Cap situation · 2026-27
under the cap. $0.6M of room before cap holds: they can sign a free agent outright or absorb salary in a trade without sending any back.
Room under the tax$36.1M$44.7M under the first apron
Expiring after 2026-27$23.6M3 contracts: Okoro, Smith, Miller
Tradable contracts8$5–30M, two years or fewer, no player option
Next season$143.3M2027-28 already committed
Options42 player · 2 team
Projected tax bill$0under the tax line
The wall · 2026-27
each block = one contract, width = share of payroll15%Giddey$25.0M
14%Claxton$23.1M
13%Powell$21.5M
11%Williams$18.0M
7%Okoro$11.8M
7%Wilson$10.7M
6%Hield$9.7M
6%Smith$9.4M
Josh Giddey $25.0MNic Claxton $23.1MNorman Powell $21.5MPatrick Williams $18.0MIsaac Okoro $11.8MCaleb Wilson $10.7MBuddy Hield $9.7MJalen Smith $9.4MZach Collins $8.3MTre Jones $8.0MMatas Buzelis $5.7MNoa Essengue $5.7MDailyn Swain $5.0MLeonard Miller $2.4M
What they can do with it
Test a trade →Exception available
$9.4M
Room exceptionfor a team that uses cap space; the mid-level goes away once you dip under the cap
Expiring after 2026-27 · 3
Isaac Okoro$11.8M
Jalen Smith$9.4M
Leonard Miller$2.4M
$23.6M clears next summer
Tradable matching salary · 8
Nic Claxton$23.1M
Norman Powell$21.5M
Isaac Okoro$11.8M
Buddy Hield$9.7M
Jalen Smith$9.4M
Zach Collins$8.3M
The contracts that make a trade work: big enough to match, small enough to move.
Every contract, by season
P = player option · T = team option · ETO = early termination| Player | Age | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | Guaranteed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Giddey | 24 | $25.0M | $25.0M | $25.0M | $75.0M | |
| Nic Claxton | 27 | $23.1M | $20.9M | $44.1M | ||
| Norman Powell | 33 | $21.5M | $22.6MT | $21.5M | ||
| Patrick Williams | 25 | $18.0M | $18.0M | $18.0MP | $36.0M | |
| Isaac Okoro | 25 | $11.8M | $11.8M | |||
| Caleb Wilson | 20 | $10.7M | $11.2M | $11.8M | $14.9M | $21.9M |
| Buddy Hield | 33 | $9.7M | $10.1MP | $9.7M | ||
| Jalen Smith | 26 | $9.4M | $9.4M | |||
| Zach Collins | 28 | $8.3M | $8.7M | $17.0M | ||
| Tre Jones | 26 | $8.0M | $8.0MT | $8.0M | ||
| Matas Buzelis | 22 | $5.7M | $7.6M | $5.7M | ||
| Noa Essengue | 19 | $5.7M | $6.0M | $8.2M | $5.7M | |
| Dailyn Swain | 21 | $5.0M | $5.2M | $5.5M | $8.4M | $10.2M |
| Leonard Miller | 22 | $2.4M | $2.4M | |||
| Team total | $164.3M | $143.3M | $68.4M | $23.2M |
Built from public contract records and checked against the league's published cap (2026-27 cap $165.0M); updated 1 d ago. Cap holds, incomplete rosters and two-way deals can move these totals; the league's official numbers govern.