Golden State Warriors
2026-27 Cap Sheet • Western • Pacific
Above 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.
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Hard Capped at 2nd 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).
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Above 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.
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Hard Capped at 2nd 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).
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Curry's Last Dance
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Scenario Trades (5)
Trade with MIL
Valid
Sent: Brandin Podziemski, Jimmy Butler
Received: Tyler Herro, Kyle Kuzma, Kel'el Ware
Picks out: 2027 Rnd 1, 2031 Rnd 1
TPE: $4.4M
Trade with CHA
Valid
Sent: Al Horford
Picks in: 2029 Rnd 2
TPE: $6.8M
Trade with CHI
Valid
Sent: Moses Moody, Gui Santos
Received: Norman Powell
Picks out: 2032 Rnd 2, 2030 Rnd 2, 2029 Rnd 1
Trade with BKN
Valid
Sent: Kristaps Porzingis
Received: Day'Ron Sharpe, Keon Ellis
Picks out: 2033 Rnd 1
TPE: $1.0M
Trade with POR
Valid
Sent: Kyle Kuzma
Received: Toumani Camara
Picks out: 2028 Rnd 1, 2032 Rnd 1, 2029 Rnd 2, 2033 Rnd 2
TPE: $2.4M
Team Salary
$215.5M
130.6% 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.
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$249.6M
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.
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$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.
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-$50.5M
w/ holds:
-$84.6M
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.
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$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.
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$23.7M
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.
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17/15
+2/3
Cap Position
Cap
Tax
1st
2nd
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).
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at $222.0M
— Taxpayer MLE
($6.5M 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.
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$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.
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$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.
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$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."
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$222.0M
Team $215.5M
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.
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$249.6M
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.
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Season
Swipe salaries to change year. Contract totals include remaining option years, not cap holds.
| # | Player | Pos | Age | 26-27 | 27-28 | 28-29 | 29-30 | 30-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Stephen Curry
|
PG | 38 | $62.6M | $57.8M | — | — | — |
| 2 |
Tyler Herro
via MIL
|
SG | 26 | $33.0M | $39.6M | — | — | — |
| 3 |
Draymond Green
|
PF | 36 | $27.7M | $33.2M | — | — | — |
| 4 |
Norman Powell
via CHI
|
SG | 33 | $21.5M | $22.6M TO | $27.1M | — | — |
| 5 |
Toumani Camara
via POR
|
SF | 26 | $18.1M | $19.5M | $21.0M | $22.4M | $26.9M |
| 6 |
Day'Ron Sharpe
via BKN
|
C | 24 | $10.0M | $10.0M TO NG | $12.0M | — | — |
| 7 |
Keon Ellis
via BKN
|
SG | 26 | $9.0M | $9.0M TO | $10.8M | — | — |
| 8 |
Yaxel Lendeborg
|
PF | 23 | $6.1M | $6.4M | $6.7M TO | $8.9M TO | $26.7M |
| 9 |
De'Anthony Melton
|
PG | 28 | $6.1M | $6.4M PO | $12.1M | — | — |
| 10 |
Kel'el Ware
via MIL
|
C | 22 | $4.7M | $7.1M TO | $8.6M | — | — |
| 11 |
Seth Curry
|
SG | 36 | $2.5M | — | — | — | — |
| 12 |
Nate Williams
|
SG | 27 | $2.5M | — | — | — | — |
| 13 |
Cameron Payne
|
PG | 32 | $2.5M MIN | — | — | — | — |
| 14 |
A.J. Lawson
|
SG | 26 | $2.5M MIN | — | — | — | — |
| 15 |
Jonas Valanciunas
|
C | 34 | $2.5M MIN | — | — | — | — |
| 16 |
Georges Niang
|
PF | 33 | $2.4M | $2.5M | — | — | — |
| 17 |
Gary Payton II
|
SG | 33 | $2.4M | $2.5M | — | — | — |
| 18 |
Brandon Williams
|
PG | 26 | $2.4M | $3.2M | — | — | — |
| 19 |
Will Richard
|
SG | 23 | $2.2M | $2.5M | $2.7M TO | $5.2M | — |
|
Two-Way Contracts
(2 of 3 slots • not counted against the cap or the 15-man roster)
|
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| — |
LJ Cryer
Two-Way
|
PG | 24 | $678K | — | — | — | — |
| — |
Malevy Leons
Two-Way
|
PF | 26 | $678K | — | — | — | — |
| Total | $215.5M ($249.6M) | $83.5M ($222.2M) | $30.4M ($101.0M) | $31.3M ($36.5M) | $0 ($53.6M) | |||
| Cap Space | -$84.6M | -$40.7M | $98.7M | $183.1M | $188.0M | |||
| 1st Apron Space | -$6.5M | $146.4M | $222.5M | $246.9M | $306.0M | |||
| 2nd Apron Space | $6.5M | $160.7M | $238.2M | $264.2M | $325.0M | |||
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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.
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• Blue
= projected/edited • Struck
= option declined • PO
Player Opt • TO
Team Opt • ETO
Early Term • NG
= non-guaranteed •
Cap projections assume ~10% annual growth