A vital tool within the NBA’s Collective Bargaining Agreement is the trade exception. While it come in many flavors, allowing teams to take back salary in return for outgoing players, the Standard Traded Player Exception (STPE) is the type that lasts a full calendar year.

For teams that are under the first apron ($178,132,000 for the 2024-25 season), the STPE can be used to take in up to $250,000 more than its value. For instance, a $10 million STPE can bring back a player earning up to $10,250,000 in salaries. Or it can be used to take back two players earning $5,250,000 each (as separate transactions).

Franchises above the first apron don’t get that extra $250,000 in padding, so a $10 million STPE can bring back a player earning up to $10 million. Additionally, after the season, teams above the first apron cannot use any preexisting trade exceptions.

Starting with in 2024-25, teams will be able to use their Non-Taxpayer Mid-Level Salary Exception (NTMLE), Mid-Level Salary Exception for Room Teams (RMLE) and Bi-annual Exception (BAE) as if they were trade exceptions, provided they are under the first apron.

Trade exceptions cannot be combined. The following is the current list of NBA TPEs. Also included are any Disabled Player Exceptions (DPE), which can only be used to acquire a single player whose contract expires after the 204-25 season.

For teams that were over the first apron in 2043-25, their preexisting trade exceptions are unusable. Additionally, teams above the second apron cannot use a TPE generated by a player going out via sign-and-trade.

Atlanta Hawks

  • $6,700,00 expiring 7/6/26 (Clint Capela) — sign-and-trade
  • $4,503,720 expiring 9/16/26 (Kobe Bufkin)
  • $1,357,994 expiring 1/11/27 (Trae Young)
  • $2,349,578 expiring 2/1/27 (Vit Krejčí)
  • $11,000,000 expiring 2/5/27 (Luke Kennard)

Boston Celtics

  • $4,721,429 expiring 7/7/26 (Jrue Holiday)
  • $1,050,226 expiring 7/7/26 (Kristaps Porziņģis)
  • $8,200,00 expiring 8/6/26 (Georges Niang)
  • $27,678,571 expiring 2/5/27 (Anfernee Simons)
  • $2,546,675 expiring 2/5/27 (Xavier Tillman Sr.)
  • $2,378,870 expiring 2/5/27 (Josh Minott)
  • $2,296,274 expiring 2/5/27 (Chris Boucher)

Brooklyn Nets

  • None

Charlotte Hornets

  • $2,296,274 expiring 2/4/27 (Mason Plumlee)
  • $8,200,962 expiring 2/4/27 (Collin Sexton)
  • $7,000,000 expiring 2/5/27 (Tyus Jones)

Chicago Bulls

  • $2,714,760 expiring 3/10/26 (Noa Essengue) — DPE
  • $17,991,071 expiring 2/3/27 (Kevin Huerter)
  • $1,218,007 expiring 2/4/27 (Coby White)
  • $6,670,882 expiring 2/5/27 (Ousmane Dieng)
  • $2,221,677 expiring 2/5/27 (Julian Phillips)

Cleveland Cavaliers

  • $1,000,000 expiring 7/6/26 (Isaac Okoro)
  • $6,897,984 expiring 2/1/27 (De’Andre Hunter)
  • $10,000,000 expiring 2/5/27 (Lonzo Ball)

Dallas Mavericks

  • $2,626,680 expiring 3/10/26 (Dereck Lively II) — DPE
  • $20,830,154 expiring 2/5/27 (Anthony Davis)
  • $2,909,520 expiring 2/5/27 (Jaden Hardy)

Denver Nuggets

  • $6,880,985 expiring 7/8/26 (Michael Porter Jr.)
  • $5,426,400 expiring 7/13/26 (Dario Šarić)
  • $2,221,677 expiring 2/5/27 (Hunter Tyson)

Detroit Pistons

  • $8,677,600 expiring 7/13/26 (Dennis Schröder) — sign-and-trade

Golden State Warriors

  • $2,221,677 expiring 2/5/27 (Trayce Jackson-Davis)

Houston Rockets

  • $3,539,760 expiring 7/6/26 (Cam Whitmore)
  • $12,500,000 expiring 3/10/26 (Fred VanVleet) — DPE

Indiana Pacers

  • $14,104,000 expiring 3/10/26 (Tyrese Haliburton) — DPE

LA Clippers

  • $2,677,000 expiring 3/10/26 (Bradley Beal) — DPE
  • $2,654,274 expiring 2/5/27 (Kobe Brown)
  • $2,296,274 expiring 2/5/27 (Chris Paul)
  • $1,314,427 expiring 2/5/27 (Ivica Zubac)

Los Angeles Lakers

  • $500,000 expiring 2/5/27 (Gabe Vincent)

Memphis Grizzlies

  • $28,872,920 expiring 2/3/27 (Jaren Jackson Jr.)

Miami Heat

  • $16,834,692 expiring 7/7/26 (Duncan Robinson) — sign-and-trade
  • $5,616,000 expiring 8/17/26 (Haywood Highsmith)

Milwaukee Bucks

  • $1,651,887 expiring 3/10/26 (Taurean Prince) — DPE

Minnesota Timberwolves

  • $62,382 expiring 7/6/26 (Nickeil Alexander-Walker) — sign-and-trade
  • $10,774,038 expiring 2/3/27 (Mike Conley)
  • $6,576,120 expiring 2/5/27 (Rob Dillingham)

New Orleans Pelicans

  • $13,445,122 expiring 7/6/26 (Kelly Olynyk)

New York Knicks

  • $899,118 expiring 2/5/27 (Dalen Terry)
  • $100,882 expiring 2/5/27 (Guerschon Yabusele)

Oklahoma City Thunder

  • $2,327,520 expiring 3/10/26 (Thomas Sorber) — DPE
  • $501,669 expiring 6/29/26 (Dillon Jones)
  • $2,449,522 expiring 2/4/27 (Ousmane Dieng)

Orlando Magic

  • $7,000,000 expiring 2/4/27 (Tyus Jones)

Philadelphia 76ers

  • $4,221,360 expiring 2/4/27 (Jared McCain)
  • $2,296,274 expiring 2/5/27 (Eric Gordon)

Phoenix Suns

  • $3,628,720 expiring 6/30/26 (Vasilije Micić)
  • $5,000,000 expiring 2/5/27 (Nick Richards)
  • $2,048,494 expiring 2/5/27 (Nigel Hayes-Davis)

Portland Trail Blazers

  • None

Sacramento Kings

  • $4,968,600 expiring 7/13/26 (Jonas Valančiūnas)
  • $5,426,000 expiring 2/1/27 (Dario Šarić)

San Antonio Spurs

  • None

Toronto Raptors

  • $6,383,525 expiring 2/5/27 (Ochai Agbaji)

Utah Jazz

  • $225,000 expiring 6/29/26 (Collin Sexton)
  • $2,215,000 expiring 7/7/26 (John Collins)
  • $2,296,274 expiring 2/5/27 (Jock Landale)

Washington Wizards

  • $1,769,880 expiring 3/10/26 (Cam Whitmore) — DPE
  • $13,445,122 expiring 7/9/26 (Kelly Olynyk)

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(Updated on 2/8/26)