Cap situation · 2026-27
in the tax. In the tax by $0.8M — a projected $1.1M bill — but $7.8M under the first apron, so trade rules still allow a cushion.
Room under the tax−$0.8M$7.8M under the first apron
Expiring after 2026-27$36.8M4 contracts: Barrett, Anderson, Jackson-Davis…
Tradable contracts1$5–30M, two years or fewer, no player option
Next season$190.1M2027-28 already committed
Options52 player · 3 team
Projected tax bill$1.1Mnon-repeater rates
The wall · 2026-27
each block = one contract, width = share of payroll25%Leonard$50.3M
21%Barnes$41.8M
16%Quickley$32.5M
15%Barrett$29.6M
10%Poeltl$19.5M
Kawhi Leonard $50.3MScottie Barnes $41.8MImmanuel Quickley $32.5MRJ Barrett $29.6MJakob Poeltl $19.5MCollin Murray-Boyles $6.6MAllen Graves $4.1MJa'Kobe Walter $3.8MKyle Anderson $2.4MTrayce Jackson-Davis $2.4MJamison Battle $2.3MJamal Shead $2.3MAlijah Martin $2.2MJaden Bradley $1.4M
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
RJ Barrett$29.6M
Kyle Anderson$2.4M
Trayce Jackson-Davis$2.4M
Jamison Battle$2.3M
$36.8M clears next summer
Options for 2027-28 · 1
Alijah Martinplayer$2.6M
Tradable matching salary · 1
RJ Barrett$29.6M
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 | Guaranteed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kawhi Leonard | 35 | $50.3M | $56.1M | $58.9M | $106.4M | |
| Scottie Barnes | 25 | $41.8M | $44.8M | $47.9M | $51.0M | $185.6M |
| Immanuel Quickley | 27 | $32.5M | $32.5M | $32.5M | $97.5M | |
| RJ Barrett | 26 | $29.6M | $29.6M | |||
| Jakob Poeltl | 31 | $19.5MP | $27.3M | $29.5M | $27.3M | $76.3M |
| Collin Murray-Boyles | 21 | $6.6M | $7.0M | $8.9M | $6.6M | |
| Allen Graves | 20 | $4.1M | $4.3M | $4.5M | $6.9M | $8.3M |
| Ja'Kobe Walter | 22 | $3.8M | $5.9M | $3.8M | ||
| Kyle Anderson | 33 | $2.4M | $2.4M | |||
| Trayce Jackson-Davis | 26 | $2.4MT | $2.4M | |||
| Jamison Battle | 25 | $2.3M | — | |||
| Jamal Shead | 24 | $2.3MT | $7.4M | $8.0M | $8.6M | $26.3M |
| Alijah Martin | 24 | $2.2M | $2.6MP | $2.2M | ||
| Jaden Bradley | 23 | $1.4M | $2.3M | $2.7M | $2.9MT | $1.4M |
| Team total | $201.2M | $190.1M | $192.9M | $96.7M |
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.