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Denver Nuggets
Western Conference•Northwest Division•DEN
Total Salary
$213,802,928
Team Summary
ContenderThe Nuggets remain a contender built around three-time MVP Nikola Jokic's orchestration, but their window faces pressure with Murray and Gordon locked into expensive long-term deals and minimal financial flexibility above the second apron. Christian Braun's emergence as a rotation piece provides cheap depth, but the lack of draft capital and cap maneuverability limits pathways to upgrade a roster that's lost key role players in recent years. The front office must maximize Jokic's prime through strategic minimum signings and internal development, as they're essentially capped out with limited trade chips beyond mid-tier contracts.
2026-27 Cap Situation
Total Cap
$260.8M
Cap Space
$95.8M
2nd Apron Space
$2.6M
Total Cash
$213.2M
2026-27 figures from Spotrac, refreshed weekly. View full cap sheet on the Salary Cap page.
Current Roster
Christian Braun
G
$21.6M#06' 6"220 lbs lbs
12
PPG
4.8
RPG
2.7
APG
51.9%
FG%
30.1%
3P%
78.2%
FT%
DaRon Holmes II
F
#146' 9"225 lbs lbs
3.7
PPG
1.4
RPG
0.6
APG
50.8%
FG%
44.4%
3P%
78.6%
FT%
Tyus Jones
G
$2.5M#56' 0"196 lbs lbs
3
PPG
1.1
RPG
2.4
APG
34.9%
FG%
29.2%
3P%
77.8%
FT%
Jamal Murray
G
$50.1M#276' 4"215 lbs lbs
25.4
PPG
4.4
RPG
7.1
APG
48.3%
FG%
43.5%
3P%
88.7%
FT%
Peyton Watson
G
$13.1M#86' 8"200 lbs lbs
14.6
PPG
4.9
RPG
2.1
APG
49.1%
FG%
41.1%
3P%
73%
FT%
Tim Hardaway Jr.
G
#106' 5"205 lbs lbs
13.5
PPG
2.6
RPG
1.4
APG
44.7%
FG%
40.7%
3P%
81.1%
FT%
Nikola Jokic
C
$59.0M#156' 11"284 lbs lbs
27.7
PPG
12.9
RPG
10.7
APG
56.9%
FG%
38%
3P%
83.1%
FT%
Curtis Jones
G
$2.2M#16' 3"195 lbs lbs
2.9
PPG
1.1
RPG
1
APG
40.7%
FG%
33.3%
3P%
50%
FT%
Zeke Nnaji
F
$7.5M#226' 10"240 lbs lbs
3.7
PPG
2.6
RPG
0.6
APG
47%
FG%
25.9%
3P%
77.3%
FT%
David Roddy
F
$2.2M#456' 4"255 lbs lbs
8
PPG
4
RPG
0.8
APG
50%
FG%
27.3%
3P%
100%
FT%
Julian Strawther
G
$4.8M#36' 6"205 lbs lbs
7.2
PPG
2
RPG
1.1
APG
46.7%
FG%
38.7%
3P%
81.4%
FT%
Bruce Brown
G
#116' 4"202 lbs lbs
7.9
PPG
3.9
RPG
2.1
APG
47.5%
FG%
38.5%
3P%
76.2%
FT%
Cameron Johnson
F
$23.1M#236' 8"210 lbs lbs
12.2
PPG
3.8
RPG
2.4
APG
48%
FG%
43%
3P%
83.9%
FT%
Jalen Pickett
G
$2.4M#246' 2"202 lbs lbs
5.2
PPG
2.3
RPG
2.3
APG
42.2%
FG%
38.6%
3P%
78.9%
FT%
Aaron Gordon
F
$32.0M#326' 8"235 lbs lbs
16.2
PPG
5.8
RPG
2.7
APG
49.7%
FG%
38.9%
3P%
76.7%
FT%
Spencer Jones
F
$2.7M#216' 7"225 lbs lbs
5.5
PPG
3.3
RPG
0.8
APG
50.4%
FG%
39.6%
3P%
60.8%
FT%
KJ Simpson
G
#256' 2"189 lbs lbs
4.5
PPG
1.9
RPG
2.1
APG
34.3%
FG%
30%
3P%
61.1%
FT%
Jonas Valanciunas
C
$10.0M#176' 11"265 lbs lbs
8.7
PPG
5.1
RPG
1.2
APG
58.2%
FG%
30.8%
3P%
77.2%
FT%