Cap situation · 2026-27
over the cap. Over the cap but $8.4M under the tax: trades need matching salary (up to $27.5M back for $20M out) and the full mid-level is on the table.
Room under the tax$8.4M$17.0M under the first apron
Expiring after 2026-27$21.3M4 contracts: Henderson, Potter, Cissoko…
Tradable contracts4$5–30M, two years or fewer, no player option
Next season$181.6M2027-28 already committed
Options31 player · 2 team
Projected tax bill$0under the tax line
The wall · 2026-27
each block = one contract, width = share of payroll22%Morant$42.2M
18%Holiday$34.8M
10%Sharpe$20.1M
9%Camara$18.1M
7%Williams$14.0M
7%Henderson$13.6M
7%Lillard$13.4M
7%Avdija$13.1M
Ja Morant $42.2MJrue Holiday $34.8MShaedon Sharpe $20.1MToumani Camara $18.1MRobert Williams $14.0MScoot Henderson $13.6MDamian Lillard $13.4MDeni Avdija $13.1MDonovan Clingan $7.5MYang Hansen $4.6MMicah Potter $2.8MVit Krejci $2.7MSidy Cissoko $2.5MBranden Carlson $2.4MDidi Louzada $0.3M
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
Scoot Henderson$13.6M
Micah Potter$2.8M
Sidy Cissoko$2.5M
Branden Carlson$2.4M
$21.3M clears next summer
Tradable matching salary · 4
Scoot Henderson$13.6M
Damian Lillard$13.4M
Deni Avdija$13.1M
Donovan Clingan$7.5M
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ja Morant | 27 | $42.2M | $44.9M | $87.1M | ||
| Jrue Holiday | 36 | $34.8M | $37.2M | $34.8M | ||
| Shaedon Sharpe | 23 | $20.1M | $21.7M | $23.3M | $24.9M | $90.0M |
| Toumani Camara | 26 | $18.1M | $19.5M | $21.0M | $22.4M | $81.0M |
| Robert Williams | 29 | $14.0M | $14.7M | $15.4M | $19.0M | |
| Scoot Henderson | 22 | $13.6M | $13.6M | |||
| Damian Lillard | 36 | $13.4M | $14.1MP | $13.4M | ||
| Deni Avdija | 25 | $13.1M | $11.9M | $25.0M | ||
| Donovan Clingan | 22 | $7.5M | $9.6M | $7.5M | ||
| Yang Hansen | 21 | $4.6M | $4.9M | $7.5M | $4.6M | |
| Micah Potter | 28 | $2.8MT | $2.8M | |||
| Vit Krejci | 26 | $2.7M | $3.0MT | — | ||
| Sidy Cissoko | 22 | $2.5M | — | |||
| Branden Carlson | 27 | $2.4M | $2.4M | |||
| Didi Louzada | 27 | $0.3M | $0.3M | $0.3M | $0.8M | |
| Team total | $192.1M | $181.6M | $67.4M | $47.3M |
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.