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Game state source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 5:36 pm EDTDenver Nuggets salaries and payroll
$208.78M in listed salary figures across 12 contracts. Sum of listed figures: the provider's single salary figure per player (its season is not stated; it can be a contract's average annual value). Not an official cap sheet: cap holds, dead money and unlisted contracts are not included.
Statistics edition assembled (US Eastern). Source observations for dated values: to UTC.
Quick answers
- What is the Denver Nuggets payroll?
- Licensed contract data lists $208.78M in salary figures across 12 contracts for a 29-man camp roster; contracts not listed are not included, so treat it as a minimum. The total adds the data provider's single figure per player, whose season is not stated.
- Who is the highest-paid player on the Denver Nuggets?
- Among listed contracts, Nikola Jokić has the highest figure: a listed salary figure of $55.22M (the data provider does not state its season), under contract through June 2028.
- How much Denver Nuggets salary comes off the books in 2027?
- 5 listed contracts worth $60.79M in listed figures end in 2027.
| # | Player | Salary | What the amount is | Share of payroll | Contract through |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikola Jokić | $55.22M | listed figure; season not stated | 26.5% | Jun 2028 |
| 2 | Jamal Murray | $51.96M | listed figure; season not stated | 24.9% | Jun 2029 |
| 3 | DeMar DeRozan | $24.75M | listed figure; season not stated | 11.9% | Jun 2027 |
| 4 | Cameron Johnson | $23.63M | listed figure; season not stated | 11.3% | Jun 2027 |
| 5 | Aaron Gordon | $21.66M | listed figure; season not stated | 10.4% | Jun 2029 |
| 6 | Zeke Nnaji | $8.00M | listed figure; season not stated | 3.8% | Jun 2028 |
| 7 | Tyus Jones | $7.00M | listed figure; season not stated | 3.4% | Jun 2027 |
| 8 | Cam Whitmore | $3.90M | listed figure; season not stated | 1.9% | Oct 2026 |
| 9 | DaRon Holmes II | $3.80M | listed figure; season not stated | 1.8% | Jun 2028 |
| 10 | Christian Braun | $3.44M | listed figure; season not stated | 1.6% | Jun 2031 |
| 11 | Julian Strawther | $3.12M | listed figure; season not stated | 1.5% | Jun 2027 |
| 12 | Marvin Bagley III | $2.30M | listed figure; season not stated | 1.1% | Jun 2027 |
Salary figures and contract end dates, refreshed with the daily roster import; reviewed 2026-27 amounts and terms replace the provider's figure where checked against salary sources. Compare all teams on NBA salaries, or see the Denver Nuggets roster and schedule.