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Vol. XI · 2026-27 · Computed live
Vol. XI · 2026-27 · Computed live
Portland Trail Blazers · Salary cap report
Trail Blazers are $26.8M over the cap on payroll.
Portland Trail Blazers payroll for the 2026-27 season is $191.7M against a $165.0M salary cap.
Payroll, the salaries actually on the books plus dead money, is $191.7M. Counting cap holds for their own free agents, the Trail Blazers' cap number rises to $223.8M, which is why there is no usable cap space until those holds come off the books. Renouncing every free-agent hold would open -$26.8M of room and give up Bird rights.
Run Trail Blazers' offseason yourself→Under the tax on payroll
What the numbers mean
Payroll$191.7M
The salaries actually committed to players right now.
Counts against the cap$223.8M
What the league counts: payroll plus free-agent hold placeholders.
Luxury tax lineUNDERby $8.7M
Cross it and the team pays a penalty on every dollar over.
First apron lineUNDERby $17.3M
A stricter line. Over it, the bigger roster tools freeze.
Where the Trail Blazers land · payroll against the cap lines
Cap$165.0MTax$200.4MApron 1$209.0MApron 2$221.7M
The solid bar is real payroll. The hatched extension is a free-agent hold crossing the cap line. Renounce it and the room clears.
The books
2026-27 focused
| Player | Pos | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Signed contracts | ||||
| Ja Morant | G | $42.2M | $44.9M | – |
| Jrue Holiday | G | $34.8M | PO$37.2M | – |
| Shaedon Sharpe | G | $20.1M | $21.7M | $23.3M |
| Toumani Camara | F | TO$18.1M | $19.5M | $21.0M |
| Scoot Henderson | G | TO$13.6M | – | – |
| Robert Williams III | C | $13.6M | $14.7M | $15.8M |
| Damian Lillard | G | $13.4M | PO$14.1M | – |
| Deni Avdija | F | $13.1M | $11.9M | – |
| Donovan Clingan | C | TO$7.5M | TO$9.6M | – |
| Hansen Yang | C | $4.6M | $4.9M | $7.5M |
| Micah Potter | F | $2.8M | – | – |
| Vit Krejci | G | $2.7M | TO$3.0M | – |
| Branden Carlson | F | $2.5M | – | – |
| Sidy Cissoko | G | $2.5M | – | – |
| Signed subtotal | $191.5M | $181.4M | $67.5M | |
| Dead money | ||||
| Didi Louzada | – | $0.3M | $0.3M | $0.3M |
| Payroll | $191.7M | $181.6M | $67.8M | |
| Cap holds · placeholders, not paid | ||||
| Matisse ThybulleBIRD 190% | G | $21.9M | – | – |
| Rayan RupertNON-BIRD | G | $3.0M | – | – |
| Blake WesleyNON-BIRD | G | $2.8M | – | – |
| Chris YoungbloodMIN HOLD | F | $2.2M | – | – |
| Jayson KentMIN HOLD | F | $2.2M | – | – |
| Damian LillardBIRD 190% | G | – | – | $26.8M |
| Sidy CissokoNON-BIRD | G | – | $3.0M | – |
| Jrue HolidayBIRD 150% | G | – | – | $55.8M |
| Deni AvdijaBIRD 190% | F | – | – | $22.6M |
| Vit KrejciBIRD 190% | G | – | – | $5.7M |
| Scoot HendersonBIRD 300% | G | – | $40.8M | – |
| Donovan ClinganBIRD 300% | C | – | – | $28.7M |
| Hansen YangBIRD 300% | C | – | – | – |
| Ja MorantBIRD 150% | F | – | – | $56.7M |
| Micah PotterNON-BIRD | F | – | $3.4M | – |
| Counts against the cap | $223.8M | $228.8M | $267.0M | |
What they can add
Non-Taxpayer MLEup to $15.0M
The full mid-level signing slot for adding an outside free agent. Using it locks their spending at the first apron for the rest of the season.
Bi-Annual Exceptionup to $5.4M
A smaller signing slot, usable every other year. Using it also locks their spending at the first apron.
Bird rightsLets them re-sign their own free agents for more than other teams can offer, up to the max.
Trade exceptions
Trade exception · from the Kris Murray tradeup to $5.3M
Absorbs one incoming contract up to this amount with no salary matching. Expires Jun 29, 2027.
A trade exception is a credit from an earlier trade, not money on the books, so it does not count toward the cap, tax, or apron. On file as of Aug 1, 2026; may not be complete.
Decisions ahead
Option calls before 2027-28
Jrue Holiday $37.2M player option, Damian Lillard $14.1M player option, Donovan Clingan $9.6M team option, Vit Krejci $3.0M team option.
Expiring after 2026-27
Scoot Henderson $13.6M, Micah Potter $2.8M, Branden Carlson $2.5M, Sidy Cissoko $2.5M come off the books.
Front office
Run the Trail Blazers offseason
Take these exact books into the GM Machine and re-sign, sign, waive, stretch, and draft, with every cap rule checked and explained as you go.
Draft picks through 2033
The Trail Blazers control 10 first-round and 7 second-round picks, 1 carrying swap rights.
2026
Their own 1st, owed to CHI · No. 15
Portland's own first conveyed to Chicago, landing at pick 15, from the 2021 Larry Nance Jr. three-team deal once the lottery protection lapsed.
Their own 2nd, owed to SAS · No. 42
Portland's own second conveyed to San Antonio at pick 42, routed via New Orleans.
2027
2027 1st (own)Stepien-locked
2027 2nd (via MIN)
Unprotected second owed to Portland, acquired in a 2024 three-team trade.
2027 2nd (own)
Charlotte takes the more favorable of the New Orleans and Portland 2027 seconds and Portland keeps the less favorable, which Portland may convey on to Houston, protected 31-55. There is no Charlotte-Portland swap.
2028
2028 1st (via ORL)
Unprotected first owed to Portland, acquired by POR via Memphis in 2025 draft compensation.
2028 1st (own)
2028 2nd (own)
2028 2nd (via SAC)
Owed to Portland, unprotected.
2029
2029 1st (via BOS)
Boston's first sits in the Portland, Boston, Milwaukee 2029 pool: Portland keeps the most and least favorable of the three and Washington receives the second most favorable, so Boston's slot conveys to Washington only if it is the middle pick. From the October 2023 Jrue Holiday acquisition and the July 2024 Deni Avdija trade.
2029 1st (via MIL)
Portland keeps the most and least favorable of its own, Boston's, and Milwaukee's 2029 firsts and Washington receives the second most favorable; Milwaukee's first conveys to Washington only if it is the middle pick, otherwise to Portland. From the September 2023 Damian Lillard trade and the July 2024 Deni Avdija trade.
2029 1st (own, swap rights attached)
Portland keeps the most and least favorable of its own, Boston's, and Milwaukee's 2029 firsts and Washington receives the second most favorable of the three; Portland's own slot conveys to Washington only if it is the middle pick. From the July 2024 Deni Avdija trade.
Their own 2nd, owed to DET · Projected
Sent from MEM to DET in a reported trade on 2026-07-13, pending the ledger update. Previously: Unprotected second owed to Memphis.
2030
2030 1st (own)
Their own 2nd, owed to BOS
Boston takes the most favorable of the Phoenix, Portland, and Washington 2030 seconds, Philadelphia the middle, and Washington the less favorable of Phoenix and Portland; Portland's own slot conveys within that pool. From the 2024 Deni Avdija trade and the July 2026 Jaylen Brown trade.
2031
2031 1st (own)
2031 2nd (own)
2032
2032 1st (own)
2032 2nd (own)
2033
2033 1st (own)
2033 2nd (own)
Protections and swap conditions in plain English. Full story on the Trail Blazers draft picks page.
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