE KICKER Tooltip : 7.5% of the remaining Base Salary

CONTRACT HISTORY

ROOKIE SCALE CONTRACT
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Length: 2 - 4 years
Value: $14,349,113
Guaranteed: $13,949,113 (97%)
Expiry Status: UFA (No QO)
AAVTooltip: $3,587,278
Cap % Tooltip: 2.72
Signing Team: Logo of the New Orleans PelicansNOP
Signing Method: Rookie ExceptionTooltip
Signing Date: July 7, 2019
Source: SalarySwish

Nickeil Alexander-Walker signed a 2-4 year, $14,349,113 contract with the New Orleans Pelicans on Jul 7, 2019. The contract has a cap hit that ranges from $2,964,840 to $5,009,633.

SeasonOptionOption UsedCap Hit TooltipBase Salary TooltipGuaranteed TooltipLikely Inctv. TooltipUnlikely Inctv. Tooltip
2019-20$2,964,840$2,764,840$2,764,840$200,000$0
2020-21$3,113,160$2,913,160 (+5%)$2,913,160$200,000$0
2021-22TeamYes (Dec 18, 2020)$3,261,480$3,261,480 (+13%)$3,261,480
(0→3.26M)
$0$0
2022-23TeamYes (Oct 13, 2021)$5,009,633$5,009,633 (+63%)$5,009,633
(0→5.01M)
$0$0
TOTAL$14,349,113$13,949,113$13,949,113$400,000$0
Qualifying Offer: $8,486,620
Cap Hold 2023-24: $15,028,899
GUARANTEED DETAILS
2021-22: $3,261,480 Team Option [Requirements Met]
2022-23: $5,009,633 Team Option [Requirements Met]
QUALIFYING OFFER DECLINED: Logo of the Minnesota TimberwolvesMIN on Jun 29, 2023
CONTRACT NOTE: Likely Incentives: Summer League and Summer Conditioning
VETERAN CONTRACT
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SIGNED BY: Tim Connelly
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Length: 2 years
Value: $9,000,000
Guaranteed: $9,000,000 (100%)
Expiry Status: UFA
AAVTooltip: $4,500,000
Cap % Tooltip: 3.45
Signing Team: Logo of the Minnesota TimberwolvesMIN
Signing Method: Bird ExceptionTooltip
Signing Date: July 9, 2023
Source: SalarySwish

Nickeil Alexander-Walker signed a 2 year, $9,000,000 contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves on Jul 9, 2023. The contract has a cap hit that ranges from $4,312,500 to $4,687,500.

SeasonOptionOption UsedCap Hit TooltipBase Salary TooltipGuaranteed TooltipLikely Inctv. TooltipUnlikely Inctv. Tooltip
2023-24$4,687,500$4,687,500$4,687,500$0$0
2024-25$4,312,500$4,312,500 (-8%)$4,312,500$0$0
TOTAL$9,000,000$9,000,000$9,000,000$0$0
Cap Hold 2025-26: $8,193,750

SALARY PROGRESSION

CAREER STATS

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