Disclaimer: The league does not officially release salary information.
The following is based on newspaper reports, basic computation of known
variables (ie, the scale for rookie contracts since 98-99 is known, set
maximum salary increases allowed for contracts since 98-99, if a player's
salary consistently increased by a certain amount then future salaries
may have been computed based on that amount, ...), and other things and
the listing is not necessarily accurate. The sum of a player's contract
breakdown may not actually match the listed contract signing amount due
to a variety of reasons - the reported contract signing amount may not
be accurate or may have been rounded and/or a individual season salary
listing may not be accurate or may have been rounded.
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FA = summer player will be a free agent
rc = 3 year rookie contract with a 4th year at the team's option
p-opt = player opt-out clause
t-opt = team option year(s) (if team chooses, player will be under
contract for another year)
xt-opt = team elected not to pick up their team option
Date # of total
Player signed years salary misc FA
Tariq Abdul-Wahad ..... 8/1/00 7 $43.3 million p-opt '05
Darrell Armstrong ..... 7/28/03 2 $5 million '05
Alan Henderson ........ 3/1/05 1 minimum '05
Keith Van Horn ........ 7/28/97,8/1/99 3+6 $9,161,000+$73 mill p-opt '05
Shawn Bradley ......... 8/8/01 7 $30.5 million p-opt '06
Michael Finley ........ 7/23/01 7 $102,265,625 p-opt '06
Didier Ilunga-Mbenga .. 7/14/04 2 $1.68 million '06
Jason Terry ........... 9/11/03 3 $22.5 million '06
Josh Howard ........... 7/3/03 4 $4,258,523 rc t-opt '07
Dirk Nowitzki ......... 1/21/99,10/23/01 4+6 $6.91+$79.3+mill p-opt '07
Jerry Stackhouse ...... 1/22/99,6/26/03 7+2 $37 mill + $18 mill '07
Devin Harris .......... 7/2/04 4 $12,837,443 rc t-opt '08
Pavel Podkolzin ....... 7/29/04 4 $5,370,115 rc t-opt '08
Marquis Daniels ....... 7/14/04 6 $36.75 million t-opt '10
Erick Dampier ......... 8/25/04 7 $73 million '11
Signed an 7 year, $43.3 million contract 8/1/00 with a player opt-out after the 5th year Free agent: player-option Summer 2005, else Summer 2007 Contract breakdown: 2000-2001 $4,500,000 [with Denver] 2001-2002 $5,062,500 [with Denver and Dallas] 2002-2003 $5,625,000 2003-2004 $6,187,500 2004-2005 $6,750,000 2005-2006 $7,312,500 (if doesn't opt-out) 2006-2007 $7,875,000 (if doesn't opt-out)
Signed a 2 year, $5 million contract 7/28/03 Free agent: Summer 2005 Contract breakdown: 2003-2004 $2,475,000 [with New Orleans] 2004-2005 $2,275,000
Signed an 7 year, $30.5 million contract 8/8/01 with a player opt-out after the 5th year [note: there are a number of performances clauses in the contract that can make that actual salary amount different from what is listed below] Free agent: player-option Summer 2006, else Summer 2008 Contract breakdown: 2001-2002 $4,500,000 2002-2003 $4,000,000 2003-2004 $3,500,000 2004-2005 $4,000,000 2005-2006 $4,500,000 2006-2007 $4,800,000 (if doesn't opt-out) 2007-2008 $5,200,000 (if doesn't opt-out)
Signed a 7 year, $73 million contract with 8/25/04 Free agent: Summer 2011 Contract breakdown: 2004-2005 $7,700,000 2005-2006 $8,662,500 2006-2007 $9,625,000 2007-2008 $10,587,500 2008-2009 $11,550,000 2009-2010 $12,112,500 2010-2011 $13,075,000
Signed a 6 year, $36.75 million contract with a team option for the 6th year 7/14/04 Free agent: team-option Summer 2009, else Summer 2010 Contract breakdown: 2004-2005 $4,903,000 2005-2006 $5,393,300 2006-2007 $5,883,600 2007-2008 $6,373,900 2008-2009 $6,864,200 2009-2010 $7,354,500 (if team picks up option)
Signed a 6 year, $19.2 million contract 8/8/01 with a player opt-out after the 5th year Free agent: Retired 10/23/04 Contract breakdown: 2001-2002 $3,038,000 [with Dallas] 2002-2003 $3,103,800 [with Dallas] 2003-2004 $2,800,000 [with Golden State] 2004-2005 $3,103,800 [retired] 2005-2006 $3,407,665 [retired, does not count against the cap] 2006-2007 $3,711,400 [retired, does not count against the cap]
Signed a 7 year, $102,265,625 contract 7/23/01 with a player opt-out after the 5th year Free agent: player-option Summer 2006, else Summer 2008 Contract breakdown: 2001-2002 $10,625,000 2002-2003 $11,953,125 2003-2004 $13,281,250 2004-2005 $14,609,375 2005-2006 $15,937,500 2006-2007 $17,265,625 (if doesn't opt-out) 2007-2008 $18,593,750 (if doesn't opt-out)
Signed a 3 year, $8,842,440 contract with a team option for a 4th year worth $3,995,003 7/2/04 Free agent: team-option Summer 2008, else Summer 2007 Contract breakdown: 2004-2005 $2,741,880 2005-2006 $2,947,440 2006-2007 $3,153,120 2007-2008 $3,995,003 (if team picks up option)
Signed a 1 year, minimum contract 3/1/05 (pro-rated for 27 games) Free agent: Summer 2005 Contract breakdown: 2004-2005 $329,268 [counts $245,320 against the cap]
Signed a 3 year, $2,470,960 contract with a team option for a 4th year 7/3/03 Free agent: team-option Summer 2007, else Summer 2006 Contract breakdown: 2003-2004 $773,440 2004-2005 $823,640 2005-2006 $873,880 2006-2007 $1,577,353 (if team picks up option)
Signed a 2 year, $1.68 million contract 7/14/04 Free agent: Summer 2006 Contract breakdown: 2004-2005 $800,000 2005-2006 $880,000
Signed a 4 year, $6,908,529 rookie contract 1/21/99, signed a 6 year, estimated $79.3 million contract extension 10/23/01; has a player option to opt-out of the contract for the summer of 2006 Free agent: player option Summer 2006, else Summer 2008 Contract breakdown: 1998-1999 $1,472,640 ($898,000 - actual lockout shorten season salary) 1999-2000 $1,583,040 2000-2001 $1,693,560 2001-2002 $2,157,595 2002-2003 $10,067,750 [25% of 02-03 salary cap] 2003-2004 $11,326,219 2004-2005 $12,584,688 2005-2006 $13,843,156 2006-2007 $15,101,625 2007-2008 $16,360,094 (if doesn't opt-out)
Signed a 3 year, $3,424,680 contract with a team option for a 4th year worth $1,945,435 7/29/04 Free agent: team-option Summer 2008, else Summer 2007 Contract breakdown: 2004-2005 $1,061,880 2005-2006 $1,141,560 2006-2007 $1,221,240 2007-2008 $1,945,435 (if team picks up option)
Signed a 7 year, $37 million contract 1/22/99; signed a 2 year, $18 million extension 6/26/03 Free agent: Summer 2007 Contract breakdown: 1998-1999 $3,887,000 ($2,370,000 - actual lockout shorten season salary) 1999-2000 $4,781,250 (with Detroit) 2000-2001 $5,300,000 (with Detroit) 2001-2002 $5,843,750 (with Detroit) 2002-2003 $6,375,000 (with Washington) 2003-2004 $6,906,250 (with Washington) 2004-2005 $7,437,500 2005-2006 $8,367,187 2006-2007 $9,296,874
Signed a 3 year, $22.5 million contract 9/11/03 Free agent: Summer 2006 Contract breakdown: 2003-2004 $8,333,333 [with Atlanta] 2004-2005 $7,500,000 2005-2006 $6,666,667
Signed a 3 year, $9,161,000 contract 7/28/97 and signed a 6 year, $73 million contract extension 8/1/99 Keith Van Horn ........ 7/28/97,8/1/99 3+6 $9,161,000+$73 mill p-opt '05 Free agent: player-option Summer 2005, else Summer 2006 Contract breakdown: 1997-1998 $2,655,360 [with New Jersey] 1998-1999 $3,054,000 [with New Jersey] ($1,862,000 - lockout salary) 1999-2000 $3,451,920 [with New Jersey] 2000-2001 $9,000,000 [with New Jersey] 2001-2002 $10,865,250 [with New Jersey] 2002-2003 $12,072,500 [with Philadelphia] 2003-2004 $13,279,750 [with Milwaukee] 2004-2005 $14,487,000 [with Milwaukee and Dallas] 2005-2006 $15,694,250 (if doesn't opt-out)
Michael Finley $14,609,375 Keith Van Horn $14,487,000 [with Milwaukee and Dallas] Dirk Nowitzki $12,584,688 Erick Dampier $7,700,000 Jason Terry $7,500,000 Jerry Stackhouse $7,437,500 Tariq Abdul-Wahad $6,750,000 Marquis Daniels $4,903,000 Shawn Bradley $4,000,000 Evan Eschmeyer $3,103,800 [retired] Devin Harris $2,741,880 Darrell Armstrong $2,275,000 Avery Johnson $1,100,000 [retired, counts $745,046 against the cap] Pavel Podkolzin $1,061,880 Josh Howard $823,640 DJ Mbenga $800,000 Alan Henderson $329,268 [counts $245,320 against the cap]
#free agent for summer 2005 !restricted free agent for summer 2005 *Van Horn and Abdul-Wahad can opt-out and become a free agent for summer 2005 () amount free agent counts against the 2005-2006 cap until he is re-signed, renounced, or signs with another team Keith Van Horn $15,694,250 if he doesn't opt-out in 2005 Michael Finley $15,937,500 Dirk Nowitzki $13,843,156 Erick Dampier $8,662,500 Jerry Stackhouse $8,367,187 Jason Terry $6,666,667 Shawn Bradley $4,500,000 Marquis Daniels $5,393,300 Evan Eschmeyer $3,407,665 [retired, does not count against the cap] Devin Harris $2,947,440 Pavel Podkolzin $1,141,560 DJ Mbenga $880,000 Josh Howard $873,880 *Keith Van Horn $15,694,250 (if opts out, $21,730,500) *Tariq Abdul-Wahad $7,312,500 (if opts out, $10,968,750) #Darrell Armstrong ($4,550,000) #Alan Henderson ($2,000,000)
#free agent for summer 2006 !restricted free agent for summer 2006 *Finley and Bradley can opt-out and become a free agent for summer 2006 () amount free agent counts against the 2006-2007 cap until he is re-signed, renounced, or signs with another team Dirk Nowitzki $15,101,625 Erick Dampier $9,625,000 Jerry Stackhouse $9,296,874 Tariq Abdul-Wahad $7,875,000 if he doesn't opt-out in 2005 Marquis Daniels $5,883,600 Evan Eschmeyer $3,711,400 [retired, does not count against the cap] Devin Harris $3,153,120 Josh Howard $1,577,353 (if team picks up option) Pavel Podkolzin $1,221,240 *Michael Finley $17,265,625 (if opts out, 35% of salary cap) *Shawn Bradley $4,800,000 (if opts out, $7,200,000) #Jason Terry ($10,000,000) #DJ Mbenga ($1,600,000)
#free agent for summer 2007
*Nowitzki can opt-out and become a free agent for summer 2007
!restricted free agent for summer 2007
() amount free agent counts against the 2007-2008 cap until he is re-signed,
renounced, or signs with another team
Michael Finley $18,593,750 if he doesn't opt-out in 2006
Erick Dampier $10,587,500
Marquis Daniels $6,373,900
Shawn Bradley $5,200,000 if he doesn't opt-out in 2006
Devin Harris $3,995,003 (if team picks up option)
Pavel Podkolzin $1,945,435 (if team picks up option)
*Dirk Nowitzki $16,360,094 (if opts out, 30% of salary cap)
!Josh Howard $2,366,030 (qualifying offer, if team picks
up option in 2006)
#Jerry Stackhouse ($13,945,311)
#Tariq Abdul-Wahad ($11,812,500 if he doesn't opt-out in 2005)
#free agent for summer 2008
!restricted free agent for summer 2008
() amount free agent counts against the 2008-2009 cap until he is re-signed,
renounced, or signs with another team
Erick Dampier $11,550,000
Marquis Daniels $6,864,200
#Michael Finley (35% of salary cap) if he doesn't opt-out in 2006
#Dirk Nowitzki (35% of salary cap) if he doesn't opt-out in 2007
#Shawn Bradley $7,800,000 if he doesn't opt-out in 2006
!Devin Harris $7,990,006 (qualifying offer, if team picks
up option in 2007)
#free agent for summer 2009 !restricted free agent for summer 2009 () amount free agent counts against the 2009-2010 cap until he is re-signed, renounced, or signs with another team Erick Dampier $12,112,500 Marquis Daniels $7,354,500 (if team picks up option)
#free agent for summer 2010 !restricted free agent for summer 2010 () amount free agent counts against the 2010-2011 cap until he is re-signed, renounced, or signs with another team Erick Dampier $13,075,000
#free agent for summer 2011 !restricted free agent for summer 2011 () amount free agent counts against the 2011-2012 cap until he is re-signed, renounced, or signs with another team #Erick Dampier ($26,600,000)