Cap situation · 2026-27
under the cap. $3.9M 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$39.3M$47.9M under the first apron
Expiring after 2026-27$49.2M8 contracts: Caldwell-Pope, Hendricks, Hawkins…
Tradable contracts6$5–30M, two years or fewer, no player option
Next season$119.0M2027-28 already committed
Options104 player · 6 team
Projected tax bill$0under the tax line
The wall · 2026-27
each block = one contract, width = share of payroll21%Grant$34.2M
11%Caldwell-Pope$17.7M
9%Stewart$15.0M
7%Boozer$11.8M
6%Jerome$9.2M
Jerami Grant $34.2MKentavious Caldwell-Pope $17.7MIsaiah Stewart $15.0MCameron Boozer $11.8MTy Jerome $9.2MQuinten Post $8.3MTaylor Hendricks $7.8MJordan Hawkins $7.0MZach Edey $6.3MCedric Coward $6.0MD'Angelo Russell $6.0MKris Murray $5.3MWalter Clayton $4.2MKarim Lopez $3.7MCole Anthony $3.7MOlivier-Maxence Prosper $2.5MScotty Pippen Jr. $2.5MCam Spencer $2.4MGG Jackson II $2.4MJaylen Wells $2.3MMicah Peavy $2.2MMamadi Diakite $0.5M
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 · 8
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope$17.7M
Taylor Hendricks$7.8M
Jordan Hawkins$7.0M
D'Angelo Russell$6.0M
Kris Murray$5.3M
$49.2M clears next summer
Options for 2027-28 · 4
Jerami Grantplayer$36.4M
Isaiah Stewartteam$15.0M
Ty Jeromeplayer$9.7M
Jaylen Wellsteam$2.5M
Tradable matching salary · 6
Isaiah Stewart$15.0M
Ty Jerome$9.2M
Taylor Hendricks$7.8M
Jordan Hawkins$7.0M
Zach Edey$6.3M
Kris Murray$5.3M
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerami Grant | 32 | $34.2M | $36.4MP | $34.2M | ||
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 33 | $17.7MP | $17.7M | |||
| Isaiah Stewart | 25 | $15.0M | $15.0MT | $15.0M | ||
| Cameron Boozer | 19 | $11.8M | $12.4M | $13.0M | $16.5M | $24.3M |
| Ty Jerome | 29 | $9.2M | $9.7MP | $9.2M | ||
| Quinten Post | 26 | $8.3M | $8.7M | $9.1M | $8.3M | |
| Taylor Hendricks | 22 | $7.8M | $7.8M | |||
| Jordan Hawkins | 24 | $7.0M | $7.0M | |||
| Zach Edey | 24 | $6.3M | $8.1M | $6.3M | ||
| Cedric Coward | 23 | $6.0M | $6.3M | $8.3M | $6.0M | |
| D'Angelo Russell | 30 | $6.0MP | $6.0M | |||
| Kris Murray | 26 | $5.3M | $5.3M | |||
| Walter Clayton | 23 | $4.2M | $4.4M | $6.8M | $4.2M | |
| Karim Lopez | 19 | $3.7M | $3.9M | $4.1M | $6.6M | $7.7M |
| Cole Anthony | 26 | $3.7MT | $3.7M | $7.4M | ||
| Olivier-Maxence Prosper | 24 | $2.5M | $2.5M | |||
| Scotty Pippen Jr. | 25 | $2.5M | $2.8M | — | ||
| Cam Spencer | 26 | $2.4M | $2.6M | $2.8MT | $5.0M | |
| GG Jackson II | 21 | $2.4MT | $2.4M | |||
| Jaylen Wells | 23 | $2.3M | $2.5MT | — | ||
| Micah Peavy | 25 | $2.2M | $2.5M | $2.7MT | $2.2M | |
| Mamadi Diakite | 29 | $0.5M | $0.5M | |||
| Team total | $161.1M | $119.0M | $46.9M | $23.0M |
Built from public contract records and checked against the league's published cap (2026-27 cap $165.0M); updated 2 d ago. Cap holds, incomplete rosters and two-way deals can move these totals; the league's official numbers govern.