Milwaukee Bucks Team Salary

Quick: Over the cap.  Under the tax.  15th and 43rd picks in the 2013 NBA Draft.  Maximum space without trades in July ($60 million cap) = ~$26,989,957 (assuming Monta Ellis opts out).

Exceptions: Mid-Level $4.35 million ($650k used on Lamb); Bi-Annual Exception $1.957 million; $650k TPE (Doron Lamb, expiring 2/21/14); $1,482,000 TPE (Tobias Harris, expiring 2/21/14); $1,182,200 TPE (Beno Udrih, expiring 2/21/14)

Acquisitions:  The Bucks re-signed Ilyasova at $40 million over five years (fifth partially guaranteed) on 7/11/12.  First-round pick John Henson signed on 7/10/12.  Second-rounder Doron Lamb inked a three-year, $3.5 million deal on 7/11/12.  The Bucks used $650k of their Mid-Level to sign Lamb.  Also signed Marquis Daniels to a one-year minimum contract.  Parted ways with Coach Scott Skiles.  Traded Beno Udrih, Doron Lamb, Tobias Harris and for J.J. Redick, Ish Smith and Gustavo Ayon.

Waived Players: Eddie Gill, Orien Greene, Alando Tucker, Mustpha Farrakhan

Roster Count: 15 guaranteed

Depth Chart*:
PG: Brandon Jennings, Ish Smith
SG: Monta Ellis, J.J. Redick, Marquis Daniels
SF: Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, Mike Dunleavy
PF: Ersan Ilyasova, John Henson, Drew Gooden
C: Larry Sanders, Ekpe Udoh, Samuel Dalembert,  Joel Przybilla, Gustavo Ayon

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

Free Agents: None

Head Coach: Vacant

Unsigned Second-Round Picks: Andrei Fetisov, Szymon Szewczk, Eurelijus Zukauskas, Albert Miralles

Amnesty: Available.  Eligible players include Drew Gooden and Larry Sanders

Pick Swaps:

2014 – Owed second-rounder (top-40 protected through 2015, unprotected in 2016) from Houston Rockets (Samuel Dalembert).  Rockets must complete their second-round swap with the Atlanta Hawks a year prior to sending pick to Milwaukee.

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$33,925,197$37,163,922$20,243,620$7,358,053$11,850,000
Samuel Dalembert $10,047,848-E
J.J. Redick$9,285,000-B
Brandon Jennings $7,948,733-B
Mike Dunleavy$4,875,000-E
Joel Przybilla$884,293-M
Marquis Daniels$884,293-M
Monta Ellis$15,506,632-B
Ekpe Udoh$11,173,870-B
Larry Sanders$7,633,420-B
Gustavo Ayon$2,850,000-B
Drew Gooden$10,031,100-B
Luc Mbah a Moute$8,326,893-B
Ish Smith$1,885,627-B
John Henson$7,358,053-B
Ersan Ilyasova$11,850,000-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 5/22/2013)