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NBA NBA Team Apron Tracker
A real-time look at the 2025-26 apron totals for each NBA team, including estimated apron space.
| Rank | Team | Record | Total Apron Allocations | 1st Apron Is Hard-Capped? | 1st Apron Space | 2nd Apron Is Hard-Capped? | 2nd Apron Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CLE
 CLE
|
40-26
|
$212,404,326 | $-16,459,326 | $-4,580,326 | ||
| 2 |
NYK
 NYK
|
42-25
|
$207,454,264 | $-11,509,264 | $369,736 | ||
| 3 |
GSW
 GSW
|
32-33
|
$205,207,950 | $-9,262,950 | $2,616,050 | ||
| 4 |
MIN
 MIN
|
40-26
|
$195,723,677 | $221,323 | $12,100,323 | ||
| 5 |
LAL
 LAL
|
40-25
|
$195,312,382 | $632,618 | $12,511,618 | ||
| 6 |
HOU
 HOU
|
40-25
|
$194,689,412 | $1,255,588 | $13,134,588 | ||
| 7 |
NOP
 NOP
|
22-45
|
$193,967,891 | $1,977,109 | $13,856,109 | ||
| 8 |
PHI
 PHI
|
35-30
|
$193,627,018 | $2,317,982 | $14,196,982 | ||
| 9 |
TOR
 TOR
|
36-29
|
$193,362,767 | $2,582,233 | $14,461,233 | ||
| 10 |
DEN
 DEN
|
40-26
|
$192,009,140 | $3,935,860 | $15,814,860 | ||
| 11 |
SAC
 SAC
|
16-51
|
$191,940,931 | $4,004,069 | $15,883,069 | ||
| 12 |
LAC
 LAC
|
33-32
|
$190,116,914 | $5,828,086 | $17,707,086 | ||
| 13 |
MIA
 MIA
|
37-29
|
$189,183,666 | $6,761,334 | $18,640,334 | ||
| 14 |
POR
 POR
|
31-35
|
$188,850,509 | $7,094,491 | $18,973,491 | ||
| 15 |
ORL
 ORL
|
36-28
|
$188,575,322 | $7,369,678 | $19,248,678 | ||
| 16 |
PHX
 PHX
|
38-27
|
$188,367,136 | $7,577,864 | $19,456,864 | ||
| 17 |
IND
 IND
|
15-50
|
$188,134,256 | $7,810,744 | $19,689,744 | ||
| 18 |
ATL
 ATL
|
34-31
|
$187,795,032 | $8,149,968 | $20,028,968 | ||
| 19 |
DAL
 DAL
|
21-44
|
$187,783,308 | $8,161,692 | $20,040,692 | ||
| 20 |
BOS
 BOS
|
43-22
|
$187,257,831 | $8,687,169 | $20,566,169 | ||
| 21 |
OKC
 OKC
|
51-15
|
$187,224,316 | $8,720,684 | $20,599,684 | ||
| 22 |
DET
 DET
|
46-18
|
$186,811,869 | $9,133,131 | $21,012,131 | ||
| 23 |
WAS
 WAS
|
16-48
|
$186,702,748 | $9,242,252 | $21,121,252 | ||
| 24 |
SAS
 SAS
|
48-17
|
$186,690,669 | $9,254,331 | $21,133,331 | ||
| 25 |
CHI
 CHI
|
27-38
|
$184,983,630 | $10,961,370 | $22,840,370 | ||
| 26 |
CHA
 CHA
|
34-33
|
$184,655,287 | $11,289,713 | $23,168,713 | ||
| 27 |
MIL
 MIL
|
27-37
|
$183,749,997 | $12,195,003 | $24,074,003 | ||
| 28 |
UTA
 UTA
|
20-46
|
$172,574,640 | $23,370,360 | $35,249,360 | ||
| 29 |
MEM
 MEM
|
23-41
|
$157,395,925 | $38,549,075 | $50,428,075 | ||
| 30 |
BKN
 BKN
|
17-48
|
$151,213,305 | $44,731,695 | $56,610,695 |
CAP & APRON RULES/SUMMARY
UNDER THE CAP
Floor: $139,182,000
Cap Space: However much is created
Room Exception: $8,781,000
No trade restrictions
No buyout restrictions
Must spend to the salary floor by start of the season or team will have a cap hold assigned for the difference
Teams:
OVER THE CAP
Maximum: $154,647,000
Non-Taxpayer MLE: $14,104,000
Bi-Annual Exception: $5,134,000
No trade restrictions
No buyout restrictions
Teams:
OVER THE FIRST APRON
Threshold: $195,945,000
Taxpayer MLE: $5,685,000
Hard-capped at Second Apron if used
Team becomes hard-capped at First Apron by or can't use/do:
Using more than Tax MLE out of NTMLE
Using BAE
Acquiring player via Sign-and-Trade
Signing a buyout player who made more than NTMLE on previous contract
Using more than 100% in salary matching in a trade
Using a TPE that was created in prior season
Teams:
OVER THE SECOND APRON
Threshold: $207,824,000
No signing exceptions
Team becomes hard-capped at the Second Apron by or can't use/do:
Using Tax MLE
Aggregating two or more player salaries in a trade
Sending out cash in trade
Acquiring a player using a TPE that was created via pervious sign-and-trade
Can only:
Re-sign own free agents
Sign draft picks
Sign players to minimum contracts
Make trades where one player salary is sent out and equal or less salary comes back (can do a 1 for 2+ trade)
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