Dallas Mavericks 2025-26 Cap Table

The Dallas Mavericks 2025-26 salary cap table, including salary cap table, including team cap space, player cap hits, incentives, & bonus info.

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Total Cap Allocations

$198,582,307 / 14th

Cap Space

$-43,935,307 / 17th

1st Apron Space

$8,161,692

2nd Apron Space

$20,040,692

2025-26 Active Roster Cap

Non-Guaranteed
Player (15 of 15 + 0 of 3 TW) Pos Age Type Cap Hit Cap Hit Pct League Cap Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Trade Bonus Proration Guaranteed
Irving Kyrie Irving PG 33 FA $36,566,002 23.64% $36,566,002 - - - $36,566,002
Middleton Khris Middleton SF 34 FA $33,296,296 21.53% $33,296,296 - $3,222,221 - $33,296,296
Thompson Klay Thompson SG 35 S&T $16,666,667 10.78% $16,666,667 - - - $16,666,667
Gafford Daniel Gafford C 27 VET-EXT $14,386,320 9.30% $14,386,320 - - - $14,386,320
Washington PJ Washington PF 27 FA $14,152,174 9.15% $14,152,174 - $500,000 - $14,152,174
Flagg Cooper Flagg SF 19 RK-1ST $13,825,920 8.94% $13,825,920 - - - $13,825,920
Martin Caleb Martin SF 30 FA $9,594,044 6.20% $8,556,451 - $1,283,468 - $8,556,451
Marshall Naji Marshall SF 28 FA $9,000,000 5.82% $9,000,000 - - - $9,000,000
Christie Max Christie SG 22 FA $7,714,286 4.99% $7,714,286 - - - $7,714,286
Lively II Dereck Lively II C 21 RK-1ST $5,253,360 3.40% $5,253,360 - - - $5,253,360
Powell Dwight Powell C 34 FA $4,000,000 2.59% $4,000,000 - - - $4,000,000
Johnson AJ Johnson PG 21 RK-1ST $3,090,480 2.00% $3,090,480 - - - $3,090,480
Bagley III Marvin Bagley III PF 26 FA $2,296,274 1.48% $3,080,921 - - - $3,080,921
Williams Brandon Williams PG 26 ROS $2,270,735 1.47% $2,270,735 - - - $2,270,735
Nembhard Ryan Nembhard PG 22 ROS $321,875 0.21% $321,875 - - - $321,875

2025-26 Dead Money Cap

Cap breakdowns for players who have been traded or released. All count against the team's cap.

Player (4) Pos Cap Hit Cap Hit Pct League Cap
Jones Tyus Jones PG $7,000,000 4.53%
McGee JaVale McGee C $2,208,856 1.43%
Prosper Olivier-Maxence Prosper PF $1,002,360 0.65%
Robinson-Earl Jeremiah Robinson-Earl PF $131,970 0.09%

2025-26 Cap Hold Cap

Cap holds represent "placeholders" for pending free agents, unsigned draft picks, offer sheets, etc.

Player (6) Pos Age Type Cap Hit Cap Hit Pct League Cap Qualifying Offer        
Melli Nicolo Melli PF 35 FA $5,066,667 3.28% - Early Bird
Jones Kai Jones PF 25 2W $2,296,274 1.48% - Two-Way
Pinson Theo Pinson SG 30 FA $2,296,271 1.48% - Early Bird
Brown III Greg Brown III PF 24 2W $2,048,494 1.32% - Two-Way
Wright Moses Wright F 27 2W $2,048,491 1.32% - Two-Way
Wright IV McKinley Wright IV PG 27 2W $2,048,491 1.32% - Two-Way

2025 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.

Type Reason Used On Expires Original Available
Non-Taxpayer Mid-Level
D’Angelo Russell
$5,685,000
 End-of-Season $14,104,000 $8,419,000
Bi-Annual
End-of-Season $5,134,000 $5,134,000
Disabled Player
Derek Lively II
 3/10/2026 $2,626,680 $2,626,680
Disabled Player
Dante Exum
 3/10/2026 $1,148,137 $1,148,137
Trade
Anthony Davis trade with WAS
 2/5/2027 $20,830,154 $20,830,154
Trade
Dante Exum trade with WAS
 2/5/2027 $2,296,274 $2,296,274
Trade
Jaden Hardy trade with WAS
 2/5/2027 $6,000,000 $6,000,000

2025 Cap Totals

Cap Maximum Summary
Cap Maximum $154,647,000
Active Roster $172,434,433 22nd
Dead Money $10,343,186 9th
Cap Hold $15,804,688 8th
Total Allocations $198,582,307 14th
Space $-43,935,307 17th
1st Apron Summary
1st Apron Maximum $195,945,000
Total Allocations $187,783,308 -
Space $8,161,692 -
2nd Apron Summary
2nd Apron Maximum
This team is currently hard-capped at the second apron.
 $207,824,000
Total Allocations $187,783,308 -
Space $20,040,692 -

2025 Deadlines

Deadline Date Player Type Value
6/29/2026 Ryan Nembhard
CLUB
2026-27 Club Option 		$2,150,917
6/29/2026 Moussa Cisse
RFA / QO
2026-27 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way
7/1/2026 Dereck Lively II
EXTENSION ELIGIBLE
2026-27 Extension Eligible
7/6/2026 Max Christie
EXTENSION ELIGIBLE
2026-27 Extension Eligible
7/6/2026 Caleb Martin
EXTENSION ELIGIBLE
2026-27 Extension Eligible
7/6/2026 Naji Marshall
EXTENSION ELIGIBLE
2026-27 Extension Eligible
10/31/2026 Cooper Flagg
CLUB
2027-28 Club Option 		$15,208,680
10/31/2026 AJ Johnson
CLUB
2027-28 Club Option 		$5,493,394
6/29/2027 John Poulakidas
RFA / QO
2027-28 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way
6/29/2027 Tyler Smith
RFA / QO
2027-28 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way
6/29/2027 Ryan Nembhard
RFA / QO
2027-28 Qualifying Offer
6/29/2027 Kyrie Irving
PLAYER
2027-28 Player Option 		$42,416,562
6/29/2027 Caleb Martin
PLAYER
2027-28 Player Option 		$9,371,351
6/29/2027 Max Christie
PLAYER
2027-28 Player Option 		$8,857,143
6/29/2027 Dereck Lively II
RFA / QO
2027-28 Qualifying Offer 		$10,684,958
7/1/2027 Daniel Gafford
EXTENSION ELIGIBLE
2027-28 Extension Eligible
7/1/2027 AJ Johnson
EXTENSION ELIGIBLE
2027-28 Extension Eligible
10/31/2027 Cooper Flagg
CLUB
2028-29 Club Option 		$19,178,146
6/29/2028 AJ Johnson
RFA / QO
2028-29 Qualifying Offer 		$8,542,228
7/1/2028 Cooper Flagg
EXTENSION ELIGIBLE
2028-29 Extension Eligible
6/29/2029 Cooper Flagg
RFA / QO
2029-30 Qualifying Offer 		$26,849,405

Unsigned Draft Picks

Draft Year Player Pos Age Country College
2024 Melvin Ajinca SG 21 France
2007 Stanko Barać C 39 Croatia

Future Draft Picks

2026
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
DAL
Not Tradable, owe 2027 to CHA
DAL
Least favorable of HOU 5-30, LAC and OKC then others to OKC and PHI (via PHI to OKC to WAS)

2027
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
DAL
If 1-2
CHA
If 3-30

2028
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
DAL    OKC
Or swap with OKC (via OKC swap for DAL)
OKC    DAL
Or swap with DAL (via OKC swap for DAL)

2029
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
HOU
Two most favorable of BKN, DAL and PHX to HOU then other to BKN
DAL

2030
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
DAL    SAS
Least favorable of DAL and SAS (via SAN swap for DAL)
GSW
If 1-20
DAL
If 21-30 (via WAS)

2031
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
DAL

2032
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
DAL

2026
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
OKC
Second most favorable of DAL, OKC and PHI then others to OKC and SAS (via OKC to HOU to PHX; via OKC to MIA to SAN to WAS)
DAL

2027
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
DAL
(via WAS to NOP to WAS)
DET
Less favorable of BKN and DAL to DET then other to WAS

2028
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
LAC
(via SAC to IND)

2029
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
BKN
DAL
(via OKC to WAS)

2030
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
BKN
(via BOS to MEM)
DAL

2031
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
DET
(via PHI)

2032
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
DAL

TRANSACTIONS

Feb 28, 2026
Ryan Nembhard, PG

Signed a 2 year $2.47 million Rest-of-Season contract with Dallas (DAL) - includes 2026-27 Club Option

Feb 28, 2026
Tyler Smith, SF

Signed a 2 year Two-Way contract with Dallas (DAL)

Feb 28, 2026
John Poulakidas, G

Signed a 2 year Two-Way contract with Dallas (DAL)

Feb 28, 2026
Tyus Jones, PG

Waived by Dallas (DAL)

Feb 05, 2026
Tyus Jones, PG

Traded to Dallas (DAL) from Charlotte (CHA) as part of a 3-team trade: Dallas (DAL) traded Anthony Davis, D'Angelo Russell, Jaden Hardy and Dante Exum to Washington (WAS); Washington (WAS) traded Khris Middleton, AJ Johnson, Marvin Bagley III, 2026 1st round pick, 2030 1st round pick, 2029 2nd round pick, 2027 2nd round pick and 2029 2nd round pick to Dallas (DAL); Washington (WAS) traded Malaki Branham to Charlotte (CHA)

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