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Salary cap $165.0M
$39.3M over
Luxury tax $200.4M
$3.8M over
First apron $209.0M
$4.8M under
Second apron $221.7M
$17.4M under
The bar is 2026-27's payroll: $204.3M, 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.
Player option · Team option · Italic = not fully guaranteed
| Player | Age | Salary | Guaranteed | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26-27 | 27-28 | 28-29 | 29-30 | 30-31 | 31-32 | |||
| Zion Williamson | 26 | $42,166,510 | $44,886,930 | $87,053,440 | ||||
$120.5M worth · $87.0M salary
$80.9M worth · $61.9M salary
The 2026-27 lines start after opening night, Oct 20. Every player begins at 0 and climbs as his play covers his salary. See how 2025-26 finished
Money already committed for each season, before any new signings.
Signed 5-yr/$193M extension July 6, 2022.
Traded from WAS to NOP July 6, 2025. Traded from GSW to WAS July 6, 2023. Signed 4-yr/$140M rookie scale extension October 15, 2022.
Traded from ATL to NOP July 6, 2024. 2027-28 is a player option. Signed 4-yr/$114M contract extension July 9, 2023.
Signed 4-yr/$112M contract extension October 21, 2024.
Signed 3-yr/$68M contract July 14, 2025. Signed 4-yr/$56M contract July 6, 2023.
2027-28 and 2028-29 are team options. Signed rookie scale contract on July 5, 2025.
| Jordan Poole | 27 | $34,044,642 | $34,044,642 |
| Dejounte Murray | 30 | $32,785,071 | $30,751,504 | $32,785,071 |
| Trey Murphy III | 26 | $27,000,000 | $29,000,000 | $31,000,000 | $87,000,000 |
| Herbert Jones | 28 | $14,898,786 | $20,858,300 | $22,526,964 | $24,195,628 | $58,284,050 |
| Jeremiah Fears | 19 | $7,896,240 | $8,271,960 | $10,505,389 | $7,896,240 |
| Bennedict Mathurin | 24 | $7,804,878 | $8,195,122 | $7,804,878 |
| Saddiq Bey | 27 | $6,440,678 | $17,129,630 | $18,500,000 | $19,870,370 | $61,940,678 |
| Derik Queen | 21 | $5,416,080 | $5,673,840 | $8,107,918 | $5,416,080 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 38 | $3,876,529 | $4,070,355 | $7,946,884 |
| Yves Missi | 22 | $3,512,760 | $5,595,827 | $3,512,760 |
| AJ Johnson | 21 | $3,237,120 | $5,493,394 | $3,237,120 |
| Christian Koloko | 26 | $2,625,627 | $2,625,627 |
| Caleb Houstan | 23 | $2,625,627 |
| Bryce McGowens | 23 | $2,584,539 | $2,934,742 | $2,584,539 |
| Trendon Watford | 25 | $2,449,421 |
| Kobe Bufkin | 23 | $2,449,421 | $2,449,421 |
| Karlo Matković | 25 | $2,296,271 | $2,296,271 |
| Jaron Pierre Jr. | 24 |
| Julian Reese | 23 |
| Malik Dia | 22 |
| Taj Gibson | 41 | $148,828 | $148,828 |
| Team totals | $204,259,028 | $182,861,604 | $90,640,271 | $44,065,998 | $407,026,529 | |||
A blank cell means no contract that season. Totals count every listed salary, guaranteed or not.
$94.1M worth · $87.1M salary
$3.9M worth · $2.6M salary
$2.9M worth · $2.4M salary
$5.0M worth · $7.9M salary
$7.0M worth · $34.0M salary
$498.4M worth · $521.7M 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 -$4.8M adds up each player's middle estimate and ranks 10th of 30 teams. Every player's own range is wide, so read the total as a rough guide. See every contract in the league ranked.
Left out of the total, not counted as zero: Taj Gibson (waived).
2027-28 is a player option. Signed 2-yr/$16M contract September 10, 2026.
Signed extension September 17, 2026. Traded from WAS to NOP July 6, 2025. Signed 3-yr/$19M contract July 11, 2024.
2027-28 and 2028-29 are team options. Signed rookie scale contract on July 5, 2025.
Signed 2-yr/$8M contract July 10, 2026.
Option exercised October 17, 2025. 2026-27 and 2027-28 are team options. Signed rookie scale contract on July 8, 2024.
Traded from MEM to NOP September 8, 2026. Traded from DAL to MEM July 8, 2026. Traded from WAS to DAL February 5, 2026. Option exercised October 29, 2025. Traded from MIL to WAS February 6, 2025. 2026-27 and 2027-28 are team options. Signed rookie scale contract on July 5, 2024.
Signed 1-yr minimum non-guaranteed contract July 28, 2026.
Signed 1-yr minimum non-guaranteed contract August 4, 2026.
Signed 3-yr contract February 20, 2026.
Signed 1-yr minimum contract August 17, 2026.
Signed 1-yr minimum non-guaranteed contract July 25, 2026.
Option exercised June 25, 2026. 2026-27 is a team option. Signed 3-yr/$5.4M contract July 13, 2024.
Signed two-way contract July 23, 2026.
Signed two-way contract September 24, 2026.
Signed two-way contract August 18, 2026.
Waived September 9, 2026. Traded from MEM to NOP September 8, 2026. 2026-27 is non guaranteed. Signed 2-yr contract February 26, 2026.
