The Wolves would save roughly $14.7 million in current salary if they waived Josh Green outright, based on the contract figure cited in the reporting.

If they stretch him instead of just waiving him, the savings are more nuanced: the team’s cap hit would be spread over multiple seasons, so the immediate relief would be less than the full $14.7 million , but it would create more room this season than keeping the full salary on the books.

What that means

  • Waive only: no instant cap relief beyond removing the player from the active roster; the full guaranteed money still counts unless a stretch or buyout structure is used.
  • Stretch provision: the guaranteed amount is divided evenly over extra years, which lowers the yearly hit and gives the team more short-term flexibility.
  • In the Wolves’ case, the public chatter around Josh Green has centered on his roughly $14.7 million salary, so that is the number people are using when talking about possible savings.

Practical read

So the cleanest answer is: about $14.7 million in salary would come off the books in the simplest sense, but the actual cap-space gain depends on whether Minnesota waives him normally or uses the stretch provision.

TL;DR: waiving Josh Green points to $14.7 million in salary relief, but stretching him would turn that into smaller annual cap hits rather than one big season of savings.