Cap situation · 2026-27
above the first apron. Above the first apron by $9.1M and $3.6M under the second: trades must be salary-neutral, no sign-and-trades, and the tax bill projects to $37.5M.
Room under the tax−$17.7M$9.1M over the first apron
Expiring after 2026-27$35.6M6 contracts: Isaac, Black, Bitadze…
Tradable contracts3$5–30M, two years or fewer, no player option
Next season$192.9M2027-28 already committed
Options31 player · 2 team
Projected tax bill$37.5Mnon-repeater rates
The wall · 2026-27
each block = one contract, width = share of payroll19%Wagner$41.8M
19%Banchero$41.5M
18%Bane$39.4M
15%Suggs$32.4M
8%Jr.$18.1M
Franz Wagner $41.8MPaolo Banchero $41.5MDesmond Bane $39.4MJalen Suggs $32.4MWendell Carter Jr. $18.1MJonathan Isaac $10.4MAnthony Black $10.1MGoga Bitadze $7.6MTristan Da Silva $4.0MJase Richardson $3.1MJamal Cain $2.6MJevon Carter $2.4MNikola Vucevic $2.4MNoah Penda $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 · 6
Jonathan Isaac$10.4M
Anthony Black$10.1M
Goga Bitadze$7.6M
Jamal Cain$2.6M
Jevon Carter$2.4M
Nikola Vucevic$2.4M
$35.6M clears next summer
Options for 2027-28 · 0
No player or team options.
Tradable matching salary · 3
Jonathan Isaac$10.4M
Anthony Black$10.1M
Goga Bitadze$7.6M
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franz Wagner | 25 | $41.8M | $44.8M | $47.9M | $51.0M | $185.6M | |
| Paolo Banchero | 23 | $41.5M | $44.8M | $48.1M | $51.5M | $54.8MP | $185.9M |
| Desmond Bane | 28 | $39.4M | $42.2M | $44.9M | $126.5M | ||
| Jalen Suggs | 25 | $32.4M | $29.6M | $26.8M | $26.7M | $88.8M | |
| Wendell Carter Jr. | 27 | $18.1M | $19.6M | $21.0M | $37.7M | ||
| Jonathan Isaac | 29 | $10.4M | $10.4M | ||||
| Anthony Black | 22 | $10.1M | $10.1M | ||||
| Goga Bitadze | 27 | $7.6M | $7.6M | ||||
| Tristan Da Silva | 25 | $4.0M | $6.1M | $4.0M | |||
| Jase Richardson | 21 | $3.1M | $3.3M | $5.9M | $3.1M | ||
| Jamal Cain | 27 | $2.6MT | $2.6M | ||||
| Jevon Carter | 31 | $2.4M | $2.4M | ||||
| Nikola Vucevic | 35 | $2.4M | $2.4M | ||||
| Noah Penda | 21 | $2.2M | $2.5M | $2.7MT | $2.2M | ||
| Team total | $218.1M | $192.9M | $197.4M | $129.2M | $54.8M |
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.