Summer Of 2010
Teams With Cap Space
- Miami Heat – $43.3 million in cap space
- New York Knicks – $34.5 million in cap space
- New Jersey Nets – $30.7 million in cap space
- Chicago Bulls – $29.9 million in cap space
- LA Clippers Clippers – $17.3 million in cap space
- Sacramento Kings – $15.4 million in cap space
- Minnesota Timberwolves – $13.16 million in cap space
- Phoenix Suns – $11.2 million in cap space
- Oklahoma City Thunder – $6.9 million in cap space
- Washington Wizards – $6.5 million in cap space
Update: A higher cap figure of $58 million was released by the NBA. Here are the new revised cap figures for each of the above teams taking into account the higher cap + first week free agent signings.
Teams With Luxury Tax Concerns
Boston – Charlotte – Cleveland – Dallas – Denver – Houston – Indiana – LA Lakers – New Orleans – Orlando – Philadelphia – Portland – San Antonio – Toronto – Utah
Rest Of The League
Atlanta – Detroit – Golden State – Memphis – Milwaukee
Other Notes
- Expiring Contracts — A link to a post listing all of the league’s large expiring contracts + the total amount of expiring contracts each team holds and some analysis on what teams may or may not be active in the trade market with their expiring contracts.
- Cap Update — link
- Max Contract Values — link
2009/10 Salary Situations Only
There are three separate groups
- The first are the teams who are below the cap heading into the summer of 2009
- Memphis Grizzlies – Detroit Pistons – Oklahoma City Thunder – Portland Trailblazers – Toronto Raptors – Atlanta Hawks – Minnesota Timberwolves – Sacramento Kings
- The second group are teams who are facing luxury tax issues
- Los Angeles Lakers – New Orleans Hornets – Washington Wizards – San Antonio Spurs – Denver Nuggets – Chicago Bulls – Orlando Magic – Utah Jazz – Milwaukee Bucks – Phoenix Suns – Boston Celtics
- The third group is everyone else
- Charlotte Bobcats – Cleveland Cavaliers – Dallas Mavericks – Golden State Warriors – Houston Rockets – Indiana Pacers – Los Angeles Clippers – Philadelphia 76ers – Miami Heat – New Jersey Nets – New York Knicks
Update: As we near the halfway point of the 2009/10 season, we have an update of the list of teams who are currently facing the luxury tax.
