Atlanta Hawks

2026-27 Cap Sheet • Eastern • Southeast

Over Cap, Below First Apron First Apron Thresholds The first tax apron ($195,945,000 in 2025-26) restricts teams from using the non-taxpayer MLE, bi-annual exception, sign-and-trades to acquire players, and prior-year TPEs. Teams above the first apron can only take back 100% of outgoing salary in trades. Open in glossary → Hard Capped at 1st Apron Hard Cap Fundamentals A strict salary limit that cannot be exceeded under any circumstances. Teams become hard-capped by certain actions: using the NTMLE (hard-capped at first apron), using the BAE (first apron), receiving a sign-and-trade (first apron), or aggregating salaries (second apron). Open in glossary →

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Team Salary

$196.3M

118.9% of cap

+ $34.1M cap holds Cap Hold Fundamentals A placeholder amount charged against a team's cap for free agents whose rights they hold. Cap holds count toward team salary even though no contract exists. Teams must renounce a player's rights to remove the cap hold, but doing so means losing the ability to re-sign that player using Bird rights. Open in glossary →

$230.4M

Salary Cap Salary Cap Fundamentals The maximum amount a team can spend on player salaries, set annually by the NBA based on Basketball Related Income (BRI). For 2025-26, the salary cap is $154,647,000. Unlike the NFL, the NBA's cap is a "soft cap" — teams can exceed it using various exceptions. Open in glossary →

$165.0M

Cap Space Cap Space / Cap Room Fundamentals The difference between a team's current salary and the salary cap. Teams with cap space can sign free agents or absorb salary in trades without sending matching salary out. Open in glossary →

-$31.3M

w/ holds: -$65.4M

Tax Line Luxury Tax Line Thresholds The salary threshold above which teams must pay the luxury tax. Set at $187,895,000 for 2025-26. Separate from the salary cap — a team can be over the cap without paying tax. Open in glossary →

$201.0M

Tax Bill Luxury Tax Fundamentals A dollar-for-dollar (or more) penalty paid by teams whose total salary exceeds the luxury tax line. For 2025-26, the tax line is $187,895,000. Tax rates increase with each bracket and are higher for repeat offenders. Open in glossary →

Roster Roster Limits Roster NBA teams can carry up to 15 players on standard contracts plus up to 3 two-way contracts (18 total). The minimum is 14 on opening day and 13 during the season. If a team has fewer than 12 players, an incomplete roster charge is assessed for each missing spot. Open in glossary →

16/15 +3/3

Cap Position

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Tax

1st

2nd

Salary cap $165.0M Teams above this line can no longer use cap space to add salary — they sign and trade using exceptions instead. Luxury tax line $201.0M Total salary above this line is taxed, at escalating rates the further over you go. First apron $209.0M A hard ceiling for some moves — above it a team loses the bi-annual exception, sign-and-trade acquisitions, and the full mid-level. Second apron $222.0M The harshest tier — above it a team loses aggregation, the taxpayer mid-level, and can have future first-round picks frozen.

HARD CAP Hard Cap Fundamentals A strict salary limit that cannot be exceeded under any circumstances. Teams become hard-capped by certain actions: using the NTMLE (hard-capped at first apron), using the BAE (first apron), receiving a sign-and-trade (first apron), or aggregating salaries (second apron). Open in glossary → at $209.0M — Non-Taxpayer MLE ($12.7M room)

Cap Salary Cap Fundamentals The maximum amount a team can spend on player salaries, set annually by the NBA based on Basketball Related Income (BRI). For 2025-26, the salary cap is $154,647,000. Unlike the NFL, the NBA's cap is a "soft cap" — teams can exceed it using various exceptions. Open in glossary → $165.0M Tax Luxury Tax Line Thresholds The salary threshold above which teams must pay the luxury tax. Set at $187,895,000 for 2025-26. Separate from the salary cap — a team can be over the cap without paying tax. Open in glossary → $201.0M 1st Apron First Apron Thresholds The first tax apron ($195,945,000 in 2025-26) restricts teams from using the non-taxpayer MLE, bi-annual exception, sign-and-trades to acquire players, and prior-year TPEs. Teams above the first apron can only take back 100% of outgoing salary in trades. Open in glossary → $209.0M 2nd Apron Second Apron Thresholds The second tax apron ($207,824,000 in 2025-26) imposes the strictest restrictions. Teams above it cannot: aggregate salaries in trades, send cash in trades, use any MLE, send players via sign-and-trade, or trade first-round picks 7 years out. Their distant first-round picks are also "frozen." Open in glossary → $222.0M Team $196.3M w/ Holds Cap Hold Fundamentals A placeholder amount charged against a team's cap for free agents whose rights they hold. Cap holds count toward team salary even though no contract exists. Teams must renounce a player's rights to remove the cap hold, but doing so means losing the ability to re-sign that player using Bird rights. Open in glossary → $230.4M

Cap Hold Fundamentals A placeholder amount charged against a team's cap for free agents whose rights they hold. Cap holds count toward team salary even though no contract exists. Teams must renounce a player's rights to remove the cap hold, but doing so means losing the ability to re-sign that player using Bird rights. Open in glossary →

Season

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#	Player	Pos	Age	26-27	27-28	28-29	29-30	30-31
1	Jalen Johnson PF · 4 yrs · $120.0M left	PF	24	$30.0M	$30.0M	$30.0M	$30.0M	$41.3M
2	Dyson Daniels SG · 4 yrs · $100.0M left	SG	23	$25.0M	$25.0M	$25.0M	$25.0M	$37.5M
3	Gabe Vincent PG · No contract	PG	30	$21.9M	—	—	—	—
4	C.J. McCollum PG · 1 yr · $21.0M left	PG	34	$21.0M	$25.2M	—	—	—
5	Luguentz Dort SG · 1 yr · $17.7M left	SG	27	$17.7M	$26.6M	—	—	—
6	Onyeka Okongwu C · 2 yrs · $33.0M left	C	25	$16.1M	$16.9M	$25.3M	—	—
7	Nickeil Alexander-Walker SG · 3 yrs · $45.5M left	SG	28	$14.4M	$15.2M	$15.9M PO	$30.2M	—
8	Jock Landale C · 1 yr · $14.1M left	C	30	$14.1M	$16.9M	—	—	—
9	Corey Kispert SF · 3 yrs · $40.0M left	SF	27	$14.0M	$13.0M	$13.0M TO	$24.7M	—
10	Buddy Hield SG · 2 yrs · $19.8M left	SG	33	$9.7M NG	$10.1M PO	$19.2M	—	—
11	Aaron Wiggins SG · 3 yrs · $24.8M left	SG	27	$9.0M	$8.2M	$8.2M TO	$15.2M	—
12	Kingston Flemings PG · 4 yrs · $33.4M left	PG	19	$7.3M	$7.7M	$8.1M TO	$10.3M TO	$30.8M
13	Zuby Ejiofor C · 4 yrs · $17.3M left	C	22	$3.5M	$3.6M	$3.8M TO	$6.4M TO	$19.3M
14	Asa Newell PF · 3 yrs · $13.0M left	PF	20	$3.4M	$3.6M TO	$6.0M TO	$18.1M	—
15	Tony Bradley C · No contract	C	28	$2.5M	—	—	—	—
16	Trent Forrest PG · No contract	PG	28	$2.5M	—	—	—	—
17	Wesley Matthews SG · No contract	SG	39	$2.5M	—	—	—	—
18	Keaton Wallace PG · No contract	PG	27	$2.5M	—	—	—	—
19	Dylan Windler SF · No contract	SF	29	$2.5M	—	—	—	—
20	Mouhamed Gueye C · 1 yr · $2.4M left	C	23	$2.4M NG	$2.5M	—	—	—
21	Ryan Nembhard PG · 1 yr · $2.2M left	PG	23	$2.2M	$2.2M	—	—	—
22	Henri Veesaar C · 4 yrs · $9.3M left	C	22	$1.4M	$2.3M	$2.7M NG	$2.9M TO NG	$5.5M
Dead Money (1 player)
—	Devin Carter Bought Out	—	—	$5.2M	—	—	—	—
Two-Way Contracts (3 of 3 slots • not counted against the cap or the 15-man roster)
—	RayJ Dennis Two-Way	PG	25	$678K	—	—	—	—
—	Keshon Gilbert Two-Way	PG	23	$678K	—	—	—	—
—	Jalen Wilson Two-Way	SF	25	$678K	—	—	—	—
	Total			$196.3M ($230.4M)	$135.5M ($208.9M)	$112.7M ($157.2M)	$74.6M ($163.0M)	$0 ($134.5M)
	Cap Space			-$65.4M	-$27.4M	$42.4M	$56.7M	$107.1M
	1st Apron Space			$12.7M	$94.4M	$140.2M	$203.5M	$306.0M
	2nd Apron Space			$25.7M	$108.7M	$155.9M	$220.8M	$325.0M

Legend: Regular = under contract • Orange = Cap Hold Fundamentals A placeholder amount charged against a team's cap for free agents whose rights they hold. Cap holds count toward team salary even though no contract exists. Teams must renounce a player's rights to remove the cap hold, but doing so means losing the ability to re-sign that player using Bird rights. Open in glossary → • Blue = projected/edited • Struck = option declined • PO Player Opt • TO Team Opt • ETO Early Term • NG = non-guaranteed • Cap projections assume ~10% annual growth

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