VLATKO CANCAR #31
Denver Nuggets
Small Forward
Salary: $2,425,403
Cap Hit: $2,087,519
Years of Service 
: 5
: 52024-25 Year of Service Earned : Yes
: YesBORN: Apr 10, 1997
BIRTHPLACE: Koper, Slovenia
NATIONALITY:
Slovenia
Serbia
SloveniaSerbiaHEIGHT:
6' 8
203cmWEIGHT:
236lbs
107kgAGE: 27
SHOOTS: Right
AGENT DETAILS
SUMMARY▴▾
Vlatko Cancar's salary is $2,425,403 for the 2024-25 season. He is a 27 year old small forward who was born on Apr 10, 1997. He was drafted 49th overall by the Denver Nuggets in the 2nd round of the 2017 draft. He has signed 3 contracts worth a total value of $13,439,639. He will be a UFA at the end of the 2024-25 season when he is 28 years old. He is represented by the agents Jeff Schwartz and Jordan Gertler of Excel Sports Management.
Bird Rights: Bird (QVFA)
CURRENT CONTRACT
VETERAN CONTRACT
COMPARE THIS CONTRACTSIGNED BY: Calvin Booth
AGENT: Jeff Schwartz · Excel Sports Management
BIRD RIGHTS:
: 1 year
: $2,425,403
: $2,425,403 (100%)
: UFA
AAV
: $2,425,403
: $2,425,403Cap % : 2.00
: 2.00: SalarySwish
Vlatko Cancar signed a 1 year, $2,425,403 contract with the Denver Nuggets on Jul 6, 2024. The contract has a cap hit of $2,087,519.
| Season | Option | Option Used | Cap Hit | Base Salary | Guaranteed | Likely Inctv. | Unlikely Inctv. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | $2,087,519 | $2,425,403 | $2,425,403 | $0 | $0 | ||
| TOTAL | $2,087,519 | $2,425,403 | $2,425,403 | $0 | $0 |
Cap Hold 2025-26: $2,296,271
CONTRACT HISTORY
: 3 years
: $4,198,912
: $4,198,912 (100%)
: RFA
AAV: $1,399,637
: $1,399,637Cap % : 0.82
: 0.82: DEN
DEN: MLE
: August 1, 2019
: SalarySwish
Vlatko Cancar signed a 3 year, $4,198,912 contract with the Denver Nuggets on Aug 1, 2019. The contract has a cap hit that ranges from $898,310 to $1,782,621.
| Season | Option | Option Used | Cap Hit | Base Salary | Guaranteed | Likely Inctv. | Unlikely Inctv. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | $898,310 | $898,310 | $898,310 | $0 | $0 | ||
| 2020-21 | $1,517,981 | $1,517,981 (+69%) | $1,517,981 | $0 | $0 | ||
| 2021-22 | $1,782,621 | $1,782,621 (+30%) | $1,782,621 (0→1.78M) | $0 | $0 | ||
| TOTAL | $4,198,912 | $4,198,912 | $4,198,912 | $0 | $0 |
Qualifying Offer: $2,228,276
Cap Hold 2022-23: $1,836,090
GUARANTEED DETAILS
2021-22: Increase from $0 to $1,782,621 (+$1,782,621) if player is not waived before Jul 1, 2021 [Requirements Met]
QUALIFYING OFFER SUBMITTED: DEN on Jun 27, 2022
DEN on Jun 27, 2022VETERAN CONTRACT
COMPARE THIS CONTRACTSIGNED BY: Calvin Booth
AGENT: Jeff Schwartz · Excel Sports Management
BIRD RIGHTS:
: 2 - 3 years
: $6,815,324
: $4,468,718 (66%)
: UFA
AAV: $2,271,775
: $2,271,775Cap % : 2.00
: 2.00: DEN
DEN: Bird Exception
: July 7, 2022
: SalarySwish
Vlatko Cancar signed a 2-3 year, $6,815,324 contract with the Denver Nuggets on Jul 7, 2022. The contract has a cap hit that ranges from $2,234,359 to $2,346,606.
| Season | Option | Option Used | Cap Hit | Base Salary | Guaranteed | Likely Inctv. | Unlikely Inctv. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | $2,234,359 | $2,234,359 | $2,234,359 | $0 | $0 | ||
| 2023-24 | $2,234,359 | $2,234,359 | $2,234,359 | $0 | $0 | ||
| 2024-25 | Team | No (Jun 23, 2024) | $2,346,606 | $2,346,606 (+5%) | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| TOTAL | $6,815,324 | $6,815,324 | $4,468,718 | $0 | $0 |
Cap Hold 2024-25: $4,245,282
GUARANTEED DETAILS
2024-25: $2,346,606 Team Option [Requirements Unmet]
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 | Denver Nuggets | 13 | 0 | 136 | 24 | 26 | 10 | 38.5 | 15 | 4 | 26.7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2024-25 | Regular | Denver Nuggets | 13 | 0 | 10.5 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 38.5 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 26.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | Regular | Denver Nuggets | 14 | 0 | 45 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 40.0 | 6 | 1 | 16.7 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Playoffs | Denver Nuggets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020-21 | Regular | Denver Nuggets | 41 | 1 | 281 | 85 | 72 | 33 | 45.8 | 33 | 9 | 27.3 | 13 | 10 | 76.9 | 11 | 39 | 50 | 14 | 11 | 2 | |
| Playoffs | Denver Nuggets | 5 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 5 | 4 | 80.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2021-22 | Regular | Denver Nuggets | 15 | 1 | 176 | 62 | 41 | 23 | 56.1 | 12 | 7 | 58.3 | 14 | 9 | 64.3 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 17 | 2 | 3 | |
| Playoffs | Denver Nuggets | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022-23 | Regular | Denver Nuggets | 60 | 9 | 889 | 297 | 227 | 108 | 47.6 | 115 | 43 | 37.4 | 41 | 38 | 92.7 | 24 | 104 | 128 | 80 | 22 | 14 | |
| Playoffs | Denver Nuggets | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023-24 | Regular | Denver Nuggets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Playoffs | Denver Nuggets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2024-25 | Regular | Denver Nuggets | 13 | 0 | 136 | 24 | 26 | 10 | 38.5 | 15 | 4 | 26.7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2019-20 | Regular | Denver Nuggets | 14 | 0 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 40.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 16.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 100.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |
| Playoffs | Denver Nuggets | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| 2020-21 | Regular | Denver Nuggets | 41 | 1 | 6.9 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 45.8 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 27.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 76.9 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | |
| Playoffs | Denver Nuggets | 5 | 0 | 4.2 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 100.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 100.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 80.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ||
| 2021-22 | Regular | Denver Nuggets | 15 | 1 | 11.7 | 4.1 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 56.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 58.3 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 64.3 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | |
| Playoffs | Denver Nuggets | 2 | 0 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 66.7 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| 2022-23 | Regular | Denver Nuggets | 60 | 9 | 14.8 | 5.0 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 47.6 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 37.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 92.7 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | |
| Playoffs | Denver Nuggets | 5 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| 2023-24 | Regular | Denver Nuggets | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Playoffs | Denver Nuggets | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| 2024-25 | Regular | Denver Nuggets | 13 | 0 | 10.5 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 38.5 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 26.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
SalarySwish
SalarySwish