The amount of cap room teams actually have, updated

The previous post attempted to explain how much cap room all NBA teams would (or wouldn’t) actually have in this upcoming free agency period. It was a bit presumptuous. It had to be.

Now, we can be reflective. Here’s what’s left.

All salary information is taken from this website’s own salary pages. All figures taken from the day of publication – if subsequent trades/signings are made, then adjust accordingly.

No trades are assumed to be taking place here. Guesswork and speculation aren’t helpful.

It is vital – VITAL – that you understand what a “cap hold” is before you read this. An explanation can be found here.

Atlanta Hawks

Committed salary for 2013/14: $53,314,578 (view full forecast)

Possible cap space: $6,878,477.

Committed salaries:

Al Horford: $12,000,000

Paul Millsap: $9,500,000

Jeff Teague: $8,000,000

Kyle Korver: $6,760,563

Lou Williams: $5,225,000

Elton Brand: $4,000,000

DeShawn Stevenson: $2,240,450

Dennis Schroder: $1,348,200

John Jenkins: $1,258,800

Jared Cunningham: $1,208,400

Shelvin Mack: $884,293

Mike Scott: $788,872

Jeremy Tyler: $100,000

Cap holds:

Lucas Nogeira: $1,419,200

Ivan Johnson: $1,250,854

Anthony Tolliver: $884,293

Total: $56,868,925 = $1,810,075 in cap room.

This amount can be increased. Stevenson is unguaranteed with no guarantee date, as is Mack, and Scott can be waived for no cost before August 15th. Waive them three, renounce Johnson and Tolliver, and, after adding two roster charges, Atlanta now has cap space of $6,878,477. With a cap room MLE to spend after that.

Note, however, that DeMarre Carroll is to be factored in. His signing is agreed upon but not yet finalised, and when it happens, figures are to be adjusted accordingly.

Charlotte Bobcats

Committed salary for 2013/14: $52,392,131 (view full forecast)

Possible cap space: $6,222,408

Committed salary:

Al Jefferson: $13,500,000

Ben Gordon: $13,200,000

Ramon Sessions: $5,000,000

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist: $4,809,840

Cody Zeller: $3,857,040

Bismack Biyombo: $3,049,920

Josh McRoberts: $2,652,000

Kemba Walker: $2,568,360

Brendan Haywood: $2,050,000

Jeff Adrien: $916,099

Jeff Taylor: $788,872

Cap holds:

Gerald Henderson: $7,753,318 (cap hold)

Total: $60,145,449 = no cap room.

However, this changes if Henderson leaves as a free agent, or is renounced. If that happens, and Adrien is waived, then subtracting their two cap numbers and adding two roster charges puts Charlotte at $52,456,392, for $6,222,408 in cap room.

It shouldn’t, however.

Cleveland Cavaliers

Committed salary for 2013/14: $52,508,284 (view full forecast)

Possible cap space: $2,244,836

Committed salaries:

Andrew Bynum: $12,250,000

Anderson Varejao: $9,036,364

Jarrett Jack: $6,300,000

Kyrie Irving: $5,607,240

Earl Clark: $4,250,000 $4,250,000

Tristan Thompson: $4,062,000

Dion Waiters: $3,894,240

Alonzo Gee: $3,250,000

C.J. Miles: $2,225,000

Tyler Zeller: $1,633,440

Cap holds:

Anthony Bennett: $4,436,900

Sergey Karasev: $1,223,200

Total: $58,168,984 = $510,016 in cap space.

In theory, waiving Miles (unguaranteed with no guarantee date) and readding a roster charge opens this amount up to a possible $2,244,836. It’s probably best spent on Miles, though.

Detroit Pistons

Committed salary for 2013/14: $57,950,109 (view full forecast)

Possible cap space: $728,891

Committed salary:

Josh Smith: $13,500,000

Charlie Villanueva: $8,580,000

Rodney Stuckey: $8,500,000

Jonas Jerebko: $4,500,000

Greg Monroe: $4,086,454

Brandon Knight: $2,793,960

Will Bynum: $2,790,343

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope: $2,653,080

Chauncey Billups: $2,500,000

Andre Drummond: $2,462,400

Luigi Datome: $1,750,000

Viacheslav Kravtsov: $1,500,000

Kyle Singler: $1,045,000

Khris Middleton: $788,872

Tony Mitchell: $500,000

Cap holds:

None

Total = $57,950,109 = $728,891 in cap room.

It’s a trace amount, and, with all fifteen of the aforementioned contracts guaranteed, a likely irrelevant one. Nevertheless, for the purposes of uniformity and pedantry, it is listed.

Milwaukee Bucks

Committed salary for 2013/14: $40,549,739 (view full forecast)

Possible cap space: $9,696,548

Between giving out long term contracts to bring back their former players long after their potential burned out (Pachulia, Delfino and Ridnour, three of their four acquisitions, were all previously Bucks), and stockpiling a bizarre amount of second round picks for no obvious reason, the Bucks have found themselves here:

Committed salaries:

O.J. Mayo: $8,000,000

Ersan Ilyasova: $7,900,000

Zaza Pachulia: $5,200,000

Ekpe Udoh: $4,469,548

Luke Ridnour: $4,320,000

Carlos Delfino: $3,250,000

Larry Sanders: $3,053,368

John Henson: $1,905,360

Gustavo Ayon: $1,500,000

Ish Smith: $951,463

Cap holds:

Brandon Jennings: $7,948,733

Marquis Daniels: $884,293

Giannis Antetokounmpo: $1,493,800

Total: $50,876,565 = $7,802,435 in cap room

Renouncing Daniels is simple enough and opens up $884,293 more in cap room. Waiving Ayon opens up a further $1,009,820, once a roster charge is re-added – these two subtractions are how the above figure was arrived at. However, waiving Ayon seems unnecessary. They also have only until close of business today (the 25th) to do it.

Philadelphia 76ers

Committed salary for 2013/14: $39,642,581 (view full forecast)

Possible cap space: $16,072,202

Philly haven’t signed a single free agent, lost several, and traded away their highest paid player, Jrue Holiday. They are cutting costs in emphatic fashion. So any projection of what they could spend isn’t particularly indicative of what they will. However…

Committed salary:

Thaddeus Young: $8,850,000

Evan Turner: $6,679,867

Spencer Hawes: $6,600,000

Jason Richardson: $6,204,250

Lavoy Allen: $3,060,000

Kwame Brown: $2,945,901

Royce White: $1,719,480

Arnett Moultrie: $1,089,240

James Anderson: $916,099

Justin Holiday: $788,872

Tim Ohlbrecht: $788,872

Cap holds:

Nerlens Noel: $2,643,600

Michael Carter-Williams: $1,834,100

Royal Ivey: $884,293

Charles Jenkins: $884,293

Damien Wilkins: $884,293

Total: $46,773,160 = $11,905,840 in cap space.

In theory, renouncing Jenkins, Ivey and Wilkins – along with waiving the three unguaranteeds of Ohlbrecht, Anderson and Holiday – would, once two roster charges are added, result in a cap figure of $42,606,798 for $16,072,202 in cap space. This is how the above figure was arrived at. In reality, the three renouncements won’t be a problem, but the three waivings are less likely, particularly those of Anderson and Ohlbrecht, themselves only freshly claimed off waivers. Even with those three in the fold, however, there’s still cap space of $14,558,719. For whatever it’s worth.

Utah Jazz

Committed salary for 2013/14: $55,375,769 (view full forecast)

Possible cap space: $4,187,524

Committed 2013/14 salary:

Richard Jefferson: $11,046,000

Andris Biedrins: $9,000,000

Marvin Williams: $7,500,000

Derrick Favors: $6,008,196

Enes Kanter: $4,505,280

Brandon Rush: $4,000,000

Gordon Hayward: $3,452,183

Trey Burke: $2,438,760

Alec Burks: $2,202,000

Jeremy Evans: $1,660,257

John Lucas III: $1,600,000

Rudy Gobert: $1,078,800

Jerel McNeal: $884,293

Cap holds:

Jamaal Tinsley: $884,293

Total: $56,260,062 = $2,418,938

If they waive McNeal, and renounce Tinsley, that leaves the Jazz with $54,491,476 in committed salary to twelve players. With no unsigned first round picks, and no need for roster charges, that means $4,187,524 in cap space. With a cap room MLE to use afterwards.

Utah might not be done yet.