Moritz Wagner Contract & Salary

Moritz Wagner is a C for the Brooklyn Nets, earning $9,000,000 in 2026-27. Contract runs through 2027-28 ($18,450,000 guaranteed). Flagged years: 2027-28 mutual option.

Updated · 2026–27 season

Moritz Wagner is on the books for $9,000,000 in 2026–27, the 5th largest cap hit on the Brooklyn Nets roster and 5.6% of the team's $160.1M payroll.

That ranks 186th among the 444 players with a 2026–27 salary on the books, and eats 5.5% of the $165.0M salary cap.

The deal has 2 seasons left on it, running through 2027-28, worth $18,450,000 in guaranteed money.

The money climbs as it goes: $9,000,000 in the first year up to $9,450,000 in the last, a 5% rise across the deal.

Not every year is locked in: 2027-28 mutual option.

A mutual option needs both sides to agree, which in practice means it rarely gets exercised and the deal usually ends a year early.

At 29, this contract runs through his age-30 season, so the back end lands after the usual peak.

He is the 5th highest-paid of the 15 players on the roster, in the middle of the pay structure.

He is one of 15 players on the Brooklyn Nets' books for 2026–27, whose 2026–27 salaries add up to $160,056,358.

Brooklyn Nets sit at $160.1M in payroll and are currently classified Cap Space, with +$49.0M of room below the first apron.

Moritz Wagner
C Brooklyn Nets · age 29
2026–27 Salary
$9.00M
% of Cap
5.5%
Years Remaining
2
Total Guaranteed
$18.45M
Contract by Season
SeasonSalary% of CapNote
2026-27$9,000,0005.5%
2027-28$9,450,0005.7%mutual option
2028-29UFA / $12.7M
2029-30
2030-31
Brooklyn Nets Cap Context
Team PayrollCap SpaceTax Room1st Apron Room2nd Apron Room
$160.1M+$4.9M+$40.4M+$49.0M+$61.6M
Highest-Paid Brooklyn Nets Teammates
PosPlayerAge2026-27% of Cap
SFMichael Porter Jr.28$40,806,15024.7%
PFJulius Randle31$33,333,33420.2%
SGTerance Mann29$15,500,0009.4%
CDay'Ron Sharpe24$10,000,0006.1%
SGKeon Ellis26$9,000,0005.5%
GMikel Brown Jr20$8,787,0005.3%
Comparable 2026-27 Contracts
RankPlayerTeam2026-27vs Wagner
184Sam MerrillCleveland Cavaliers$9,160,715+$160,715
185Ron Holland IIDetroit Pistons$9,069,600+$69,600
187Keon EllisBrooklyn Nets$9,000,000+$0
188Quinten PostMemphis Grizzlies$9,000,000+$0
189Dean WadePhiladelphia 76ers$9,000,000+$0