NBA 2025-26 Luxury Tax Tracker
Teams generally prefer to stay under the NBA's luxury tax threshold ($187,895,000) 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. As the February 6 trade deadline approaches, some franchises will likely make cost-cutting moves to lower their luxury-tax bill or get under the threshold altogether. Others may turn away trade opportunities that push their team's payroll over the tax threshold. Tax is calculated based on a team's roster as of the last day of the regular season. The bill comes at the end of June, with half of the amount paid going to the NBA, in part to fund the NBA's revenue-sharing program. The remaining half is sent in equal shares to the teams below the luxury tax line. The following shows how [Read More]
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