Salaries

The biggest cap hits of 2026-27, the highest-paid player on every roster, and where each payroll sits against the cap ($165.0M), the tax line ($200.4M) and the two aprons ($209.0M and $221.7M). Every figure links to the club's cap sheet, where the same numbers meet the roster and the Trade Machine. Who is in the last year of his deal is on the expiring contracts tracker; where every roster stands on the roster tracker.

#	Team	Payroll	Status	vs tax	Contracts
1	Knicks	$220.4M	1st apron	+$19.97M	14
2	Warriors	$219.8M	1st apron	+$19.34M	15
3	Magic	$218.1M	1st apron	+$17.70M	14
4	Nuggets	$217.8M	1st apron	+$17.35M	13
5	Timberwolves	$215.3M	1st apron	+$14.90M	15
6	Thunder	$214.8M	1st apron	+$14.37M	14
7	Suns	$213.8M	1st apron	+$13.35M	18
8	Cavaliers	$209.0M	tax	+$8.54M	16
9	Heat	$206.9M	tax	+$6.51M	14
10	76ers	$206.6M	tax	+$6.22M	14
11	Rockets	$205.5M	tax	+$5.06M	16
12	Pacers	$203.7M	tax	+$3.29M	13
13	Lakers	$201.3M	tax	+$0.90M	16
14	Raptors	$201.2M	tax	+$0.76M	14
15	Celtics	$198.7M	over cap	−$1.71M	14
16	Hawks	$198.5M	over cap	−$1.92M	16
17	Mavericks	$197.9M	over cap	−$2.56M	18
18	Pelicans	$196.6M	over cap	−$3.87M	16
19	Spurs	$196.1M	over cap	−$4.30M	14
20	Pistons	$193.3M	over cap	−$7.10M	16
21	Trail Blazers	$192.1M	over cap	−$8.37M	15
22	Kings	$191.8M	over cap	−$8.63M	13
23	Wizards	$191.5M	over cap	−$8.97M	14
24	Bucks	$191.4M	over cap	−$9.07M	19
25	Clippers	$188.9M	over cap	−$11.48M	17
26	Jazz	$179.4M	over cap	−$21.01M	14
27	Hornets	$170.6M	over cap	−$29.85M	18
28	Bulls	$164.3M	cap room	−$36.11M	14
29	Grizzlies	$161.1M	cap room	−$39.35M	22
30	Nets	$160.1M	cap room	−$40.32M	15

Cap hits from public salary data; a signing can take a day to appear. Thresholds are the league's announced figures for 2026-27.