Phoenix Suns Team Salary

Quick: Spent over the cap.

Salary Cap: $109,140,000

Luxury Tax Threshold: $132,627,000

Projection for 2020-21 ($109.14 million cap): Up to $18.9 million, none with Dario Saric’s cap hold.

Roster Count: Eight guaranteed, three team options, one non/partially-guaranteed

Depth Chart
PG: Ricky Rubio, Elie Okobo, Jalen Lecque, Cameron Payne (TO)
SG: Devin Booker, Ty Jerome
SF: Kelly Oubre, Cameron Johnson
PF: Mikal Bridges, Cheick Diallo (TO)
C: Deandre Ayton, Frank Kaminsky (TO)

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

Exceptions

Mid-Level Exception — $9,258,000
Bi-Annual Exception — $3,623,000

2020 NBA Draft: 10th ($4,245,720 cap hold); 40th to the Memphis Grizzlies (Josh Jackson)

Unsigned Draft Picks

First-rounders: None.
Second-rounders: Dwayne Collins (2010-60th), Cenk Akyol (2005-59th), Milos Vujanic (2002-36th), Ron Ellis (1992-49th)

Non-Guaranteed Salaries — Next Cut-Down Date*

Elie Okobo $1,663,861 — TBD

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

Free Agents (with Cap Holds*)

Full Bird: Dario Saric (RFA**, $10,445,958), Aron Baynes ($10,361,232)
Early Bird: Jevon Carter (RFA**, $1,820,564)
Non-Bird: Frank Kaminsky (TO, $6,720,400), Cheick Diallo (TO, $1,620,564), Cameron Payne (TO, $1,620,564), Tariq Owens ( RFA**, $1,445,697)

** Restricted, pending qualifying offer.

Qualifying Offers

Dario Saric $5,087,871
Jevon Carter $1,820,564
Tariq Owens — one-year two-way contract ($50,000 guaranteed)

Rookie-Scale Options

Deandre Ayton
Mikal Bridges
Cameron Johnson
Ty Jerome

Waived Players: None

Traded Players: None

G-League Affiliate: None

Two-Way Contracts: None

Coaching Staff

Head Coach: Monty Williams

Assistants: Willie Green, Darko Rajakovic, Mark Bryant, Randy Ayers, Larry Greer, Steve Blake, Riccardo Fois (player development coach) and Ben Strong (player development coach)

Trainer: Brady Howe (senior director of player health and performance), David Crewe (director of medical services/head athletic trainer), Daniel Bove (director of performance), Adam Loiacono (director of rehabilitation), Cory Schlesinger (head strength and conditioning coach), Frank Adams (assistant athletic trainer), Jeff Dolan as (assistant strength and conditioning coach), Kohei Tamagawa (sport scientist/assistant strength coach), Amy Atmore (performance therapist)

Basketball Executives

James Jones — general manager
Jeff Bower — senior vice president of basketball operations
Trevor Bukstein — assistant general manager
Bubba Burrage — director of player personnel

Pick Swaps

2021 — Owe second-rounder (31-35) to the Memphis Grizzlies (Josh Jackson.
2021 — Owe second-rounder (36-60) to the Brooklyn Nets (Jared Dudley).

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

Cash Received ($5,617,000 max): $1 million from the Indiana Pacers (TJ Warren) — $4,617,000 remaining

Deadlines

TBD — Elie Okobo’s $1,663,861 guarantees for 2020-21.
TBD — NBA Draft.
TBD — Qualifying offer deadlines for Jevon Carter and Dario Saric.
TBD — Team options on Frank Kaminsky and Cheick Diallo.
11/20/20 — Free agent negotiations begin at 6:00 p.m. ET.
11/22/20 — Free agent signings begin at 12:01 p.m. ET.
12/22/20 — First day of the 2021-22 season.
TBD — Team options on Deandre Ayton, Cameron Johnson, Ty Jerome and Mikal Bridges.
6/29/21 — Team option on Elie Okobo.
7/1/21 — Jalen Lecque’s $1,782,621 guarantees for 2021-22.
7/10/21 — Elie Okobo’s $1,802,057 guarantees for 2021-22.
Before first day of the 2021-22 season — Extension deadline for Deandre Ayton and Mikal Bridges.
10/31/21 — Team options on Ty Jerome and Cameron Johnson.
6/29/22 — Team option on Jalen Lecque.
6/29/22 — Qualifying offer deadlines for Deandre Ayton and Mikal Bridges.
7/1/22 — Jalen Lecque’s $1,930,681 guarantees for 2022-23.
Before the first day of the 2022-23 season — Extension deadline for Ty Jerome and Cameron Johnson.
6/29/23 — Qualifying offer deadlines for Deandre Ayton and Cameron Johnson.

Teams and players can renegotiate guarantee dates. The NBA’s general cut-down date is January 10, although players need to be waived on January 7 to clear waivers.

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