Golden State Warriors
2026-27 Cap Sheet • Western • Pacific
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.
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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.
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Last Dance 2.0
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Scenario Trades (4)
Trade with CLE, MEM
Valid
Sent: Kristaps Porzingis, Will Richard, Moses Moody, Charles Bassey, Gary Payton II
Received: Ty Jerome, Jarrett Allen
Picks in: 2033 Rnd 1
TPE: $2.3M
Trade with CHI, NOP, BKN
Valid
Sent: Jimmy Butler, Brandin Podziemski
Received: Herb Jones, Saddiq Bey, Norman Powell, Josh Minott
Picks out: 2032 Rnd 1
TPE: $15.2M
Trade with HOU, MEM
Valid
Sent: Al Horford
Received: Clint Capela
Picks out: 2033 Rnd 2
Trade with MIN, CHA
Valid
Sent: De'Anthony Melton, Gui Santos
Received: Jaylen Clark
Picks in: 2027 Rnd 2, 2028 Rnd 2
TPE: $7.0M
Other Teams Modified (1)
DAL
Team Salary
$203.4M
123.3% of cap
+ $31.6M 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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$235.0M
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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-$38.4M
w/ holds:
-$70.0M
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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$2.4M
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
+2/3
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 $203.4M
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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$235.0M
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
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| # | Player | Pos | Age | 26-27 | 27-28 | 28-29 | 29-30 | 30-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Stephen Curry
|
PG | 38 | $62.6M | $57.8M | — | — | — |
| 2 |
Jarrett Allen
via CLE
|
C | 28 | $28.0M | $30.2M | $32.5M | $39.0M | — |
| 3 |
Draymond Green
|
PF | 36 | $27.7M | $33.2M | — | — | — |
| 4 |
Norman Powell
via CHI
|
SG | 33 | $21.5M | $22.6M TO | $27.1M | — | — |
| 5 |
Herb Jones
via NOP
|
SF | 27 | $14.9M | $17.9M | — | — | — |
| 6 |
Ty Jerome
via MEM
|
PG | 29 | $9.2M | $9.7M PO | $11.6M | — | — |
| 7 |
Clint Capela
via HOU
|
C | 32 | $7.0M | $7.4M | $8.8M | — | — |
| 8 |
Saddiq Bey
via NOP
|
SF | 27 | $6.6M | $7.7M | — | — | — |
| 9 |
Yaxel Lendeborg
|
PF | 23 | $6.1M | $6.4M | $6.7M TO | $8.9M TO | $26.7M |
| 10 |
Josh Minott
via BKN
|
SF | 23 | $4.5M | $4.5M TO NG | $5.4M | — | — |
| 11 |
Jaylen Clark
via MIN
|
SG | 24 | $3.1M | $3.3M | $3.6M NG | $4.3M | — |
| 12 |
Nate Williams
|
SG | 27 | $2.5M | — | — | — | — |
| 13 |
DeMar DeRozan
|
SG | 37 | $2.5M MIN | — | — | — | — |
| 14 |
Klay Thompson
|
SG | 36 | $2.5M MIN | — | — | — | — |
| 15 |
Cameron Payne
|
PG | 32 | $2.5M MIN | — | — | — | — |
| 16 |
Georges Niang
|
PF | 33 | $2.4M | $2.5M | — | — | — |
| 17 |
Brandon Williams
|
PG | 26 | $2.4M | $3.2M | — | — | — |
|
Off Roster
(1 player)
|
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| — |
Seth Curry
Renounced
|
SG | 36 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
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 | $203.4M ($235.0M) | $84.1M ($206.3M) | $42.8M ($95.7M) | $8.9M ($52.2M) | $0 ($26.7M) | |||
| Cap Space | -$70.0M | -$24.8M | $104.0M | $167.4M | $214.9M | |||
| 1st Apron Space | $5.6M | $145.8M | $210.1M | $269.3M | $306.0M | |||
| 2nd Apron Space | $18.6M | $160.1M | $225.9M | $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