Jamal Murray’s contract and salary breakdown
How much does the Denver Nuggets star earn and how is his contract structured?
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Jamal Murray was the seventh pick in the 2016 NBA Draft by the Denver Nuggets. He showed promise in his first year and earned a spot on the NBA All-Rookie Second Team. He improved every season and became a key part of the Nuggets’ offense, especially in tandem with Nikola Jokić. The Nuggets’ rise in the Western Conference coincided with Murray’s emergence as a star.
Murray had a breakout performance in the 2020 NBA Playoffs in the Orlando bubble. He led the Nuggets to a historic comeback from a 3-1 deficit against the Utah Jazz, scoring 50 points twice and averaging 31.6 points per game in the series. He helped the Nuggets reach their first conference finals since 2009, where they fell to the eventual champion Lakers in five games.
Murray made his long-awaited return to the court in the 2022-23 preseason after missing more than a year with an ACL injury. He showed no signs of rust or hesitation, averaging 20 points and 6.2 assists per game on 48 percent shooting from the field and 40 percent from beyond the arc.
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Jamal Murray Current Contract Breakdown
Jamal Murray is one of the NBA’s rising stars, and the Denver Nuggets rewarded him with a lucrative contract extension in 2019. The deal will keep Murray in Denver for five seasons and pay him a total of $158,253,000.
The contract is a designated rookie extension, which means that Murray was eligible to sign a bigger contract than most players with his level of experience. The contract also uses the Bird exception, which allows the Nuggets to go over the salary cap to keep their own player. The contract is fully guaranteed, so Murray will get his money no matter what happens on the court or off it.
The contract breaks down by year as follows: Murray earned $27,285,000 in the 2020-21 season, $29,467,800 in the 2021-22 season, $31,650,600 in 2022-23, $33,833,400 in 2023-24 and $36,016,200 in 2024-25.
His base salary is the amount he will receive before any bonuses or incentives. His cap hit is the amount that counts towards the team’s salary cap. His dead cap value is the amount that the team would still owe him if they traded or waived him. His likely and unlikely incentives are extra payments that he could earn based on his performance or achievements. His trade bonus is an additional payment that he would get if he were traded to another team.
| CONTRACT | AVG. SALARY | GTD AT SIGN | SIGNED USING | FREE AGENT |
| 5 yr(s) / $158,253,000 | $31,650,600 | $158,253,000 | Designated Rookie Extension/Bird | 2025 / UFA |
Jamal Murray Salary Breakdown
- Current Salary: $33,833,400
- Salary Per Month: $2,819,450
- Salary Per Week: $650,646.15
- Salary Per Game: $412,846.34 (assuming 82 games)
- Salary Per Quarter: $103,211.59 (assuming 12 minutes per quarter)
- Salary Per Minute: $8,600.97 (assuming 12 minutes per quarter)
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