NBA Luxury Tax
A look at the CBAs and history of the luxury tax for each year of the NBA.
Collective Bargining Agreements
2023/24-2029/30 CBA, opt-out following 2028/29 season available |
Tax History
Year | Tax Threshold | Tax $ +/- | Tax % +/- | League Year | Free Agency | Start Date | Trade Deadline | End Date |
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2024 | $170,814,000 | $5,520,000 | 3.34% | 06/30/24 | 07/01/24 | 10/22/24 | 02/08/25 | 04/13/25 |
2023 | $165,294,000 | $15,027,000 | 10.00% | 06/30/23 | 07/01/23 | 10/24/23 | 02/08/24 | 04/14/24 |
2022 | $150,267,000 | $13,661,000 | 10.00% | 06/30/22 | 07/01/22 | 10/17/22 | 02/09/23 | 04/10/23 |
2021 | $136,606,000 | $3,979,000 | 3.00% | 08/01/21 | 08/01/21 | 10/19/21 | 02/10/22 | 04/10/22 |
2020 | $132,627,000 | $0 | 0.00% | 11/20/20 | 11/20/20 | 12/22/20 | 02/06/21 | 05/16/21 |
2019 | $132,627,000 | $8,894,000 | 7.19% | 06/30/19 | 06/30/19 | 10/22/19 | 02/06/20 | 04/15/20 |
2018 | $123,733,000 | $4,467,000 | 3.75% | 07/01/17 | 07/06/18 | 10/16/18 | 02/07/19 | 04/10/19 |
2017 | $119,266,000 | $5,979,000 | 5.28% | 07/01/17 | 07/06/17 | 10/17/17 | 02/08/18 | 04/11/18 |
2016 | $113,287,000 | $28,547,000 | 33.69% | 07/01/16 | 07/07/16 | 10/25/16 | 02/23/17 | 04/12/17 |
2015 | $84,740,000 | $7,911,000 | 10.30% | 07/01/15 | 07/09/15 | 10/27/15 | 02/18/16 | 04/13/16 |
2014 | $76,829,000 | $5,081,000 | 7.08% | 07/01/14 | 07/10/14 | 10/28/14 | 02/19/15 | 04/15/15 |
2013 | $71,748,000 | $1,441,000 | 2.05% | 07/01/13 | 07/10/13 | 10/29/13 | 02/20/14 | 04/16/14 |
2012 | $70,307,000 | $0 | 0.00% | 07/01/12 | 07/01/12 | 10/30/12 | 02/21/13 | 04/17/13 |
2011 | $70,307,000 | $0 | 0.00% | 12/08/11 | 12/08/11 | 12/25/11 | 03/15/12 | 04/26/12 |
2010 | $70,307,000 | $387,000 | 0.55% | |||||
2009 | $69,920,000 | $-1,230,000 | -1.73% | |||||
2008 | $71,150,000 | $3,285,000 | 4.84% | |||||
2007 | $67,865,000 | $2,445,000 | 3.74% | |||||
2006 | $65,420,000 | $3,720,000 | 6.03% | |||||
2005 | $61,700,000 | $61,700,000 | ||||||
2004 | $0 | $-54,556,722 | -100.00% | |||||
2003 | $54,556,722 | $1,676,722 | 3.17% | |||||
2002 | $52,880,000 |
Tax Payments
Team | Total | 2002 $52.9M | 2003 $54.6M | 2004 $0.0M | 2005 $61.7M | 2006 $65.4M | 2007 $67.9M | 2008 $71.2M | 2009 $69.9M | 2010 $70.3M | 2011 $70.3M | 2012 $70.3M | 2013 $71.7M | 2014 $76.8M | 2015 $84.7M | 2016 $113.3M | 2017 $119.3M | 2018 $123.7M | 2019 $132.6M | 2020 $132.6M | 2021 $136.6M | 2022 $150.3M | 2023 $165.3M | 2024 $170.8M |
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GSW | $678.43M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $14.82M | $32.26M | $51.49M | - | $68.94M | $170.33M | $163.71M | $176.88M | - | ||
LAC | $400.61M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1.33M | $4.80M | $19.88M | $3.63M | - | - | - | $5.15M | $83.11M | $140.30M | $142.41M | - |
BKN | $312.15M | $5.73M | $9.39M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $12.88M | $90.57M | $19.78M | - | - | - | - | - | $61.59M | $97.71M | $14.50M | - | - |
NYK | $248.54M | $24.37M | $39.87M | - | $37.25M | $45.14M | $19.72M | $23.74M | $5.20M | - | - | $9.96M | $36.35M | $6.95M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
LAL | $212.78M | $9.75M | $6.44M | - | - | - | $5.13M | $7.19M | $21.43M | $19.92M | $12.56M | $29.26M | $8.96M | - | - | - | - | - | $4.04M | $45.12M | $35.94M | $7.05M | - | |
DAL | $207.23M | $18.50M | $25.03M | - | $17.33M | $7.20M | $19.61M | $23.61M | $17.58M | $18.92M | $2.74M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $56.70M | - | - |
MIL | $193.40M | $4.73M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $0.79M | $52.04M | $83.87M | $51.96M | - |
CLE | $179.62M | - | - | - | - | - | $14.01M | $13.71M | $15.41M | - | - | - | - | $6.96M | $54.01M | $24.77M | $50.75M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
BOS | $161.15M | - | $1.59M | - | - | - | $8.22M | $8.29M | $14.93M | $5.69M | $7.37M | $1.18M | - | - | - | - | - | $3.36M | - | - | - | $69.14M | $41.38M | - |
PHX | $136.54M | $1.89M | - | - | - | - | $3.87M | $4.92M | $4.96M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $52.75M | $68.16M | - |
POR | $109.15M | $51.97M | $28.85M | - | - | - | - | $5.90M | - | $2.34M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $15.01M | $5.08M | - | - | - | - | - |
OKC | $106.44M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $2.79M | $14.54M | - | $25.39M | $61.62M | $2.10M | - | - | - | - | - |
MIA | $68.16M | $5.18M | - | - | - | $8.32M | - | $3.04M | - | $6.13M | $13.35M | $14.43M | - | - | - | - | - | $2.46M | - | - | - | $15.25M | - | |
DEN | $58.70M | - | - | - | - | $2.02M | $13.57M | - | $5.56M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $17.30M | $20.24M | - |
PHI | $47.31M | $12.76M | $5.10M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $15.58M | $13.88M | - | - | - |
ORL | $38.95M | - | - | - | $7.76M | - | - | - | $11.05M | $20.15M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
TOR | $31.96M | $2.68M | $4.09M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $25.19M | - | - | - | - | - | - |
UTA | $30.85M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3.11M | $5.00M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3.92M | $18.83M | - | - | - |
SAC | $30.52M | $17.38M | $13.14M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
MIN | $25.16M | $6.03M | $17.63M | - | - | $1.00M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $0.50M | - | - | - | - | - |
SAS | $17.51M | $0.19M | - | $0.89M | $0.20M | - | - | $8.81M | - | $2.51M | - | - | $4.92M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
MEM | $11.30M | $7.55M | - | - | $3.74M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
IND | $8.89M | $0.89M | $3.32M | - | $4.67M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
CHI | $8.13M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3.93M | - | - | $4.20M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
WAS | $6.99M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $6.99M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
HOU | $5.63M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $0.76M | - | - | - | - | $4.88M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
ATL | $4.38M | $3.72M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $0.67M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
DET | $0.76M | - | $0.76M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
CHA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
NOP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |