NBA NBA Team Salary Cap Tracker
A real-time look at the 2024-25 salary cap totals for each NBA team, including estimated cap space.
| Rank | Team | Record | Players Active | Avg Age Team | Total Cap Allocations | Cap Space All | Active | Active Top 3 | Dead Cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
DET
 DET
|
39-32
|
15 | 25.0 | $141,808,220 | $-1,220,220 | $133,989,678 | $56,559,037 | $7,818,542 |
| 2 |
ORL
 ORL
|
33-38
|
15 | 25.3 | $150,359,238 | $-9,771,238 | $150,359,238 | $60,657,000 | - |
| 3 |
UTA
 UTA
|
16-55
|
15 | 23.9 | $154,314,022 | $-13,726,022 | $142,848,013 | $87,106,400 | $11,466,009 |
| 4 |
SAS
 SAS
|
30-39
|
15 | 25.2 | $162,286,380 | $-21,698,380 | $154,708,927 | $83,196,166 | $7,577,453 |
| 5 |
OKC
 OKC
|
58-12
|
15 | 24.2 | $165,034,408 | $-24,446,408 | $161,241,956 | $82,359,950 | $3,792,452 |
| 6 |
CHA
 CHA
|
18-52
|
16 | 25.3 | $167,350,333 | $-26,762,333 | $152,543,889 | $80,445,913 | $14,806,444 |
| 7 |
MEM
 MEM
|
43-28
|
15 | 24.6 | $167,814,933 | $-27,226,933 | $155,850,296 | $95,988,718 | $8,014,853 |
| 8 |
CHI
 CHI
|
30-40
|
15 | 24.6 | $168,006,873 | $-27,418,873 | $157,180,244 | $59,395,348 | $8,739,110 |
| 9 |
PHI
 PHI
|
23-47
|
17 | 26.6 | $170,028,764 | $-29,440,764 | $169,788,820 | $135,768,738 | $239,944 |
| 10 |
IND
 IND
|
40-29
|
15 | 25.7 | $170,702,183 | $-30,114,183 | $166,459,559 | $104,281,300 | $2,380,359 |
| 11 |
SAC
 SAC
|
35-34
|
14 | 27.3 | $172,453,524 | $-31,865,524 | $167,304,017 | $108,431,940 | $1,199,723 |
| 12 |
ATL
 ATL
|
33-36
|
16 | 25.4 | $174,418,704 | $-33,830,704 | $161,375,721 | $81,912,604 | $7,005,680 |
| 13 |
LAC
 LAC
|
40-30
|
15 | 27.7 | $174,670,238 | $-34,082,238 | $166,986,734 | $102,101,025 | $3,733,720 |
| 14 |
HOU
 HOU
|
46-25
|
16 | 26.2 | $175,996,349 | $-35,408,349 | $164,052,948 | $77,702,108 | $7,768,363 |
| 15 |
POR
 POR
|
32-39
|
15 | 23.9 | $176,848,446 | $-36,260,446 | $165,518,581 | $89,691,087 | $1,568,032 |
| 16 |
TOR
 TOR
|
24-46
|
15 | 24.8 | $178,068,079 | $-37,480,079 | $154,701,826 | $94,310,843 | $15,578,734 |
| 17 |
CLE
 CLE
|
56-14
|
14 | 26.0 | $178,096,604 | $-37,508,604 | $169,255,353 | $93,832,409 | $491,175 |
| 18 |
MIA
 MIA
|
29-41
|
15 | 26.6 | $179,350,729 | $-38,762,729 | $173,088,172 | $90,125,126 | - |
| 19 |
BKN
 BKN
|
23-47
|
14 | 23.7 | $182,319,017 | $-41,731,017 | $111,401,596 | $68,749,124 | $58,408,905 |
| 20 |
NOP
 NOP
|
19-52
|
16 | 24.4 | $183,473,452 | $-42,885,452 | $168,874,295 | $99,576,137 | $2,282,039 |
| 21 |
DAL
 DAL
|
34-37
|
14 | 26.8 | $188,099,483 | $-47,511,483 | $173,029,674 | $100,092,456 | $2,328,828 |
| 22 |
NYK
 NYK
|
43-26
|
14 | 25.7 | $188,510,846 | $-47,922,846 | $187,754,435 | $110,803,733 | $756,411 |
| 23 |
DEN
 DEN
|
44-27
|
15 | 26.0 | $192,786,656 | $-52,198,656 | $182,574,315 | $123,292,088 | - |
| 24 |
MIL
 MIL
|
39-30
|
15 | 26.7 | $195,716,447 | $-55,128,447 | $183,191,333 | $122,031,412 | - |
| 25 |
GSW
 GSW
|
41-29
|
13 | 27.4 | $199,242,406 | $-58,654,406 | $176,198,504 | $128,667,036 | $306,447 |
| 26 |
BOS
 BOS
|
51-19
|
14 | 27.5 | $199,373,751 | $-58,785,751 | $193,336,448 | $114,054,140 | - |
| 27 |
LAL
 LAL
|
43-26
|
15 | 27.5 | $200,562,267 | $-59,974,267 | $184,986,113 | $108,760,785 | $3,051,040 |
| 28 |
WAS
 WAS
|
15-54
|
16 | 24.6 | $211,677,970 | $-71,089,970 | $162,701,928 | $83,151,786 | $6,901,359 |
| 29 |
PHX
 PHX
|
34-37
|
15 | 28.1 | $228,464,502 | $-87,876,502 | $210,557,299 | $150,588,751 | $3,814,041 |
| 30 |
MIN
 MIN
|
41-31
|
15 | 26.1 | $237,156,897 | $-96,568,897 | $199,278,607 | $119,077,907 | $3,705,899 |
| Totals | - | 449 | - | $5,434,991,721 | $-1,217,351,721 | $5,001,138,519 | $2,912,711,067 | $183,735,562 | |
| Averages | - | 15.0 | 25.8 | $181,166,391 | $-40,578,391 | $166,704,617 | $97,090,369 | $6,124,519 |
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)
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