Golden State Warriors Team Salary

Quick: Over the cap.

Exceptions: Mid-Level $150k (Carl Landry and Draymond Green); Bi-Annual Exception $1.957 million; TPE $4.106 million (Dorell Wright, expires 7/11/13); DPE $2 million (Brandon Rush, expires 3/11/13)

Acquisitions:  Traded Dorell Wright to the Philadelphia 76ers for Jarrett Jack (three-way via the New Orleans Hornets).  Harrison Barnes (7th pick) signed his rookie deal on 7/3/12.  Festus Ezeli (30th pick) signed his deal on 7/6/12.  Signed free agent Kent Bazemore to a two-year, partially guaranteed minimum deal.  Second-round pick Draymond Green to a three-year, $3.l75 million deal (partial guarantee on the third year) with part of the Mid-Level Exception.  Re-signed Brandon Rush and inked free-agent forward Carl Landry to two-year, $8 million contracts (player options on second season).  Invited Tarence Kinsey, Lance Goulbourne, Rick Jackson, Carlon Brown and Stefon Hannah to camp.  Picked up the third-year option on Klay Thompson.  Signed Stephen Curry to a four-year, $44 million extension.  Traded Jeremy Tyler to the Atlanta Hawks for draft considerations (TBD).  Traded Charles Jenkins to the Philadelphia 76ers for draft considerations (TBD).  Signed Malcolm Thomas to a 10-day contract.  Signed Scott Machado and Dwyane Jones to two-year deals (second seasons are partial/non-guaranteed).

Waived Players: Stefon Hannah, Tarence Kinsey, Carlon Brown, Lance Goulbourne, Rick Jackson, Malcolm Thomas

Roster Count: 15 guaranteed

Depth Chart*:
PG: Stephen Curry, Jarrett Jack, Scott Machado
SG: Klay Thompson, Brandon Rush, Kent Bazemore
SF: Harrison Barnes, Draymond Green, Richard Jefferson
PF: David Lee, Carl Landry
C: Andrew Bogut, Festus Ezeli, Andris Biedrins, Dwyane Jones

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

Free Agents: None

Head Coach: Mark Jackson

Unsigned Second-Round Picks: Ognjen Kuzmic, Mladen Sekularac

Amnesty: Used on Charlie Bell whose contract has since expired.

Pick Swaps:

2013 – Owe first-rounder (top-six protected through 2014, otherwise becomes 2014 and 2016 second-rounders) to Utah Jazz (Marcus Williams, Deron Williams).

2013 – Owe second-rounder to the Orlando Magic (David Lee, Carmelo Anthony, Andre Iguodala).

2015 – Owe second-rounder to Indiana Pacers (Brandon Rush).

Cash Paid ($3.1 million max): $0

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

Name20132014201520162017
TOTAL$8,100,000$62,045,143$9,428,662$32,796,436$16,402,500
Jarrett Jack$8,100,000-B
Richard Jefferson$16,569,000-B
Andrew Bogut$15,506,632-B
Andris Biedrins$13,500,000-B
Brandon Rush$7,600,000-B
Carl Landry$5,200,000-E
Dwayne Jones$1,439,025-E
Scott Machado$1,115,243-E
Kent Bazemore$1,115,243-E
Klay Thompson$7,689,700-B
Draymond Green$1,738,962-B
David Lee$18,091,071-B
Harrison Barnes $9,683,495-B
Festus Ezeli$5,021,870-B
Stephen Curry$16,402,500-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 5/18/2013)