Mixed provenance. Salaries marked real are reported figures; the rest are modeled from the CBA's structure and labeled as estimates. How this works.
Top 15 cap hits: $229.3M of salary against $173.3M of modeled worth, a surplus of −56.0M. Denver Nuggets hub
| Player | Pos | Salary | Modeled worth | Surplus | Position rank | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokić | Center | $59.0M | $57.9M | −1.1M | 57.5th pct | Earned the max |
| Jamal Murray | Guard | $50.1M | $44.2M | −5.9M | 41.9th pct | A max, slightly rich |
| Aaron Gordon | Forward | $33.7M | $15.9M | −17.8M | 24.4th pct | Albatross |
| Cameron Johnson | Forward | $23.1M | $9.1M | −14.0M | 17.8th pct | Albatross |
| Christian Braun | Guard | $21.6M | $11.8M | −9.7M | 20.7th pct | Rookie-scale deal |
| Zeke Nnaji | Forward | $7.5M | $3.1M | −4.3M | 6.4th pct | Albatross |
| Spencer Jones | Forward | $6.0M | $4.5M | −1.5M | 10.3th pct | Rookie-scale deal |
| Julian Strawther | Guard | $4.8M | $4.8M | −0.1M | 10.9th pct | Rookie-scale deal |
| DaRon Holmes II | Forward | $3.8M ·m | $2.5M | −1.3M | 0th pct | Rookie deal — developing |
| Alpha Diallo | Forward | $3.3M ·m | $2.5M | −0.8M | 0th pct | Overpaid |
| Coleman Hawkins | Forward | $3.3M ·m | $2.5M | −0.8M | 0th pct | Overpaid |
| Dane Goodwin | Guard | $3.3M ·m | $2.5M | −0.8M | 0th pct | Overpaid |
| Emanuel Miller | Forward | $3.3M ·m | $3.0M | −0.3M | 5.3th pct | Fair market value |
| Steven Crowl | Center | $3.3M ·m | $2.5M | −0.8M | 0th pct | Overpaid |
| Lonnie Walker IV | Guard | $3.3M | $6.6M | +3.3M | 14.2th pct | Steal |
| Bryce Hopkins | Forward | $2.9M ·m | $2.5M | −0.4M | 0th pct | Rookie deal — developing |
| DeMar DeRozan | Guard | $2.4M | $14.0M | +11.5M | 22.6th pct | Steal |
| Marvin Bagley III | Forward | $2.4M | $8.4M | +5.9M | 16.8th pct | Steal |
| Tyus Jones | Guard | $2.4M | $3.3M | +0.8M | 7.8th pct | Bargain |
| Ryan Nembhard | Guard | $2.2M | $2.5M | +0.3M | 0th pct | Fair market value |
| Cam Whitmore | Forward | $1.8M | $5.3M | +3.4M | 11.9th pct | Rookie-scale steal |
| Trevon Brazile | Forward | $1.4M | $2.5M | +1.1M | 0th pct | Rookie deal — developing |
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