Cap situation · 2026-27
above the first apron. Above the first apron by $11.4M and $1.3M under the second: trades must be salary-neutral, no sign-and-trades, and the tax bill projects to $44.9M.
Room under the tax−$20.0M$11.4M over the first apron
Expiring after 2026-27$11.3M4 contracts: McBride, Clarkson, Drummond…
Tradable contracts1$5–30M, two years or fewer, no player option
Next season$226.4M2027-28 already committed
Options54 player · 1 team
Projected tax bill$44.9Mnon-repeater rates
The wall · 2026-27
each block = one contract, width = share of payroll26%Towns$57.1M
19%Anunoby$42.5M
17%Brunson$37.7M
15%Bridges$33.5M
9%Hart$20.9M
Karl-Anthony Towns $57.1MOG Anunoby $42.5MJalen Brunson $37.7MMikal Bridges $33.5MJosh Hart $20.9MLandry Shamet $5.4MJose Alvarado $4.5MMiles McBride $4.0MPacome Dadiet $3.0MJordan Clarkson $2.4MAndre Drummond $2.4MJames Wiseman $2.4MTyler Kolek $2.3MMohamed Diawara $2.2M
What they can do with it
Test a trade →Exception available
$6.1M
Taxpayer mid-levelup to two years; using it hard-caps the team at the second apron
Expiring after 2026-27 · 4
Miles McBride$4.0M
Jordan Clarkson$2.4M
Andre Drummond$2.4M
James Wiseman$2.4M
$11.3M clears next summer
Tradable matching salary · 1
Josh Hart$20.9M
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 30 | $57.1M | $61.0MP | $57.1M | ||
| OG Anunoby | 29 | $42.5M | $45.4M | $48.4MP | $87.9M | |
| Jalen Brunson | 30 | $37.7M | $40.5M | $43.3MP | $78.3M | |
| Mikal Bridges | 30 | $33.5M | $36.2M | $38.8M | $41.5MP | $108.5M |
| Josh Hart | 31 | $20.9M | $22.4M | $20.9M | ||
| Landry Shamet | 29 | $5.4M | $5.8M | $6.2M | $6.6M | $24.0M |
| Jose Alvarado | 28 | $4.5M | $4.9M | $5.2M | $14.6M | |
| Miles McBride | 26 | $4.0M | $4.0M | |||
| Pacome Dadiet | 21 | $3.0M | $5.4M | $3.0M | ||
| Jordan Clarkson | 34 | $2.4M | $2.4M | |||
| Andre Drummond | 33 | $2.4M | $2.4M | |||
| James Wiseman | 25 | $2.4M | — | |||
| Tyler Kolek | 25 | $2.3M | $2.5MT | $2.3M | ||
| Mohamed Diawara | 21 | $2.2M | $2.4M | $2.6M | $2.8M | $10.0M |
| Team total | $220.4M | $226.4M | $144.6M | $50.9M |
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.