Charlotte Hornets

2026-27 Cap Sheet • Eastern • Southeast

Under the Cap
Team Salary
$148.4M
89.9% of cap
+ $22.0M cap holds
$170.4M
Salary Cap
$165.0M
Cap Space
$16.6M
w/ holds: -$5.4M
Tax Line
$201.0M
Tax Bill
$0
Roster
15+0

Cap Position

Cap
Tax
1st
2nd
Cap $165.0M Tax $201.0M 1st Apron $209.0M 2nd Apron $222.0M Team $148.4M w/ Holds $170.4M
# Player Pos 26-27 27-28 28-29 29-30 30-31
1
LaMelo Ball
PG $40.8M $43.6M $46.4M $41.3M
2
Miles Bridges
SF $22.8M $34.2M
3
Coby White
PG $19.3M
4
Brandon Miller
SF $15.1M TO $37.8M
5
Josh Green
SG $14.7M $22.0M
6
Grant Williams
PF $14.3M $21.4M
7
Kon Knueppel
SF $10.5M $11.0M TO $13.9M TO $31.5M
8
Tidjane Salaun
PF $8.2M PO $10.4M TO $24.7M
9
Tre Mann
PG $8.0M $8.0M TO $15.2M
10
Pat Connaughton
SG $3.8M $5.0M
11
Liam McNeeley
SF $2.9M $3.0M TO $5.5M TO $8.7M
12
Xavier Tillman
C $2.6M
13
Moussa Diabate
PF $2.5M $4.7M
14
Sion James
SF $2.4M $2.5M TO $2.7M TO $4.6M
15
Ryan Kalkbrenner
C $2.4M $2.5M $2.7M $4.6M
Total $148.4M ($170.4M) $81.1M ($206.2M) $71.3M ($111.2M) $0 ($90.7M) $0 ($0)
Cap Space -$5.4M -$24.7M $88.4M $128.9M $241.6M
1st Apron Space $38.6M $23.7M $141.7M $187.5M $306.0M
2nd Apron Space $51.6M $38.0M $157.4M $204.8M $325.0M
Legend: Regular = under contract • Orange = cap hold Blue = projected/edited • Struck = option declined • PO Player Opt • TO Team Opt • ETO Early Term • NG = non-guaranteed • Cap projections assume ~10% annual growth