Meleek Thomas Contract & Salary

Meleek Thomas is a G for the Cleveland Cavaliers, earning $1,357,763 in 2026-27. Contract runs through 2029-30 ($9,264,648 guaranteed).

Updated · 2026-27 season

Meleek Thomas is on the books for $1,357,763 in 2026-27, the 13th largest cap hit on the Cleveland Cavaliers roster and 0.7% of the team's $206.7M payroll.

That ranks 424th among the 434 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 $9,264,648 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.

Every remaining year is fully guaranteed — no options and no non-guaranteed money, so the full amount is owed regardless of what happens.

At 20, he is still inside the cheap early-career window; this deal runs through his age-23 season, before the expensive years start.

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 $206,725,846.

Cleveland Cavaliers sit at $206.7M in payroll and are currently classified Tax Payer, with -$3.6M of room below the first apron.

Meleek Thomas
2026-27 Salary
$1.36M
% of Cap
0.8%
Years Remaining
4
Total Guaranteed
$9.26M
Contract by Season
SeasonSalary% of CapNote
2026-27$1,357,7630.8%
2027-28$2,294,3701.4%
2028-29$2,694,3631.6%
2029-30$2,918,1521.8%
2030-31UFA / $2.9M—
Cleveland Cavaliers Cap Context
Team PayrollCap SpaceTax Room1st Apron Room2nd Apron Room
$206.7MOver cap by $47.6M-$12.2M-$3.6M+$9.1M
Highest-Paid Cleveland Cavaliers Teammates
PosPlayerAge2026-27% of Cap
PFEvan Mobley25$50,105,62830.4%
SGDonovan Mitchell30$50,105,62830.4%
PGJames Harden37$30,647,61918.6%
CJarrett Allen28$28,000,00017.0%
SFPeyton Watson24$20,465,11612.4%
SGSam Merrill30$9,160,7155.6%
Comparable 2026-27 Contracts
RankPlayerTeam2026-27vs Thomas
423Henri VeesaarAtlanta Hawks$1,357,763+$0
425Khalifa DiopCleveland Cavaliers$1,357,763+$0
426Trevon BrazileDenver Nuggets$1,357,763+$0
427Alpha DialloDenver Nuggets$1,357,763+$0
428Bruce ThorntonHouston Rockets$1,357,763+$0