League leaderboard

NBA cap space in 2029-30, ranked

19 of 30 teams project to have cap space for 2029-30 (projected), totalling $1115.0M league-wide. On payroll alone (contracts and dead money, with cap holds removed), 29 teams sit under the cap.

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

2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-31
21Phoenix SunsPHXOver the cap-$9.1M
22Utah JazzUTAOver the cap-$20.7M

Cap space = the 2029-30 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.