Khalifa Diop Contract & Salary

Khalifa Diop is a C for the Cleveland Cavaliers, earning $1,357,763 in 2026-27. Contract runs through 2029-30 ($1,357,763 guaranteed). Flagged years: 2027-28 non-guaranteed, 2028-29 non-guaranteed, 2029-30 non-guaranteed.

Updated · 2026–27 season

Khalifa Diop is on the books for $1,357,763 in 2026–27, the 14th largest cap hit on the Cleveland Cavaliers roster and 0.7% of the team's $206.0M payroll.

That ranks 435th among the 442 players with a 2026–27 salary on the books, and eats 0.8% of the $165.0M salary cap.

The deal has 4 seasons left on it, running through 2029-30, worth $1,357,763 in guaranteed money.

The money climbs as it goes: $1,357,763 in the first year up to $2,918,152 in the last, a 115% rise across the deal.

Not every year is locked in: 2027-28 non-guaranteed, 2028-29 non-guaranteed, 2029-30 non-guaranteed.

The non-guaranteed money is not real money until it is: the team can waive him before the guarantee date and carry none of it, which is why the guaranteed total below is lower than the headline number.

At 24, the deal covers his age-24 through age-27 seasons — the prime years teams are usually paying a premium for.

He sits in the bottom third of the roster by salary, the part of the payroll teams use to fill out the depth chart without moving the cap needle.

He is one of 14 players on the Cleveland Cavaliers' books for 2026–27, whose 2026–27 salaries add up to $206,016,499.

Cleveland Cavaliers sit at $206.0M in payroll and are currently classified Tax Payer, with -$2.9M of room below the first apron.

Khalifa Diop
2026–27 Salary
$1.36M
% of Cap
0.8%
Years Remaining
4
Total Guaranteed
$1.36M
Contract by Season
SeasonSalary% of CapNote
2026-27$1,357,7630.8%
2027-28$2,294,3701.4%Non-guaranteed
2028-29$2,694,3631.6%Non-guaranteed
2029-30$2,918,1521.8%Non-guaranteed
2030-31UFA / $2.9M
Cleveland Cavaliers Cap Context
Team PayrollCap SpaceTax Room1st Apron Room2nd Apron Room
$206.0M-$46.9M-$11.5M-$2.9M+$9.8M
Highest-Paid Cleveland Cavaliers Teammates
PosPlayerAge2026-27% of Cap
PFEvan Mobley25$50,105,62830.4%
SGDonovan Mitchell29$50,105,62830.4%
PGJames Harden37$29,938,27218.1%
CJarrett Allen28$28,000,00017.0%
SFPeyton Watson23$20,465,11612.4%
SGSam Merrill30$9,160,7155.6%
Comparable 2026-27 Contracts
RankPlayerTeam2026-27vs Diop
433Henri VeesaarAtlanta Hawks$1,357,763+$0
434Meleek ThomasCleveland Cavaliers$1,357,763+$0
436Trevon BrazileDenver Nuggets$1,357,763+$0
437Alpha DialloDenver Nuggets$1,357,763+$0
438Bruce ThorntonHouston Rockets$1,357,763+$0