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 187th among the 434 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 | 30 | $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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 185 | Sam Merrill | Cleveland Cavaliers | $9,160,715 | +$160,715 |
| 186 | Ron Holland II | Detroit Pistons | $9,069,600 | +$69,600 |
| 188 | Keon Ellis | Brooklyn Nets | $9,000,000 | +$0 |
| 189 | Quinten Post | Memphis Grizzlies | $9,000,000 | +$0 |
| 190 | Dean Wade | Philadelphia 76ers | $9,000,000 | +$0 |