NBA NBA Team Apron Tracker
A real-time look at the 2024-25 apron totals for each NBA team, including estimated apron space.
| Rank | Team | Record | Total Apron Allocations | 1st Apron Is Hard-Capped? | 1st Apron Space | 2nd Apron Is Hard-Capped? | 2nd Apron Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PHX
 PHX
|
35-42
|
$214,871,340 | $-36,739,340 | $-25,940,340 | ||
| 2 |
MIN
 MIN
|
45-32
|
$205,543,621 | $-27,411,621 | $-16,612,621 | ||
| 3 |
BOS
 BOS
|
57-20
|
$193,336,448 | $-15,204,448 | $-4,405,448 | ||
| 4 |
NYK
 NYK
|
48-28
|
$188,877,651 | $-10,745,651 | $53,349 | ||
| 5 |
LAL
 LAL
|
46-30
|
$188,260,871 | $-10,128,871 | $670,129 | ||
| 6 |
MIL
 MIL
|
42-34
|
$186,191,333 | $-8,059,333 | $2,739,667 | ||
| 7 |
DEN
 DEN
|
47-31
|
$183,774,315 | $-5,642,315 | $5,156,685 | ||
| 8 |
DAL
 DAL
|
38-39
|
$178,080,852 | $51,148 | $10,850,148 | ||
| 9 |
GSW
 GSW
|
46-31
|
$177,768,890 | $363,110 | $11,162,110 | ||
| 10 |
WAS
 WAS
|
17-60
|
$176,670,749 | $1,461,251 | $12,260,251 | ||
| 11 |
TOR
 TOR
|
28-50
|
$176,534,461 | $1,597,539 | $12,396,539 | ||
| 12 |
MIA
 MIA
|
35-42
|
$176,170,988 | $1,961,012 | $12,760,012 | ||
| 13 |
BKN
 BKN
|
25-52
|
$175,975,825 | $2,156,175 | $12,955,175 | ||
| 14 |
HOU
 HOU
|
51-27
|
$174,421,311 | $3,710,689 | $14,509,689 | ||
| 15 |
NOP
 NOP
|
21-55
|
$172,691,023 | $5,440,977 | $16,239,977 | ||
| 16 |
CLE
 CLE
|
62-15
|
$172,524,305 | $5,607,695 | $16,406,695 | ||
| 17 |
SAC
 SAC
|
37-40
|
$172,156,697 | $5,975,303 | $16,774,303 | ||
| 18 |
IND
 IND
|
46-31
|
$171,630,312 | $6,501,688 | $17,300,688 | ||
| 19 |
LAC
 LAC
|
44-32
|
$170,720,454 | $7,411,546 | $18,210,546 | ||
| 20 |
ATL
 ATL
|
36-40
|
$170,381,401 | $7,750,599 | $18,549,599 | ||
| 21 |
PHI
 PHI
|
23-54
|
$170,268,797 | $7,863,203 | $18,662,203 | ||
| 22 |
CHI
 CHI
|
35-42
|
$168,731,854 | $9,400,146 | $20,199,146 | ||
| 23 |
POR
 POR
|
34-44
|
$168,640,187 | $9,491,813 | $20,290,813 | ||
| 24 |
SAS
 SAS
|
32-45
|
$167,746,682 | $10,385,318 | $21,184,318 | ||
| 25 |
CHA
 CHA
|
19-58
|
$167,416,836 | $10,715,164 | $21,514,164 | ||
| 26 |
OKC
 OKC
|
64-13
|
$166,902,623 | $11,229,377 | $22,028,377 | ||
| 27 |
MEM
 MEM
|
45-32
|
$166,894,399 | $11,237,601 | $22,036,601 | ||
| 28 |
UTA
 UTA
|
16-62
|
$154,923,317 | $23,208,683 | $34,007,683 | ||
| 29 |
ORL
 ORL
|
38-40
|
$152,959,238 | $25,172,762 | $35,971,762 | ||
| 30 |
DET
 DET
|
43-34
|
$142,808,220 | $35,323,780 | $46,122,780 |
CAP & APRON RULES/SUMMARY
OVER THE CAP
Maximum: $140,588,000
Non-Taxpayer MLE: $12,822,000
Bi-Annual Exception: $4,668,000
No trade restrictions
No buyout restrictions
Teams:
OVER THE FIRST APRON
Threshold: $178,132,000
Taxpayer MLE: $5,168,000
Hard-capped at Second Apron if used
Team becomes hard-capped at First Apron by or can't use/do:
Using more than Tax MLE out of NTMLE
Using BAE
Acquiring player via Sign-and-Trade
Signing a buyout player who made more than NTMLE on previous contract
Using more than 100% in salary matching in a trade
Using a TPE that was created in prior season
Teams:
OVER THE SECOND APRON
Threshold: $188,931,000
No signing exceptions
Team becomes hard-capped at the Second Apron by or can't use/do:
Using Tax MLE
Aggregating two or more player salaries in a trade
Sending out cash in trade
Acquiring a player using a TPE that was created via pervious sign-and-trade
Can only:
Re-sign own free agents
Sign draft picks
Sign players to minimum contracts
Make trades where one player salary is sent out and equal or less salary comes back (can do a 1 for 2+ trade)
Teams:
