Cap situation · 2026-27
above the first apron. Above the first apron by $6.3M and $6.4M under the second: trades must be salary-neutral, no sign-and-trades, and the tax bill projects to $28.5M.
Room under the tax−$14.9M$6.3M over the first apron
Expiring after 2026-27$17.8M3 contracts: DiVincenzo, Hyland, Lyles
Tradable contracts3$5–30M, two years or fewer, no player option
Next season$214.1M2027-28 already committed
Options32 player · 1 team
Projected tax bill$28.5Mnon-repeater rates
The wall · 2026-27
each block = one contract, width = share of payroll23%Edwards$48.9M
19%Ball$40.8M
17%Gobert$36.5M
12%McDaniels$26.2M
9%Dosunmu$19.3M
6%DiVincenzo$12.5M
Anthony Edwards $48.9MLaMelo Ball $40.8MRudy Gobert $36.5MJaden McDaniels $26.2MAyo Dosunmu $19.3MDonte DiVincenzo $12.5MJonathan Kuminga $6.1MCody Williams $6.0MJoan Beringer $4.4MJaylen Clark $3.1MBones Hyland $2.8MTerrence Shannon Jr. $2.8MTrey Lyles $2.4MJohn Konchar $2.1MIsaiah Evans $1.4M
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
Expiring after 2026-27 · 3
Donte DiVincenzo$12.5M
Bones Hyland$2.8M
Trey Lyles$2.4M
$17.8M clears next summer
Options for 2027-28 · 1
Jonathan Kumingaplayer$6.4M
Tradable matching salary · 3
Donte DiVincenzo$12.5M
Jonathan Kuminga$6.1M
Cody Williams$6.0M
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Edwards | 25 | $48.9M | $52.3M | $55.7M | $156.9M | ||
| LaMelo Ball | 25 | $40.8M | $43.6M | $46.4M | $130.7M | ||
| Rudy Gobert | 34 | $36.5M | $38.0M | $36.5M | |||
| Jaden McDaniels | 26 | $26.2M | $28.0M | $29.8M | $84.0M | ||
| Ayo Dosunmu | 26 | $19.3M | $20.9M | $22.4M | $23.9M | $25.5MP | $86.5M |
| Donte DiVincenzo | 29 | $12.5M | $12.5M | ||||
| Jonathan Kuminga | 24 | $6.1M | $6.4MP | $6.1M | |||
| Cody Williams | 21 | $6.0M | $7.7M | $6.0M | |||
| Joan Beringer | 19 | $4.4M | $4.6M | $7.1M | $4.4M | ||
| Jaylen Clark | 25 | $3.1M | $3.3M | $3.6M | $10.0M | ||
| Bones Hyland | 26 | $2.8M | $2.8M | ||||
| Terrence Shannon Jr. | 26 | $2.8M | $5.1M | $2.8M | |||
| Trey Lyles | 30 | $2.4M | $2.4M | ||||
| John Konchar | 30 | $2.1M | $2.1M | $2.1M | $6.2M | ||
| Isaiah Evans | 20 | $1.4M | $2.3M | $2.7M | $2.9MT | $6.3M | |
| Team total | $215.3M | $214.1M | $169.7M | $26.9M | $25.5M |
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.