Cap situation · 2026-27
over the cap. Over the cap but $1.7M under the tax: trades need matching salary (up to $27.5M back for $20M out) and the full mid-level is on the table.
Room under the tax$1.7M$10.3M under the first apron
Expiring after 2026-27$5.3M2 contracts: Garza, Conley
Tradable contracts0$5–30M, two years or fewer, no player option
Next season$219.3M2027-28 already committed
Options53 player · 2 team
Projected tax bill$0under the tax line
The wall · 2026-27
each block = one contract, width = share of payroll29%Tatum$58.5M
27%George$54.1M
15%White$30.3M
8%Robinson$15.0M
Jayson Tatum $58.5MPaul George $54.1MDerrick White $30.3MMitchell Robinson $15.0MSam Hauser $10.8MPayton Pritchard $7.8MRon Harper Jr. $3.2MChris Cenac Jr. $3.0MHugo Gonzalez $2.9MLuka Garza $2.8MBaylor Scheierman $2.7MNeemias Queta $2.7MMike Conley $2.4MJordan Walsh $2.4M
What they can do with it
Test a trade →Exception available
$15.0M
Non-taxpayer mid-levelup to four years, plus the $5.48M bi-annual exception; using the full amount hard-caps the team at the first apron
Options for 2027-28 · 1
Paul Georgeplayer$56.6M
Tradable matching salary · 0
No mid-size contract.
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 | 2030-31 | Guaranteed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayson Tatum | 28 | $58.5M | $62.8M | $67.1M | $71.4MP | $188.4M | |
| Paul George | 36 | $54.1M | $56.6MP | $54.1M | |||
| Derrick White | 32 | $30.3M | $32.6M | $34.8MP | $62.9M | ||
| Mitchell Robinson | 28 | $15.0M | $15.8M | $16.5M | $47.4M | ||
| Sam Hauser | 28 | $10.8M | $11.7M | $12.5M | $35.0M | ||
| Payton Pritchard | 28 | $7.8M | $8.3M | $21.2M | $22.9M | $37.3M | |
| Ron Harper Jr. | 26 | $3.2M | $3.3M | $3.5M | $3.8MT | $6.5M | |
| Chris Cenac Jr. | 19 | $3.0M | $3.1M | $3.3M | $5.9M | $6.1M | |
| Hugo Gonzalez | 20 | $2.9M | $3.1M | $5.5M | $2.9M | ||
| Luka Garza | 27 | $2.8M | $2.8M | ||||
| Baylor Scheierman | 26 | $2.7M | $5.0M | $2.7M | |||
| Neemias Queta | 27 | $2.7M | $12.5M | $13.5M | $14.5M | $15.5M | $58.7M |
| Mike Conley | 39 | $2.4M | $2.4M | ||||
| Jordan Walsh | 22 | $2.4MT | $4.6M | $5.0M | $5.4M | $17.4M | |
| Team total | $198.7M | $219.3M | $183.0M | $124.0M | $15.5M |
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.