Cap situation · 2026-27
over the cap. Over the cap but $2.6M 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$2.6M$11.1M under the first apron
Expiring after 2026-27$29.9M3 contracts: Thompson, II, Sasser
Tradable contracts7$5–30M, two years or fewer, no player option
Next season$187.2M2027-28 already committed
Options53 player · 2 team
Projected tax bill$0under the tax line
The wall · 2026-27
each block = one contract, width = share of payroll20%Irving$39.5M
10%Washington$19.8M
9%Thompson$17.5M
9%Gafford$17.3M
9%Aldama$17.0M
7%Flagg$14.5M
7%Risacher$13.8M
Kyrie Irving $39.5MP.J. Washington $19.8MKlay Thompson $17.5MDaniel Gafford $17.3MSanti Aldama $17.0MCooper Flagg $14.5MZaccharie Risacher $13.8MCaleb Martin $10.0MNaji Marshall $9.4MMax Christie $8.3MDereck Lively II $7.2MMorez Johnson Jr. $6.8MMarcus Sasser $5.2MSergio de Larrea $3.2MTarik Biberovic $3.0MJaVale McGee $2.2MMoussa Cisse $2.2MOlivier-Maxence Prosper $1.0M
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
Klay Thompson$17.5M
Dereck Lively II$7.2M
Marcus Sasser$5.2M
$29.9M clears next summer
Options for 2027-28 · 5
Kyrie Irvingplayer$42.4M
Santi Aldamateam$17.0M
Caleb Martinplayer$9.4M
Max Christieplayer$8.9M
Tarik Biberovicteam$3.0M
Tradable matching salary · 7
Klay Thompson$17.5M
Santi Aldama$17.0M
Zaccharie Risacher$13.8M
Caleb Martin$10.0M
Max Christie$8.3M
Dereck Lively II$7.2M
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyrie Irving | 34 | $39.5M | $42.4MP | $39.5M | ||
| P.J. Washington | 28 | $19.8M | $21.4M | $23.0M | $24.6M | $88.8M |
| Klay Thompson | 36 | $17.5M | $17.5M | |||
| Daniel Gafford | 28 | $17.3M | $18.1M | $19.0M | $54.4M | |
| Santi Aldama | 25 | $17.0M | $17.0MT | $17.0M | ||
| Cooper Flagg | 19 | $14.5M | $15.2M | $19.2M | $29.7M | |
| Zaccharie Risacher | 21 | $13.8M | $17.4M | $13.8M | ||
| Caleb Martin | 31 | $10.0M | $9.4MP | $10.0M | ||
| Naji Marshall | 28 | $9.4M | $18.2M | $17.3M | $16.4M | $61.3M |
| Max Christie | 23 | $8.3M | $8.9MP | $8.3M | ||
| Dereck Lively II | 22 | $7.2M | $7.2M | |||
| Morez Johnson Jr. | 20 | $6.8M | $7.1M | $7.4M | $9.5M | $13.8M |
| Marcus Sasser | 26 | $5.2M | $5.2M | |||
| Sergio de Larrea | 20 | $3.2M | $3.3M | $3.5M | $6.3M | $6.5M |
| Tarik Biberovic | 25 | $3.0M | $3.0MT | $3.0M | ||
| JaVale McGee | 38 | $2.2M | $2.2M | $4.4M | ||
| Moussa Cisse | 24 | $2.2M | $2.6M | $2.2M | ||
| Olivier-Maxence Prosper | 24 | $1.0M | $1.0M | $2.0M | ||
| Team total | $197.9M | $187.2M | $89.4M | $56.7M |
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.