Philadelphia 76ers Salary Cap

What the 76ers owe, what counts against the cap, and how much room they have to add players. Every number is computed live; tap any underlined term or figure to see how it's built.
2026-27 cap report
Over the cap
76ers are $17.8M over the cap on payroll.
An over-the-cap team builds with exceptions, not cap space. $18.2M of room before the luxury tax.
Real payroll$182.8M
Free-agent holdsplaceholder$35.0M
A cap hold is a placeholder charge for a team's own free agent, sized by his Bird bracket. The 76ers carry $35.0M in free-agent holds plus $3.6M in draft-pick holds; these count against the cap only, never the tax or aprons. What is the cap hold?
Draft-pick holdsplaceholder$3.6M
Unsigned first-round picks count 120% of their rookie-scale slot against the cap. The 76ers carry $3.6M in pick holds. What is the draft pick hold?
Counts against the cap$221.4M
League cap line$165.0M
Salary cap76ers are here
Build via exceptions
$17.8M over
vs $165.0M · payroll
The salary cap is $165.0M (projected). The 76ers' cap salary (contracts, dead money and holds) is $221.4M, putting them $56.4M over the cap, so they build the roster with exceptions and Bird rights instead of cap space. What is the salary cap?
Luxury tax
No tax bill
$18.2M under
vs $201.0M · payroll
The luxury-tax line is $201.0M (projected); holds don't count against it, only contracts and dead money ($182.8M for the 76ers). They have $18.2M of room before the luxury tax. What is the luxury tax?
1st apron
Full toolkit
$24.9M under
vs $209.0M · payroll
The first apron sits at $209.0M (projected), about $8.0M above the tax line. The 76ers have $24.9M of room before the first apron. What is the first apron?
2nd apron
Below the ceiling
$37.9M under
vs $222.0M · payroll
The second apron sits at $222.0M (projected). The 76ers have $37.9M of room before it. What is the second apron?

The four lines a team's spending crosses, low to high. The highlighted one is where the 76ers sit now; faded lines aren't a factor this season. Tap any line for what it means.

Holds intact = an over-the-cap team with Bird rights. Renounce all free-agent holds (keeping draft picks) and room becomes −$21.4M, forfeiting Bird rights. How renouncing works →

The books · 2026-27 focused

PlayerPos2026-27cap $165.0M2027-28cap $176.6M2028-29cap $188.9M2029-30cap $202.1M2030-31cap $216.3M
Signed contracts
An over-the-cap team can't spend cap space, but the CBA still gives it tools: exceptions. The 76ers' current tools are Non-Taxpayer MLE ($15.1M), Bi-Annual Exception ($5.4M), plus Bird rights to re-sign their own free agents. How do teams build over the cap?
Joel EmbiidF$58.0M$62.6M$67.3M
Paul GeorgeF$54.1MPO$56.6M
Tyrese MaxeyG$40.8M$43.6M$46.4M
VJ EdgecombeG$11.7MTO$12.2MTO$15.4M
FTO$3.4M
Dominick Barlow holds a team option for $3.4M this season; the 76ers decide whether it's exercised. What is a team option?
FTO$2.8M
Trendon Watford holds a team option for $2.8M this season; the 76ers decide whether it's exercised. What is a team option?
FTO$2.6M
Dalen Terry holds a team option for $2.6M this season; the 76ers decide whether it's exercised. What is a team option?
Jabari WalkerF$2.6M
Justin EdwardsF$2.4MTO$2.6M
Adem BonaF$2.3MTO$2.5M
Johni BroomeF$2.2M$2.5MTO$2.7M
Signed contracts subtotal$182.8M$182.6M$131.8M$0.0M$0.0M
Cap holdsplaceholders, not paid
A cap hold is a placeholder charge for a team's own free agent, sized by his Bird bracket. The 76ers carry $35.0M in free-agent holds plus $3.6M in draft-pick holds; these count against the cap only, never the tax or aprons. What is the cap hold?
Free agents · Bird % of prior salary, renounce to clear
F$10.9M
Kelly Oubre Jr. carries a 130% cap hold: 130% of his $8.4M prior salary = $10.9M against the 76ers' cap until he re-signs, is renounced, or signs elsewhere. What are Early Bird rights?
F$10.5M
Quentin Grimes carries a 120% cap hold: 120% of his $8.7M prior salary = $10.5M against the 76ers' cap until he re-signs, is renounced, or signs elsewhere. What are non-Bird rights?
F$6.5M
Andre Drummond carries a 130% cap hold: 130% of his $5.0M prior salary = $6.5M against the 76ers' cap until he re-signs, is renounced, or signs elsewhere. What are Early Bird rights?
F$2.8M
Kyle Lowry carries a 120% cap hold: 120% of his $2.3M prior salary = $2.8M against the 76ers' cap until he re-signs, is renounced, or signs elsewhere. What are non-Bird rights?
F$2.2M
Cameron Payne carries a 120% cap hold: 120% of his $713K prior salary = $2.2M against the 76ers' cap until he re-signs, is renounced, or signs elsewhere. What are non-Bird rights?
F$2.2M
Players on the roster without a standard contract (two-way, Exhibit-10) carry a flat minimum hold of $2.2M (projected) each against the 76ers' cap. What is the minimum cap hold?
F$70.7M
Bird rights let the 76ers re-sign their own free agents up to the max even while over the cap. The attached cap hold is 150–300% of the player's prior salary, depending on tenure and salary level. What are Bird rights?
F$69.6M
Bird rights let the 76ers re-sign their own free agents up to the max even while over the cap. The attached cap hold is 150–300% of the player's prior salary, depending on tenure and salary level. What are Bird rights?
F$66.1M
Bird rights let the 76ers re-sign their own free agents up to the max even while over the cap. The attached cap hold is 150–300% of the player's prior salary, depending on tenure and salary level. What are Bird rights?
F$38.6M
Bird rights let the 76ers re-sign their own free agents up to the max even while over the cap. The attached cap hold is 150–300% of the player's prior salary, depending on tenure and salary level. What are Bird rights?
F$8.2M
Bird rights let the 76ers re-sign their own free agents up to the max even while over the cap. The attached cap hold is 150–300% of the player's prior salary, depending on tenure and salary level. What are Bird rights?
F$7.5M
Bird rights let the 76ers re-sign their own free agents up to the max even while over the cap. The attached cap hold is 150–300% of the player's prior salary, depending on tenure and salary level. What are Bird rights?
F$5.0M
Bird rights let the 76ers re-sign their own free agents up to the max even while over the cap. The attached cap hold is 150–300% of the player's prior salary, depending on tenure and salary level. What are Bird rights?
F$4.1M
Non-Bird rights (after one season) only allow a raise to 120% of prior salary; the cap hold is likewise 120% of prior salary. What are non-Bird rights?
F$3.6M
Early Bird rights (after two seasons with the team) let the 76ers re-sign a player up to 175% of his prior salary or 105% of the league average; his cap hold is 130% of prior salary. What are Early Bird rights?
F$3.1M
Non-Bird rights (after one season) only allow a raise to 120% of prior salary; the cap hold is likewise 120% of prior salary. What are non-Bird rights?
F$3.1M
Non-Bird rights (after one season) only allow a raise to 120% of prior salary; the cap hold is likewise 120% of prior salary. What are non-Bird rights?
Unsigned first-rounders · 120% of rookie scale
Unsigned first-round picks count 120% of their rookie-scale slot against the cap. The 76ers carry $3.6M in pick holds. What is the draft pick hold?
2026 first round (No. 22)$3.6M
Cap holds subtotal$38.6M$13.9M$78.5M$187.2M$0.0M
Counts against the cap$221.4M$198.0M$218.0M$200.2M$20.9M
Hold values are computed: draft picks at 120% of the rookie-scale slot (season-adjusted), free agents at the Bird % of prior salary (Non 120%, Early 130%, Bird 150/190/250/300%), or a flat minimum. This table is read-only; edit source data in the database to change values.

Tax & apron position · 2026-27

FLOOR
$149.0M
TAX
$201.0M
APRON 1
$209.0M
APRON 2
$222.0M
76ers $184.1M
Marker = tax/apron salary (contracts + dead money); holds don't count here. Cap space is separate (includes holds) and shown in the report above.

Free-agent capacity · 2026-27

Non-Taxpayer MLEup to $15.1M
Hard-caps you at the first apron.
The 76ers can offer the full non-taxpayer mid-level: up to $15.1M (projected) starting salary, up to 4 years. Using it hard-caps them at the first apron. What is the mid-level exception (non-taxpayer)?
Bi-Annual Exceptionup to $5.4M
Every other year. Also hard-caps at the first apron.
The 76ers can use the bi-annual exception: $5.4M (projected) starting salary, up to 2 years, but only if they didn't use it last season. It hard-caps them at the first apron. What is the bi-annual exception?
Bird rights
Re-sign your own free agents up to the max.
Bird rights let the 76ers re-sign their own free agents up to the max even while over the cap. The attached cap hold is 150–300% of the player's prior salary, depending on tenure and salary level. What are Bird rights?
25%
0–6 yrs
$41.3M
30%
7–9 yrs
$49.5M
35%
10+ yrs
$57.8M
Max starting salary by experience tier. Tap for how the tiers work.
Max contracts scale with experience (projected): $41.3M starting salary for 0–6 years, $49.5M for 7–9, $57.8M for 10+ (25/30/35% of the cap). How do NBA max salaries work?
Outside FAs can only be signed at the max using cap space; otherwise capped by the tools above.

Decision points · 2026-27

Option calls ahead of 2027-28
Paul GeorgePlayer option$56.6M
A player option (PO badge) lets the player choose between staying for that year's salary or becoming a free agent. What is a player option?
VJ EdgecombeTeam option$12.2M
A team option (TO badge) lets the 76ers choose whether to keep the player for that year's salary or let him become a free agent. What is a team option?
Justin EdwardsTeam option$2.6M
A team option (TO badge) lets the 76ers choose whether to keep the player for that year's salary or let him become a free agent. What is a team option?
Adem BonaTeam option$2.5M
A team option (TO badge) lets the 76ers choose whether to keep the player for that year's salary or let him become a free agent. What is a team option?
Expiring after 2026-27Dominick Barlow$3.4MTrendon Watford$2.8MDalen Terry$2.6MJabari Walker$2.6M
The forks in the road as the books stand: options someone must pick up or decline, and salaries that come off after 2026-27. Tap an option for how it works.

Draft picks through 2032

The 76ers control 7 first-round and 9 second-round picks, 2 carrying swap rights.

2026

2026 1st (via HOU) · No. 22Houston's own first went to Oklahoma City in the July 2019 Westbrook for Chris Paul deal, top-4 protected, then to Philadelphia in the February 2026 Jared McCain trade. It landed at pick 22 and conveyed to Philadelphia.
Their own 1st, owed to OKC · No. 17Philadelphia's own first conveyed to Oklahoma City, landing at pick 17, top-4 protected, from the 2020 Al Horford trade; it landed outside the top 4 and conveyed.
Their own 2nd, owed to PHXPhiladelphia's own second conveyed to Phoenix at pick 47, routed via Houston and Oklahoma City.

2027

2027 1st (own)
2027 2nd (via GSW)Owed to Philadelphia or Washington; Philadelphia is credited with the more favorable of the GSW and PHX 2027 seconds via the 2025 Washington trade.
2027 2nd (own)

2028

2028 1st (via LAC)Traded to Philadelphia, unprotected, in the October 2023 James Harden trade.
2028 2nd (via GSW)Owed to Philadelphia, unprotected.
2028 2nd (via MIL)Unprotected second owed to Philadelphia from the February 2026 Jared McCain trade chain; a conflicting OKC claim is the weaker reporting.
2028 2nd (own)
Their own 1st, owed to BKNOwed to Brooklyn, top-8 protected, from the February 2022 Ben Simmons trade; the 2027 obligation did not convey, so it carries into 2028 still top-8 protected.

2029

2029 1st (own, swap rights attached)PHI holds a swap right and can take the more favorable of its own and the LAC 2029 first (LAC's is top-3 protected).
2029 2nd (own)

2030

2030 1st (own)
2030 2nd (via POR)Owed to Philadelphia or Washington from the 2024 Deni Avdija trade; Philadelphia is credited with the more favorable of the POR and PHX 2030 seconds.
Their own 2nd, owed to DALOwed to Dallas from a 2025 trade involving Caleb Martin and Quentin Grimes.

2031

2031 1st (own)
2031 2nd (own)

2032

2032 1st (own)
2032 2nd (own, swap rights attached)MEM holds a swap right and takes the less favorable of the PHI and MEM 2032 seconds, from the 2026 Eric Gordon trade.

Protections and swap conditions in plain English. Full story on the 76ers draft picks page.