Denver Nuggets 2022-2023 Roster & Salary Cap Table

DENVER

NUGGETS

48-34 • 6th in West

COACH	Michael Malone
EXECUTIVE	Tim Connelly
ARENA	Ball Arena
ATTENDANCE	695,262 (15th)
SRS	2.15 (12th)
PACE	97.8 (19th)

2022-2023 SEASON STATS

OFF RTG

114.5

6th

DEF RTG

112.1

15th

PPG

112.7

10th

OPPG

110.4

14th

Active Roster

Expand

Player

Base Salary

Cap Pct.

Nikola Jokic

$32.4M

$32,478,838

$269,990,000

5 yrs

Dead Cap

Cap Figure

$33,047,804

23y2018-19$24.6M

24y2019-20$26.5M

25y2020-21$28.5M

26y2021-22$30.5M

27y2022-23$32.4M

28y2023-24$46.5MExtension

29y2024-25$50.2MExtension

30y2025-26$53.9MExtension

31y2026-27$57.7MExtension

32y2027-28$61.4MExtension(P. Option)

Signed Using

Bird

UFA 2028

Profile

Jamal Murray

$31.6M

$31,650,600

$158,253,000

5 yrs

Dead Cap

Cap Figure

$31,650,600

23y2020-21$27.2M

24y2021-22$29.4M

25y2022-23$31.6M

26y2023-24$33.8M

27y2024-25$36.0M

Signed Using

Bird

UFA 2025

Profile

Michael Porter Jr.

$30.9M

$30,913,750

$179,299,750

5 yrs

Dead Cap

Cap Figure

$30,913,750

24y2022-23$30.9M

25y2023-24$33.3M

26y2024-25$35.8M

27y2025-26$38.3M

28y2026-27$40.8M

Signed Using

Bird

UFA 2027

Profile

Aaron Gordon

$19.6M

$19,690,909

$86,640,001

4 yrs

Dead Cap

Cap Figure

$19,690,909

27y2022-23$19.6M

28y2023-24$21.2M

29y2024-25$22.8M

30y2025-26$22.8M(P. Option)

Signed Using

Bird

UFA 2026

Profile

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

$14.0M

$14,004,703

$30,145,123

2 yrs

Dead Cap

Cap Figure

$14,004,703

27y2020-21$12.0M

28y2021-22$13.0M

29y2022-23$14.0M

30y2023-24$14.7MExtension

31y2024-25$15.4MExtension(P. Option)

Signed Using

Bird

UFA 2025

Profile

Bruce Brown

$6.4M

$6,479,000

$13,281,950

2 yrs

Dead Cap

Cap Figure

$6,479,000

26y2022-23$6.4M

27y2023-24$6.8M(P. Option)

Signed Using

Mini MLE

UFA 2024

Profile

Ish Smith

$4.7M

$4,725,000

$9,225,000

2 yrs

Dead Cap

Cap Figure

$4,725,000

33y2021-22$4.5M

34y2022-23$4.7M

Signed Using

Room

UFA 2023

Profile

Jeff Green

$4.5M

$4,500,000

$9,000,000

2 yrs

Dead Cap

Cap Figure

$4,500,000

35y2021-22$4.5M

36y2022-23$4.5M(P. Option)

Signed Using

MLE

UFA 2023

Profile

Christian Braun

$2.8M

$2,808,600

$13,769,157

4 yrs

Dead Cap

Cap Figure

$2,808,600

21y2022-23$2.8M

22y2023-24$2.9M

23y2024-25$3.0M(T. Option)

24y2025-26$4.9M(T. Option)

25y2026-27$7.0M(Q. Offer)

Signed Using

Rookie

RFA 2026

Profile

Zeke Nnaji

$2.6M

$2,617,800

$11,802,681

4 yrs

Dead Cap

Cap Figure

$2,617,800

20y2020-21$2.3M

21y2021-22$2.4M

22y2022-23$2.6M(T. Option)

23y2023-24$4.3M(T. Option)

24y2024-25$6.2M(Q. Offer)

Signed Using

Rookie

RFA 2024

Profile

Bones Hyland

$2.2M

$2,201,520

$10,763,240

4 yrs

Dead Cap

Cap Figure

$2,201,520

21y2021-22$2.0M

22y2022-23$2.2M

23y2023-24$2.3M(T. Option)

24y2024-25$4.1M(T. Option)

25y2025-26$6.1M(Q. Offer)

Signed Using

Rookie

RFA 2025

Profile

Peyton Watson

$2.1M

$2,193,960

$11,267,516

4 yrs

Dead Cap

Cap Figure

$2,193,960

20y2022-23$2.1M

21y2023-24$2.3M

22y2024-25$2.4M(T. Option)

23y2025-26$4.3M(T. Option)

24y2026-27$6.5M(Q. Offer)

Signed Using

Rookie

RFA 2026

Profile

Davon Reed

$1.9M

$1,902,133

$3,968,718

2 yrs

Dead Cap

Cap Figure

$1,902,133

27y2022-23$1.9M

28y2023-24$2.0M

Signed Using

Minimum

UFA 2024

Profile

DeAndre Jordan

$2.9M

$2,905,851

1 yr

Dead Cap

Cap Figure

$1,836,090

34y2022-23$2.9M

Signed Using

Minimum

UFA 2023

Profile

Two Way

Expand

Player

Base Salary

Cap Pct.

Petr Cornelie

$1.5M

$1,576,305

Dead Cap

Cap Figure

$1,576,305

Signed Using

Profile

Jack White

$0

1 yr

Dead Cap

Cap Figure

25y2022-230

26y2023-24$1.7M(Q. Offer)

Signed Using

RFA 2023

Profile

Collin Gillespie

$0

1 yr

Dead Cap

Cap Figure

23y2022-230

24y2023-24$1.7M(Q. Offer)

Signed Using

RFA 2023

Profile

Cap Holds

Player

Cap Figure

Cap Pct.

Facundo Campazzo

$4.1M

$4,160,000

Dead Cap

Cap Figure

$4,160,000

Signed Using

Profile

Vlatko Cancar

$2.2M

$2,228,276

$6,815,324

3 yrs

Dead Cap

Cap Figure

$2,228,276

25y2022-23$2.2M

26y2023-24$2.2M

27y2024-25$2.3M(T. Option)

Signed Using

Bird

UFA 2025

Profile

Richard Jefferson

$1.8M

$1,811,516

Dead Cap

Cap Figure

$1,811,516

Signed Using

Profile

Markus Howard

$1.8M

$1,811,516

Dead Cap

Cap Figure

$1,811,516

Signed Using

Profile

Troy Daniels

$1.8M

$1,811,516

Dead Cap

Cap Figure

$1,811,516

Signed Using

Profile

DeMarcus Cousins

$1.7M

$1,796,667

$683,196

1 yr

Dead Cap

Cap Figure

$1,796,667

31y2021-22$683.1K

Signed Using

Minimum

UFA 2022

Profile

Austin Rivers

$1.7M

$1,766,970

$2,905,851

1 yr

Dead Cap

Cap Figure

$1,766,970

30y2022-23$2.9M

Signed Using

Minimum

UFA 2023

Profile

Cap Totals

2022-2023

Active Roster Cap	$160,148,174
Dead	$0
Cap Holds	$15,386,461
Total Cap	$160,148,174
Cap Space	-$38,148,174

Trade Exceptions

Transactions

2022-2023

Justin Tillman

Signed a contract with Denver (DEN) - Exhibit 10

Jack White

Signed a Two-Way contract with Denver (DEN)

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

Signed a 2 year $30.15 million veteran contract extension with Denver (DEN) - includes 2024-25 Player Option

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

Signed a 2 year $30 million veteran contract extension with Denver (DEN)

DeAndre Jordan

Signed a 1 year $2.91 million contract with Denver (DEN)

Adonis Arms

Signed a contract with Denver (DEN) - Exhibit 10

Davon Reed

Signed a 2 year $3.97 million contract with Denver (DEN)

Kellan Grady

Signed a contract with Denver (DEN) - Exhibit 10

Nikola Jokic

Signed a 5 year $270 million Designated Veteran Player extension with Denver (DEN) - incudes 2027-28 Player Option

Vlatko Cancar

Signed a 3 year $6.82 million contract with Denver (DEN) - includes 2024-25 Club Option

Vlatko Cancar

Signed a 3 year $6.8 million contract with Denver (DEN) - includes 2024-25 Club Option

Bruce Brown

Signed a 2 year $13.28 million contract with Denver (DEN) - includes 2023-24 Player Option

Bruce Brown

Signed a 2 year $13.28 million contract with Denver (DEN)

Collin Gillespie

Signed a Two-Way contract with Denver (DEN)

Peyton Watson

Signed a 4 year $11.27 million Rookie Scale contract with Denver (DEN)

Christian Braun

Signed a 4 year $13.77 million Rookie Scale contract with Denver (DEN)

Nikola Jokic

Signed a 5 year $270 million Designated Veteran Player extension with Denver (DEN)

Facundo Campazzo

Denver (DEN) extended $4 million Qualifying Offer; becomes an Unrestricted Free Agent

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

Traded to Denver (DEN) from Washington (WAS) with Ishmael Smith for Monte Morris and Will Barton

Markus Howard

Denver (DEN) declined $1.81 million Qualifying Offer; becomes an Unrestricted Free Agent

Ish Smith

Traded to Denver (DEN) from Washington (WAS) with Kentavious Caldwell-Pope for Monte Morris and Will Barton

Vlatko Cancar

Denver (DEN) extended $2.22 million Qualifying Offer; becomes a Restricted Free Agent

Davon Reed

Denver (DEN) extended $1.58 million Two-Way Qualifying Offer; becomes a Restricted Free Agent

Christian Braun

Drafted by Denver (DEN): Round 1 (#21overall)

Christian Braun

Drafted by Denver (DEN): Round 1 (#21 overall)

Peyton Watson

Traded to Denver (DEN) from Oklahoma City (OKC) with 2022 2nd round pick and 2023 2nd round pick for JaMychal Green and 2027 1st round pick [protected]

Jeff Green

Exercised $4.5 million Player Option with Denver (DEN) for 2022-23

JaMychal Green

Exercised $8.2 million Player Option with Denver (DEN) for 2022-23

DeMarcus Cousins

Signed a Rest-of-Season contract with Denver (DEN)

DeMarcus Cousins

Signed a 10-day contract with Denver (DEN)

DeMarcus Cousins

Signed a 10-day contract with Denver (DEN)

Bryn Forbes

Traded to Denver (DEN) from San Antonio (SAS) as part of a 3-team trade: Boston (BOS) traded Juan Hernangomez to San Antonio (SAS); Denver (DEN) traded Bol Bol and P.J. Dozier to Boston (BOS); Denver (DEN) traded 2028 2nd round pick to San Antonio (SAS)

James Ennis III

Signed a 10-day contract with Denver (DEN)

Davon Reed

Signed a Two-Way contract with Denver (DEN)

Petr Cornelie

Waived by Denver (DEN)

Carlik Jones

Signed a 10-day contract with Denver (DEN)