Cap situation · 2026-27
over the cap. Over the cap but $8.6M 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$8.6M$17.2M under the first apron
Expiring after 2026-27$76.3M3 contracts: LaVine, Hunter, Simmons
Tradable contracts3$5–30M, two years or fewer, no player option
Next season$124.4M2027-28 already committed
Options42 player · 2 team
Projected tax bill$0under the tax line
The wall · 2026-27
each block = one contract, width = share of payroll26%LaVine$49.0M
24%Sabonis$45.5M
13%Hunter$24.9M
13%Murray$24.1M
11%Monk$20.2M
Zach LaVine $49.0MDomantas Sabonis $45.5MDe'Andre Hunter $24.9MKeegan Murray $24.1MMalik Monk $20.2MDarius Acuff Jr. $8.0MPrecious Achiuwa $5.5MNique Clifford $3.3MAlex Karaban $2.9MDaeqwon Plowden $2.4MBen Simmons $2.4MMaxime Raynaud $2.2MEmanuel Sharp $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 · 3
Zach LaVine$49.0M
De'Andre Hunter$24.9M
Ben Simmons$2.4M
$76.3M clears next summer
Tradable matching salary · 3
De'Andre Hunter$24.9M
Malik Monk$20.2M
Precious Achiuwa$5.5M
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach LaVine | 31 | $49.0MP | $49.0M | ||||
| Domantas Sabonis | 30 | $45.5M | $48.6M | $94.1M | |||
| De'Andre Hunter | 28 | $24.9M | $24.9M | ||||
| Keegan Murray | 26 | $24.1M | $26.1M | $28.0M | $29.9M | $31.9M | $140.0M |
| Malik Monk | 28 | $20.2M | $21.6MP | $20.2M | |||
| Darius Acuff Jr. | 19 | $8.0M | $8.4M | $8.8M | $11.2M | $16.4M | |
| Precious Achiuwa | 27 | $5.5M | $5.8M | $11.2M | |||
| Nique Clifford | 24 | $3.3M | $3.4M | $6.0M | $3.3M | ||
| Alex Karaban | 23 | $2.9M | $3.1M | $3.2M | $5.9M | $6.0M | |
| Daeqwon Plowden | 28 | $2.4M | $2.7M | $5.1M | |||
| Ben Simmons | 30 | $2.4M | — | ||||
| Maxime Raynaud | 23 | $2.2M | $2.5MT | $2.2M | |||
| Emanuel Sharp | 22 | $1.4M | $2.3M | $2.7MT | $3.7M | ||
| Team total | $191.8M | $124.4M | $48.7M | $47.0M | $31.9M |
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.