Cap situation · 2026-27
in the tax. In the tax by $6.5M — a projected $10.1M bill — but $2.1M under the first apron, so trade rules still allow a cushion.
Room under the tax−$6.5M$2.1M under the first apron
Expiring after 2026-27$23.8M4 contracts: Mitchell, Jr., Richards…
Tradable contracts4$5–30M, two years or fewer, no player option
Next season$190.4M2027-28 already committed
Options85 player · 3 team
Projected tax bill$10.1Mnon-repeater rates
The wall · 2026-27
each block = one contract, width = share of payroll28%Antetokounmpo$58.5M
24%Adebayo$49.8M
15%Wiggins$30.2M
8%Jovic$16.2M
7%Portis$14.5M
6%Mitchell$12.4M
Giannis Antetokounmpo $58.5MBam Adebayo $49.8MAndrew Wiggins $30.2MNikola Jovic $16.2MBobby Portis $14.5MDavion Mitchell $12.4MTim Hardaway Jr. $6.5MKlay Thompson $5.6MDru Smith $2.6MNick Richards $2.4MSimone Fontecchio $2.4MPelle Larsson $2.3MMyron Gardner $2.2MRyan Conwell $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 · 4
Davion Mitchell$12.4M
Tim Hardaway Jr.$6.5M
Nick Richards$2.4M
Simone Fontecchio$2.4M
$23.8M clears next summer
Options for 2027-28 · 5
Giannis Antetokounmpoplayer$62.8M
Bobby Portisplayer$15.6M
Pelle Larssonteam$13.4M
Klay Thompsonplayer$5.9M
Dru Smithteam$2.9M
Tradable matching salary · 4
Bobby Portis$14.5M
Davion Mitchell$12.4M
Tim Hardaway Jr.$6.5M
Klay Thompson$5.6M
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giannis Antetokounmpo | 31 | $58.5M | $62.8MP | $58.5M | |||
| Bam Adebayo | 29 | $49.8M | $53.8M | $57.8MP | $103.6M | ||
| Andrew Wiggins | 31 | $30.2MP | $16.3M | $17.7M | $46.5M | ||
| Nikola Jovic | 23 | $16.2M | $14.9M | $15.1M | $16.2M | $62.4M | |
| Bobby Portis | 31 | $14.5M | $15.6MP | $14.5M | |||
| Davion Mitchell | 28 | $12.4M | $12.4M | ||||
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 34 | $6.5M | $6.5M | ||||
| Klay Thompson | 36 | $5.6M | $5.9MP | $5.6M | |||
| Dru Smith | 28 | $2.6M | $2.9MT | — | |||
| Nick Richards | 28 | $2.4M | $2.4M | ||||
| Simone Fontecchio | 30 | $2.4M | $2.4M | ||||
| Pelle Larsson | 25 | $2.3M | $13.4MT | $14.5M | $15.5M | $16.6M | $45.7M |
| Myron Gardner | 25 | $2.2M | $2.5M | — | |||
| Ryan Conwell | 22 | $1.4M | $2.3M | $2.7MT | $3.7M | ||
| Team total | $206.9M | $190.4M | $107.7M | $31.7M | $16.6M |
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.