ALEX CARUSO #9
Oklahoma City Thunder
Point Guard, Shooting Guard
Salary: $9,890,000
Cap Hit: $9,890,000
Years of Service 
: 7
: 72024-25 Year of Service Earned : Yes
: YesBORN: Feb 28, 1994
BIRTHPLACE: College Station, Texas, United States
NATIONALITY:
United States
United StatesHEIGHT:
6'5"
196cmWEIGHT:
186lbs
84kgAGE: 30
SHOOTS: Right
DRAFT YEAR: Undrafted
AGENT DETAILS
Agency:Wasserman Basketball
Primary Agent:Greg Lawrence
SUMMARY▴▾
Alex Caruso's salary is $9,890,000 for the 2024-25 season. He is a 30 year old point guard who was born on Feb 28, 1994. He has signed 4 contracts worth a total value of $43,175,721. He will be a UFA at the end of the 2024-25 season when he is 31 years old. He is represented by the agent Greg Lawrence of Wasserman Basketball.
Bird Rights: Bird (QVFA)
CURRENT CONTRACT
COMPARE THIS CONTRACT
: 4 years
: $36,980,000
: $36,980,000 (100%)
: UFA
AAV
: $9,245,000
: $9,245,000Cap % : 8.00
: 8.00: 
CHI
CHI: MLE
: August 10, 2021
: SalarySwish
Alex Caruso signed a 4 year, $36,980,000 contract with the Chicago Bulls on Aug 10, 2021. The contract has a cap hit that ranges from $8,600,000 to $9,890,000.
| Season | Option | Option Used | Cap Hit | Base Salary | Guaranteed | Likely Inctv. | Unlikely Inctv. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | $8,600,000 | $8,600,000 | $8,600,000 | $0 | $0 | ||
| 2022-23 | $9,030,000 | $9,030,000 (+5%) | $9,030,000 | $0 | $0 | ||
| 2023-24 | $9,460,000 | $9,460,000 (+5%) | $9,460,000 | $0 | $0 | ||
| 2024-25 | $9,890,000 | $9,890,000 (+5%) | $9,890,000 (3.00M→9.89M) | $0 | $0 | ||
| TOTAL | $36,980,000 | $36,980,000 | $36,980,000 | $0 | $0 |
Cap Hold 2025-26: $18,791,000
GUARANTEED DETAILS
2024-25: Increase from $3,000,000 to $9,890,000 (+$6,890,000) if player is not waived before Jun 30, 2024 [Requirements Met]
CONTRACT HISTORY
: 1 year
: $543,471
: $50,000 (9%)
: UFA (Waived)
AAV: $543,471
: $543,471Cap % : 0.58
: 0.58: SalarySwish
Alex Caruso signed a 1 year, $543,471 contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sep 22, 2016. The contract has a cap hit of $543,471.
| Season | Option | Option Used | Cap Hit | Base Salary | Guaranteed | Likely Inctv. | Unlikely Inctv. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 W | $543,471 | $543,471 | $50,000 | $0 | $0 | ||
| TOTAL | $543,471 | $543,471 | $50,000 | $0 | $0 |
Cap Hold 2017-18: $815,615
GUARANTEED DETAILS
2016-17: Increase from $50,000 to $543,471 (+$493,471) if player is not waived [Requirements Unmet]
WAIVED: This contract was waived (OKC - Oct 17, 2016)
OKC - Oct 17, 2016)DEAD CAP: This contract is a source of dead cap, refer to the Dead Cap section below for details
: 2 years
: $152,250
: $50,000 (33%)
: RFA
AAV: $76,125
: $76,125Cap % : 0.00
: 0.00: 
LAL
LAL: Two-Way
: July 13, 2017
: SalarySwish
Alex Caruso signed a 2 year, $152,250 contract with the Los Angeles Lakers on Jul 13, 2017. The contract has a cap hit of $0.
| Season | Option | Option Used | Cap Hit | Base Salary | Guaranteed | Likely Inctv. | Unlikely Inctv. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | $0 | $75,000 | $50,000 | $0 | $0 | ||
| 2018-19 | $0 | $77,250 (+3%) | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
| TOTAL | $0 | $152,250 | $50,000 | $0 | $0 |
Qualifying Offer: $1,678,854 (Guaranteed: $79,568)
Cap Hold 2019-20: $1,445,697
QUALIFYING OFFER SUBMITTED: 
LAL on Jun 26, 2019
LAL on Jun 26, 2019: 2 years
: $5,500,000
: $5,500,000 (100%)
: UFA
AAV: $2,750,000
: $2,750,000Cap % : 2.52
: 2.52: LAL
LAL: Early-Bird Exception
: July 7, 2019
: SalarySwish
Alex Caruso signed a 2 year, $5,500,000 contract with the Los Angeles Lakers on Jul 7, 2019. The contract has a cap hit of $2,750,000.
| Season | Option | Option Used | Cap Hit | Base Salary | Guaranteed | Likely Inctv. | Unlikely Inctv. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | $2,750,000 | $2,750,000 | $2,750,000 | $0 | $0 | ||
| 2020-21 | $2,750,000 | $2,750,000 | $2,750,000 | $0 | $0 | ||
| TOTAL | $5,500,000 | $5,500,000 | $5,500,000 | $0 | $0 |
Cap Hold 2021-22: $5,225,000
DEAD CAP
TYPE: WAIVERS
TEAM: Oklahoma City Thunder
Oklahoma City ThunderLENGTH: 1 YEAR
VALUE: $50,000
DATE: October 17, 2016
| SEASON | BASE SALARY | CAP HIT | |
| 2016-17 | $50,000 | $50,000 |
Note: Waived by Oklahoma City Thunder
SALARY PROGRESSION
CURRENT SEASON STATS
| Season | Type | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | Regular | Oklahoma City Thunder | 11 | 0 | 215 | 46 | 55 | 17 | 30.9 | 32 | 7 | 21.9 | 7 | 5 | 71.4 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 25 | 19 | 7 | |
| 2024-25 | Regular | Oklahoma City Thunder | 11 | 0 | 19.5 | 4.2 | 1.6 | 5.0 | 30.9 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 21.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 71.4 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 0.6 |
CAREER STATS
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| Season | Type | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | Regular | Los Angeles Lakers | 37 | 7 | 562 | 134 | 116 | 50 | 43.1 | 43 | 13 | 30.2 | 30 | 21 | 70.0 | 15 | 50 | 65 | 75 | 23 | 10 | |
| 2018-19 | Regular | Los Angeles Lakers | 25 | 4 | 531 | 229 | 173 | 77 | 44.5 | 50 | 24 | 48.0 | 64 | 51 | 79.7 | 20 | 47 | 67 | 77 | 24 | 9 | |
| 2019-20 | Regular | Los Angeles Lakers | 64 | 2 | 1175 | 349 | 291 | 120 | 41.2 | 120 | 40 | 33.3 | 94 | 69 | 73.4 | 17 | 106 | 123 | 124 | 70 | 18 | |
| Playoffs | Los Angeles Lakers | 21 | 1 | 510 | 137 | 113 | 48 | 42.5 | 61 | 17 | 27.9 | 30 | 24 | 80.0 | 15 | 33 | 48 | 59 | 23 | 12 | ||
| 2020-21 | Regular | Los Angeles Lakers | 58 | 6 | 1216 | 370 | 305 | 133 | 43.6 | 137 | 55 | 40.1 | 76 | 49 | 64.5 | 31 | 139 | 170 | 160 | 64 | 15 | |
| Playoffs | Los Angeles Lakers | 6 | 0 | 121 | 35 | 38 | 14 | 36.8 | 17 | 5 | 29.4 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2021-22 | Regular | Chicago Bulls | 41 | 18 | 1147 | 304 | 256 | 102 | 39.8 | 126 | 42 | 33.3 | 73 | 58 | 79.5 | 33 | 115 | 148 | 165 | 71 | 15 | |
| Playoffs | Chicago Bulls | 4 | 4 | 113 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 39.1 | 18 | 7 | 38.9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2022-23 | Regular | Chicago Bulls | 67 | 36 | 1575 | 374 | 286 | 130 | 45.5 | 151 | 55 | 36.4 | 73 | 59 | 80.8 | 42 | 154 | 196 | 193 | 98 | 46 | |
| 2023-24 | Regular | Chicago Bulls | 71 | 57 | 2040 | 715 | 541 | 253 | 46.8 | 333 | 136 | 40.8 | 96 | 73 | 76.0 | 62 | 211 | 273 | 247 | 120 | 70 | |
| 2024-25 | Regular | Oklahoma City Thunder | 11 | 0 | 215 | 46 | 55 | 17 | 30.9 | 32 | 7 | 21.9 | 7 | 5 | 71.4 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 25 | 19 | 7 | |
| 2017-18 | Regular | Los Angeles Lakers | 37 | 7 | 15.2 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 43.1 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 30.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 70.0 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | |
| 2018-19 | Regular | Los Angeles Lakers | 25 | 4 | 21.2 | 9.2 | 3.1 | 6.9 | 44.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 48.0 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 79.7 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 0.4 | |
| 2019-20 | Regular | Los Angeles Lakers | 64 | 2 | 18.4 | 5.5 | 1.9 | 4.6 | 41.2 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 33.3 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 73.4 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.3 | |
| Playoffs | Los Angeles Lakers | 21 | 1 | 24.3 | 6.5 | 2.3 | 5.4 | 42.5 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 27.9 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 80.0 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0.6 | ||
| 2020-21 | Regular | Los Angeles Lakers | 58 | 6 | 21.0 | 6.4 | 2.3 | 5.3 | 43.6 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 40.1 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 64.5 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0.3 | |
| Playoffs | Los Angeles Lakers | 6 | 0 | 20.2 | 5.8 | 2.3 | 6.3 | 36.8 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 29.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 100.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.7 | ||
| 2021-22 | Regular | Chicago Bulls | 41 | 18 | 28.0 | 7.4 | 2.5 | 6.2 | 39.8 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 33.3 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 79.5 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 0.4 | |
| Playoffs | Chicago Bulls | 4 | 4 | 28.3 | 6.3 | 2.3 | 5.8 | 39.1 | 1.8 | 4.5 | 38.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | ||
| 2022-23 | Regular | Chicago Bulls | 67 | 36 | 23.5 | 5.6 | 1.9 | 4.3 | 45.5 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 36.4 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 80.8 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 0.7 | |
| 2023-24 | Regular | Chicago Bulls | 71 | 57 | 28.7 | 10.1 | 3.6 | 7.6 | 46.8 | 1.9 | 4.7 | 40.8 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 76.0 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 1.0 | |
| 2024-25 | Regular | Oklahoma City Thunder | 11 | 0 | 19.5 | 4.2 | 1.6 | 5.0 | 30.9 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 21.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 71.4 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 0.6 |
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