Atlanta Hawks

Atlanta Hawks 2026-27 Salary Cap

Hawks 2026-27 Salary Cap

An updated look at the Atlanta Hawks 2026 salary cap table, including team cap space, dead cap figures, and complete breakdowns of player cap hits, salaries, and bonuses.

Player Option
Club Option
Non-Guaranteed
Estimate
Player (7) Pos. Cap Figure Base
Salary
Likely
Incent.
Unlikely
Incent.
Trade
Bonus
Cap
Figure
Cap %
Team
Cap %
League
Cash Remaining
(Guaranteed)
Notes
Young Trae Young PG $48,967,380 $48,967,380 - - - $48,967,380 27.95 28.70 $48,967,380
($48,967,380)
Rk Extension / Bird
Murray Dejounte Murray PG $29,523,536 $28,767,536 $756,000 $1,549,332 - $29,523,536 16.85 17.30 $61,031,040
($59,519,040)
Vet Extension / Bird
Hunter De'Andre Hunter SF $24,910,714 $24,910,714 - $1,250,000 - $24,910,714 14.22 14.60 $24,910,714
($24,910,714)
Rk Extension / Bird
Okongwu Onyeka Okongwu C $16,100,000 $16,100,000 - - - $16,100,000 9.19 9.44 $32,980,000
($32,980,000)
Rk Extension / Bird
Bogdanovic Bogdan Bogdanovic SG $16,020,000 $16,020,000 - - - $16,020,000 9.15 9.39 $16,020,000
($0)
Vet Extension / Bird
G'teed: $0
Bufkin Kobe Bufkin PG $6,904,203 $6,904,203 - - - $6,904,203 3.94 4.05 $6,904,203
($6,904,203)
Drafted / Rookie Scale
Gueye Mouhamed Gueye PF $2,406,205 $2,406,205 - - - $2,406,205 1.37 1.41 $2,406,205
($0)
Drafted / 2nd Round
G'teed: $0


2026-27 Cap Holds

Cap holds represent "placeholders" for pending free agents, unsigned draft picks, offer sheets, etc... Since the Hawks are currently over the league salary cap, these cap holds do not count against their Total Cap figure. Renouncing these cap holds will NOT afford the team any new cap space. These figures are not counted toward a team's Luxury Tax Allocation.

Player (2) Pos. Qualifying Offer Likely Incent. Unlikely Incent. Trade Kicker Cap Figure Rights
GriffinA.J. Griffin SF $8,383,827 $17,901,411 Restricted Bird
FernandoBruno Fernando C - $5,421,194 Bird
Incomplete Roster Charge 5 spots 5 spots       $7,021,295  


Exceptions

Exceptions are essentially "grants" offering teams an additional way to sign players. Exceptions can be split up for multiple player signings, however only one of these exceptions may be used in a season and they cannot be combined.

Trade Exception Details becomes available when a team relinquishes more salary than it acquires during a trade. The "credit" balance remains as an exception that can be used within the next year to acquire salary via trade without further relinquishing additional salary.

Type Reason (Used On) Original Available
Trade
7/08/2024
John Collins trade with UTA
(TyTy Washington, Jr. $2,320,440)
$25,340,000 $23,019,560
Trade
7/12/2024
Usman Garuba trade with OKC
$2,588,400 $2,588,400
Trade
7/12/2024
TyTy Washington, Jr. trade with OKC
$2,320,440 $2,320,440


2026-27 Luxury Tax Totals

Denotes the Hawks current standing in terms of the luxury tax threshold. Teams that spend over the threshold pay fines (estimated below).

Type Totals
2026 NBA Luxury Tax Threshold $207,292,000
Total Taxable Salaries $144,832,038
Current Luxury Tax Space $62,459,962


2026-27 Atlanta Hawks Salary Cap Totals

The Hawks are currently over the league salary cap. This means Cap Holds & Exceptions are NOT included in their Total Cap Allocations, and renouncing these figures will not afford them any cap space. The team may only sign outside players using any available exceptions or at league minimum salaries.

Cap Type Cap Total
Active Roster Cap $144,832,038
Cap Holds $30,343,900
Total Cap Allocations $175,175,938
Salary Cap Maximum
2026 NBA Salary Cap Max $170,610,000
Current Cap Space $-4,565,938
Second Apron
2026 NBA Second Apron $229,279,000
Second Apron Space $81,647,630
Salary Cap Floor
2026 NBA Salary Cap Floor $153,549,000
Current Floor Space $8,716,962
 

2026-27 Practical Cap Space

Available Practical Cap Space: $39,874,298 — $39,874,298

$39,874,298
Projected Practical Cap Space:

This is calculated by determining all guaranteed salaries + any dead cap from non-guaranteed salaries + estimated exercised and declined options + estimated retained cap holds and draft pool cap holds.

$39,874,298
Maximum Possible Cap Space:

This is calculated by determining all guaranteed salaries + any dead cap from non-guaranteed salaries. All other options, cap holds, exceptions are assumed as declined, waived or renounced.





Deadlines

Deadline Date Player Type Value
10/31/2025 Kobe Bufkin 2026-27 Club Option $6,904,203
6/29/2026 A.J. Griffin 2026-27 Qualifying Offer $8,383,827
6/29/2026 Mouhamed Gueye 2026-27 Club Option — non-guaranteed
6/30/2026 Bogdan Bogdanovic 2026-27 Club Option $16,020,000
1/10/2027 Mouhamed Gueye 2026-27 Guaranteed $2,406,205
6/29/2027 Kobe Bufkin 2027-28 Qualifying Offer $10,342,497
6/29/2027 Dejounte Murray 2027-28 Player Option $30,751,504




Unsigned Draft Picks

Draft Year Player Age Position Country College
2015 Marcus Eriksson 30 SG ESP
2017 Alpha Kaba 27 PF FRA
1986 Augusto Binelli 59 C ITA
1997 Alain Digbeu 48 G FRA


Future Draft Picks

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
2024
ATL
SAC
Top-14 Protected (from ATL)
ATL
15-30
2025
SAS
SAC
Top-12 Protected (if not already settled with ATL)
ATL
13-30 (if not already settled)
2026
ATL    SAS
SAS right to swap with ATL
SAC
Top-10 Protected (if not already settled with ATL)
ATL
11-30 (if not already settled)
SAS    ATL
SAS right to swap with ATL
2027
SAS
2028
ATL
2029
ATL
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
2024
POR
MIA
31-50
ATL
51-55
NYK
56-60 (via CLE to DET to PHI)
2025
POR
31-40
OKC
41-60
ATL
via HOU
2026
GSW
ATL
31-42 (via UTA)
POR
43-60 (via UTA to GSW)
SAC    ATL
SAC pick if SAC conveys 1st to ATL by 2026; ATL pick if SAC does not coney 1st to ATL by 2026
2027
BOS
ATL
SAC    ATL
SAC pick if SAC conveys 1st to ATL by 2026; ATL pick if SAC does not coney 1st to ATL by 2026
2028
GSW
ATL
2029
OKC