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NBA cap space in 2028-29, ranked

Only 6 teams project to have cap space for 2028-29 (projected), totalling $124.1M of room league-wide. On payroll alone (contracts and dead money, with cap holds removed), 24 teams sit under the cap.

One or more teams include a projected signing that is not yet official, so those figures are an estimate.

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10Miami HeatMIAOver the cap-$33.6M
12Utah JazzUTAOver the cap-$39.4M

Cap space = the 2028-29 salary cap minus each team's cap salary (contracts, dead money, and cap holds for their own free agents and unsigned picks). Negative means over the cap, which is normal; those teams build with exceptions and Bird rights. Tap any number for that team's full answer.