Cap situation · 2026-27
over the cap. Over the cap but $1.9M 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$1.9M$10.5M under the first apron
Expiring after 2026-27$60.9M5 contracts: McCollum, Dort, Landale…
Tradable contracts5$5–30M, two years or fewer, no player option
Next season$139.0M2027-28 already committed
Options72 player · 5 team
Projected tax bill$0under the tax line
The wall · 2026-27
each block = one contract, width = share of payroll15%Johnson$30.0M
13%Daniels$25.0M
11%McCollum$21.0M
9%Dort$18.2M
8%Okongwu$16.1M
7%Alexander-Walker$14.4M
7%Landale$14.1M
7%Kispert$14.0M
7%Finney-Smith$13.3M
Jalen Johnson $30.0MDyson Daniels $25.0MCJ McCollum $21.0MLuguentz Dort $18.2MOnyeka Okongwu $16.1MNickeil Alexander-Walker $14.4MJock Landale $14.1MCorey Kispert $14.0MDorian Finney-Smith $13.3MAaron Wiggins $9.2MKingston Flemings $7.3MDevin Carter $5.2MZuby Ejiofor $3.5MAsa Newell $3.4MMouhamed Gueye $2.4MHenri Veesaar $1.4M
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
Expiring after 2026-27 · 5
CJ McCollum$21.0M
Luguentz Dort$18.2M
Jock Landale$14.1M
Devin Carter$5.2M
Mouhamed Gueye$2.4M
$60.9M clears next summer
Options for 2027-28 · 0
No player or team options.
Tradable matching salary · 5
CJ McCollum$21.0M
Luguentz Dort$18.2M
Onyeka Okongwu$16.1M
Jock Landale$14.1M
Devin Carter$5.2M
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Johnson | 24 | $30.0M | $30.0M | $30.0M | $30.0M | $120.0M |
| Dyson Daniels | 23 | $25.0M | $25.0M | $25.0M | $25.0M | $100.0M |
| CJ McCollum | 35 | $21.0M | $21.0M | |||
| Luguentz Dort | 27 | $18.2MT | $18.2M | |||
| Onyeka Okongwu | 25 | $16.1M | $16.9M | $33.0M | ||
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 28 | $14.4M | $15.2M | $15.9MP | $29.6M | |
| Jock Landale | 30 | $14.1M | $14.1M | |||
| Corey Kispert | 27 | $14.0M | $13.1M | $13.1MT | $27.0M | |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 33 | $13.3M | $13.3M | $13.3MP | $26.7M | |
| Aaron Wiggins | 27 | $9.2M | $8.3M | $8.3MT | $17.6M | |
| Kingston Flemings | 19 | $7.3M | $7.7M | $8.1M | $10.3M | $15.1M |
| Devin Carter | 24 | $5.2M | $5.2M | |||
| Zuby Ejiofor | 22 | $3.5M | $3.6M | $3.8M | $6.4M | $7.1M |
| Asa Newell | 21 | $3.4M | $3.6M | $6.0M | $3.4M | |
| Mouhamed Gueye | 23 | $2.4MT | $2.4M | |||
| Henri Veesaar | 22 | $1.4M | $2.3M | $2.7M | $2.9MT | $3.7M |
| Team total | $198.5M | $139.0M | $126.3M | $74.6M |
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.