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Pelicans Nightly · salary cap · 2026-27

Pelicans salary cap

$202.2M committed for 2026-27 · cap $165.0M · $37.3M over · 15th highest payroll
Committed 2026-27$202.2M18 contracts
Salary cap$165.0M$37.3M over the cap
Luxury tax line$200.4M$1.8M over the tax
Next season$154.6M2027-28 already committed
Options31 player · 2 team

The wall · 2026-27

each block = one contract, width = share of payroll
Williamson$42.2M
Poole$34.0M
Murray$32.8M
III$27.0M
Jones$14.9M

Zion Williamson $42.2M · Jordan Poole $34.0M · Dejounte Murray $32.8M · Trey Murphy III $27.0M · Herbert Jones $14.9M · Jeremiah Fears $7.9M · Jordan Hawkins $7.0M · Saddiq Bey $6.4M

Every contract, by season

P = player option · T = team option · ETO = early termination
PlayerAge2026-272027-282028-292029-30Guaranteed
Zion Williamson26$42.2M$44.9M$87.1M
Jordan Poole27$34.0M$34.0M
Dejounte Murray29$32.8M$30.8MP$32.8M
Trey Murphy III26$27.0M$29.0M$31.0M$87.0M
Herbert Jones27$14.9M$20.9M$22.5M$24.2M$58.3M
Jeremiah Fears19$7.9M$8.3M$10.5M$7.9M
Jordan Hawkins24$7.0M$7.0M
Saddiq Bey27$6.4M$6.4M
Derik Queen21$5.4M$5.7M$8.1M$5.4M
DeAndre Jordan38$3.9M$4.1M$7.9M
Yves Missi22$3.5M$5.6M$3.5M
Caleb Houstan23$2.6M
Christian Koloko26$2.6M$2.6M
Bryce McGowens23$2.6M$2.9M$2.6M
Trendon Watford25$2.4M
Kobe Bufkin22$2.4M$2.4M
Karlo Matković25$2.3MT$2.3M
Micah Peavy25$2.2M$2.5M$2.7MT$2.2M
Team total$202.2M$154.6M$74.9M$24.2M

Built from public contract records and checked against the league's published cap (2026-27 cap $165.0M); updated 22 min ago. Cap holds, incomplete rosters and two-way deals can move these totals; the league's official numbers govern.