Zion Williamson (PF) - New Orleans Pelicans
Current Season Salary Player's salary details for the current NBA season including base salary, cap hit, and league salary ranking.
Contract Details Full contract breakdown including total value, years, guaranteed money, and free agency information.
- No All-NBA: $193M (25%)
- All-NBA: $231M (30%)
- Contract details per The Athletic/Mike Vorkunov (12/21/23) Guaranteed seasons became non-guaranteed due to games played clause: 2024-25: 50% guaranteed, fully guaranteed 1/7/25 2025-26: non-guaranteed, fully guaranteed 7/15/25 2026-27: non-guaranteed, fully guaranteed 7/15/26 2027-28: non-guaranteed, fully guaranteed 7/15/27 Guarantee triggers exist if certain criteria has been met: 20% of 2025-26 salary becomes guaranteed if passes all six of his weigh-in checkpoints during the 2024-25 season 40% of 2025-26 salary becomes guaranteed if plays >= 41 games during 2024-25 season, additional 20% if plays >= 51 games, remaining 20% if plays >= 61 games. Salaries for 2026-27 and 2027-28 seasons can be re-guaranteed if above metrics are hit the season prior Further protections via: Weight must be less than 295 lbs; body fat monitored Injury sustained to right foot
- Guaranteed seasons became non-guaranteed due to games played clause: 2024-25: 50% guaranteed, fully guaranteed 1/7/25 2025-26: non-guaranteed, fully guaranteed 7/15/25 2026-27: non-guaranteed, fully guaranteed 7/15/26 2027-28: non-guaranteed, fully guaranteed 7/15/27
- 2024-25: 50% guaranteed, fully guaranteed 1/7/25
- 2025-26: non-guaranteed, fully guaranteed 7/15/25
- 2026-27: non-guaranteed, fully guaranteed 7/15/26
- 2027-28: non-guaranteed, fully guaranteed 7/15/27
- Guarantee triggers exist if certain criteria has been met: 20% of 2025-26 salary becomes guaranteed if passes all six of his weigh-in checkpoints during the 2024-25 season 40% of 2025-26 salary becomes guaranteed if plays >= 41 games during 2024-25 season, additional 20% if plays >= 51 games, remaining 20% if plays >= 61 games. Salaries for 2026-27 and 2027-28 seasons can be re-guaranteed if above metrics are hit the season prior
- 20% of 2025-26 salary becomes guaranteed if passes all six of his weigh-in checkpoints during the 2024-25 season
- 40% of 2025-26 salary becomes guaranteed if plays >= 41 games during 2024-25 season, additional 20% if plays >= 51 games, remaining 20% if plays >= 61 games. Salaries for 2026-27 and 2027-28 seasons can be re-guaranteed if above metrics are hit the season prior
- Salaries for 2026-27 and 2027-28 seasons can be re-guaranteed if above metrics are hit the season prior
- Further protections via: Weight must be less than 295 lbs; body fat monitored Injury sustained to right foot
- Weight must be less than 295 lbs; body fat monitored
- Injury sustained to right foot
Zion Williamson Contract & Salary
View Zion Williamson's current NBA contract details including base salary, cap hit, total contract value, guaranteed money, and free agency timeline. Contract data helps fantasy players understand a player's role security and long-term team commitment.
Zion Williamson Contract & Salary 2026
View Zion Williamson's current NBA contract details including base salary, cap hit, total cash compensation, and salary rank. Zion Williamson earns a base salary of $39,446,090 for the current season, with a total cap hit of $39,446,090. Zion's current contract is worth $197,230,450 over 5 years ($39,446,090 per year), with $197,230,450 guaranteed. Zion becomes a free agent in 2028 (UFA). Understanding contract structure is valuable context for dynasty leagues, trade deadline analysis, and season-long fantasy sports decisions. View Zion's current season stats to evaluate production relative to salary.
Contract data updated April 14, 2026.