DENVER NUGGETS

CAP HIT Tooltip : $220,887,619
CAP ROOM Tooltip : -$55,926,619
LUXURY TAX ROOM Tooltip : -$20,459,619
1ST APRON ROOM Tooltip : -$17,490,119
2ND APRON ROOM Tooltip : -$4,819,119
HARD CAPPED Tooltip : No
ROSTER SIZE: 14/15
TWO-WAY CONTRACTS: 3/3
HEAD COACH: David Adelman

SIGNING EXCEPTIONS

TRADE EXCEPTIONS

PlayerExceptionUsedRemainingStart DateEnd Date
Hunter Tyson$2,221,677$0$2,221,677Feb 5, 2026Feb 5, 2027
Peyton Watson$10,232,558$0$10,232,558Aug 20, 2026Aug 20, 2027
Draft2027202820292030203120322033
Round 1
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Round 2
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Season Display
Standard Roster (14 - $218,887,619)StatusAcquiredAgePosTerms2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-312031-32
Jokic, NikolaRosterDraft31CMax$59,033,114$59,033,114$59,033,114$0
P
$62,841,702$62,841,702$62,841,702$0
Bird
UFA
Murray, JamalRosterDraft29PG, SGMax$50,105,628$50,105,628$50,105,628$0$53,817,156$53,817,156$53,817,156$0$57,528,684$57,528,684$57,528,684$0
Bird
UFA
Gordon, AaronRosterTrade31PF, SF$31,978,037$31,978,037$31,978,037$0$34,536,280$34,536,280$34,536,280$0
P
$37,094,523$37,094,523$37,094,523$0
Bird
UFA
Johnson, CameronRosterTrade30SF, PFLikely Incentive$23,062,500$22,500,000$22,500,000$562,500
Bird
UFA
Braun, ChristianRosterDraft25SG$21,551,726$21,551,726$21,551,726$0$23,275,863$23,275,863$23,275,863$0$25,000,000$25,000,000$25,000,000$0$26,724,137$26,724,137$26,724,137$0$28,448,274$28,448,274$28,448,274$0
Bird
UFA
Nnaji, ZekeRosterDraft25PF$7,466,667$7,466,667$7,466,667$0
P
$7,466,667$7,466,667$7,466,667$0
Bird
UFA
Jones, SpencerInjury: Hamstring - Expected duration: Day to dayRosterSigned25PF$6,000,000$6,000,000$6,000,000$0$5,750,000$5,750,000$5,750,000$0
Bird
UFA
Strawther, JulianInjury: Knee - Expected duration: 2 MonthsRosterTrade24SFRSC
T
$4,826,931$4,826,931$4,826,931$0
Bird
RFA
DeRozan, DeMarRosterSigned37SF, SG$3,876,528$3,876,528$3,876,528$0
Non-Bird
UFA
Holmes, DaRonRosterDraft24PFRSC
T
$3,372,120$3,372,120$3,372,120$0
T
$5,547,137$0$5,547,137$0
Bird
RFA
Bagley III, MarvinRosterSigned27PF$2,449,421$0$3,506,659$0
Non-Bird
UFA
Jones, TyusRosterSigned30PG$2,449,421$3,876,529$3,876,529$0
Early-Bird
UFA
Brazile, TrevonRosterDraft23PF$1,357,763$1,357,763$1,357,763$0$2,294,370$2,294,370$2,294,370$0$2,694,363$0$2,694,363$0
T
$2,918,152$0$2,918,152$0
Bird
RFA
Diallo, AlphaRosterSigned29SF$1,357,763$1,357,763$1,357,763$0
Non-Bird
UFA
(WAIVED)
TOTAL27.9$218,887,619$217,302,806$220,809,465$562,500$195,529,175$189,982,038$195,529,175$0$122,317,570$119,623,207$122,317,570$0$29,642,289$26,724,137$29,642,289$0$28,448,274$28,448,274$28,448,274$0
Two-Way (3 - $0)StatusAcquiredAgePosTerms2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-312031-32
Hopkins, BryceTwo-WayDraft24PF, SFTwo-Way$0$91,000$678,882$0
Non-Bird
RFA
Nembhard, RyanTwo-WaySigned23PGTwo-Way$0$91,000$678,882$0
Non-Bird
RFA
Whitmore, CamTwo-WaySigned22SFTwo-Way$0$91,000$678,882$0
Non-Bird
RFA
TOTAL23.0$0$273,000$2,036,646$0

DEAD CAP

Waivers (1 - $2,000,000)2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-312031-32
Valanciunas, Jonas$2,000,000$2,000,000
TOTAL$2,000,000$2,000,000

ACQUIRED METHOD SUMMARY

Roster Statistics
tooltip ROSTER SIZE148421-
tooltip ROSTER & HOLD SIZE20178421
tooltip TWO-WAY CONTRACTS300000
tooltip AVERAGE AGE27.927.6292729-
Roster Cap Statistics
tooltip ROSTER CAP HIT$218,887,619$195,529,175$122,317,570$29,642,289$28,448,274-
tooltip DEAD CAP HIT$2,000,000-----
tooltip INCOMPLETE ROSTER CHARGE------
tooltip HOLDS$14,432,221$66,044,850$111,830,428$132,726,835$3,597,308$42,672,411
tooltip TEAM SALARY$235,319,840$261,574,025$234,147,998$162,369,124$32,045,582$42,672,411
tooltip CAP HIT$220,887,619$195,529,175$234,147,998$162,369,124$32,045,582$42,672,411
tooltip GUARANTEED$217,575,806$189,982,038$119,623,207$26,724,137$28,448,274-
tooltip LIKELY INCENTIVE$562,500$0$0$0$0-
tooltip UNLIKELY INCENTIVE$5,617,500$1,814,400$1,948,800$0$0-
Cap Statistics
tooltip CAP$164,961,000$174,000,000$200,221,000$220,243,000$242,267,000$266,494,000
tooltip CAP ROOM-$55,926,619-$21,529,175-$33,926,998$57,873,876$210,221,418$223,821,589
tooltip LUXURY TAX$200,428,000$211,410,000$243,268,000$267,595,000$294,355,000$323,791,000
tooltip LUXURY TAX ROOM-$20,459,619$15,880,825$120,950,430$237,952,711$265,906,726$323,791,000
tooltip LUXURY TAX LIABILITY$86,558,428$0$0$0$0$0
tooltip APRON$209,015,000$220,468,000$253,690,000$279,059,000$306,965,000$337,662,000
tooltip APRON ROOM-$11,872,619$24,938,825$19,542,002$116,689,876$274,919,418$294,989,589
tooltip 2ND APRON$221,686,000$233,833,000$269,070,000$295,977,000$325,575,000$358,133,000
tooltip 2ND APRON ROOM-$4,819,119$36,489,425$32,973,202$133,607,876$293,529,418$315,460,589

HOLDS

2nd Rd Picks (3 - $0)StatusAcquiredAgePosTerms2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-312031-32
Bečirovič, Sani (46th pick 2003)Hold45SG$0$0
Türkyılmaz, İzzet (50th pick 2012)Hold36C, PF$0$0
Yuyang, Xue (57th pick 2003)Hold43C$0$0
TOTAL$0$0
RFAs (6 - $0)StatusAcquiredAgePosTerms2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-312031-32
Strawther, JulianRFA24SF$14,480,793$0
Hopkins, BryceRFA24PF, SF$2,304,849$0
Nembhard, RyanRFA23PG$2,304,849$0
Whitmore, CamRFA22SF$2,304,849$0
Holmes, DaRonRFA24PF$16,641,411$0
Brazile, TrevonRFA23PF$3,597,308$0
TOTAL$21,395,340$0$16,641,411$0$3,597,308$0
UFAs (11 - $0)StatusAcquiredAgePosTerms2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-312031-32
Johnson, CameronUFA30SF, PF$34,593,750$0
Bagley III, MarvinUFA27PF$2,583,637$0
DeRozan, DeMarUFA37SF, SG$2,583,637$0
Jones, TyusUFA30PG$2,583,637$0
Diallo, AlphaUFA29SF$2,304,849$0
Jokic, NikolaUFA31C$70,077,350$0
Nnaji, ZekeUFA25PF$14,186,667$0
Jones, SpencerUFA25PF$10,925,000$0
Murray, JamalUFA29PG, SG$77,085,050$0
Gordon, AaronUFA31PF, SF$55,641,785$0
Braun, ChristianUFA25SG$42,672,411$0
TOTAL$44,649,510$0$95,189,017$0$132,726,835$0$42,672,411$0
FA Cap Hold (6 - $14,432,221)StatusAcquiredAgePosTerms2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-312031-32
Holiday, JustinFA Cap Hold37SG, SF$2,449,421$0
Cancar, VlatkoFA Cap Hold29SF$2,449,421$0
Daniels, TroyFA Cap Hold35SG$2,449,421$0
Cousins, DeMarcusFA Cap Hold36C$2,449,421$0
Jefferson, RichardFA Cap Hold46SF$2,449,421$0
Howard, MarkusFA Cap Hold27SG$2,185,116$0
TOTAL$14,432,221$0

Legend

Incentive
Incentives
Injury
Injured
Unrestricted Free Agent
Restricted Free Agent
Unconfirmed Information
Unconfirmed Info
38+
Over 38 Contract
RSC
Rookie Scale Contract
NTC
No Trade Clause