TAJ GIBSON #67

Detroit Pistons

Center, Power Forward

Salary: $551,112

Cap Hit: $348,225

Years of Service

: 14

2023-24 Year of Service Earned

: Yes

BORN: Jun 24, 1985

BIRTHPLACE: Brooklyn, New York, United States

NATIONALITY:

United States

HEIGHT:

6'9"

206cm

WEIGHT:

232lbs

105kg

AGE: 38

SHOOTS: Right

DRAFT YEAR: 2009

DRAFTED OVERALL: 26

DRAFT ROUND: 1

DRAFTED BY: CHI

AGENT DETAILS

Agency:Priority Sports Entertainment

Primary Agent:Mark Bartelstein

SUMMARY▴▾

Taj Gibson's salary is $551,112 for the 2023-24 season. He is a 38 year old center who was born on Jun 24, 1985. He was drafted 26th overall by the Chicago Bulls in the 1st round of the 2009 draft. He has signed 13 contracts worth a total value of $106,753,866. He will be a UFA at the end of the 2023-24 season when he is 39 years old. He is represented by the agent Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports Entertainment.

Bird Rights: Non-Bird (NQVFA)

CURRENT CONTRACT

Length: 1 year

Value: $551,112

Guaranteed: $551,112 (100%)

Expiry Status: UFA

AAV

: $551,112

Cap %

: 0.00

Signing Team:

DET

Signing Method: Minimum Salary Exception

Signing Date: March 16, 2024

Source: SalarySwish

Taj Gibson signed a 1 year, $551,112 contract with the Detroit Pistons on Mar 16, 2024. The contract has a cap hit of $348,225.

Season	Option	Option Used	Cap Hit	Base Salary	Guaranteed	Likely Inctv.	Unlikely Inctv.
2023-24			$348,225	$551,112	$551,112	$0	$0
TOTAL			$348,225	$551,112	$551,112	$0	$0

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

CONTRACT HISTORY

Length: 2 - 4 years

Value: $5,508,971

Guaranteed: $5,358,971 (97%)

Expiry Status: RFA

AAV

: $1,377,243

Cap %

: 1.80

Signing Team:

CHI

Signing Method: Rookie Exception

Signing Date: July 8, 2009

Source: SalarySwish

Taj Gibson signed a 2-4 year, $5,508,971 contract with the Chicago Bulls on Jul 8, 2009. The contract has a cap hit that ranges from $1,039,800 to $2,155,811.

Season	Option	Option Used	Cap Hit	Base Salary	Guaranteed	Likely Inctv.	Unlikely Inctv.
2009-10			$1,039,800	$964,800	$964,800	$75,000	$0
2010-11			$1,117,680	$1,042,680 (+8%)	$1,042,680	$75,000	$0
2011-12	Team	Yes (Oct 25, 2010)	$1,195,680	$1,195,680 (+16%)	$1,195,680 (0→1.20M)	$0	$0
2012-13	Team	Yes (Jun 29, 2011)	$2,155,811	$2,155,811 (+100%)	$2,155,811 (0→2.16M)	$0	$0
TOTAL			$5,508,971	$5,358,971	$5,358,971	$150,000	$0

Qualifying Offer: $3,181,977

GUARANTEED DETAILS

2011-12: $1,195,680 Team Option [Requirements Met]

2012-13: $2,155,811 Team Option [Requirements Met]

Length: 4 years

Value: $33,000,000

Guaranteed: $33,000,000 (100%)

Expiry Status: UFA

AAV

: $8,250,000

Cap %

: 12.87

Signing Team:

CHI

Signing Method: Bird Exception

Signing Date: October 31, 2012

Source: SalarySwish

Taj Gibson signed a 4 year, $33,000,000 contract with the Chicago Bulls on Oct 31, 2012. The contract has a cap hit that ranges from $7,550,000 to $8,950,000.

Season	Cap Hit	Base Salary	Guaranteed	Likely Inctv.	Unlikely Inctv.
2013-14	$7,550,000	$7,550,000	$7,550,000	$0	$0
2014-15	$8,000,000	$8,000,000 (+6%)	$8,000,000	$0	$0
2015-16	$8,500,000	$8,500,000 (+7%)	$8,500,000	$0	$0
2016-17	$8,950,000	$8,950,000 (+6%)	$8,950,000	$0	$0
TOTAL	$33,000,000	$33,000,000	$33,000,000	$0	$0

Cap Hold 2017-18: $13,425,000

Length: 2 years

Value: $28,000,000

Guaranteed: $28,000,000 (100%)

Expiry Status: UFA

AAV

: $14,000,000

Cap %

: 14.13

Signing Team:

MIN

Signing Method: Cap Room

Signing Date: July 10, 2017

Source: SalarySwish

Taj Gibson signed a 2 year, $28,000,000 contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves on Jul 10, 2017. The contract has a cap hit of $14,000,000.

Season	Cap Hit	Base Salary	Guaranteed	Likely Inctv.	Unlikely Inctv.
2017-18	$14,000,000	$14,000,000	$14,000,000	$0	$0
2018-19	$14,000,000	$14,000,000	$14,000,000	$0	$0
TOTAL	$28,000,000	$28,000,000	$28,000,000	$0	$0

Cap Hold 2019-20: $18,200,000

Length: 2 years

Value: $18,450,000

Guaranteed: $10,000,000 (54%)

Expiry Status: UFA

AAV

: $9,225,000

Cap %

: 8.25

Signing Team:

NYK

Signing Method: Cap Room

Signing Date: July 8, 2019

Source: SalarySwish

Taj Gibson signed a 2 year, $18,450,000 contract with the New York Knicks on Jul 8, 2019. The contract has a cap hit that ranges from $9,000,000 to $9,450,000.

Season	Cap Hit	Base Salary	Guaranteed	Likely Inctv.	Unlikely Inctv.
2019-20	$9,000,000	$9,000,000	$9,000,000	$0	$0
2020-21 W	$9,450,000	$9,450,000 (+5%)	$1,000,000	$0	$0
TOTAL	$18,450,000	$18,450,000	$10,000,000	$0	$0

Cap Hold 2021-22: $12,285,000

GUARANTEED DETAILS

2020-21: Increase from $1,000,000 to $9,450,000 (+$8,450,000) if player is not waived before Jun 28, 2020 [Requirements Unmet]

WAIVED: This contract was waived (

NYK - Nov 19, 2020)

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

Length: 1 year

Value: $2,283,684

Guaranteed: $2,283,684 (100%)

Expiry Status: UFA

AAV

: $2,283,684

Cap %

: 1.32

Signing Team:

NYK

Signing Method: Minimum Salary Exception

Signing Date: January 7, 2021

Source: SalarySwish

Taj Gibson signed a 1 year, $2,283,684 contract with the New York Knicks on Jan 7, 2021. The contract has a cap hit of $1,442,968.

Season	Option	Option Used	Cap Hit	Base Salary	Guaranteed	Likely Inctv.	Unlikely Inctv.
2020-21			$1,442,968	$2,283,684	$2,283,684	$0	$0
TOTAL			$1,442,968	$2,283,684	$2,283,684	$0	$0

Cap Hold 2021-22: $1,669,178

Length: 2 years

Value: $10,065,500

Guaranteed: $4,910,000 (49%)

Expiry Status: UFA

AAV

: $5,032,750

Cap %

: 4.37

Signing Team:

NYK

Signing Method: Room-MLE

Signing Date: August 18, 2021

Source: SalarySwish

Taj Gibson signed a 2 year, $10,065,500 contract with the New York Knicks on Aug 18, 2021. The contract has a cap hit that ranges from $4,910,000 to $5,155,500.

Season	Cap Hit	Base Salary	Guaranteed	Likely Inctv.	Unlikely Inctv.
2021-22	$4,910,000	$4,910,000	$4,910,000	$0	$0
2022-23 W	$5,155,500	$5,155,500 (+5%)	$0	$0	$0
TOTAL	$10,065,500	$10,065,500	$4,910,000	$0	$0

Cap Hold 2023-24: $9,795,450

GUARANTEED DETAILS

2022-23: Increase from $0 to $5,155,500 (+$5,155,500) if player is not waived [Requirements Unmet]

WAIVED: This contract was waived (

NYK - Jul 8, 2022)

Length: 1 year

Value: $2,905,851

Guaranteed: $2,905,851 (100%)

Expiry Status: UFA

AAV

: $2,905,851

Cap %

: 1.48

Signing Team:

WAS

Signing Method: Minimum Salary Exception

Signing Date: July 19, 2022

Source: SalarySwish

Taj Gibson signed a 1 year, $2,905,851 contract with the Washington Wizards on Jul 19, 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			$1,836,090	$2,905,851	$2,905,851	$0	$0
TOTAL			$1,836,090	$2,905,851	$2,905,851	$0	$0

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

Length: 1 year

Value: $3,196,448

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

Expiry Status: UFA (Waived)

AAV

: $3,196,448

Cap %

: 2.00

Signing Team:

WAS

Signing Method: Minimum Salary Exception

Signing Date: September 15, 2023

Source: SalarySwish

Taj Gibson signed a 1 year, $3,196,448 contract with the Washington Wizards on Sep 15, 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 W			$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

WAIVED: This contract was waived (

WAS - Oct 23, 2023)

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

Length: 1 year

Value: $2,241,188

Guaranteed: $0 (0%)

Expiry Status: UFA (Waived)

AAV

: $2,241,188

Cap %

: 2.00

Signing Team:

NYK

Signing Method: Minimum Salary Exception

Signing Date: December 15, 2023

Source: SalarySwish

Taj Gibson signed a 1 year, $2,241,188 contract with the New York Knicks on Dec 15, 2023. The contract has a cap hit of $1,416,116.

Season	Option	Option Used	Cap Hit	Base Salary	Guaranteed	Likely Inctv.	Unlikely Inctv.
2023-24 W			$1,416,116	$2,241,188	$0	$0	$0
TOTAL			$1,416,116	$2,241,188	$0	$0	$0

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

GUARANTEED DETAILS

2023-24: Increase from $0 to $2,241,188 (+$2,241,188) if player is not waived before Jan 10, 2024 [Requirements Unmet]

WAIVED: This contract was waived (

NYK - Jan 7, 2024)

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

Length: 1 year

Value: $183,704

Guaranteed: $183,704 (100%)

Expiry Status: UFA

AAV

: $183,704

Cap %

: 0.00

Signing Team:

NYK

Signing Method: 10-Day (Expires: Feb 9, 2024)

Signing Date: January 30, 2024

Source: SalarySwish

Taj Gibson signed a 1 year, $183,704 contract with the New York Knicks on Jan 30, 2024. The contract has a cap hit of $116,075.

Season	Option	Option Used	Cap Hit	Base Salary	Guaranteed	Likely Inctv.	Unlikely Inctv.
2023-24			$116,075	$183,704	$183,704	$0	$0
TOTAL			$116,075	$183,704	$183,704	$0	$0

CONTRACT EXPIRES: Feb 9, 2024

Length: 1 year

Value: $183,704

Guaranteed: $183,704 (100%)

Expiry Status: UFA

AAV

: $183,704

Cap %

: 0.00

Signing Team:

NYK

Signing Method: 10-Day (Expires: Feb 20, 2024)

Signing Date: February 10, 2024

Source: SalarySwish

Taj Gibson signed a 1 year, $183,704 contract with the New York Knicks on Feb 10, 2024. The contract has a cap hit of $116,075.

Season	Option	Option Used	Cap Hit	Base Salary	Guaranteed	Likely Inctv.	Unlikely Inctv.
2023-24			$116,075	$183,704	$183,704	$0	$0
TOTAL			$116,075	$183,704	$183,704	$0	$0

CONTRACT EXPIRES: Feb 20, 2024

Length: 1 year

Value: $183,704

Guaranteed: $183,704 (100%)

Expiry Status: UFA

AAV

: $183,704

Cap %

: 0.00

Signing Team:

DET

Signing Method: 10-Day (Expires: Mar 15, 2024)

Signing Date: March 6, 2024

Source: SalarySwish

Taj Gibson signed a 1 year, $183,704 contract with the Detroit Pistons on Mar 6, 2024. The contract has a cap hit of $116,075.

Season	Option	Option Used	Cap Hit	Base Salary	Guaranteed	Likely Inctv.	Unlikely Inctv.
2023-24			$116,075	$183,704	$183,704	$0	$0
TOTAL			$116,075	$183,704	$183,704	$0	$0

CONTRACT EXPIRES: Mar 15, 2024

DEAD CAP

TYPE: WAIVERS

TEAM:

New York Knicks

LENGTH: 1 YEAR
VALUE: $1,000,000
DATE: November 19, 2020

SEASON		BASE SALARY	CAP HIT
2020-21		$1,000,000	$1,000,000

Note: Waived by New York Knicks

TYPE: WAIVERS

TEAM:

Washington Wizards

LENGTH: 1 YEAR
VALUE: $3,196,448
DATE: October 23, 2023

SEASON		BASE SALARY	CAP HIT
2023-24		$3,196,448	$2,019,706

TYPE: WAIVERS

TEAM:

New York Knicks

LENGTH: 1 YEAR
VALUE: $477,630
DATE: January 7, 2024

SEASON		BASE SALARY	CAP HIT
2023-24		$477,630	$477,630

Note: Waived by New York Knicks

SALARY PROGRESSION

CURRENT SEASON STATS

Season	Type	Team	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK
2023-24	Regular	New York Knicks	16	1	165	16	23	7	30.4	6	0	0.0	2	2	100.0	10	18	28	9	2	6
	Regular	Detroit Pistons	4	0	39	18	14	8	57.1	4	2	50.0	0	0	0.0	2	7	9	2	1	1
2023-24	Regular	New York Knicks	16	1	10.3	1.0	0.4	1.4	30.4	0.0	0.4	0.0	0.1	0.1	100.0	0.6	1.1	1.8	0.6	0.1	0.4
	Regular	Detroit Pistons	4	0	9.8	4.5	2.0	3.5	57.1	0.5	1.0	50.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	1.8	2.3	0.5	0.3	0.3

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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	Chicago Bulls	82	8	2351	1069	896	429	47.9	7	0	0.0	281	211	75.1	200	358	558	91	41	112
	Playoffs	Chicago Bulls	5	0	154	91	57	32	56.1	0	0	0.0	36	27	75.0	21	10	31	2	2	12
2014-15	Regular	Chicago Bulls	62	17	1692	640	506	254	50.2	0	0	0.0	184	132	71.7	162	234	396	71	36	75
	Playoffs	Chicago Bulls	12	2	276	89	72	34	47.2	0	0	0.0	30	21	70.0	25	41	66	12	4	12
2015-16	Regular	Chicago Bulls	73	55	1936	627	500	263	52.6	3	0	0.0	146	101	69.2	206	298	504	106	47	77
2016-17	Regular	Oklahoma City Thunder	23	16	503	207	179	89	49.7	1	1	100.0	39	28	71.8	38	65	103	13	14	15
	Regular	Chicago Bulls	55	55	1553	639	530	276	52.1	12	2	16.7	119	85	71.4	120	262	382	60	27	50
	Playoffs	Oklahoma City Thunder	5	5	118	49	35	21	60.0	0	0	0.0	8	7	87.5	3	15	18	3	1	0
2017-18	Regular	Minnesota Timberwolves	82	82	2727	999	737	425	57.7	35	7	20.0	185	142	76.8	194	390	584	100	62	59
	Playoffs	Minnesota Timberwolves	5	5	123	31	22	14	63.6	0	0	0.0	3	3	100.0	7	13	20	2	1	2
2018-19	Regular	Minnesota Timberwolves	70	57	1686	753	537	304	56.6	34	11	32.4	177	134	75.7	172	286	458	84	53	39
2019-20	Regular	New York Knicks	62	56	1025	379	286	167	58.4	14	4	28.6	56	41	73.2	111	156	267	52	27	30
2020-21	Regular	New York Knicks	45	3	936	241	158	99	62.7	15	3	20.0	55	40	72.7	99	151	250	36	31	49
	Playoffs	New York Knicks	5	3	138	25	20	12	60.0	0	0	0.0	1	1	100.0	16	19	35	4	8	5
2021-22	Regular	New York Knicks	52	4	946	229	166	86	51.8	38	15	39.5	52	42	80.8	88	141	229	32	22	40
2022-23	Regular	Washington Wizards	49	2	480	168	125	65	52.0	24	8	33.3	42	30	71.4	32	61	93	34	15	12
2023-24	Regular	New York Knicks	16	1	165	16	23	7	30.4	6	0	0.0	2	2	100.0	10	18	28	9	2	6
	Regular	Detroit Pistons	4	0	39	18	14	8	57.1	4	2	50.0	0	0	0.0	2	7	9	2	1	1
2013-14	Regular	Chicago Bulls	82	8	28.7	13.0	5.2	10.9	47.9	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.6	3.4	75.1	2.4	4.4	6.8	1.1	0.5	1.4
	Playoffs	Chicago Bulls	5	0	30.8	18.2	6.4	11.4	56.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.4	7.2	75.0	4.2	2.0	6.2	0.4	0.4	2.4
2014-15	Regular	Chicago Bulls	62	17	27.3	10.3	4.1	8.2	50.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.1	3.0	71.7	2.6	3.8	6.4	1.1	0.6	1.2
	Playoffs	Chicago Bulls	12	2	23.0	7.4	2.8	6.0	47.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.8	2.5	70.0	2.1	3.4	5.5	1.0	0.3	1.0
2015-16	Regular	Chicago Bulls	73	55	26.5	8.6	3.6	6.9	52.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.4	2.0	69.2	2.8	4.1	6.9	1.5	0.6	1.1
2016-17	Regular	Oklahoma City Thunder	23	16	21.9	9.0	3.9	7.8	49.7	0.0	0.0	100.0	1.2	1.7	71.8	1.7	2.8	4.5	0.6	0.6	0.7
	Regular	Chicago Bulls	55	55	28.2	11.6	5.0	9.6	52.1	0.0	0.2	16.7	1.6	2.2	71.4	2.2	4.8	7.0	1.1	0.5	0.9
	Playoffs	Oklahoma City Thunder	5	5	23.6	9.8	4.2	7.0	60.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.4	1.6	87.5	0.6	3.0	3.6	0.6	0.2	0.0
2017-18	Regular	Minnesota Timberwolves	82	82	33.3	12.2	5.2	9.0	57.7	0.1	0.4	20.0	1.7	2.3	76.8	2.4	4.8	7.1	1.2	0.8	0.7
	Playoffs	Minnesota Timberwolves	5	5	24.6	6.2	2.8	4.4	63.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.6	0.6	100.0	1.4	2.6	4.0	0.4	0.2	0.4
2018-19	Regular	Minnesota Timberwolves	70	57	24.1	10.8	4.3	7.7	56.6	0.2	0.5	32.4	1.9	2.5	75.7	2.5	4.1	6.5	1.2	0.8	0.6
2019-20	Regular	New York Knicks	62	56	16.5	6.1	2.7	4.6	58.4	0.1	0.2	28.6	0.7	0.9	73.2	1.8	2.5	4.3	0.8	0.4	0.5
2020-21	Regular	New York Knicks	45	3	20.8	5.4	2.2	3.5	62.7	0.1	0.3	20.0	0.9	1.2	72.7	2.2	3.4	5.6	0.8	0.7	1.1
	Playoffs	New York Knicks	5	3	27.6	5.0	2.4	4.0	60.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.2	100.0	3.2	3.8	7.0	0.8	1.6	1.0
2021-22	Regular	New York Knicks	52	4	18.2	4.4	1.7	3.2	51.8	0.3	0.7	39.5	0.8	1.0	80.8	1.7	2.7	4.4	0.6	0.4	0.8
2022-23	Regular	Washington Wizards	49	2	9.8	3.4	1.3	2.6	52.0	0.2	0.5	33.3	0.6	0.9	71.4	0.7	1.2	1.9	0.7	0.3	0.2
2023-24	Regular	New York Knicks	16	1	10.3	1.0	0.4	1.4	30.4	0.0	0.4	0.0	0.1	0.1	100.0	0.6	1.1	1.8	0.6	0.1	0.4
	Regular	Detroit Pistons	4	0	9.8	4.5	2.0	3.5	57.1	0.5	1.0	50.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	1.8	2.3	0.5	0.3	0.3

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TAJ GIBSON #67

Detroit Pistons

Center, Power Forward

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SUMMARY▴▾

CURRENT CONTRACT

VETERAN CONTRACT (REST OF SEASON)

CONTRACT HISTORY

ROOKIE SCALE CONTRACT

ROOKIE SCALE EXTENSION (EXTENSION)

VETERAN CONTRACT

VETERAN CONTRACT

VETERAN CONTRACT (REST OF SEASON)

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DEAD CAP

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CURRENT SEASON STATS

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