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Rockets salary cap

$205.5M committed for 2026-27 · cap $165.0M · $40.5M over · 12th highest payroll
Committed 2026-27$205.5M16 contracts
Salary cap$165.0M$40.5M over the cap
Luxury tax line$200.4M$5.1M over the tax
Next season$200.8M2027-28 already committed
Options54 player · 1 team

The wall · 2026-27

each block = one contract, width = share of payroll
Durant$43.9M
Şengün$35.6M
VanVleet$25.0M
Jr.$23.6M
Eason$14.1M
Adams$13.0M

Kevin Durant $43.9M · Alperen Şengün $35.6M · Fred VanVleet $25.0M · Jabari Smith Jr. $23.6M · Tari Eason $14.1M · Steven Adams $13.0M · Amen Thompson $12.3M · Reed Sheppard $11.1M

Every contract, by season

P = player option · T = team option · ETO = early termination
PlayerAge2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-312031-32Guaranteed
Kevin Durant37$43.9M$46.1M$43.9M
Alperen Şengün24$35.6M$37.3M$39.0M$39.0MP$112.0M
Fred VanVleet32$25.0MP$25.0M
Jabari Smith Jr.23$23.6M$21.8M$23.6M$25.5M$27.4M$122.0M
Tari Eason25$14.1M$15.2M$16.3M$17.4M$18.5MP$63.0M
Steven Adams33$13.0M$11.9M$24.9M
Amen Thompson23$12.3M$35.9M$38.7M$41.6M$44.5M$47.3M$220.3M
Reed Sheppard22$11.1M$14.0M$11.1M
Clint Capela32$7.0M$7.4M$14.4M
Marcus Smart32$6.1M$6.4MP$6.1M
Oscar Tshiebwe26$2.5M$2.5M
Julian Phillips22$2.5M$2.5M
Bogdan Bogdanović34$2.4M$2.4M
Jae'Sean Tate30$2.4M$2.4M
Isaiah Crawford24$2.4M$2.7M$5.1M
Bruce Thornton22$1.4M$2.3M$2.7M$2.9MT$1.4M
Team total$205.5M$200.8M$120.4M$126.5M$90.4M$47.3M

Built from public contract records and checked against the league's published cap (2026-27 cap $165.0M); updated 40 min ago. Cap holds, incomplete rosters and two-way deals can move these totals; the league's official numbers govern.