Phoenix Suns Salary Archive – 2020/21

Quick: Over the cap and hard-capped by the Jae Crowder contract via the non-taxpayer mid-level exception.

Salary Cap: $109,140,000

Luxury Tax Threshold: $132,627,000

Hard Cap: $138,928,000

Roster Count: 15 guaranteed, one two-way

Depth Chart
PG: Chris Paul, Cameron Payne, Jevon Carter
SG: Devin Booker, E’Twaun Moore, Langston Galloway, Ty-Shon Alexander (two-way)
SF: Mikal Bridges, Cameron Johnson, Abdel Nader, Torrey Craig
PF: Frank Kaminsky, Jae Crowder, Jalen Smith
C: Deandre Ayton, Dario Saric

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

Exceptions

• Trade Exception (Jalen Lecque, expiring 7/19/21) — $898,310
• Mid-Level Exception — $0 (Jae Crowder)
• Bi-Annual Exception — $3,623,000

Waived Players: Elie Okobo, Johnathan Motley, Damian Jones

Traded Players: Ricky Rubio, Kelly Oubre, Ty Jerome, Jalen Lecque

G-League Affiliate: None

Two-Way Contracts: Ty-Shon Alexander

Note: Two-Way Contracts pay $449,115 for the full 2020-21 season, pro-rated based on in-season signing date. Once a player reaches 50 games played, his salary will jump to the minimum for his years of service.

Governor: Robert Sarver

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
• Ryan Resch — director of basketball strategy

Coaching Staff

Head Coach: Monty Williams

Assistants: Willie Green, Mark Bryant, Randy Ayers

Trainer: Brady Howe (senior director of player health and performance), David Crewe (director of medical services/head athletic trainer)

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).
• 2022 — Owe a first-rounder (top-12 protected in 2022, top-10 in 2023, top-eight in 2024, unprotected in 2025) to the Oklahoma City Thunder (Chris Paul).

Cash Paid ($5,617,000 max): $110,000 to the Milwaukee Bucks (Torrey Craig)

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

Transactions

• 11/16/20 — Traded Kelly Oubre, Ricky Rubio, Ty Jerome, Jalen Lecque and a protected 2022 first-rounder (top-12 in 2022, top-10 in 2023, top-8 in 2024, unprotected in 2025) to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Chris Paul and Abdel Nader.
• 11/18/20 — Opted Cameron Payton into the final year of his contract.
• 11/18/20 — Issued qualifying offers to Dario Saric and Jevon Carter.
• 11/18/20 — Drafted Jalen Smith (2020-10th).
• 11/19/20 — Opted Frank Kaminsky and Cheick Diallo out of the final years of their contracts.
• 11/19/20 — Declined to issue Tariq Owens a qualifying offer.
• 11/23/20 — Waived Elie Okobo.
• 11/23/20 — Re-signed Jevon Carter to a three-year $11.5 million contract.
• 11/23/20 — Signed Ty-Shon Alexander to a two-year two-way contract ($50,000 guaranteed).
• 11/24/20 — Signed Jalen Smith (2020-10th) to a $19,328,334 rookie-scale contract.
• 11/28/20 — Re-signed Dario Saric to a three-year $27 million contract.
• 11/28/20 — Signed Langston Galloway to a $2,028,594 minimum contract.
• 11/28/20 — Signed Damian Jones to a partially-guaranteed two-year $3,714,156 minimum contract.
• 11/28/20 — Signed E’Twaun Moore to a $2,331,593 minimum contract.
• 11/28/20 — Abdel Nader’s $1,752,950 guaranteed for 2020-21.
• 11/28/20 — Signed Jae Crowder to a three-year $29,162,700 contract.
• 11/29/20 — Signed Johnathan Motley to a non-guaranteed $1,678,854 minimum contract.
• 12/19/20 — Waived Johnathan Motley.
• 12/21/20 — Claimed Frank Kaminsky off waivers (Sacramento Kings).
• 12/21/20 — Picked up the third-year rookie-scale option on Cameron Johnson.
• 12/21/20 — Picked up the fourth-year rookie-scale options on Deandre Ayton and Mikal Bridges.
• 2/23/21 — Waived Damian Jones.
• 2/24/21 — Cameron Payne’s $1,977,011 guaranteed for 2020-21.
• 2/24/21 — Frank Kaminsky’s $1,882,867 guaranteed for 2020-21.
• 3/8/21 — Traded $110,000 to the Milwaukee Bucks for Torrey Craig.

Trade Kickers

• None

Note: Players can waive their trade bonuses.

No-Trade: Torrey Craig (just aggregation restriction)

Expired 10-Day Contracts: None

Unsigned Draft Picks

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

Free Agents (with Cap Holds*)

• Full Bird: None
• Early Bird: None
• Non-Bird: Cheick Diallo ($1,620,564), Tariq Owens ($1,445,697)

Qualifying Offers

• None

Rookie-Scale Options

• None

Non-Guaranteed Salaries — Next Cut-Down Date*

• None

* Players and teams can agree to push back cut-down dates but not past January 7 each year.

Arena: Talking Stick Resort Arena

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(Updated on 5/30/21)