NBA NBA Team Salary Cap Tracker
A real-time look at the 2008-09 salary payroll totals for each NBA team, including estimated cap space.
CAP MAXIMUM: $58,680,000
Teams currently with cap space: ATL, CHA, CHI, CLE, IND, LAC, MEM, MIA, MIL, MIN, NJN, NOH, OKC, POR, SAC, TOR, UTA, WAS
1ST APRON: $0
Teams currently over the 1st Apron: ATL, BOS, CHA, CHI, CLE, DAL, DEN, DET, GSW, HOU, IND, LAC, LAL, MEM, MIA, MIL, MIN, NJN, NOH, NYK, OKC, ORL, PHI, PHX, POR, SAC, SAS, TOR, UTA, WAS
2ND APRON: $0
Teams currently over the 2nd Apron: ATL, BOS, CHA, CHI, CLE, DAL, DEN, DET, GSW, HOU, IND, LAC, LAL, MEM, MIA, MIL, MIN, NJN, NOH, NYK, OKC, ORL, PHI, PHX, POR, SAC, SAS, TOR, UTA, WAS
| Rank | Team | Record | Players Active | Avg Age Team | Total Cap All | Cap Space All | Hard-Cap Space Apron #1 | Active | Active Top 3 | Dead Cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SAC
 SAC
|
-
|
6 | 24.7 | $30,207,256 | $28,472,744 | - | $27,554,572 | $21,496,518 | - |
| 2 |
MEM
 MEM
|
-
|
10 | 23.1 | $34,020,217 | $24,659,783 | - | $33,135,989 | $19,749,875 | - |
| 3 |
OKC
 OKC
|
-
|
9 | 25.3 | $34,402,054 | $24,277,946 | - | $33,050,600 | $17,034,040 | $25,112 |
| 4 |
NJN
 NJN
|
-
|
8 | 25.0 | $34,956,751 | $23,723,249 | - | $33,188,295 | $25,774,125 | - |
| 5 |
POR
 POR
|
-
|
10 | 23.6 | $38,140,800 | $20,539,200 | - | $37,256,572 | $15,953,230 | - |
| 6 |
NOH
 NOH
|
-
|
6 | 25.4 | $41,921,127 | $16,758,873 | - | $39,226,589 | $30,750,000 | $41,854 |
| 7 |
UTA
 UTA
|
-
|
9 | 24.0 | $46,501,319 | $12,178,681 | - | $45,174,977 | $31,743,578 | - |
| 8 |
CLE
 CLE
|
-
|
6 | 23.6 | $47,071,840 | $11,608,160 | - | $44,419,156 | $33,605,196 | - |
| 9 |
MIN
 MIN
|
-
|
8 | 23.3 | $49,330,031 | $9,349,969 | - | $40,186,575 | $26,228,575 | $7,375,000 |
| 10 |
WAS
 WAS
|
-
|
10 | 25.5 | $51,354,856 | $7,325,144 | - | $50,470,628 | $33,826,731 | - |
| 11 |
LAC
 LAC
|
-
|
8 | 25.9 | $51,867,421 | $6,812,579 | - | $50,098,965 | $35,916,667 | - |
| 12 |
TOR
 TOR
|
-
|
6 | 25.7 | $53,021,055 | $5,658,945 | - | $50,368,371 | $39,658,598 | - |
| 13 |
IND
 IND
|
-
|
10 | 25.6 | $53,308,917 | $5,371,083 | - | $52,424,689 | $30,501,984 | - |
| 14 |
CHA
 CHA
|
-
|
12 | 26.8 | $54,996,191 | $3,683,809 | - | $54,944,177 | $24,549,400 | $52,014 |
| 15 |
MIL
 MIL
|
-
|
11 | 25.1 | $55,112,111 | $3,567,889 | - | $54,669,997 | $35,480,000 | - |
| 16 |
ATL
 ATL
|
-
|
6 | 23.6 | $55,531,717 | $3,148,283 | - | $52,879,033 | $39,216,170 | - |
| 17 |
MIA
 MIA
|
-
|
9 | 25.0 | $57,306,435 | $1,373,565 | - | $55,980,093 | $42,357,581 | - |
| 18 |
CHI
 CHI
|
-
|
9 | 24.3 | $58,299,769 | $380,231 | - | $56,973,427 | $33,885,000 | - |
| 19 |
SAS
 SAS
|
-
|
9 | 28.9 | $59,002,020 | $-322,020 | - | $57,252,852 | $42,053,952 | $422,826 |
| 20 |
ORL
 ORL
|
-
|
9 | 26.2 | $60,323,890 | $-1,643,890 | - | $58,997,548 | $37,905,871 | - |
| 21 |
HOU
 HOU
|
-
|
10 | 28.1 | $61,189,236 | $-2,509,236 | - | $60,200,884 | $42,840,987 | $104,124 |
| 22 |
GSW
 GSW
|
-
|
13 | 24.7 | $61,734,951 | $-3,054,951 | - | $61,734,951 | $28,640,000 | - |
| 23 |
DEN
 DEN
|
-
|
11 | 27.3 | $64,731,775 | $-6,051,775 | - | $61,289,661 | $39,642,399 | $3,000,000 |
| 24 |
PHI
 PHI
|
-
|
11 | 25.1 | $65,291,893 | $-6,611,893 | - | $64,849,779 | $36,296,408 | - |
| 25 |
DET
 DET
|
-
|
11 | 27.5 | $69,184,174 | $-10,504,174 | - | $68,742,060 | $45,333,125 | - |
| 26 |
LAL
 LAL
|
-
|
11 | 28.3 | $72,985,291 | $-14,305,291 | - | $72,543,177 | $50,517,096 | - |
| 27 |
BOS
 BOS
|
-
|
10 | 27.3 | $76,077,367 | $-17,397,367 | - | $75,193,139 | $61,218,267 | - |
| 28 |
NYK
 NYK
|
-
|
10 | 24.6 | $77,901,749 | $-19,221,749 | - | $58,017,521 | $31,777,909 | $19,000,000 |
| 29 |
DAL
 DAL
|
-
|
11 | 27.4 | $83,191,785 | $-24,511,785 | - | $82,749,671 | $51,002,904 | - |
| 30 |
PHX
 PHX
|
-
|
13 | 27.5 | $83,649,470 | $-24,969,470 | - | $83,649,470 | $48,320,550 | - |
| Totals | 282 | - | $1,682,613,468 | $77,786,532 | - | $1,617,223,418 | $1,053,276,736 | $30,020,930 | ||
| Averages | 9.4 | 25.6 | $56,087,116 | $2,592,884 | - | $53,907,447 | $35,109,225 | $1,000,698 |
