Washington Wizards Team Salary

Quick:  Slightly over the cap.

Exceptions: Mid-Level $3.4 million; Bi-Annual Exception $1.957 million; $1,853,491 TPE (Rashard Lewis, expires 6/20/13)

Acquisitions: Cartier Martin on a one-year, vet-min contract.  Prior to the 2012 NBA Draft, the Wizards traded Rashard Lewis and a second-round pick for Emeka Okafor, Trevor Ariza.  Signed A.J. Price to a one-year minimum deal.  Signed Martell Webster to a one-year, $1.6 million deal.  Signed Earl Barron, Shavlik Randolph, Steven Gray and Brian Cook to estimated, one-year partial/non-guaranteed deals.  Signed Earl Barron, Jannero Pargo and Shaun Livingston to one-year partial/non-guaranteed contracts.  Picked up the fourth-year options on John Wall, Kevin Seraphin, Trevor Booker and Jordan Crawford.  Picked up the third-year options on Jan Vesely and Chris Singleton.  Signed Garrett Temple and Shelvin Mack.  Traded Jordan Crawford to the Boston Celtics for Jason Collins and Leandro Barbosa.

Waived Players: Shelvin Mack (twice), Jannero Pargo, Shavlik Randolph, Steven Gray, Brian Cook, Shaun Livingston, Earl Barron

Roster Count: 15 guaranteed

Depth Chart*:
PG: John Wall, A.J. Price, Leandro Barbosa (injured)
SG: Bradley Beal, Garrett Temple
SF: Martell Webster, Trevor Ariza, Chris Singleton, Cartier Martin
PF: Nene, Trevor Booker, Jan Vesely
C: Emeka Okafor, Kevin Seraphin, Jason Collins

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

Free Agents:
Non-Bird:  Morris Almond, James Singleton, Mo Evans

Unsigned Second-Round Picks: Tomas Satoransky, Emir Preldzic

Head Coach: Randy Wittman

Amnesty: Andray Blatche 2012-13 $7,118,502; 2013-14 $7,794,921; 2014-15 $8,471,339

Pick Swaps:

2013 – Owed second-rounder from New York Knicks (Ronny Turiaf).

2015 – Owed second-rounder from New Orleans Hornets (Chris Paul, Nick Young).

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$2,563,167$4,984,685$62,581,803$16,814,541$30,525,598
James Singleton$854,389-M
Morris Almond$854,389-M
Maurice Evans$854,389-B
Martell Webster$2,100,000-N
Garrett Temple$1,116,099-M
A.J. Price$884,293-M
Cartier Martin$884,293-E
Emeka Okafor$19,136,250-B
John Wall$13,668,750-B
Trevor Ariza$11,590,920-B
Kevin Seraphin$6,902,785-B
Trevor Booker$5,877,050-B
Jordan Crawford$5,406,048-B
Jan Vesely$10,590,717-B
Chris Singleton$6,223,825-B
Nene$19,136,250-B
Bradley Beal$11,389,348-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 2/26/2013)