Hornets NightlyHoops Nightly · all teams
Hornets Nightly · salary cap · 2026-27

Hornets salary cap

$174.9M committed for 2026-27 · cap $165.0M · $9.9M over · 26th highest payroll
Committed 2026-27$174.9M17 contracts
Salary cap$165.0M$9.9M over the cap
Luxury tax line$200.4M$25.6M under the tax
Next season$149.0M2027-28 already committed
Options53 player · 2 team

The wall · 2026-27

each block = one contract, width = share of payroll
Reid$23.3M
White$22.8M
Allen$18.1M
Miller$15.1M
Schröder$14.8M
Williams$14.3M
Finney-Smith$13.3M
O'Neale$10.9M
Knueppel$10.5M

Naz Reid $23.3M · Coby White $22.8M · Grayson Allen $18.1M · Brandon Miller $15.1M · Dennis Schröder $14.8M · Grant Williams $14.3M · Dorian Finney-Smith $13.3M · Royce O'Neale $10.9M

Every contract, by season

P = player option · T = team option · ETO = early termination
PlayerAge2026-272027-282028-292029-30Guaranteed
Naz Reid27$23.3M$25.0M$26.7M$28.4MP$75.0M
Coby White26$22.8M$24.7M$26.5M$74.0M
Grayson Allen30$18.1M$19.4MP$18.1M
Brandon Miller23$15.1M$15.1M
Dennis Schröder32$14.8M$15.5M$14.8M
Grant Williams27$14.3M$14.3M
Dorian Finney-Smith33$13.3M$13.3M$13.3MP$26.7M
Royce O'Neale33$10.9M$11.6M$22.5M
Kon Knueppel21$10.5M$11.0M$13.9M$10.5M
Tidjane Salaün21$8.2M$10.4M$8.2M
Hannes Steinbach20$5.2M$5.5M$5.8M$8.5M$10.7M
Christian Anderson Jr.20$4.3M$4.5M$4.7M$7.2M$8.7M
Pat Connaughton33$3.8M$3.8M
Liam McNeeley20$2.9M$3.0M$5.5M$2.9M
Moussa Diabaté24$2.5M
Sion James23$2.4M$2.5M$2.7MT$2.4M
Ryan Kalkbrenner24$2.4M$2.5M$2.7MT$2.4M
Team total$174.9M$149.0M$101.9M$44.2M

Built from public contract records and checked against the league's published cap (2026-27 cap $165.0M); updated 22 min ago. Cap holds, incomplete rosters and two-way deals can move these totals; the league's official numbers govern.