NBA Team Tax Tracker

A real-time look at the 2025-26 tax totals for each NBA team, including estimated tax space.

SEASON
TAX THRESHOLD
$187,895,000
 
Rank Team Record Salaries Space Tax Bill Estimated Total Tax Payroll + Est. Bill Active Dead Estimated
1 CLE CLE 44-27
$212,345,289 $-24,450,289 $68,671,517 $281,016,806 $211,920,617 $424,672
2 NYK NYK 47-25
$207,423,230 $-19,528,230 $44,436,593 $251,859,823 $207,423,230 -
3 GSW GSW 33-38
$204,876,957 $-16,981,957 $66,397,014 $271,273,971 $204,876,957 -
4 LAL LAL 46-25
$195,302,470 $-7,407,470 $22,653,028 $217,955,498 $195,155,500 $146,970
5 HOU HOU 43-27
$194,689,412 $-6,794,412 $7,071,765 $201,761,177 $194,689,412 -
6 MIN MIN 44-28
$193,942,066 $-6,047,066 $6,137,583 $200,079,649 $193,942,066 -
7 LAC LAC 35-36
$190,116,914 $-2,221,914 $6,665,742 $196,782,656 $189,852,974 $263,940
8 ATL ATL 39-32
$187,795,032 $99,968 - $187,795,032 $182,251,991 $5,543,041
9 PHI PHI 39-32
$187,755,872 $139,128 - $187,755,872 $187,344,962 $410,910
10 ORL ORL 38-32
$187,658,959 $236,041 - $187,658,959 $187,658,959 -
11 NOP NOP 25-47
$187,616,561 $278,439 - $187,616,561 $182,146,711 $5,469,850
12 IND IND 15-56
$187,614,256 $280,744 - $187,614,256 $183,115,307 $4,498,949
13 BOS BOS 47-24
$187,601,946 $293,054 - $187,601,946 $187,396,823 $205,123
14 SAC SAC 19-53
$187,535,589 $359,411 - $187,535,589 $187,271,649 $263,940
15 DEN DEN 44-28
$187,289,504 $605,496 - $187,289,504 $187,289,504 -
16 POR POR 35-37
$187,189,792 $705,208 - $187,189,792 $161,370,946 $25,818,846
17 MIA MIA 38-33
$187,001,274 $893,726 - $187,001,274 $187,001,274 -
18 TOR TOR 39-31
$186,996,695 $898,305 - $186,996,695 $184,505,650 $2,491,045
19 WAS WAS 16-55
$186,813,631 $1,081,369 - $186,813,631 $162,851,884 $23,961,747
20 PHX PHX 40-32
$186,788,399 $1,106,601 - $186,788,399 $161,295,074 $25,493,325
21 OKC OKC 56-15
$186,715,696 $1,179,304 - $186,715,696 $184,419,422 $2,296,274
22 DET DET 51-19
$185,641,609 $2,253,391 - $185,641,609 $178,023,312 $7,618,297
23 DAL DAL 23-48
$184,752,018 $3,142,982 - $184,752,018 $174,408,832 $10,343,186
24 SAS SAS 53-18
$182,990,669 $4,904,331 - $182,990,669 $175,732,468 $7,258,201
25 CHA CHA 37-34
$182,945,807 $4,949,193 - $182,945,807 $153,636,717 $29,309,090
26 CHI CHI 28-42
$182,833,631 $5,061,369 - $182,833,631 $176,024,107 $6,809,524
27 MIL MIL 29-41
$181,597,777 $6,297,223 - $181,597,777 $151,866,582 $29,731,195
28 UTA UTA 21-50
$172,970,550 $14,924,450 - $172,970,550 $147,193,248 $25,777,302
29 MEM MEM 24-46
$157,230,445 $30,664,555 - $157,230,445 $133,187,436 $24,043,009
30 BKN BKN 17-54
$150,620,004 $37,274,996 - $150,620,004 $126,090,814 $24,529,190
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