Suns Roster, Salaries, Cap Space, Available Draft Picks and More

Capologist. Have you heard this term? Given the complexities of the NBA salary cap, full of terminologies like options, luxury tax, first and second apron, mid-level exception, and Bird rights, you may feel like you need a PhD to understand it. You don’t. You just need this page, you capologist, you!

Fear not. We are collaborating with SalarySwish to leverage their data to answer any and all questions you could have about the Suns’ roster construction.

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Phoenix Suns Roster, Salaries, Draft Picks, Cap Space and More

Here is a table with all of the Suns’ salary information, courtesy of our friends at SalarySwish:

Now, because that is a lot of data, let’s dive into a few key pieces of context and what it means, and try to answer any questions it may call up for you.

FAQ

How much salary cap space can the Suns have this offseason?

In short? None.

Mat Ishbia has opened his checkbook and the Suns find themselves near the top of “most expensive roster” lists across the NBA. Noted above per SalarySwish, here are the important numbers to note for 2024-25:

• The cap is $140.6 million next season
• The luxury tax begins at $170.8 million
• The first apron begins at $178.1 million
• The second apron begins at $188.9 million

How much will the Suns pay in luxury taxes this year?

With those numbers in mind let’s look at what lies ahead for the Phoenix Suns in the 2024-25 season:

• The salaries of Devin Booker, Kevin Durant, and Bradley Beal will combine for $150.6 million
• The Suns have signed 15 of their 15 remaining roster spots, bringing the total cap hit to $225.5 million.

This means that the Suns are:

• $84.8 million over the cap
• $54.7 million over the luxury tax
• $47.3 million over the first apron
• $37.0 million over the second apron

With that being said, the Suns are the first $400+ million roster, as they will be paying 198 million is luxury tax.

What draft picks can the Suns trade?

Phoenix can currently trade their 2021 first round pick if need be. Due to second apron restrictions, if the Suns are a second apron team again next season, their 2032 first round draft pick becomes frozen. They will not be able to trade it. But it gets worse. If Phoenix remains a second apron team over the following four years, that oick moves to the end of the first round.

The Suns can currently trade the following second-round draft picks:

• 2028 Grizzlies pick
• 2029 Grizzlies pick
• 2031 Suns pick

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