Phoenix Suns
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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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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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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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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Blow Up The Kings 2.0 (Beta Challenge)
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Scenario Trades (1)
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Trade with PHX
mirrored
Valid
Sent: Jalen Green, Jamaree Bouyea
Received: Keegan Murray, Ben Sheppard
Picks out: Swap: least favorable of BKN/NYK/PHI (9-30)/PHX/WAS 2028 1st
TPE: $9.7M
Team Salary
$204.1M
123.7% of cap
+ $27.0M 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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$231.1M
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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-$39.1M
w/ holds:
-$66.1M
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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$3.1M
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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14/15
+3/3
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
($17.9M 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 $204.1M
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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$231.1M
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 |
Devin Booker
|
SG | 30 | $57.1M | $61.0M | $57.8M | — | — |
| 2 |
Keegan Murray
via SAC
|
PF | 26 | $24.1M | $26.1M | $28.0M | $29.9M | $31.9M |
| 3 |
Miles Bridges
|
PF | 28 | $22.8M | $34.2M | — | — | — |
| 4 |
Dillon Brooks
|
SF | 30 | $21.0M | $22.5M | $24.3M | $26.1M | $39.2M |
| 5 |
Mark Williams
|
C | 24 | $11.7M | $12.7M | $13.6M | $40.8M | — |
| 6 |
Collin Gillespie
|
PG | 27 | $10.7M | $11.6M | $12.4M | $13.3M | $25.2M |
| 7 |
Khaman Maluach
|
C | 20 | $6.3M | $6.6M TO | $8.4M TO | $25.3M | — |
| 8 |
Luke Kennard
|
SG | 30 | $6.1M | $6.4M PO | $12.1M | — | — |
| 9 |
Jordan Goodwin
|
SG | 28 | $5.9M | $6.3M | $68.8M PO | $41.3M | — |
| 10 |
Ben Sheppard
via SAC
|
SG | 25 | $5.0M | $6.0M | — | — | — |
| 11 |
Koa Peat
|
PF | 19 | $2.9M | $3.1M | $3.2M TO | $5.8M TO | $17.4M |
| 12 |
Ryan Dunn
|
SF | 23 | $2.8M | $5.0M TO | $15.1M | — | — |
| 13 |
Amir Coffey
|
SG | 29 | $2.5M | — | — | — | — |
| 14 |
Oso Ighodaro
|
C | 24 | $2.3M | $2.5M | $9.0M | $9.7M | $10.4M |
| 15 |
Rasheer Fleming
|
PF | 22 | $2.2M | $2.5M | $2.7M TO | $5.2M | — |
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Dead Money
(3 players)
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| — |
Nassir Little
Stretched
|
— | — | $3.1M | $3.1M | $3.1M | $3.1M | $3.1M |
| — |
EJ Liddell
Stretched
|
— | — | $706K | — | — | — | — |
| — |
Bradley Beal
Stretched
|
— | — | $19.4M | $19.4M | $19.4M | $19.4M | — |
|
Two-Way Contracts
(3 of 3 slots • not counted against the cap or the 15-man roster)
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| — |
Duop Reath
Two-Way
|
C | 30 | $678K | — | — | — | — |
| — |
Pat Spencer
Two-Way
|
PG | 30 | $678K | — | — | — | — |
| — |
Drew Timme
Two-Way
|
C | 26 | $678K | — | — | — | — |
| Total | $204.1M ($231.1M) | $188.8M ($229.0M) | $193.0M ($277.9M) | $107.3M ($219.9M) | $45.4M ($127.2M) | |||
| Cap Space | -$66.1M | -$47.5M | -$78.3M | -$279K | $114.3M | |||
| 1st Apron Space | $4.9M | $41.1M | $59.9M | $170.9M | $260.6M | |||
| 2nd Apron Space | $17.9M | $55.4M | $75.6M | $188.2M | $279.7M | |||
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Regular = under contract • Orange
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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