Dallas Mavericks Team Salary

Quick:  Over the cap.  Under the tax. 13th and 44th picks in the 2013 NBA Draft.  Maximum space without trades in July ($60 million cap) = $18,188,171.

Exceptions: Room Exception $2.652

Acquisitions:

Waived Players:

Roster Count:  four guaranteed

Depth Chart*:
PG: Mike James, Darren Collison, Rodrigue Beaubois, Justin Dentmon
SG: OJ Mayo, Vince Carter, Anthony Morrow, Jared Cunningham
SF: Shawn Marion, Jae Crowder
PF: Dirk Nowitzki, Elton Brand
C: Brandan Wright, Chris Kaman, Bernard James

*Note: Teams often adjust their depth chart throughout the season, sometimes game by game.

Free Agents:
Bird: Elton Brand, Anthony Morrow, Darren Collison, Rodrigue Beaubois
Early Bird: Brandan Wright
Non-Bird: Mike James

Head Coach: Rick Carlisle

Unsigned Picks: 2007 first-round pick Petteri Koponen (30th).  Second-rounders Nick Calathes, Tadija Dragicevic, Steve Logan, Renaldas Seibutis

Amnesty: Used on Brendan Haywood – 2012-13, $6.299 million; 2013-14, $7.0235 million; 2014-15, $7.748 million

Pick Swaps:

2013 – Owe first-rounder (top-20 protected through 2017, unprotected in 2018) to Houston Rockets (Lamar Odom, Jordan Hill).

2013 – Have the right to swap second-rounders with the Los Angeles Lakers (Lamar Odom).

2016 – Owed second-rounder (top-55 protected) from Memphis Grizzlies (Steven Hunter, Corey Brewer).

Cash Paid ($3.1 million max): $0

2012-13 Archive

Cap Holds
Key: B = Bird Rights; E = Early Bird Rights; BR = Bird/Restricted; NB = Non-Bird;
DF = Declined Option on First-Round Scale; WB = Waived Bird; M = Minimum

Name2013201420152016
TOTAL$53,027,605$51,566,300$1,738,962$5,510,925
Elton Brand$19,136,250-B
Chris Kaman$9,600,000-N
Anthony Morrow$7,600,000-B
Darren Collison$5,798,360-B
Rodrigue Beaubois$5,568,333-B
Brandan Wright$1,290,484-E
Mike James$884,293-M
Petteri Koponen$850,800-UF
Dirk Nowitzki$23,857,450-B
Shawn Marion$13,975,194-B
Vince Carter$6,042,000-B
Dominique Jones$5,510,925-B
O.J. Mayo$5,461,170-E
Bernard James$1,115,243-E
Josh Akognon$1,115,243-E
Jae Crowder$1,738,962-B
Jared Cunningham$5,510,925-B

What is a cap hold? A cap hold is the amount of space a free agent counts towards a team’s cap. These “cap holds” factor in when a team signs free agents. If they didn’t exist, a team could use their cap space to sign other free agents until the space was gone, and then re-sign their own free agents using the Bird exception. A cap hold cannot exceed the maximum contract offer that player can receive on the open market (as defined by years of experience – indicated in the table above by MAX followed by the years of experience). The cap hold disappears if the team renounces their own free agent, that free agent signs with a new team, or re-signs with the same team.

Notes: A free agent does not become restricted until the team issues a qualifying offer.  If a player’s option on a first-round rookie scale contract is declined (DF), the most the team can pay is the amount of the declined option (without using a larger exception or cap room).  Should a player allow for their Bird Rights to be waived during the season in trade (WB), the most the team can pay is 120% of their prior salary (without using a larger exception or cap room).

Qualifying offers do not count towards the total team salary for that season and are informational only.

Unsigned first-round picks (UF) are not guaranteed until signed but their salary counts against the cap during the offseason.  A typical UF gets a bump of 120% upon signing.

Players with at least three years of experience who are signed to a one-year, vet-min contract are only charged $854,389 to the cap and tax.  Actual salary amount, which applies to trades is listed under notes.

“Camp invites” can put a team over the hard cap but the math must be resolved by opening night.

Salary and team data changes quite often. If you notice a discrepancy, please notify HOOPSWORLD Senior Writer Eric Pincus.

(Updated 6/8/2013)