Portland Trail Blazers Salary Archive – 2020/21

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Name 2020-21
Damian Lillard $31,626,953
CJ McCollum $29,354,152
Jusuf Nurkic $12,888,889
Robert Covington $12,138,345
Norman Powell $10,865,952
Derrick Jones $9,258,000
Zach Collins $5,406,255
Enes Kanter $5,005,350
Andrew Nicholson (stretched) $2,844,430
Anfernee Simons $2,252,040
Nassir Little $2,210,640
Anderson Varejao (stretched) $1,913,345
Carmelo Anthony $1,620,564
Harry Giles $1,620,564
CJ Elleby $898,310
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson $210,895
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (expired 10-day) $110,998
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (expired 10-day) $110,998
Keljin Blevins (two-way)
TJ Leaf (two-way)
Total $130,336,680

Quick: Over the cap and hard-capped by the Derrick Jones 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: 14 guaranteed, two two-ways

Depth Chart:
PG: Damian Lillard, Anfernee Simons
SG: C.J. McCollum, Norman Powell, Keljin Blevins (two-way)
SF: Derrick Jones, Nassir Little, CJ Elleby, Rondae Hollis Jefferson
PF: Robert Covington, Carmelo Anthony, Harry Giles, TJ Leaf
C: Jusuf Nurkic, Enes Kanter, Zach Collins (injured)

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

Exceptions

  • Trade Exception (Mario Hezonja, expiring 8/1/21) — $1,737,145
  • Trade Exception (Trevor Ariza, expiring 8/7/21*) — $661,655
  • Trade Exception (Gary Trent Jr, expiring 2/11/22*) — $1,663,861
  • Mid-Level Exception — $0 (Derrick Jones)
  •  Bi-Annual Exception — $3,623,000

* Exact date TBD

Waived Players: None

Traded Players: Mario Hezonja, Trevor Ariza, Gary Trent Jr, Rodney Hood

Expired 10-Day Contracts: Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (two)

G-League Affiliate: None

Two-Way Contracts: Keljin Blevins, TJ Leaf

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: Jody Allen

Basketball Executives:

  • Neil Olshey — president of basketball operations
  • Bill Branch — assistant general manager
  • Steve Rosenberry — assistant general manager
  • Joe Cronin — director of player personnel
  • Zach Williams — director of basketball analytics
  • Sean Kiely — scouting manager
  • Nick West — director of basketball operations

Coaching Staff

Head Coach: Terry Stotts

Assistants: Nate Tibbetts (associate head coach), Dale Osbourne, Jim Moran, John McCullough, Jannero Pargo

Trainers: Jesse Elis (director of player health & performance), Geoff Clark (head athletic trainer)

Pick Swaps

  • 2021 — Owe a first-rounder (lottery protected through 2027, otherwise converts to a 2027 second-rounder) to the Houston Rockets (Robert Covington). May go to the Brooklyn Nets via Houston (James Harden).
  • 2021 — Owe second-rounder to the Memphis Grizzlies (Rodney Hood, Kevin Porter Jr., Deividas Sirvydis, Delon Wright).
  • 2023 — Owe second-rounder to the Atlanta Hawks (Rodney Hood, Kevin Porter Jr, Luke Kennard, Rajon Rondo).
  • 2024 — Owed second-rounder (top-55 protected) from the Atlanta Hawks (Skal Labissiere).
  • 2024 — Owe second-rounder to the Sacramento Kings (Trevor Ariza).
  • 2025 — Owe second-rounder to the Sacramento Kings (Trevor Ariza).

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

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

Transactions

  • 11/16/20 — Mario Hezonja opted into the final year of his contract.
  • 11/18/20 — Guaranteed Trevor Ariza’s $12.8 million for 2020-21.
  • 11/18/20 — Drafted Isaiah Stewart (2020-16th) and CJ Elleby (2020-46th).
  • 11/19/20 — Rodney Hood opted out of the final year of his contract.
  • 11/19/20 — Declined to issue qualifying offers to Moses Brown, Wenyen Gabriel and Jaylen Hoard.
  • 11/21/20 — Start of the 2020-21 calendar year.
  • 11/24/20 — Jake Layman trade exception ($1,790,993) expired.
  • 11/20/20 — Traded Mario Hezonja to the Memphis Grizzlies for $1 million from the Grizzlies and Enes Kanter from the Boston Celtics.
  • 11/21/20 — Signed Harry Giles to a $1,678,854 minimum contract.
  • 11/22/20 — Traded Trevor Ariza, the rights to Isaiah Stewart II and a 2021 first-rounder (lottery protected through 2027, otherwise converts to a 2027 second-rounder) to the Houston Rockets for Robert Covington.
  • 11/21/20 — Re-signed Carmelo Anthony to a $2,564,733 minimum contract.
  • 11/21/20 — Signed Harry Giles to a $1,678,854 minimum contract.
  • 11/22/20 — Re-signed Rodney Hood to a partially-guaranteed two-year $20,898,696 contract.
  • 11/22/20 — Signed CJ Elleby (2020-46th) to a two-year $2,416,291 minimum contract.
  • 11/22/20 — Signed Derrick Jones to a two-year $18,978,900 contract, player option on the final season.
  • 11/25/20 — Re-signed Keljin Blevins to a two-way contract ($50,000 guaranteed).
  • 12/21/20 — Extension deadline on Zach Collins elapsed.
  • 12/27/20 — Picked up the third-year rookie-scale option on Nassir Little.
  • 12/27/20 — Picked up the fourth-year rookie-scale option on Anfernee Simons.
  • 3/8/21 — Kent Bazemore trade exception ($1,927,261) expired.
  • 3/22/21 — Skal Labissiere trade exception ($2,338,847) expired.
  • 3/25/21 — Traded Gary Trent Jr and Rodney Hood to the Toronto Raptors for Norman Powell.
  • 4/8/21 — Signed Rondae Hollis-Jefferson to a 10-day $128,963 contract.
  • 4/13/21 — Signed TJ Leaf to a two-way contract ($11,644 guaranteed).
  • 4/18/21 — Rondae Hollis-Jefferson’s 10-day contract expired.
  • 4/18/21 — Re-signed Rondae Hollis-Jefferson to a 10-day $128,963 contract.
  • 4/28/21 — Rondae Hollis-Jefferson’s 10-day contract expired.
  • 4/28/21 — Re-signed Rondae Hollis-Jefferson for the rest of the season to a $245,031 contract.

Trade Kickers

  • None

Note: Players can waive their trade bonuses.

No-Trade: Carmelo Anthony (One-Year Bird)

Qualifying Offers

  • None

Unsigned Draft Picks

  • First-rounders: None
  • Second-rounders: Daniel Diez (2015-54th), Bojan Dubljevic (2013-59th), Milovan Rakovic (2007-60th), Nedzad Sinanovic (2003-54th), Federico Kammerichs (2002-51st), Doron Sheffer (1996-36th), Marcelo Nicola (1993-50th)

Free Agents (with Cap Holds)

  • Declined First: Caleb Swanigan ($3,665,787)

Rookie-Scale Extension Eligible

  • 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.

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(Updated on 5/30/21)

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