CapmathCapmathThe whole league
No team projects to have cap space for 2026-27 (projected). Every roster is over the cap, so the market runs on exceptions, trades, and Bird rights. On payroll alone (contracts and dead money, with cap holds removed), 11 teams sit under the cap. For 2026-27 (projected): 6 teams are in the luxury tax, 4 over the first apron, and 2 over the second.
Cap space leaderboards
2026-270 teams with cap space, 11 under the cap on payroll →2027-284 teams with cap space, 22 under the cap on payroll →2028-2914 teams with cap space, 28 under the cap on payroll →2029-3027 teams with cap space, 30 under the cap on payroll →2030-3130 teams with cap space, 30 under the cap on payroll →Tax and apron trackers
2026-276 teams in the tax, 2 over the second apron →2027-281 team in the tax, 0 over the second apron →2028-290 teams in the tax, 0 over the second apron →2029-300 teams in the tax, 0 over the second apron →2030-310 teams in the tax, 0 over the second apron →Free agents
2026-27 classEvery free agent ranked by the cap hold on their team, with Bird rights →Draft picks
All 30 teamsFirst-round picks owned through 2032, with per-pick detail →Two different things: cap space counts a team's cap holds for its own free agents and unsigned picks, which is why so few teams show room. On payroll alone (contracts and dead money, with holds removed) many more sit under the cap. The leaderboards rank by cap space.