Phoenix Suns Team Salary
Quick: Under the cap by about $6.4 million. 5th, 30th and 57th picks in the 2013 NBA Draft. Maximum space without trades in July ($60 million cap) = ~$10,904,003.
Exceptions: Mid-Level Exception; Bi-Annual Exception — exceptions would be renounced if the Suns go under the cap
Acquisitions:
Waived Players:
Roster Count: nine guaranteed
Depth Chart*:
PG: Goran Dragic, Kendall Marshall, Diante Garrett
SG: Wesley Johnson, Jared Dudley, Shannon Brown
SF: P.J. Tucker, Michael Beasley
PF: Luis Scola, Markieff Morris, Marcus Morris
C: Marcin Gortat, Jermaine O’Neal, Hamed Haddadi, Channing Frye (injured)
*Note: Teams often adjust their depth chart throughout the season, sometimes game by game.
Free Agents:
Non-Bird: Diante Garrett, Jermaine O’Neal
Declined Option: Wesley Johnson
Head Coach: Jeff Hornacek (four-year deal starting 13/14, fourth-year team option)
Unsigned Second-Round Picks: Dwayne Collins, Milos Vujanic
Amnesty: Used on Josh Childress – 2012-13, $6.5 million; 2013-14, $7.1825 million; 2014-15, $7.3175 million
Pick Swaps:
2013 – Owe second-rounder (protections TBD) to the Houston Rockets (Marcus Morris).
2013 – Owed first-rounder (unprotected) from the Los Angeles Lakers (Steve Nash). If the Lakers are a playoff team, the Cavaliers will swap the least-favorable pick with the Lakers (which transfers on to the Suns). The Cavs will chose from their own pick, the Miami HEAT’s or Sacramento Kings’.
2013 – Owed first-rounder (top-13 protected through 2014, top-12 protected through 2016) from Minnesota Timberwolves (Wesley Johnson). The Wolves may send first-rounder (lottery protected) from Memphis Grizzlies instead, whichever is lower.
2013 – Owed second-rounder (top-40 protected) from Los Angeles Lakers (Steve Nash).
Cash Paid ($3.1 million max): $1.15 million (Minnesota Timberwolves)
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
| Name | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | $7,294,398 | $19,945,751 | $50,967,706 | $26,798,098 |
| Wesley Johnson | $5,421,233-D | |||
| Diante Garrett | $988,872-M | |||
| Jermaine O'Neal | $884,293-M | |||
| Marcin Gortat | $11,590,920-B | |||
| Shannon Brown | $4,550,000-E | |||
| Hamed Haddadi | $2,655,250-B | |||
| P.J Tucker | $1,149,581-E | |||
| Luis Scola | $16,561,556-B | |||
| Channing Frye | $10,200,000-B | |||
| Michael Beasley | $9,375,000-B | |||
| Markieff Morris | $7,473,098-B | |||
| Marcus Morris | $7,358,052-B | |||
| Goran Dragic | $11,250,000-B | |||
| Jared Dudley | $8,075,000-B | |||
| Kendall Marshall | $7,473,098-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 6/10/2013)
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