Cleveland Cavaliers Team Salary

Quick: Over the cap. Repeat tax eligible.

Salary Cap: $109,140,000

Luxury Tax Threshold: $132,627,000

Projection for 2020-21 ($115 million cap): Up to $26.4 million, none if Andre Drummond opts in or re-signs.

Roster Count: Eight guaranteed, one player option, three non/partially-guaranteed, one two-way

Depth Chart
PG: Collin Sexton, Dante Exum, Matt Mooney (two-way)
SG: Darius Garland, Kevin Porter Jr.
SF: Cedi Osman, Alfonzo McKinnie, Dylan Windler
PF: Kevin Love, Larry Nance Jr., Jordan Bell, Dean Wade
C: Andre Drummond (PO)

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

Exceptions

Trade Exception (Jordan Clarkson, expiring 12/23/20) — $3,837,500
Estimated Mid-Level Exception — $9,755,000
Estimated Bi-Annual Exception — $3,818,000

2020 NBA Draft*: 2nd ($9,198,960 cap hold); 32nd to Charlotte Hornets (Miles Bridges)

*Lottery/Standings TBD

Unsigned Draft Picks

First-rounders: None
Second-rounders: Arturas Gudaitis (2015-47th), Ilkan Karaman (2012-57th), Milan Macvan (2011-54th), Chukwudiebere Maduabum (2011-56th), Sergey Gladyr (2009-49th), Renaldas Seibutis (2007-50th), Ejike Ugboaja (2006-55th), Edin Bavcic (2006-56th)

Non-Guaranteed Salaries — Next Cut-Down Date*

Alfonzo McKinnie $1,762,796 1/10/21 (revised date TBD)
Jordan Bell $1,762,796 (TBD)
Dean Wade $1,517,981 (TBD)

* Players and teams can agree to push back cut-down dates.

Free Agents (with Cap Holds**)

Full Bird: Andre Drummond (PO, $34,800,000), Tristan Thompson ($27,808,695), Matthew Dellavedova ($14,411,250)
Declined First: Ante Zizic ($3,872,215)
Non-Bird: Channing Frye* ($1,707,576), Nik Stauskas* ($1,707,576)

* Cannot be included in a sign-and-trade
** Estimated, pending the 2020-21 salary-cap figure.

Waived Players: None

Traded Players: None

G-League Affiliate: Canton Charge (Mike Gansey general manager, Nate Reinking coach)

Two-Way Contracts: Matt Mooney

Coaching Staff

Head Coach: J.B. Bickerstaff

Assistants: Lindsay Gottlieb, Antonio Lang, Dan Geriot, Steve Frankoski (player development coach), Michael Hartman (director of coaching analytics/player development), Sam Jones (player development coordinator), J.J. Outlaw (assistant coach/player development), Chris Darnell (player development/video assistant), Jay Shunnar (special assistant to head coach), Mike Gerrity (director of player development/assistant coach), Dan Vincent (head video coordinator/player development), Andrew Olson (shooting coach)

Trainers: Steve Spiro, Derek Millender (strength and conditioning), Albert Padilla, Ed Subel

Basketball Executives:

Koby Altman — general manager
Mike Gansey — assistant general manager
Brock Aller — senior director of basketball operations
Jon Nichols — senior director of analytics
Brandon Weems — director of scouting

Pick Swaps:

2020 — Owe a first-rounder (top-10 protected, otherwise converts to 2021 and 2022 second-rounders) to New Orleans Pelicans (Kyle Korver, Jaxson Hayes).
2020 — Owe a second-rounder to Charlotte Hornets (Brendan Haywood, Anderson Varejao, Channing Frye, C.J. Wilcox, Miles Bridges).
2022 — Owed a protected (lottery protected in 2021, top-10 protected in 2022, conveys in 11-24 range in 2023, top-eight protected in 2024, otherwise converts to 2024 and 2025 second-rounders) first-rounder from the Milwaukee Bucks (George Hill), two years following Milwaukee’s obligation to the Phoenix Suns.
2022 — Owed a second-rounder from the Washington Wizards (Sam Dekker).
2022 — Owed a second-rounder from the Houston Rockets (Alec Burks).
2022 — Owed a second-rounder from San Antonio Spurs (Boris Diaw, Jordan Clarkson).
2023 — Owed a second-rounder from the Golden State Warriors (Alen Smailagic, Derrick Favors, Jordan Clarkson).
2023 — Owe a second-rounder (lower of Cleveland or Golden State Warriors) to the Detroit Pistons (Andre Drummond).
2024 — Utah Jazz can swap second-rounders with the Cleveland Cavaliers (George Hill).

Cash Paid ($5,617,000 max): $0

Cash Received ($5,617,000 max): $0

Deadlines

9/29/20 — No-trade restrictions lift on Jordan Bell and Dean Wade.
10/16/20 — NBA Draft.
10/31/20 — Team options on Collin Sexton, Kevin Porter Jr., Darius Garland and Dylan Windler (revised date TBD).
12/23/20 — Jordan Clarkson trade exception expires.
1/10/21 — Alfonzo McKinnie’s $1,762,796 guarantees for 2020-21 (revised date TBD).
Before the first day of 2021-22 season — Extension deadline for Collin Sexton.
10/31/21 — Team options on Kevin Porter Jr., Darius Garland and Dylan Windler.
1/10/22 — Alfonzo McKinnie’s $1,910,860 guarantees for 2021-22.
6/29/22 — Qualifying offer deadline for Collin Sexton.
Before the first day of 2022-23 season — Extension deadline for Kevin Porter Jr., Darius Garland and Dylan Windler.
1/10/23 — Alfonzo McKinnie’s $1,910,860 guarantees for 2022-23.
6/29/22 — Qualifying offer deadline for Kevin Porter Jr., Darius Garland and Dylan Windler.
6/29/23 — Cedi Osman’s $6,718,842 guarantees for 2023-24.
TBD — Jordan Bell’s guarantee details for 2020-21.
TBD — Dean Wade’s guarantee details.