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Nuggets Nightly · salary cap · 2026-27

Nuggets salary cap

$215.3M committed for 2026-27 · cap $165.0M · $50.4M over · 7th highest payroll
Committed 2026-27$215.3M12 contracts
Salary cap$165.0M$50.4M over the cap
Luxury tax line$200.4M$14.9M over the tax
Next season$195.0M2027-28 already committed
Options33 player · 0 team

The wall · 2026-27

each block = one contract, width = share of payroll
Jokić$59.0M
Murray$50.1M
Gordon$33.7M
Johnson$23.1M
Braun$21.6M

Nikola Jokić $59.0M · Jamal Murray $50.1M · Aaron Gordon $33.7M · Cameron Johnson $23.1M · Christian Braun $21.6M · Zeke Nnaji $7.5M · Spencer Jones $6.0M · Julian Strawther $4.8M

Every contract, by season

P = player option · T = team option · ETO = early termination
PlayerAge2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-31Guaranteed
Nikola Jokić31$59.0M$62.8MP$59.0M
Jamal Murray29$50.1M$53.8M$57.5M$161.5M
Aaron Gordon30$33.7M$36.4MP$39.0M$70.0M
Cameron Johnson30$23.1M$23.1M
Christian Braun25$21.6M$23.3M$25.0M$26.7M$28.4M$125.0M
Zeke Nnaji25$7.5M$7.5MP$7.5M
Spencer Jones25$6.0M$5.8M$11.8M
Julian Strawther24$4.8M$4.8M
DaRon Holmes24$3.4M$5.5M$3.4M
Marvin Bagley III27$2.4M$2.4M
Tyus Jones30$2.4M$2.4M
Trevon Brazile23$1.4M$1.4M
Team total$215.3M$195.0M$121.6M$26.7M$28.4M

Built from public contract records and checked against the league's published cap (2026-27 cap $165.0M); updated 21 min ago. Cap holds, incomplete rosters and two-way deals can move these totals; the league's official numbers govern.