Denver Nuggets 2022-23 Salary Cap Situation

Team Cap Space and Player Cap Hits

The Denver Nuggets are currently over the salary cap for the 2022-23 season. They have a team salary of $136,911,472, which is $1,911,472 over the cap of $134,900,000. The Nuggets have 15 players on their roster, including two players on two-way contracts.

Nikola Jokic is the Nuggets' highest-paid player, with a salary of $32,475,324. Jamal Murray is the second-highest paid player, with a salary of $30,271,429. The Nuggets also have three other players making more than $10 million per year: Aaron Gordon ($20,225,000), Michael Porter Jr. ($17,251,181), and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope ($13,000,000).

The Nuggets have a few players on expiring contracts, including Caldwell-Pope, Jeff Green, and DeAndre Jordan. Caldwell-Pope is set to make $13 million in the final year of his deal, while Green is set to make $8.2 million and Jordan is set to make $10.2 million. The Nuggets could potentially clear some cap space by trading one or more of these players before the start of the season.