Salary cap $165.0M
$26.8M over
Luxury tax $200.4M
$8.6M under
First apron $209.0M
$17.2M under
Second apron $221.7M
$29.9M under
Player option · Team option · Italic = not fully guaranteed
| Player | Age | Salary | Guaranteed | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26-27 | 27-28 | 28-29 | 29-30 | 30-31 | 31-32 | |||
| Zach LaVine | 31 | $48,967,380 | $48,967,380 | |||||
$18.2M worth · $5.1M salary
Money already committed for each season, before any new signings.
The bar is 2026-27's payroll: $191.8M, counting every listed salary, guaranteed or not. It isn't an official cap sheet, so cap holds, dead money and exceptions aren't in it.
| Domantas Sabonis | 30 | $45,472,000 | $48,608,000 | $94,080,000 |
| De'Andre Hunter | 28 | $24,910,714 | $24,910,714 |
| Keegan Murray | 26 | $24,137,936 | $26,068,965 | $27,999,999 | $29,931,033 | $31,862,067 | $140,000,000 |
| Malik Monk | 28 | $20,190,035 | $21,582,451 | $20,190,035 |
| Darius Acuff Jr. | 19 | $8,021,640 | $8,422,920 | $8,823,600 | $11,205,972 | $16,444,560 |
| Precious Achiuwa | 27 | $5,477,000 | $5,750,850 | $11,227,850 |
| Nique Clifford | 24 | $3,263,400 | $3,418,800 | $5,979,481 | $3,263,400 |
| Alex Karaban | 23 | $2,948,280 | $3,095,640 | $3,243,120 | $5,853,832 | $6,043,920 |
| Daeqwon Plowden | 28 | $2,449,421 | $2,664,401 | $5,113,822 |
| Ben Simmons | 30 | $2,449,421 |
| Maxime Raynaud | 23 | $2,150,917 | $2,525,901 | $2,150,917 |
| Emanuel Sharp | 22 | $1,357,763 | $2,294,370 | $2,694,363 | $3,652,133 |
| Killian Hayes | 25 |
| Adam Flagler | 26 |
| Viktor Lakhin | 25 |
| Sean East II | 26 |
| Jonathan Mogbo | 24 |
| Leaky Black | 27 |
| Tristen Newton | 25 |
| Elfrid Payton | 32 |
| Team totals | $191,795,907 | $124,432,298 | $48,740,563 | $46,990,837 | $31,862,067 | $376,044,731 | ||
A blank cell means no contract that season. Totals count every listed salary, guaranteed or not.
$18.0M worth · $11.2M salary
$15.2M worth · $24.9M salary
$23.1M worth · $94.1M salary
$58.0M worth · $140.0M salary
$213.0M worth · $385.9M salary
Worth is what each player's projected DRBL wins would cost on the open market over the rest of his contract, and salary is what he is owed. Surplus is worth minus salary, except that a team can decline a team option or cut a non-guaranteed year, and a player can turn down his option. These are the same estimates shown on player pages.
The team total of -$168.5M adds up each player's middle estimate and ranks 27th of 30 teams. Every player's own range is wide, so read the total as a rough guide.
Left out of the total, not counted as zero: Darius Acuff Jr., Alex Karaban and Emanuel Sharp (no recent DRBL seasons).
Option exercised June 29, 2026. Traded from CHI to SAC February 3, 2025. 2026-27 is a player option. Signed 5-yr/$215M contract July 7, 2022.
Signed 4-yr/$195M contract extension July 6, 2023.
Traded from CLE to SAC February 1, 2026. Traded from ATL to CLE February 6, 2025. Signed 4-yr/$90M extension October 17, 2022.
Signed 5-yr/$140M contract extension October 16, 2025.
2027-28 is a player option. Signed 4-yr/$78M contract July 6, 2024.
2028-29 and 2029-30 are team options. Signed 4-yr/$36M contract July 1, 2026.
Signed 2-yr/$11M contract July 7, 2026.
2027-28 and 2028-29 are team options. Signed rookie scale contract on July 3, 2025.
2028-29 and 2029-30 are team options. Signed 4-yr/$15M contract July 1, 2026.
Signed 2-yr/$5M contract July 2, 2026.
Signed 1-yr minimum contract September 7, 2026.
2027-28 is a team option. Signed 3-yr/$5.9M contract.
2028-29 is a team option. Signed 3-yr/$6M contract July 1, 2026.
2026-27 is not guaranteed. Signed 2-yr contract March 15, 2026.
Signed two-way contract July 1, 2026.
Signed Exhibit 10 contract September 28, 2026.
Signed Exhibit 10 contract September 28, 2026.
Signed two-way contract July 2, 2026.
Signed Exhibit 10 contract September 25, 2026.
Signed Exhibit 10 contract September 25, 2026.
Signed Exhibit 10 contract September 16, 2026.