Sacramento Kings
2026-27 Cap Sheet • Western • Pacific
Under the Cap
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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Hard Capped at 1st 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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Under the Cap
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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Hard Capped at 1st 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 (6)
Trade with POR, DEN, MEM, CHI
Valid
Sent: Keegan Murray, Precious Achiuwa, De'Andre Hunter, Malik Monk, Zach LaVine
Received: Olivier-Maxence Prosper, GG Jackson, Peyton Watson, Shaedon Sharpe, Zeke Nnaji, Nicolas Claxton, Tre Jones, Jerami Grant
Picks in: 2028 Rnd 2, 2031 Rnd 2, 2029 Rnd 2
TPE: $4.8M
Trade with CHA, CHI, MIN, HOU
Valid
Sent: Domantas Sabonis
Received: Patrick Williams, Tari Eason, Nah'Shon Hyland
Picks in: 2027 Rnd 1, 2028 Rnd 1, 2033 Rnd 2, 2032 Rnd 2
TPE: $10.6M
Trade with ATL, BKN
Valid
Sent: Shaedon Sharpe, Zeke Nnaji, Olivier-Maxence Prosper, Daeqwon Plowden, GG Jackson
Received: Dyson Daniels, Buddy Hield
TPE: $250K
Trade with IND
Valid
Sent: Jerami Grant
Received: Obi Toppin, Jarace Walker, Johnny Furphy
Picks out: 2027 Rnd 2
TPE: $8.4M
Trade with UTA
Valid
Sent: Patrick Williams
Received: John Konchar, Jaxson Hayes
TPE: $5.8M
Trade with MIL, CHI
Valid
Sent: Alex Karaban, John Konchar, Johnny Furphy, Buddy Hield
Received: Jericho Sims
Picks in: 2033 Rnd 2, 2027 Rnd 2
TPE: $18.3M
Other Teams Modified (2)
ATL
DEN
Team Salary
$149.5M
90.6% of cap
+ $36.3M 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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$185.7M
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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$15.5M
w/ holds:
-$20.7M
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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$0
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
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 $209.0M
— Sign & Trade
($59.5M 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 $149.5M
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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$185.7M
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 |
Dyson Daniels
via ATL
|
SG | 23 | $25.0M | $25.0M | $25.0M | $25.0M | $30.0M |
| 2 |
Nicolas Claxton
via CHI
|
C | 27 | $23.3M | $21.1M | $25.1M | — | — |
| 3 |
Peyton Watson
via DEN
|
SF | 24 | $21.3M | $22.3M | $23.4M | $24.6M | $29.5M |
| 4 |
Obi Toppin
via IND
|
PF | 28 | $15.0M | $16.0M | $19.2M | — | — |
| 5 |
Tari Eason
via HOU
|
PF | 25 | $14.1M | $15.2M | $16.3M | $17.4M | $18.5M PO |
| 6 |
Jarace Walker
via IND
|
PF | 23 | $8.5M | $10.2M | — | — | — |
| 7 |
Darius Acuff Jr.
|
PG | 19 | $8.0M | $8.4M | $8.8M TO | $11.2M TO | $33.6M |
| 8 |
Tre Jones
via CHI
|
PG | 26 | $8.0M | $8.0M TO | $9.6M | — | — |
| 9 |
Jaxson Hayes
via UTA
|
C | 26 | $6.0M | $6.0M TO NG | $7.2M | — | — |
| 10 |
Nique Clifford
|
SG | 24 | $3.3M | $3.4M TO | $6.0M TO | $17.9M | — |
| 11 |
Nah'Shon Hyland
via MIN
|
PG | 26 | $2.8M | $3.4M | — | — | — |
| 12 |
Jericho Sims
via MIL
|
C | 27 | $2.8M | $3.4M | — | — | — |
| 13 |
Patrick Baldwin Jr.
|
PF | 23 | $2.5M | — | — | — | — |
| 14 |
Russell Westbrook
|
PG | 37 | $2.5M | — | — | — | — |
| 15 |
Ben Simmons
|
PF | 30 | $2.4M | $2.5M | — | — | — |
| 16 |
Maxime Raynaud
|
C | 23 | $2.2M | $2.5M TO NG | $4.8M | — | — |
| 17 |
Dylan Cardwell
|
PF | 24 | $2.2M | $2.5M NG | $2.7M TO NG | $5.2M | — |
| 18 |
Emanuel Sharp
|
SG | 22 | $1.4M | $2.3M | $2.7M TO NG | $5.1M | — |
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Dead Money
(1 player)
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| — |
DeMar DeRozan
Bought Out
|
— | — | $3.3M | $3.3M | $3.3M | — | — |
|
Off Roster
(3 players)
|
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| — |
Drew Eubanks
Renounced
|
C | 29 | — | — | — | — | — |
| — |
Killian Hayes
Renounced
|
PG | 25 | — | — | — | — | — |
| — |
Doug McDermott
Renounced
|
SF | 34 | — | — | — | — | — |
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Two-Way Contracts
(2 of 3 slots • not counted against the cap or the 15-man roster)
|
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| — |
Adam Flagler
Two-Way
|
PG | 26 | $678K | — | — | — | — |
| — |
Jonathan Mogbo
Two-Way
|
PF | 24 | $678K | — | — | — | — |
| Total | $149.5M ($185.7M) | $136.1M ($155.5M) | $88.3M ($154.3M) | $78.2M ($106.5M) | $18.5M ($111.7M) | |||
| Cap Space | -$20.7M | $26.0M | $45.4M | $113.1M | $129.9M | |||
| 1st Apron Space | $59.5M | $93.8M | $164.6M | $199.9M | $287.4M | |||
| 2nd Apron Space | $72.5M | $108.1M | $180.3M | $217.3M | $306.5M | |||
Legend:
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