Oklahoma City Thunder Team Salary

Quick: Over the cap and repeater tax eligible.

Salary Cap: $109,140,000

Luxury Tax Threshold: $132,627,000

Projection for 2020-21 ($116 million cap): None

Roster Count: 14 guaranteed, two two-ways

Depth Chart*:
PG: Chris Paul, Dennis Schröder, Luguentz Dort (two-way), Deonte Burton
SG: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Andre Roberson (injured)
SF: Terrence Ferguson, Abdel Nader, Hamidou Diallo, Darius Bazley
PF: Danilo Gallinari, Mike Muscala, Kevin Hervey
C: Steven Adams, Nerlens Noel, Justin Patton

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

Exceptions

Trade Exception (Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot, expiring 2/1/20) — $1,544,951
Trade Exception (Jerami Grant, expiring 7/8/20) — $9,346,153
Trade Exception (Paul George, expiring 7/10/20) — $10,389,997
Taxpayer Mid-Level Exception — $5,718,000

Waived Players: Donte Grantham (two-way), Patrick Patterson (stretched), Markel Brown, DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell, Abdul Gaddy, Myke Henry, Eric Moreland, Vincent Edwards, Kadeem Jack, Sedrick Barefield, Devon Hall (two-way)

Traded Players: Jerami Grant, Paul George, Russell Westbrook

G-League Affiliate: Oklahoma City Blue (Jesse Gould general manager, Grant Gibbs coach)

Two-Way Contracts: Luguentz Dort, Kevin Hervey

Two-Way Daily Rate in NBA/G-League: TBD

Head Coach: Billy Donovan

Assistants: Maurice Cheeks, Vin Bhavnani, David Akinyooye, Dave Bliss, Mark Daigneault, Brian Keefe, Mike Wilks, Billy Schmidt (director of quality control)

Trainer: Joe Sharpe, Dwight Daub (strength and conditioning)

Basketball Executives

Sam Presti — executive vice president of basketball operations and general manager
Troy Weaver — vice president of basketball operations and assistant general manager
Rob Hennigan — vice president of insight and foresight
Will Dawkins — vice president of identification and intelligence
Maurizio Gherarini — senior advisor/international affairs

Pick Swaps

2020 — Owed first-rounder (top-10 protected through 2022, otherwise converts to 2023 and 2024 second-rounders) from the Denver Nuggets (Jerami Grant).
2020 — Owed second-rounder from the Chicago Bulls (Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot).
2020 — Owe first-rounder (top-20 protected, otherwise converts to 2022 and 2023 second-rounders) to the Philadelphia 76ers (Jerami Grant, Anzejs Pasecniks, Markelle Fultz).
2021 — Owed a first-rounder from the Miami HEAT (Goran Dragic, Mikal Bridges, Tobias Harris, Paul George).
2021 — Can swap first-rounders (lowest of the Thunder or Miami HEAT) with the Houston Rockets (top-4 protected, Russell Westbrook).
2022 — Owed a first-rounder from the Los Angeles Clippers (Paul George).
2022 — Owe first-rounder (lottery protected otherwise converts to 2024 and 2025 second-rounders) to the Atlanta Hawks (Carmelo Anthony).
2023 — Owed first-rounder (lottery protected through 2025, unprotected in 2026) from the Miami HEAT (Jimmy Butler, Paul George).
2023 — Can swap first-rounders with the Los Angeles Clippers (Paul George).
2024 — Owed a first-rounder (top-four protected, otherwise converts to 2024 and 2025 second-rounders) from the Houston Rockets (Russell Westbrook).
2024 — Owed a first-rounder from the Los Angeles Clippers (Paul George)
2024 — Owed a second-rounder from the Memphis Grizzlies (Brandon Clarke).
2025 — Can swap first-rounders with the Los Angeles Clippers (Paul George).
2025 — Can swap first-rounders (top-10 protected) with the Houston Rockets (Russell Westbrook).
2026 — Owed a first-rounder from the Los Angeles Clippers (Paul George).
2026 — Owed a first-rounder (top-four protected, otherwise converts to a 2026 second-rounder and $1 million) from the Houston Rockets (Russell Westbrook).

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

Cash Received ($5,617,000 max): $1 million from the Houston Rockets (Russell Westbrook)

Deadlines

2/1/20 — Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot trade exception expires.
6/29/20 — Player option for Mike Muscala.
6/29/20 — Team options on Abdel Nader, Deonte Burton and Hamidou Diallo.
6/29/20 — On team option, Deonte Burton’s 2020-21 salary guarantees at $1,174,336.
6/29/20 — Qualifying offer deadline for Hamidou Diallo and Deonte Burton.
7/7/20 — Justin Patton’s $1,762,796 guarantees for 2020-21.
7/8/20 — Jerami Grant trade exception expires.
7/10/20 — Paul George trade exception expires.
7/15/20 — Abdel Nader’s $1,752,950 guarantees for 2020-21.
8/1/20 — Deonte Burton’s $1,663,861 guarantees for 2020-21.
Before first day of 2020 season — Extension deadline on Terrence Ferguson.
10/31/20 — Team options on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Darius Bazley.
6/29/21 — Qualifying offer deadlines on Terrence Ferguson and Deonte Burton.
6/29/21 — Team option on Justin Patton.
Before first day of 2021 season — Extension deadline on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
10/31/20 — Team option on Darius Bazley.
1/10/21 — Justin Patton’s $1,910,860 guarantees for 2021-22.
6/29/22 — Qualifying offer deadline for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
Before first day of 2022 season — Extension deadline on Darius Bazley.
6/29/23 — Qualifying offer deadline for Darius Bazley.

Teams and players can renegotiate guarantee dates. The NBA’s general cut-down date is January 10, although players need to clear 48 hours of waivers.

Transactions

5/11/19 — Patrick Patterson opted into his $5,711,200 salary.
6/20/19 — Drafted Brandon Clarke (21st).
7/1/19 — Re-signed Nerlens Noel to a one-year $2,028,594 minimum contract.
7/1/19 — Signed Luguentz Dort to a two-way contract.
7/6/19 — Traded the rights to Brandon Clarke (21st) to the Memphis Grizzlies for the rights to Darius Bazley (23rd) and a 2024 second-rounder.
7/7/19 — Signed Darius Bazley (2019-23rd) to an $11,461,629 rookie-scale contract.
7/8/19 — Traded Jerami Grant to the Denver Nuggets for a protected 2020 first-rounder.
7/9/19 — Signed Mike Muscala to a two-year $4,311,628 contract, player option on the final season.
7/10/19 — Traded Paul George to the Los Angeles Clippers for Danilo Gallinari, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, a 2021 Miami HEAT first-rounder, a 2022 first-rounder, 2023 first-round swap rights, a protected Miami 2023 first-rounder, a 2024 first-rounder, 2025 first-round swap rights and a 2026 first-rounder.
7/15/19 — Abdel Nader’s $1,618,520 guaranteed for 2019-20.
7/16/19 — Traded Russell Westbrook to the Houston Rockets for Chris Paul, conditional 2021 swap rights, a protected 2024 first-rounder, conditional 2025 swap rights, a protected 2026 first-rounder (top-4 protected, otherwise conveys as $1 million).
7/25/19 — Carmelo Anthony trade exception ($6,930,269) expired.
7/25/19 — Waived Donte Grantham (two-way).
8/1/19 — Deonte Burton’s $1,416,852 guaranteed for 2019-20.
8/1/19 — Waived and stretched Patrick Patterson.
8/12/19 — Signed Justin Patton to a partially-guaranteed three-year $5,294,240 contract, team option on final season.
9/4/19 — Signed Devon Hall to a two-way contract.
9/24/19 — Signed Markel Brown to a non-guaranteed $1,678,854 minimum summer contract.
9/27/19 — Waived Markel Brown.
9/29/19 — Signed DeVaughn Akoon Purcell to a non-guaranteed $1,445,697 minimum summer contract.
9/29/19 — Signed Abdul Gaddy to a non-guaranteed $898,310 minimum summer contract.
9/29/19 — Signed Myke Henry to a non-guaranteed $1,445,697 minimum summer contract.
9/29/19 — Signed Eric Moreland to a non-guaranteed $1,737,145 minimum summer contract.
10/17/19 — Waived DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell, Abdul Gaddy, Myke Henry and Eric Moreland.
10/18/19 — Picked up Terrence Ferguson’s fourth-year rookie-scale option.
10/18/19 — Picked up Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s third-year rookie-scale option.
10/18/19 — Signed Vincent Edwards to a non-guaranteed $1,445,697 minimum summer contract.
10/18/19 — Signed Kadeem Jack to a non-guaranteed $898,310 minimum summer contract.
10/18/19 — Signed Sedrick Barefield to a non-guaranteed $898,310 minimum summer contract.
10/1/19 — Waived Vincent Edwards, Kadeem Jack and Sedrick Barefield.
12/12/19 — Waived Devon Hall (two-way).
12/12/19 — Signed Kevin Hervey (2018-57th) to a two-way contract.
1/10/20 — Justin Patton’s $1,620,564 guaranteed for 2019-20.

Trade Kickers

Steven Adams — 7.5 percent

Note: Players can waive their trade bonuses.

No-Trade: Nerlens Noel (implicit)

Expired 10-Day Contracts: None

2018-19 Free Agents (with Cap Holds)

Full Bird: Nick Collison* ($1,620,564)
Early Bird: Raymond Felton ($1,620,564)
Non-Bird: Norris Cole* ($1,620,564), Jawun Evans (two-way)

* Cannot be used in a sign and trade because they were not active players in the NBA last season.

Unsigned Draft Picks

First-rounders: None
Second-rounders: Devon Hall (2018-53rd), DeVon Hardin (2008-50th), Yotam Halperin (2006-53rd), Sofoklis Schortsanitis (2003-34th), Szymon Szewczyk (2003-35th), Paccelis Morlende (2003-50th), Abdul Shamsid-Deen (1990-53rd)

Non-Guaranteed Salaries