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

It can be hard to understand how NBA teams build their rosters. The rules can be confusing and the information about cap minutia and draft picks is not always easily available to the fans who want insight into how things work in the front offices.

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Spurs Roster, Salaries, Draft Picks, Cap Space and More

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

Above you have everything you need to know about the Spurs’ contract and draft pick situations, but it can be hard to process it all at once. With that in mind, let’s dive into the most notable aspects and try to answer the more common questions.

FAQ

When can my favorite team pry Victor Wembanyama away from the Spurs?

Sorry to crush your dreams, fans of other teams, but not for a while. Wembanyama is going to enter the second year of his rookie contract. After his fourth year, he’ll become a restricted free agent. That means the Spurs can offer him more money on a contract extension than anyone trying to sign him outright and they can match any offer another team makes. Wemby will be a Spur for a long time unless something strange happens.

Who makes the most money on the Spurs?

The Spurs traded for De’Aaron Fox and he’s now their best-paid player, making almost $35 million a year. He’s on the second to last year of an extension he signed with the Kings back in 2021 and will be eligible to sign an extension with the Spurs in the summer of 2025.

Do the Spurs have any unusually structured contracts?

There’s nothing too unusual. The most interesting contract is Keldon Johnson’s, as he signed an extension that decreases in value as the years go by. Johnson made $20 million last season but will make $19 million next season and then $17.5 in the final two of his contract. It’s a really good deal because he’ll take up a smaller percentage of the cap sheet as the years pass. It should make him a steal if he continues to improve and easy to trade if the Spurs choose to move on.

With the most specific topics out of the way, let’s answer some big-picture questions about the Spurs’ salary cap and draft picks moving forward.

Do the Spurs have cap space heading into the season? How about next offseason?

The Spurs do not have cap space heading into the 2024/25 season, as they used it to sign Chris Paul and absorb Harrison Barnes’ contract on a three-team trade. After that, they went over the cap with the signings of Charles Bassey and Sandro Mamukelashvili for the minimum. They have one of the cheapest rosters in the league and shouldn’t have to worry about the luxury tax or the first apron this year.

As for next offseason, now that Fox’s contract is on the books, the Spurs could carve out around $8 million in cap space. They could use that room to renegotiate Fox’s contract and hand him a bigger extension. Things can change between now and the summer of 2025, but San Antonio will likely not be a free agency player next year.

What first-round draft picks do the Spurs own?

The Spurs own all of their future first-round picks, except for their 2027 first-round pick, which they sent to Sacramento in the Fox trade. They also have some extra picks they received via trade from the Hawks. Let’s go through them:

• Atlanta Hawks 2025 first-round pick - Unprotected
• Atlanta Hawks 2027 first-round pick - Unprotected

Additionally, the Spurs have the rights to swap first-round picks with several teams in different years. Let’s go through them:

• Atlanta Hawks 2026 first-round pick swap rights
• Boston Celtics 2028 first-round pick swap rights - Top 1 protected
• Dallas Mavericks 2030 first-round pick swap rights
• Minnesota Timberwolves 2030 first-round pick swap rights

The Spurs also own the following second-round draft picks (swap rights not included):

• 2026 Mavericks, Thunder or 76ers pick - Less favorable
• 2026 Jazz pick
• 2026 Trail Blazers or Pelicans - Less Favorable
• 2028 Timberwolves pick
• 2028 Pelicans pick
• 2029 Clippers pick
• 2029 Pelicans pick
• 2030 Cavaliers pick
• 2031 Kings pick

Do the Spurs have rights to any notable players competing in Europe?

The Spurs used the 36th pick of the 2024 draft to select Juan Nuñez. The 20-year-old Spanish point guard is one of the most promising young players in the continent and recently signed a three-year contract with European giant Barcelona. His contract reportedly has an NBA buyout clause.

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