Salary Cap Breakdown – Denver Nuggets

Salary Cap Breakdown – Denver Nuggets

At the beginning of free agency, the Denver Nuggets salary cap was right at the first apron over the luxury tax. So, they made a big move, trading an unprotected 2032 firstround pick and Michael Porter Jr. to the Brooklyn Nets for Cameron Johnson, who is potentially a more reliable option than MPJ on the court, but also crucially, he makes over $17 million less next season. So, now the Nuggets had more cap flexibility. They made a few more moves. Their next trade was with the Sacramento Kings. It was a straight swap of Daario Sarich for Yonas Valenunis. And while this is an obvious upgrade for Denver, Valenunis apparently also received a multi-year offer to go play in Greece for Panathanikos, even though he still has multiple years left on his NBA contract. Now, it’s unclear exactly what happened, whether it was a miscommunication or misunderstanding, or if it was intentional obfuscation by Valenunis’ team. But whatever the case may be, Denver has made it clear that they do in fact intend to have JV on the roster next season. But anyways, the Nuggets still weren’t done making moves because they also acquired Tim Hardaway Jr. and former Nugget Bruce Brown in free agency, both on minimum contracts. So, all things considered, the Nuggets did pretty well to not only reduce their overall payroll, but also improve their depth and potentially even their starting lineup. And we’ll see if they make any more moves before next season begins.

Here’s what the Denver Nuggets salary cap looks like heading into next season after their free agency moves
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