NBA Extension Calculator

Free NBA contract extension calculator. Enter a Year 1 salary, length and raise or decrease rate to see every season's salary, total contract value and average per year, with a live 8% CBA limit check.

Updated · 2026–27 season

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Raises and decreases are a flat percentage of the Year 1 salary, not compounding — and the CBA caps them at 8%.

Enter a Year 1 salary to build the contractType a starting salary on the left, pick a length and a raise or decrease rate, and every season will appear here with the total value and the average per year. There is a worked example further down the page.

How this works

NBA raises and decreases are flat: the dollar step is a percentage of the Year 1 salary and then repeats unchanged every season.

Under the 2023 CBA the step is capped at 8% of Year 1 for extensions and re-signings using Bird rights, and 5% otherwise. Anything above 8% is flagged above.

Total contract value is the sum of the seasons; average per year is that total divided by the number of seasons, which is the number usually quoted in a headline.

Worked example — $23,000,000 over 4 years, 5% annual decrease

✓ Within the 8% limit
Total Contract Value
$85,100,000
Average Per Year
$21,275,000
Flat Annual Decrease
-$1,150,000
Length
4 years
YearSeasonSalaryChange vs Prior Yr
12026–27$23,000,000
22027–28$21,850,000-$1,150,000
32028–29$20,700,000-$1,150,000
42029–30$19,550,000-$1,150,000