NBA Team Tax Tracker

A real-time look at the 2025-26 tax totals for each NBA team, including estimated tax space.

SEASON
TAX THRESHOLD
$187,895,000
 
Rank Team Record Salaries Space Tax Bill Estimated Total Tax Payroll + Est. Bill Active Dead Estimated
1 CLE CLE 40-26
$212,345,289 $-24,450,289 $68,671,517 $281,016,806 $211,920,617 $424,672
2 NYK NYK 42-25
$207,423,230 $-19,528,230 $44,436,593 $251,859,823 $207,423,230 -
3 GSW GSW 32-33
$204,744,987 $-16,849,987 $65,671,179 $270,416,166 $204,744,987 -
4 LAL LAL 41-25
$195,302,470 $-7,407,470 $22,653,028 $217,955,498 $195,155,500 $146,970
5 HOU HOU 40-25
$194,689,412 $-6,794,412 $7,071,765 $201,761,177 $194,689,412 -
6 MIN MIN 40-26
$193,942,066 $-6,047,066 $6,137,583 $200,079,649 $193,942,066 -
7 LAC LAC 33-32
$190,116,914 $-2,221,914 $6,665,742 $196,782,656 $189,852,974 $263,940
8 ATL ATL 35-31
$187,795,032 $99,968 - $187,795,032 $182,251,991 $5,543,041
9 PHI PHI 35-31
$187,755,872 $139,128 - $187,755,872 $187,344,962 $410,910
10 NOP NOP 22-45
$187,616,561 $278,439 - $187,616,561 $182,146,711 $5,469,850
11 IND IND 15-51
$187,614,256 $280,744 - $187,614,256 $183,115,307 $4,498,949
12 ORL ORL 37-28
$187,342,232 $552,768 - $187,342,232 $187,342,232 -
13 DEN DEN 41-26
$187,289,504 $605,496 - $187,289,504 $187,289,504 -
14 BOS BOS 43-23
$187,257,831 $637,169 - $187,257,831 $187,052,708 $205,123
15 POR POR 31-35
$187,189,792 $705,208 - $187,189,792 $161,370,946 $25,818,846
16 SAC SAC 16-51
$187,090,931 $804,069 - $187,090,931 $186,958,961 $131,970
17 MIA MIA 38-29
$187,001,274 $893,726 - $187,001,274 $187,001,274 -
18 TOR TOR 36-29
$186,996,695 $898,305 - $186,996,695 $184,505,650 $2,491,045
19 WAS WAS 16-49
$186,820,382 $1,074,618 - $186,820,382 $162,858,635 $23,961,747
20 PHX PHX 39-27
$186,788,399 $1,106,601 - $186,788,399 $161,295,074 $25,493,325
21 OKC OKC 52-15
$186,724,316 $1,170,684 - $186,724,316 $184,428,042 $2,296,274
22 DET DET 47-18
$185,641,609 $2,253,391 - $185,641,609 $178,023,312 $7,618,297
23 DAL DAL 22-44
$184,752,018 $3,142,982 - $184,752,018 $174,408,832 $10,343,186
24 SAS SAS 48-18
$182,990,669 $4,904,331 - $182,990,669 $175,732,468 $7,258,201
25 CHA CHA 34-33
$182,945,807 $4,949,193 - $182,945,807 $153,636,717 $29,309,090
26 CHI CHI 27-39
$182,833,631 $5,061,369 - $182,833,631 $176,024,107 $6,809,524
27 MIL MIL 27-38
$181,597,777 $6,297,223 - $181,597,777 $151,866,582 $29,731,195
28 UTA UTA 20-46
$172,574,640 $15,320,360 - $172,574,640 $147,193,248 $25,381,392
29 MEM MEM 23-42
$156,966,505 $30,928,495 - $156,966,505 $133,187,436 $23,779,069
30 BKN BKN 17-49
$150,488,034 $37,406,966 - $150,488,034 $125,958,844 $24,529,190
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