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Vol. XI · 2026-27 · Computed live
Vol. XI · 2026-27 · Computed live
San Antonio Spurs · Salary cap report
Spurs are $29.4M over the cap on payroll.
San Antonio Spurs payroll for the 2026-27 season is $194.4M against a $165.0M salary cap.
Payroll, the money committed to the roster, is signed salaries, dead money, and drafted-rookie holds: $194.4M. Counting cap holds for their own free agents, the Spurs' cap number rises to $231.0M, which is why there is no usable cap space until those holds come off the books. Renouncing every free-agent hold would open -$29.4M of room and give up Bird rights. Drafted-rookie holds count against the cap, not the luxury tax.
Run Spurs' offseason yourself→Under the tax on payroll
What the numbers mean
Payroll$194.4M
The salaries actually committed to players right now.
Counts against the cap$231.0M
What the league counts: payroll plus free-agent hold placeholders.
Luxury tax lineUNDERby $6.1M
Cross it and the team pays a penalty on every dollar over.
First apron lineUNDERby $12.0M
A stricter line. Over it, the bigger roster tools freeze. The apron figure counts $2.7M in unlikely bonuses on top of payroll: incentive money a player probably won't earn, which counts against the aprons but not the cap or tax.
Where the Spurs 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 apron math · what counts toward the aprons
Payroll (contracts, dead money, drafted rookies)$194.4M
Unlikely bonuses+$2.7M
Apron figure$197.1M
First apron $209.0MUNDERby $12.0M
Second apron $221.7MUNDERby $24.6M
Free-agent cap holds never count toward the aprons. Only payroll (with drafted rookies booked as signed) and unlikely bonuses, incentive money a player probably won't earn, do.
The books
2026-27 focused
| Player | Pos | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Signed contracts | ||||
| De'Aaron Fox | G | $49.5M | $53.5M | $57.4M |
| Devin Vassell | G | $27.5M | $25.1M | $27.5M |
| Keldon Johnson | F | $18.0M | – | – |
| Victor Wembanyama | F | TO$16.9M | – | – |
| Tobias Harris | F | $15.0M | $15.8M | – |
| Julian Champagnie | F | $13.9M | $15.0M | $16.1M |
| Dylan Harper | G | $13.0M | TO$13.6M | TO$17.2M |
| Luke Kornet | F | $10.4M | $9.9M | TO$9.3M |
| Stephon Castle | G | TO$10.0M | TO$12.7M | – |
| Harrison Barnes | F | $8.0M | – | – |
| Carter Bryant | F | $5.1M | TO$5.4M | TO$8.0M |
| Signed subtotal | $187.4M | $150.9M | $135.5M | |
| Draft picks · on roster, rookie-scale hold | ||||
| Jayden Quaintance · No. 20ROOKIE | – | $3.9M | – | – |
| Tarris Reed Jr. · No. 26ROOKIE | – | $3.1M | – | – |
| Payroll | $194.4M | $150.9M | $135.5M | |
| Cap holds · placeholders, not paid | ||||
| Kelly OlynykEARLY BIRD | F | $17.5M | – | – |
| Bismack BiyomboNON-BIRD | C | $2.8M | – | – |
| Lindy Waters IIINON-BIRD | F | $2.8M | – | – |
| Jordan McLaughlinNON-BIRD | G | $2.8M | – | – |
| Mason PlumleeNON-BIRD | F | $2.2M | – | – |
| Harrison IngramMIN HOLD | F | $2.2M | – | – |
| David JonesMIN HOLD | F | $2.2M | – | – |
| Maliq BrownMIN HOLD | F | $2.2M | – | – |
| Ja'Kobi GillespieMIN HOLD | F | $2.2M | – | – |
| Victor WembanyamaBIRD 250% | F | – | $42.2M | – |
| Keldon JohnsonBIRD 150% | F | – | $27.0M | – |
| Stephon CastleBIRD 300% | G | – | – | $38.0M |
| Carter BryantBIRD 300% | F | – | – | – |
| Luke KornetBIRD 190% | F | – | – | – |
| Devin VassellBIRD 150% | G | – | – | – |
| Dylan HarperBIRD 250% | G | – | – | – |
| Counts against the cap | $231.0M | $222.9M | $181.1M | |
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.
Decisions ahead
Option calls before 2027-28
Dylan Harper $13.6M team option, Stephon Castle $12.7M team option, Carter Bryant $5.4M team option.
Expiring after 2026-27
Keldon Johnson $18.0M, Victor Wembanyama $16.9M, Harrison Barnes $8.0M come off the books.
Front office
Run the Spurs 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 Spurs control 9 first-round and 15 second-round picks, 4 carrying swap rights.
2026
2026 1st (via ATL) · No. 20
Atlanta's own first conveyed to San Antonio as the more favorable of the Atlanta and San Antonio 2026 firsts, landing at pick 20. From the Dejounte Murray obligation to San Antonio.
2026 1st (via DEN) · No. 26
Denver's own first (pick 26) traded to San Antonio on 2026 draft night; San Antonio selected Tarris Reed Jr.
2026 2nd (via MIA) · No. 44
Miami's own second conveyed to San Antonio at pick 44, routed via Indiana.
2026 2nd (via POR) · No. 42
Portland's own second conveyed to San Antonio at pick 42, routed via New Orleans.
2026 2nd (via UTA) · No. 35
Utah's own second conveyed to San Antonio at pick 35, routed via Minnesota.
Their own 1st, owed to SAC · No. 29
San Antonio's own first conveyed to Cleveland at pick 29 via the De'Andre Hunter trade; on draft night Cleveland traded it to Sacramento, which selected Alex Karaban at 29. San Antonio in turn picks at 20 with Atlanta's first.
Their own 2nd, owed to MIN · No. 59
San Antonio's own second conveyed to Minnesota at pick 59, routed via Indiana.
2027
2027 1st (via ATL)
Atlanta's own first is owed to San Antonio unprotected, the final year of the Dejounte Murray obligation. Separately, Atlanta receives the less favorable of the New Orleans and Milwaukee 2027 firsts, top-4 protected, which lands on Milwaukee's slot.
2027 2nd (own, swap rights attached)
San Antonio's own second sits in the OKC, HOU, IND, MIA 2027 pool as a conditional swap with Miami: San Antonio keeps the more favorable of its own and the least favorable of the four pool picks, and Miami receives the least favorable of the five.
Their own 1st, owed to OKC
SAS's own 2027 first, acquired by SAC in the February 2025 De'Aaron Fox trade and top-16 protected for SAC, goes to Oklahoma City if it lands 17-30 (the likely outcome) from the June 2025 Nique Clifford draft-day deal; if 1-16 SAC keeps it and instead conveys its own 2027 second plus Charlotte's 2027 second to Oklahoma City.
2028
2028 1st (own, swap rights attached)
SAS can swap its 2028 first for Boston's and keep the more favorable (Boston protected 1); if Boston wins the top pick SAS instead gets a 2028 second. From the February 2022 Derrick White trade.
2028 2nd (via NOP)
Unprotected second owed to San Antonio, February 2023 Josh Richardson trade.
2028 2nd (own)
2029
2029 1st (own)
2029 2nd (via LAC)
The Clippers' own second owed to San Antonio, routed via Oklahoma City and Philadelphia from the 2023 Harden and 2024 McDermott trades.
2029 2nd (via NOP)
Unprotected second owed to San Antonio, February 2023 Josh Richardson trade.
2029 2nd (own)
2030
2030 1st (own, swap rights attached)
SAS holds the right to take the most favorable of its own, the Dallas, and the Minnesota 2030 firsts (Minnesota protected 1), from a Spurs-Mavericks-Celtics deal and the Rob Dillingham trade; its own slot is retained pending resolution.
2030 2nd (via CLE)
Unprotected second owed to San Antonio, origin in a 2023 salary dump.
2030 2nd (via SAC)
Owed to San Antonio, unprotected.
2030 2nd (own)
2031
2031 1st (own, swap rights attached)
SAS holds the right to swap its own 2031 first for Sacramento's and keep the more favorable, from the summer 2024 DeMar DeRozan sign-and-trade.
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 Spurs draft picks page.
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