Salary cap $165.0M
$26.5M over
Luxury tax $200.4M
$9.0M under
First apron $209.0M
$17.6M under
Second apron
Player option · Team option · Italic = not fully guaranteed
| Player | Age | Salary | Guaranteed | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26-27 | 27-28 | 28-29 | 29-30 | 30-31 | 31-32 | |||
| Anthony Davis | 33 | $58,456,566 | $62,786,682 | $58,456,566 | ||||
Money already committed for each season, before any new signings.
$30.2M under
The bar is 2026-27's payroll: $191.5M, 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.
| Trae Young | 28 | $49,488,300 | $50,478,066 | $54,437,130 | $58,396,194 | $154,403,496 |
| AJ Dybantsa | 19 | $14,748,000 | $15,485,760 | $16,223,040 | $20,457,254 | $30,233,760 |
| Alex Sarr | 21 | $12,370,680 | $15,611,798 | $12,370,680 |
| Bilal Coulibaly | 22 | $9,240,012 | $9,240,012 |
| Tre Johnson | 20 | $8,649,600 | $9,061,680 | $11,490,211 | $8,649,600 |
| Deandre Ayton | 28 | $8,104,000 | $8,104,000 |
| Tre Mann | 25 | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 |
| Khris Middleton | 35 | $5,591,122 | $5,870,678 | $6,150,234 | $6,499,000 |
| Bub Carrington | 21 | $4,900,560 | $7,257,730 | $4,900,560 |
| Will Riley | 20 | $3,688,320 | $3,864,000 | $6,155,352 | $3,688,320 |
| Kyshawn George | 22 | $3,108,000 | $5,435,892 | $3,108,000 |
| Justin Champagnie | 25 | $2,667,944 | $3,005,085 | $2,667,944 |
| Anthony Gill | 33 | $2,449,421 | $2,449,421 |
| Jamir Watkins | 25 |
| Tristan Vukcevic | 23 |
| Trevor Keels | 23 |
| Felix Okpara | 22 |
| Chris Livingston | 22 |
| Skal Labissière | 30 |
| Reece Beekman | 24 |
| Team totals | $191,462,525 | $186,857,371 | $94,455,967 | $78,853,448 | $312,771,359 | |||
A blank cell means no contract that season. Totals count every listed salary, guaranteed or not.
$7.9M worth · $2.4M salary
$32.1M worth · $121.2M salary
$17.9M worth · $212.8M salary
$218.6M worth · $484.7M 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 -$211.4M adds up each player's middle estimate and ranks 29th 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: AJ Dybantsa (no recent DRBL seasons).
Traded from DAL to WAS February 5, 2026. 2027-28 is a player option. Signed 3-yr/$175M contract extension August 6, 2023.
2029-30 is a player option. Signed 4-yr/$213M contract July 6, 2026.
2028-29 and 2029-30 are team options. Signed 4-yr/$67M contract July 2, 2026.
Option exercised October 29, 2025. 2026-27 and 2027-28 are team options. Signed rookie scale contract on July 6, 2024.
Option exercised October 29, 2025. Option exercised October 29, 2024. 2025-26 and 2026-27 are team options. Signed 4-yr/$30M rookie scale contract July 2, 2023.
2027-28 and 2028-29 are team options. Signed rookie scale contract on July 5, 2025.
Traded from LAL to WAS July 7, 2026. Option exercised June 29, 2026. 2026-27 is a player option. Signed 2-yr/$16.6M contract July 6, 2025.
Traded from CHO to WAS August 20, 2026. 2027-28 is a team option. Signed 3-yr/$24M contract July 13, 2025.
Traded from DAL to WAS July 8, 2026. 2027-28 partially guaranteed and 2028-29 is not guaranteed. Signed 3-yr/$18M contract July 7, 2026.
Option exercised October 29, 2025. 2026-27 and 2027-28 are team options. Signed rookie scale contract on July 7, 2024.
2027-28 and 2028-29 are team options. Signed rookie scale contract on July 5, 2025.
Option exercised October 29, 2025. 2026-27 and 2027-28 are team options. Signed rookie scale contract on July 6, 2024.
Signed 4-yr/$10M contract March 3, 2025.
Signed 1-yr minimum contract September 15, 2026.
Signed two-way contract July 1, 2026.
2027-28 is a team option. Signed 3-yr/$9M contract February 21, 2026.
Signed Exhibit 10 contract September 27, 2026.
Signed two-way contract July 7, 2026.
Signed Exhibit 10 contract September 27, 2026.
Signed Exhibit 10 contract October 5, 2026.
Signed Exhibit 10 contract September 27, 2026.