One of the goals of the NBA's latest Collective Bargaining Agreement is to curb spending. The higher a team's payroll, the fewer tools they have. The NBA has a soft cap, which allows teams to spend without limit, provided they have the tools (more formally, "exceptions") to do so. But certain exceptions will trigger [Read More]
NBA teams can include cash as part of a trade but are limited to $8,497,000 for all transactions during the 2026-27 season. That's two separate figures representing what teams can take in and what they can send out. Teams above the second apron ($221,737,000) cannot send out cash in trade; conversely, if a team [Read More]
Teams generally prefer to stay under the NBA's luxury tax threshold ($200,474,000) unless they're a championship contender. Some may have begun rebuilding (or aren't as good as they had hoped), but still have large contracts on the books that will soon expire. Tax is calculated based on a team's roster as of the last [Read More]
