| Player / roster slot | 2026-2715/15 | 2027-2815/15 | 2028-2915/15 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roster count | |||
| Active standard roster slots | 15/15 | 15/15 | 15/15 |
| Retained | |||
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | $40.8M | $60.6M | $65.5M |
| Chet Holmgren | $41.2M | $44.5M | $47.9M |
| Jalen Williams | $41.2M | $44.5M | $47.9M |
| Isaiah Hartenstein | $25.0M | $25.0M | $25.0M Read more |
| Ajay Mitchell | $2.9M | $25.8M | $27.8M |
| Cason Wallace | $7.4M | $28.0M | $28.0M |
| Alex Caruso | $19.6M | $21.0M | $22.4M |
| Aday Mara | $5.8M | $6.1M | $6.4M |
| Thomas Sorber | $4.9M | $5.1M | $7.8M |
| Bennett Stirtz | $4.7M | $5.0M | $5.2M |
| Luguentz Dort | $17.7M | — | — |
| Jaylin Williams | $7.8M | $7.8M | — |
| Jared McCain | $4.4M | $6.8M | $18.4M |
| Nikola Topić | $5.4M | $7.5M | — |
| Otega Oweh | $2.5M | $2.6M | $2.7M |
| Exits | |||
| Kenrich Williams | — | — | — |
| Isaiah Joe | — | — | — |
| Aaron Wiggins | — | — | — |
| Available Assets | |||
| 2027 first-round pick | — | $5.0M | $5.2M |
| Brooks Barnhizer | — | — | — |
| 2027 second-round pick | — | PUSHED ASSET | PUSHED ASSET |
| 2028 first-round pick | — | — | $5.0M |
| 2028 second-round pick | — | — | PUSHED ASSET |
| 2029 first-round pick | — | — | — |
| 2030 first-round pick | — | — | — |
| 2029 second-round pick | — | — | — |
| Payton Sandfort | — | — | — |
| Minimum contracts | — | — | $1.5M |
| Minimum contracts | — | — | — |
| Minimum contracts | — | — | — |
| Minimum contracts | — | — | — |
| 2028 second-round pick (pushed from 2027 second-round pick) | — | — | — |
| 2030 second-round pick (pushed from 2028 second-round pick) | — | — | — |
| Cap projection | |||
| Cap / tax projection: Baseline estimate: cap growth stays elevated while new national media-rights money flows in, then eases after 2027-28. | |||
| The damages | |||
| Tax payroll | $231.3M | $295.2M | $316.6M |
| Tax line | $207.2M | $227.9M | $246.2M |
| Repeater? | No | No | No |
| Luxury tax payment | $61.3M | $328.9M | $338.1M |
| Tax % of cap | 36.0% | 175.7% | 167.3% |
| Salary + tax | $292.6M | $624.1M | $654.7M |