Cap situation · 2026-27
over the cap. Over the cap but $9.0M 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$9.0M$17.6M under the first apron
Expiring after 2026-27$19.8M3 contracts: Coulibaly, Ayton, Gill
Tradable contracts3$5–30M, two years or fewer, no player option
Next season$186.9M2027-28 already committed
Options43 player · 1 team
Projected tax bill$0under the tax line
The wall · 2026-27
each block = one contract, width = share of payroll31%Davis$58.5M
26%Young$49.5M
8%Dybantsa$14.7M
6%Sarr$12.4M
Anthony Davis $58.5MTrae Young $49.5MAJ Dybantsa $14.7MAlex Sarr $12.4MBilal Coulibaly $9.2MTre Johnson $8.6MDeandre Ayton $8.1MTre Mann $8.0MKhris Middleton $5.6MBub Carrington $4.9MWill Riley $3.7MKyshawn George $3.1MJustin Champagnie $2.7MAnthony Gill $2.4M
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 · 3
Bilal Coulibaly$9.2M
Deandre Ayton$8.1M
Anthony Gill$2.4M
$19.8M clears next summer
Tradable matching salary · 3
Alex Sarr$12.4M
Bilal Coulibaly$9.2M
Tre Mann$8.0M
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 | Guaranteed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Davis | 33 | $58.5M | $62.8MP | $58.5M | ||
| Trae Young | 28 | $49.5M | $50.5M | $54.4M | $58.4MP | $154.4M |
| AJ Dybantsa | 19 | $14.7M | $15.5M | $16.2M | $20.5M | $30.2M |
| Alex Sarr | 21 | $12.4M | $15.6M | $12.4M | ||
| Bilal Coulibaly | 22 | $9.2M | $9.2M | |||
| Tre Johnson | 20 | $8.6M | $9.1M | $11.5M | $8.6M | |
| Deandre Ayton | 28 | $8.1MP | $8.1M | |||
| Tre Mann | 25 | $8.0M | $8.0MT | $8.0M | ||
| Khris Middleton | 35 | $5.6M | $5.9M | $6.2M | $6.5M | |
| Bub Carrington | 21 | $4.9M | $7.3M | $4.9M | ||
| Will Riley | 20 | $3.7M | $3.9M | $6.2M | $3.7M | |
| Kyshawn George | 22 | $3.1M | $5.4M | $3.1M | ||
| Justin Champagnie | 25 | $2.7M | $3.0M | $2.7M | ||
| Anthony Gill | 34 | $2.4M | $2.4M | |||
| Team total | $191.5M | $186.9M | $94.5M | $78.9M |
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.