Cap situation · 2026-27
in the tax. In the tax by $0.9M — a projected $1.4M bill — but $7.7M under the first apron, so trade rules still allow a cushion.
Room under the tax−$0.9M$7.7M under the first apron
Expiring after 2026-27$13.3M4 contracts: LaRavia, Thybulle, Looney…
Tradable contracts4$5–30M, two years or fewer, no player option
Next season$201.1M2027-28 already committed
Options96 player · 3 team
Projected tax bill$1.4Mnon-repeater rates
The wall · 2026-27
each block = one contract, width = share of payroll25%Doncic$49.8M
20%Reaves$41.2M
15%Kessler$30.2M
7%Grimes$14.0M
6%Mamukelashvili$13.0M
6%Vanderbilt$12.4M
Luka Doncic $49.8MAustin Reaves $41.2MWalker Kessler $30.2MQuentin Grimes $14.0MSandro Mamukelashvili $13.0MJarred Vanderbilt $12.4MCollin Sexton $9.4MJaden Hardy $6.0MJake LaRavia $6.0MDalton Knecht $4.2MCameron Carr $3.3MMatisse Thybulle $2.4MKevon Looney $2.4MZiaire Williams $2.4MBronny James $2.3MAdou Thiero $2.2M
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
Jake LaRavia$6.0M
Matisse Thybulle$2.4M
Kevon Looney$2.4M
Ziaire Williams$2.4M
$13.3M clears next summer
Options for 2027-28 · 4
Jarred Vanderbiltplayer$13.3M
Jaden Hardyteam$6.0M
Adou Thieroteam$2.5M
Bronny Jamesteam$2.5M
Tradable matching salary · 4
Jarred Vanderbilt$12.4M
Collin Sexton$9.4M
Jaden Hardy$6.0M
Jake LaRavia$6.0M
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luka Doncic | 27 | $49.8M | $53.8M | $57.8MP | $103.6M | |
| Austin Reaves | 28 | $41.2M | $44.5M | $47.8M | $51.1MP | $133.6M |
| Walker Kessler | 25 | $30.2M | $31.7M | $33.3M | $34.8MP | $95.2M |
| Quentin Grimes | 26 | $14.0M | $14.7M | $15.3M | $16.0MP | $44.0M |
| Sandro Mamukelashvili | 27 | $13.0M | $12.3M | $13.0M | $13.7MP | $38.4M |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 27 | $12.4M | $13.3MP | $12.4M | ||
| Collin Sexton | 27 | $9.4M | $9.8M | $19.2M | ||
| Jaden Hardy | 24 | $6.0M | $6.0MT | $6.0M | ||
| Jake LaRavia | 24 | $6.0M | $6.0M | |||
| Dalton Knecht | 25 | $4.2M | $6.5M | $4.2M | ||
| Cameron Carr | 21 | $3.3M | $3.5M | $3.6M | $6.4M | $6.8M |
| Matisse Thybulle | 29 | $2.4M | $2.4M | |||
| Kevon Looney | 30 | $2.4M | $2.4M | |||
| Ziaire Williams | 25 | $2.4M | $2.4M | |||
| Bronny James | 22 | $2.3M | $2.5MT | — | ||
| Adou Thiero | 22 | $2.2M | $2.5MT | $2.2M | ||
| Team total | $201.3M | $201.1M | $170.9M | $122.0M |
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.