RealGM Analysis
This is a final look at available cap space prior to the Moratorium kicking off at midnight on July 1st. All Player and Team Options, Qualifying Offers and Partial/Non-Guaranteed contracts have been decided upon with due dates prior to July 1st.
The cap is scheduled to make the first of two large jumps this summer. The cap is currently set at $70 million for 15-16 and will increase to $94 million for 16-17 and then to $108 million for 17-18.
As the cap increases, it resets all contract values relative to the portion of the cap they now encompass.
Stephen Curry, who is currently being paid just over $11 million and is an incredible value, becomes an absurd value next year at just over $12 million. Salaries of at least an average value of $10 million dollars will become commonplace and that amount may even approach the average salary.
The tables below represent each team’s starting cap space, maximum available cap space, and projected cap space to start the offseason. There are a couple of qualifiers:
- Starting cap space is where each team sits as the league year rolls over.
- Maximum cap space assumes that there are no cap holds for FAs or Draft Picks, and all partial/non-guaranteed players are waived.
- Projected cap space is the projection of what players teams will retain cap holds for, renounce, waive, and not waive.
- Trades that are not yet official (Teague, Young, etc) have already been input.
|
Team |
Starting |
Maximum |
Projected |
Guar. Contracts |
Partial/Non-Guar. Contracts |
Free |
|
Atlanta |
$ 14,400,562 |
$ 47,073,140 |
$ 21,292,977 |
7 |
3 |
4 |
|
Boston |
$ 16,532,085 |
$ 58,397,958 |
$ 18,807,085 |
9 |
3 |
3 |
|
Brooklyn |
$ 43,178,452 |
$ 55,591,111 |
$ 49,325,421 |
5 |
0 |
8 |
|
Charlotte |
$ (26,641,350) |
$ 39,040,612 |
$ (17,366,724) |
7 |
1 |
8 |
|
Chicago |
$ (9,285,309) |
$ 26,915,135 |
$ (9,285,309) |
10 |
2 |
4 |
|
Cleveland |
$ (36,700,319) |
$ 15,819,494 |
$ (35,148,660) |
8 |
1 |
6 |
|
Dallas |
$ (7,024,836) |
$ 61,230,396 |
$ 33,013,528 |
5 |
2 |
8 |
|
Denver |
$ 18,926,596 |
$ 36,776,000 |
$ 20,887,458 |
9 |
3 |
3 |
|
Detroit |
$ 6,890,940 |
$ 33,197,280 |
$ 20,607,192 |
7 |
4 |
3 |
|
Golden State |
$ (13,595,707) |
$ 17,169,258 |
$ (10,250,541) |
7 |
0 |
8 |
|
Houston |
$ (6,753,814) |
$ 46,227,808 |
$ (6,753,814) |
8 |
2 |
5 |
|
Indiana |
$ 4,298,961 |
$ 20,929,400 |
$ 11,048,493 |
10 |
2 |
4 |
|
LA Clippers |
$ (24,651,021) |
$ 13,035,849 |
$ (20,648,128) |
6 |
1 |
8 |
|
LA Lakers |
$ (1,496,253) |
$ 67,613,020 |
$ 53,872,502 |
6 |
0 |
9 |
|
Memphis |
$ (8,116,107) |
$ 43,082,020 |
$ (7,135,676) |
6 |
3 |
8 |
|
Miami |
$ (9,743,015) |
$ 41,424,898 |
$ 39,907,307 |
4 |
2 |
9 |
|
Milwaukee |
$ (2,021,344) |
$ 29,998,938 |
$ 23,922,145 |
8 |
0 |
5 |
|
Minnesota |
$ 22,882,169 |
$ 31,962,303 |
$ 29,278,674 |
11 |
0 |
2 |
|
New Orleans |
$ (23,874,864) |
$ 26,178,447 |
$ 9,492,668 |
7 |
2 |
8 |
|
New York |
$ 11,668,523 |
$ 35,060,905 |
$ 32,879,373 |
5 |
0 |
8 |
|
OKC |
$ (26,788,998) |
$ 32,303,797 |
$ (25,808,567) |
10 |
2 |
4 |
|
Orlando |
$ 12,656,749 |
$ 44,061,236 |
$ 32,105,411 |
8 |
1 |
5 |
|
Philadelphia |
$ 48,681,037 |
$ 66,220,813 |
$ 48,681,037 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
|
Phoenix |
$ 19,162,984 |
$ 35,456,859 |
$ 24,919,084 |
8 |
2 |
4 |
|
Portland |
$ (5,358,911) |
$ 41,395,678 |
$ 15,713,911 |
7 |
2 |
6 |
|
Sacramento |
$ 16,020,543 |
$ 35,300,784 |
$ 32,213,305 |
8 |
1 |
5 |
|
San Antonio |
$ (1,466,519) |
$ 11,002,957 |
$ (716,519) |
8 |
1 |
6 |
|
Toronto |
$ (7,374,030) |
$ 23,003,159 |
$ (7,374,030) |
10 |
0 |
5 |
|
Utah |
$ 18,731,749 |
$ 28,895,769 |
$ 18,731,749 |
12 |
3 |
1 |
|
Washington |
$ (9,954,731) |
$ 45,103,848 |
$ 31,410,634 |
5 |
2 |
8 |
Sorted by Starting Cap Space (most to least):
|
Team |
Starting |
|
Philadelphia |
$ 48,681,037 |
|
Brooklyn |
$ 43,178,452 |
|
Minnesota |
$ 22,882,169 |
|
Phoenix |
$ 19,162,984 |
|
Denver |
$ 18,926,596 |
|
Utah |
$ 18,731,749 |
|
Boston |
$ 16,532,085 |
|
Sacramento |
$ 16,020,543 |
|
Atlanta |
$ 14,400,562 |
|
Orlando |
$ 12,656,749 |
|
New York |
$ 11,668,523 |
|
Detroit |
$ 6,890,940 |
|
Indiana |
$ 4,298,961 |
|
San Antonio |
$ (1,466,519) |
|
LA Lakers |
$ (1,496,253) |
|
Milwaukee |
$ (2,021,344) |
|
Portland |
$ (5,358,911) |
|
Houston |
$ (6,753,814) |
|
Dallas |
$ (7,024,836) |
|
Toronto |
$ (7,374,030) |
|
Memphis |
$ (8,116,107) |
|
Chicago |
$ (9,285,309) |
|
Miami |
$ (9,743,015) |
|
Washington |
$ (9,954,731) |
|
Golden State |
$ (13,595,707) |
|
New Orleans |
$ (23,874,864) |
|
LA Clippers |
$ (24,651,021) |
|
Charlotte |
$ (26,641,350) |
|
Oklahoma City |
$ (26,788,998) |
|
Cleveland |
$ (36,700,319) |
Sorted by Maximum Cap Space (most to least):
|
Team |
Maximum |
|
LA Lakers |
$67,613,020 |
|
Philadelphia |
$66,220,813 |
|
Dallas |
$61,230,396 |
|
Boston |
$58,397,958 |
|
Brooklyn |
$55,591,111 |
|
Atlanta |
$47,073,140 |
|
Houston |
$46,227,808 |
|
Washington |
$45,103,848 |
|
Orlando |
$44,061,236 |
|
Memphis |
$43,082,020 |
|
Miami |
$41,424,898 |
|
Portland |
$41,395,678 |
|
Charlotte |
$39,040,612 |
|
Denver |
$36,776,000 |
|
Phoenix |
$35,456,859 |
|
Sacramento |
$35,300,784 |
|
New York |
$35,060,905 |
|
Detroit |
$33,197,280 |
|
Oklahoma City |
$32,303,797 |
|
Minnesota |
$31,962,303 |
|
Milwaukee |
$29,998,938 |
|
Utah |
$28,895,769 |
|
Chicago |
$26,915,135 |
|
New Orleans |
$26,178,447 |
|
Toronto |
$23,003,159 |
|
Indiana |
$20,929,400 |
|
Golden State |
$17,169,258 |
|
Cleveland |
$15,819,494 |
|
LA Clippers |
$13,035,849 |
|
San Antonio |
$11,002,957 |
Sorted by Projected Cap Space (most to least):
|
Team |
Projected |
|
LA Lakers |
$ 53,872,502 |
|
Brooklyn |
$ 49,325,421 |
|
Philadelphia |
$ 48,681,037 |
|
Miami |
$ 39,907,307 |
|
Dallas |
$ 33,013,528 |
|
New York |
$ 32,879,373 |
|
Sacramento |
$ 32,213,305 |
|
Orlando |
$ 32,105,411 |
|
Washington |
$ 31,410,634 |
|
Minnesota |
$ 29,278,674 |
|
Phoenix |
$ 24,919,084 |
|
Milwaukee |
$ 23,922,145 |
|
Atlanta |
$ 21,292,977 |
|
Denver |
$ 20,887,458 |
|
Detroit |
$ 20,607,192 |
|
Boston |
$ 18,807,085 |
|
Utah |
$ 18,731,749 |
|
Portland |
$ 15,713,911 |
|
Indiana |
$ 11,048,493 |
|
New Orleans |
$ 9,492,668 |
|
San Antonio |
$ (716,519) |
|
Houston |
$ (6,753,814) |
|
Memphis |
$ (7,135,676) |
|
Toronto |
$ (7,374,030) |
|
Chicago |
$ (9,285,309) |
|
Golden State |
$ (10,250,541) |
|
Charlotte |
$ (17,366,724) |
|
LA Clippers |
$ (20,648,128) |
|
Oklahoma City |
$ (25,808,567) |
|
Cleveland |
$ (35,148,660) |
As with the previous examination of cap space this summer, several teams will start assured of having cap space. They’ll be joined by several more as roster decisions are made leading up to the summer. With so much available cap space, the free agent and trade markets will be more active than usual. And, once again, start resetting your expectations now as to what constitutes a “good” contract as everything is about to change.
