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.
| Season | Salary | % of Cap | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | $9,000,000 | 5.5% | |
| 2027-28 | $9,450,000 | 5.7% | mutual option |
| 2028-29 | UFA / $12.7M | — | |
| 2029-30 | — | — | |
| 2030-31 | — | — |
| Team Payroll | Cap Space | Tax Room | 1st Apron Room | 2nd Apron Room |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $160.1M | +$4.9M | +$40.4M | +$49.0M | +$61.6M |
| Pos | Player | Age | 2026-27 | % of Cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF | Michael Porter Jr. | 28 | $40,806,150 | 24.7% |
| PF | Julius Randle | 31 | $33,333,334 | 20.2% |
| SG | Terance Mann | 29 | $15,500,000 | 9.4% |
| C | Day'Ron Sharpe | 24 | $10,000,000 | 6.1% |
| SG | Keon Ellis | 26 | $9,000,000 | 5.5% |
| G | Mikel Brown Jr | 20 | $8,787,000 | 5.3% |
| Rank | Player | Team | 2026-27 | vs Wagner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 184 | Sam Merrill | Cleveland Cavaliers | $9,160,715 | +$160,715 |
| 185 | Ron Holland II | Detroit Pistons | $9,069,600 | +$69,600 |
| 187 | Keon Ellis | Brooklyn Nets | $9,000,000 | +$0 |
| 188 | Quinten Post | Memphis Grizzlies | $9,000,000 | +$0 |
| 189 | Dean Wade | Philadelphia 76ers | $9,000,000 | +$0 |