Cap situation · 2026-27
above the first apron. Above the first apron by $5.8M and $6.9M under the second: trades must be salary-neutral, no sign-and-trades, and the tax bill projects to $27.2M.
Room under the tax−$14.4M$5.8M over the first apron
Expiring after 2026-27$12.4M2 contracts: Wallace, Williams
Tradable contracts4$5–30M, two years or fewer, no player option
Next season$237.7M2027-28 already committed
Options20 player · 2 team
Projected tax bill$27.2Mnon-repeater rates
The wall · 2026-27
each block = one contract, width = share of payroll19%Holmgren$41.5M
19%Williams$41.5M
19%Gilgeous-Alexander$40.8M
11%Hartenstein$23.1M
9%Caruso$19.6M
Chet Holmgren $41.5MJalen Williams $41.5MShai Gilgeous-Alexander $40.8MIsaiah Hartenstein $23.1MAlex Caruso $19.6MJaylin Williams $7.8MCason Wallace $7.4MAday Mara $5.8MNikola Topic $5.4MKenrich Williams $5.0MThomas Sorber $4.9MBennett Stirtz $4.7MJared McCain $4.4MAjay Mitchell $2.9M
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
Tradable matching salary · 4
Jaylin Williams$7.8M
Cason Wallace$7.4M
Nikola Topic$5.4M
Kenrich Williams$5.0M
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chet Holmgren | 24 | $41.5M | $44.8M | $48.1M | $51.5M | $54.8M | $240.7M |
| Jalen Williams | 25 | $41.5M | $44.8M | $48.1M | $51.5M | $54.8M | $240.7M |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 28 | $40.8M | $61.0M | $65.9M | $70.8M | $75.6M | $238.5M |
| Isaiah Hartenstein | 28 | $23.1M | $25.0M | $26.9M | $48.1M | ||
| Alex Caruso | 32 | $19.6M | $21.0M | $22.4M | $63.0M | ||
| Jaylin Williams | 24 | $7.8M | $7.8MT | $7.8M | |||
| Cason Wallace | 22 | $7.4M | $7.4M | ||||
| Aday Mara | 21 | $5.8M | $6.1M | $6.4M | $8.8M | $11.9M | |
| Nikola Topic | 21 | $5.4M | $7.5M | $5.4M | |||
| Kenrich Williams | 31 | $5.0M | $5.0M | ||||
| Thomas Sorber | 20 | $4.9M | $5.1M | $7.8M | $4.9M | ||
| Bennett Stirtz | 23 | $4.7M | $5.0M | $5.2M | $8.0M | $9.7M | |
| Jared McCain | 22 | $4.4M | $6.8M | $4.4M | |||
| Ajay Mitchell | 24 | $2.9M | $2.9MT | — | |||
| Team total | $214.8M | $237.7M | $230.9M | $190.4M | $185.2M |
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.