Brooklyn Nets 2026-27 Salary Cap Sheet
Updated · 2026-27 season
| Pos | Player | Age | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF | Michael Porter Jr. | 28 | $40.81M | UFA / $42.7M | — | — | — | |
| PF | Julius Randle | 31 | $33.33M | $35.80M | UFA / $53.7M | — | — | |
| SG | Terance Mann | 30 | $15.50M | $16.00M | UFA / $24.0M | — | — | |
| C | Day'Ron Sharpe | 24 | $10.00M | $10.00M | UFA / $19.0M | — | — | |
| C | Moritz Wagner | 29 | $9.00M | $9.45M | UFA / $12.7M | — | — | |
| SG | Keon Ellis | 26 | $9.00M | $9.00M | UFA / $12.0M | — | — | |
| G | Mikel Brown Jr | 20 | $8.79M | $9.23M | $9.67M | $12.26M | RFA / $30.6M | |
| PG | Egor Dëmin | 20 | $7.23M | $7.58M | $9.64M | RFA / $28.9M | — | |
| PF | Noah Clowney | 22 | $5.41M | UFA / $16.2M | — | — | — | |
| SF | Josh Minott | 23 | $4.50M | $4.50M | UFA / $8.9M | — | — | |
| PG | Nolan Traoré | 20 | $4.00M | $4.19M | $6.46M | RFA / $19.4M | — | |
| SF | Drake Powell | 21 | $3.54M | $3.71M | $6.10M | RFA / $18.3M | — | |
| PG | Ben Saraf | 20 | $3.03M | $3.17M | $5.72M | RFA / $17.2M | — | |
| PF | Joshua Jefferson | 22 | $2.97M | $3.12M | $3.27M | $5.90M | RFA / $14.7M | |
| PF | Danny Wolf | 22 | $2.94M | $3.08M | $5.56M | RFA / $16.7M | — | |
| F | Tyler Bilodeau | 22 | Two-Way | — | — | — | — | Year 1 |
| F | Chaney Johnson | 24 | Two-Way | — | — | — | — | Year 1 |
| PF | Grant Nelson | 24 | Two-Way | — | — | — | — | Year 1 |
| Total | $160.06M | |||||||
| Pos | Player | Age | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PF | E.J. Liddell | 25 | $2.19M | — | — | — | — | |
| G | Tyson Etienne | 26 | $2.19M | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | $4.37M | |||||||
| CAP | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary Cap | $164,961,000 | $176,000,000 | $187,778,000 | $200,344,000 | $213,751,000 |
| Active Salary | $160,056,358 | $118,832,528 | $46,411,932 | $18,153,120 | |
| Dead Money | |||||
| Luxury Tax Total | $160,056,358 | $118,832,528 | $46,411,932 | $18,153,120 | |
| Luxury Tax Room | $40,371,642 | $95,007,472 | $181,738,068 | $225,264,880 | $259,707,000 |
| Apron Total | $160,056,358 | $118,832,528 | $46,411,932 | $18,153,120 | |
| 1st Apron Space | $48,958,642 | $104,169,472 | $191,513,068 | $235,693,880 | $270,834,000 |
| 2nd Apron Space | $61,629,642 | $117,688,472 | $205,937,068 | $251,082,880 | $287,253,000 |
| Cap Holds | $4,370,232 | ||||
| Total Cap Allocations | $164,426,590 | $118,832,528 | $46,411,932 | $18,153,120 | $0 |
| Cap Space (after holds) | $534,410 | $57,167,472 | $141,366,068 | $182,190,880 | $213,751,000 |
The Brooklyn Nets carry $160,056,358 in salary for 2026-27, the 29th largest payroll in the league.
That leaves +$4.9M of cap space against the $165.0M cap, one of 3 teams with room to spend.
They sit +$40.4M below the $200.4M luxury-tax line and are not projected to pay tax this season.
With +$49.0M of room below the first apron and +$61.6M below the second, they keep the full set of exceptions and the ordinary salary-matching rules in a trade.
This team has 15 players on standard contracts and 3 two-way deals.
Michael Porter Jr. is the largest cap hit on the roster at $40,806,150, 25.5% of team payroll, ahead of Julius Randle ($33.3M) and Terance Mann ($15.5M).
They have $9,366,000 of spending power available across 1 exception, the largest a $9.4M Room Mid-Level.
Committed salary drops to $118,832,528 for 2027-28, held by 13 players still under contract, against a projected $176,000,000 cap.