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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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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Curry's Last Dance
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Scenario Trades (7)
Trade with LAC
Valid
Sent: Jimmy Butler, Al Horford
Received: Kawhi Leonard, Brook Lopez
TPE: $4.2M
Trade with MIL
Valid
Sent: Brandin Podziemski
Received: Ryan Rollins
Picks in: 2033 Rnd 1
TPE: $1.7M
Trade with PHI
Valid
Sent: Moses Moody
Received: VJ Edgecombe
TPE: $836K
Trade with POR
Valid
Sent: Brook Lopez
Received: Donovan Clingan
TPE: $1.7M
Trade with WAS
Valid
Sent: Gui Santos, LJ Cryer
Received: Kyshawn George
Picks in: 2029 Rnd 1
TPE: $1.5M
Trade with HOU
Valid
Sent: Will Richard, Gary Payton II, De'Anthony Melton
Received: Bogdan Bogdanovic, Clint Capela, Quadir Copeland, Tristen Newton
Trade with TOR
Valid
Sent: Clint Capela
Received: Collin Murray-Boyles, Jamal Shead
Team Salary
$214.1M
129.8% 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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$248.2M
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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-$49.1M
w/ holds:
-$83.2M
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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$18.9M
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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16/15
+3/3
Cap Position
Cap
Tax
1st
2nd
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 $214.1M
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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$248.2M
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 |
Kawhi Leonard
via LAC
|
SF | 35 | $50.3M | $41.3M | — | — | — |
| 3 |
Draymond Green
|
PF | 36 | $27.7M | $33.2M | — | — | — |
| 4 |
Kristaps Porzingis
|
C | 31 | $20.0M | $20.0M PO | $24.0M | — | — |
| 5 |
VJ Edgecombe
via PHI
|
SG | 21 | $11.7M | $12.2M TO | $15.4M TO | $18.5M | — |
| 6 |
Donovan Clingan
via POR
|
C | 22 | $7.5M | $9.6M TO | $11.5M | — | — |
| 7 |
Collin Murray-Boyles
via TOR
|
PF | 21 | $6.6M | $7.0M TO | $8.9M TO | $10.6M | — |
| 8 |
Yaxel Lendeborg
|
PF | 23 | $6.1M | $6.4M | $6.7M TO | $8.9M TO | $26.7M |
| 9 |
Ryan Rollins
via MIL
|
PG | 24 | $4.0M | $4.0M PO | $4.8M | — | — |
| 10 |
Kyshawn George
via WAS
|
SF | 22 | $3.1M | $5.4M TO | $6.5M | — | — |
| 11 |
Seth Curry
|
SG | 36 | $2.5M | — | — | — | — |
| 12 |
Nate Williams
|
SG | 27 | $2.5M | — | — | — | — |
| 13 |
Bismack Biyombo
|
C | 34 | $2.5M MIN | — | — | — | — |
| 14 |
Charles Bassey
|
C | 25 | $2.4M NG | $2.5M | — | — | — |
| 15 |
Georges Niang
|
PF | 33 | $2.4M | $2.5M | — | — | — |
| 16 |
Brandon Williams
|
PG | 26 | $2.4M | $3.2M | — | — | — |
| 17 |
Bogdan Bogdanovic
via HOU
|
SG | 34 | $2.4M | $2.9M | — | — | — |
| 18 |
Jamal Shead
via TOR
|
PG | 24 | $2.3M | $2.8M | — | — | — |
|
Two-Way Contracts
(3 of 3 slots • not counted against the cap or the 15-man roster)
|
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| — |
Quadir Copeland
Two-Way
|
SG | — | $678K | — | — | — | — |
| — |
Malevy Leons
Two-Way
|
PF | 26 | $678K | — | — | — | — |
| — |
Tristen Newton
Two-Way
|
PG | — | $678K | — | — | — | — |
| Total | $214.1M ($248.2M) | $64.6M ($210.5M) | $31.0M ($77.8M) | $8.9M ($38.1M) | $0 ($26.7M) | |||
| Cap Space | -$83.2M | -$29.0M | $121.8M | $181.5M | $214.9M | |||
| 1st Apron Space | -$5.1M | $165.3M | $221.9M | $269.3M | $306.0M | |||
| 2nd Apron Space | $7.9M | $179.6M | $237.6M | $286.6M | $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