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NBA NBA Team Tax Tracker
A real-time look at the 2026-27 tax totals for each NBA team, including estimated tax space.
| Rank | Team | Salaries | Space | Tax Bill Estimated | Total Tax Payroll + Est. Bill | Active | Dead Estimated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
OKC
 OKC
|
$250,574,372 | $-48,884,372 | $211,014,697 | $461,589,069 | $250,574,372 | - |
| 2 |
CLE
 CLE
|
$222,210,758 | $-20,520,758 | $45,606,601 | $267,817,359 | $221,786,086 | $424,672 |
| 3 |
ORL
 ORL
|
$214,692,269 | $-13,002,269 | $16,523,442 | $231,215,711 | $214,692,269 | - |
| 4 |
DEN
 DEN
|
$213,802,928 | $-12,112,928 | $13,615,660 | $227,418,588 | $213,802,928 | - |
| 5 |
NYK
 NYK
|
$205,460,628 | $-3,770,628 | $3,770,628 | $209,231,256 | $205,460,628 | - |
| 6 |
SAC
 SAC
|
$202,141,380 | $-451,380 | $451,380 | $202,592,760 | $202,141,380 | - |
| 7 |
IND
 IND
|
$200,752,776 | $937,224 | - | $200,752,776 | $200,752,776 | - |
| 8 |
NOP
 NOP
|
$196,214,389 | $5,475,611 | - | $196,214,389 | $196,214,389 | - |
| 9 |
TOR
 TOR
|
$193,059,996 | $8,630,004 | - | $193,059,996 | $193,059,996 | - |
| 10 |
MIN
 MIN
|
$190,387,865 | $11,302,135 | - | $190,387,865 | $190,387,865 | - |
| 11 |
HOU
 HOU
|
$184,925,541 | $16,764,459 | - | $184,925,541 | $184,925,541 | - |
| 12 |
PHX
 PHX
|
$184,670,477 | $17,019,523 | - | $184,670,477 | $161,473,426 | $23,197,051 |
| 13 |
GSW
 GSW
|
$181,479,537 | $20,210,463 | - | $181,479,537 | $181,479,537 | - |
| 14 |
PHI
 PHI
|
$180,319,943 | $21,370,057 | - | $180,319,943 | $180,319,943 | - |
| 15 |
BOS
 BOS
|
$180,193,378 | $21,496,622 | - | $180,193,378 | $180,193,378 | - |
| 16 |
MIL
 MIL
|
$179,247,143 | $22,442,857 | - | $179,247,143 | $156,063,873 | $23,183,270 |
| 17 |
WAS
 WAS
|
$174,627,539 | $27,062,461 | - | $174,627,539 | $174,627,539 | - |
| 18 |
POR
 POR
|
$170,197,298 | $31,492,702 | - | $170,197,298 | $169,929,266 | $268,032 |
| 19 |
MIA
 MIA
|
$163,470,734 | $38,219,266 | - | $163,470,734 | $163,470,734 | - |
| 20 |
LAC
 LAC
|
$156,479,540 | $45,210,460 | - | $156,479,540 | $156,479,540 | - |
| 21 |
ATL
 ATL
|
$153,068,971 | $48,621,029 | - | $153,068,971 | $153,068,971 | - |
| 22 |
SAS
 SAS
|
$152,768,566 | $48,921,434 | - | $152,768,566 | $152,768,566 | - |
| 23 |
DAL
 DAL
|
$152,446,765 | $49,243,235 | - | $152,446,765 | $149,235,549 | $3,211,216 |
| 24 |
CHA
 CHA
|
$148,402,018 | $53,287,982 | - | $148,402,018 | $148,402,018 | - |
| 25 |
MEM
 MEM
|
$146,898,114 | $54,791,886 | - | $146,898,114 | $142,734,064 | $4,164,050 |
| 26 |
UTA
 UTA
|
$137,856,956 | $63,833,044 | - | $137,856,956 | $137,856,956 | - |
| 27 |
DET
 DET
|
$135,344,170 | $66,345,830 | - | $135,344,170 | $135,344,170 | - |
| 28 |
BKN
 BKN
|
$120,698,770 | $80,991,230 | - | $120,698,770 | $120,698,770 | - |
| 29 |
LAL
 LAL
|
$107,768,137 | $93,921,863 | - | $107,768,137 | $107,768,137 | - |
| 30 |
CHI
 CHI
|
$92,955,470 | $108,734,530 | - | $92,955,470 | $92,955,470 | - |