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NBA NBA Team Apron Tracker
A real-time look at the 2027-28 apron totals for each NBA team, including estimated apron space.
| Rank | Team | Total Apron Allocations | 1st Apron Is Hard-Capped? | 1st Apron Space | 2nd Apron Is Hard-Capped? | 2nd Apron Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
OKC
 OKC
|
$221,323,649 | $-476,649 | $12,912,351 | ||
| 2 |
NYK
 NYK
|
$213,377,864 | $7,469,136 | $20,858,136 | ||
| 3 |
ORL
 ORL
|
$208,846,437 | $12,000,563 | $25,389,563 | ||
| 4 |
IND
 IND
|
$206,021,815 | $14,825,185 | $28,214,185 | ||
| 5 |
MIN
 MIN
|
$189,852,425 | $30,994,575 | $44,383,575 | ||
| 6 |
DEN
 DEN
|
$189,299,206 | $31,547,794 | $44,936,794 | ||
| 7 |
BOS
 BOS
|
$184,368,863 | $36,478,137 | $49,867,137 | ||
| 8 |
PHI
 PHI
|
$182,766,440 | $38,080,560 | $51,469,560 | ||
| 9 |
CLE
 CLE
|
$171,395,398 | $49,451,602 | $62,840,602 | ||
| 10 |
PHX
 PHX
|
$167,660,954 | $53,186,046 | $66,575,046 | ||
| 11 |
TOR
 TOR
|
$161,888,564 | $58,958,436 | $72,347,436 | ||
| 12 |
POR
 POR
|
$158,504,339 | $62,342,661 | $75,731,661 | ||
| 13 |
NOP
 NOP
|
$153,103,001 | $67,743,999 | $81,132,999 | ||
| 14 |
HOU
 HOU
|
$151,805,141 | $69,041,859 | $82,430,859 | ||
| 15 |
MIL
 MIL
|
$144,265,318 | $76,581,682 | $89,970,682 | ||
| 16 |
ATL
 ATL
|
$131,159,877 | $89,687,123 | $103,076,123 | ||
| 17 |
UTA
 UTA
|
$129,985,079 | $90,861,921 | $104,250,921 | ||
| 18 |
DAL
 DAL
|
$125,488,899 | $95,358,101 | $108,747,101 | ||
| 19 |
SAS
 SAS
|
$122,013,410 | $98,833,590 | $112,222,590 | ||
| 20 |
WAS
 WAS
|
$116,022,867 | $104,824,133 | $118,213,133 | ||
| 21 |
SAC
 SAC
|
$114,700,915 | $106,146,085 | $119,535,085 | ||
| 22 |
MEM
 MEM
|
$101,891,214 | $118,955,786 | $132,344,786 | ||
| 23 |
DET
 DET
|
$101,472,457 | $119,374,543 | $132,763,543 | ||
| 24 |
MIA
 MIA
|
$85,309,075 | $135,537,925 | $148,926,925 | ||
| 25 |
CHA
 CHA
|
$81,137,595 | $139,709,405 | $153,098,405 | ||
| 26 |
LAL
 LAL
|
$78,535,470 | $142,311,530 | $155,700,530 | ||
| 27 |
CHI
 CHI
|
$73,320,259 | $147,526,741 | $160,915,741 | ||
| 28 |
BKN
 BKN
|
$59,326,280 | $161,520,720 | $174,909,720 | ||
| 29 |
LAC
 LAC
|
$56,792,405 | $164,054,595 | $177,443,595 | ||
| 30 |
GSW
 GSW
|
$21,488,863 | $199,358,137 | $212,747,137 |
CAP & APRON RULES/SUMMARY
UNDER THE CAP
Floor: $156,870,000
Cap Space: However much is created
Room Exception: $9,898,000
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: $174,300,000
Non-Taxpayer MLE: $15,897,000
Bi-Annual Exception: $5,787,000
No trade restrictions
No buyout restrictions
Teams:
OVER THE FIRST APRON
Threshold: $220,847,000
Taxpayer MLE: $6,409,000
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
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