NBA NBA Team Salary Cap Tracker
A real-time look at the 2025-26 salary cap totals for each NBA team, including estimated cap space.
| Rank | Team | Players Active | Avg Age Team | Total Cap Allocations | Cap Space All | Cap Space Projected Practical | Active | Active Top 3 | Dead Cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UTA
 UTA
|
15 | 24.7 | $156,781,316 | $-2,134,316 | $13,904,899 | $152,684,328 | $92,149,100 | - |
| 2 |
CHA
 CHA
|
12 | 24.9 | $172,595,850 | $-17,948,850 | $12,363,215 | $151,229,689 | $82,333,760 | - |
| 3 |
BKN
 BKN
|
8 | 24.2 | $173,464,267 | $-18,817,267 | $91,807,098 | $61,541,779 | $49,294,390 | - |
| 4 |
SAS
 SAS
|
10 | 24.5 | $173,746,928 | $-19,099,928 | $8,782,650 | $143,318,612 | $83,096,620 | - |
| 5 |
OKC
 OKC
|
15 | 25.1 | $183,934,376 | $-29,287,376 | $-17,948,194 | $177,782,893 | $84,935,050 | - |
| 6 |
DET
 DET
|
10 | 24.7 | $185,084,379 | $-30,437,379 | $24,632,990 | $127,468,272 | $80,295,896 | - |
| 7 |
CHI
 CHI
|
12 | 26.1 | $185,890,885 | $-31,243,885 | $19,800,666 | $134,846,334 | $57,561,977 | - |
| 8 |
POR
 POR
|
13 | 25.0 | $190,448,840 | $-35,801,840 | $-12,065,292 | $170,563,553 | $95,229,386 | $268,032 |
| 9 |
LAC
 LAC
|
12 | 29.1 | $191,299,388 | $-36,652,388 | $-13,787,707 | $172,830,866 | $106,828,912 | - |
| 10 |
MEM
 MEM
|
11 | 25.3 | $196,075,648 | $-41,428,648 | $17,515,972 | $135,394,109 | $99,585,155 | $464,050 |
| 11 |
PHI
 PHI
|
12 | 27.5 | $198,924,313 | $-44,277,313 | $-18,616,880 | $177,344,731 | $144,849,376 | - |
| 12 |
ORL
 ORL
|
15 | 26.1 | $203,464,519 | $-48,817,519 | $-21,836,741 | $199,367,531 | $95,283,250 | - |
| 13 |
SAC
 SAC
|
8 | 28.6 | $206,287,355 | $-51,640,355 | $-12,863,437 | $163,447,679 | $115,885,660 | - |
| 14 |
MIA
 MIA
|
13 | 27.6 | $213,181,310 | $-58,534,310 | $-19,155,546 | $178,497,510 | $96,319,835 | - |
| 15 |
TOR
 TOR
|
11 | 24.5 | $214,311,730 | $-59,664,730 | $-24,261,721 | $177,340,671 | $109,256,938 | - |
| 16 |
DAL
 DAL
|
12 | 27.9 | $216,117,300 | $-61,470,300 | $-35,425,130 | $187,863,274 | $114,756,010 | $2,208,856 |
| 17 |
LAL
 LAL
|
11 | 28.5 | $217,866,826 | $-63,219,826 | $-34,137,830 | $189,239,092 | $116,886,072 | - |
| 18 |
DEN
 DEN
|
13 | 27.1 | $221,452,464 | $-66,805,464 | $-44,833,856 | $199,480,856 | $139,951,676 | - |
| 19 |
IND
 IND
|
10 | 25.6 | $221,484,872 | $-66,837,872 | $-12,900,952 | $165,002,214 | $109,203,024 | - |
| 20 |
NOP
 NOP
|
12 | 26.4 | $226,964,953 | $-72,317,953 | $21,672,192 | $172,907,246 | $101,669,858 | - |
| 21 |
MIL
 MIL
|
10 | 27.3 | $227,240,606 | $-72,593,606 | $-9,752,385 | $164,779,981 | $130,663,365 | - |
| 22 |
NYK
 NYK
|
10 | 26.5 | $230,378,831 | $-75,731,831 | $-43,526,454 | $196,310,224 | $127,655,231 | - |
| 23 |
CLE
 CLE
|
10 | 26.4 | $233,481,427 | $-78,834,427 | $-53,727,049 | $207,079,576 | $124,501,940 | $424,672 |
| 24 |
WAS
 WAS
|
14 | 25.4 | $238,887,538 | $-84,240,538 | $14,491,522 | $157,758,407 | $87,447,416 | - |
| 25 |
MIN
 MIN
|
13 | 26.8 | $244,013,894 | $-89,366,894 | $-34,582,829 | $192,331,958 | $111,486,032 | - |
| 26 |
HOU
 HOU
|
12 | 25.3 | $244,764,988 | $-90,117,988 | $19,293,049 | $190,321,540 | $112,165,217 | - |
| 27 |
ATL
 ATL
|
11 | 24.8 | $245,059,675 | $-90,412,675 | $7,946,715 | $146,950,799 | $91,499,660 | - |
| 28 |
PHX
 PHX
|
10 | 29.6 | $254,408,549 | $-99,761,549 | $-48,661,666 | $214,919,430 | $161,517,143 | $3,814,041 |
| 29 |
GSW
 GSW
|
9 | 28.8 | $261,155,403 | $-106,508,403 | $-17,097,885 | $170,506,402 | $139,626,124 | - |
| 30 |
BOS
 BOS
|
11 | 27.9 | $262,216,070 | $-107,569,070 | $-71,489,279 | $225,514,138 | $139,668,714 | - |
| Totals | 345 | - | $6,390,984,500 | $-1,751,574,500 | - | $5,104,623,694 | $3,201,602,787 | $7,179,651 | |
| Averages | 11.5 | 26.4 | $213,032,817 | $-58,385,817 | - | $170,154,123 | $106,720,093 | $239,322 |
CAP & APRON RULES/SUMMARY
OVER THE CAP
Maximum: $154,647,000
Non-Taxpayer MLE: $14,105,000
Bi-Annual Exception: $5,135,000
No trade restrictions
No buyout restrictions
Teams:
OVER THE FIRST APRON
Threshold: $195,946,000
Taxpayer MLE: $5,685,000
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: $207,825,000
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:
