Charlotte Hornets 2026-27 Salary Cap Sheet
Updated · 2026–27 season
| Pos | Player | Age | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PG | Coby White | 26 | $26.81M | $24.67M | $22.52M | UFA / $39.7M | — | |
| C | Naz Reid | 27 | $23.28M | $25.00M | $26.72M | $28.45M | UFA / $42.7M | |
| SG | Grayson Allen | 30 | $18.13M | $19.38M | UFA / $29.1M | — | — | |
| SF | Brandon Miller | 23 | $15.10M | UFA / $37.8M | — | — | — | |
| PG | Dennis Schröder | 32 | $14.81M | $15.51M | UFA / $23.3M | — | — | |
| PF | Grant Williams | 27 | $14.27M | UFA / $21.4M | — | — | — | |
| PF | Dorian Finney-Smith | 33 | $14.20M | $13.34M | $13.34M | UFA / $25.4M | — | |
| SF | Royce O'Neale | 33 | $10.88M | $11.63M | UFA / $23.0M | — | — | |
| SF | Kon Knueppel | 21 | $10.52M | $11.02M | $13.94M | RFA / $34.8M | — | |
| PF | Tidjane Salaün | 21 | $8.24M | $10.45M | RFA / $10.4M | — | — | |
| PF | Hannes Steinbach | 20 | $5.23M | $5.49M | $5.75M | $8.52M | RFA / $21.3M | |
| G | Christian Anderson Jr | 20 | $4.26M | $4.47M | $4.68M | $7.20M | RFA / $18M | |
| SG | Pat Connaughton | 33 | $3.82M | UFA / $2.6M | — | — | — | |
| SF | Liam McNeeley | 20 | $2.90M | $3.04M | $5.49M | RFA / $16.5M | — | |
| PF | Moussa Diabate | 24 | $2.46M | UFA / $2.6M | — | — | — | |
| C | Ryan Kalkbrenner | 24 | $2.41M | $2.53M | $2.74M | RFA / $3.1M | — | |
| SF | Sion James | 23 | $2.41M | $2.53M | $2.74M | RFA / $3.1M | — | |
| PF | P.J Hall | 24 | Two-Way | — | — | — | — | Year 2 |
| G | Kylan Boswell | 21 | Two-Way | — | — | — | — | Year 1 |
| F | Michael Ajayi | 23 | Two-Way | — | — | — | — | Year 1 |
| Total | $179.70M | |||||||
| Pos | Player | Age | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Xavier Tillman | 27 | $2.45M | — | — | — | — | |
| SG | Antonio Reeves | 25 | $2.19M | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | $4.64M | |||||||
| 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 | $179,704,708 | $149,029,942 | $97,910,546 | $44,166,956 | |
| Dead Money | |||||
| Luxury Tax Total | $179,704,708 | $149,029,942 | $97,910,546 | $44,166,956 | |
| Luxury Tax Room | $20,723,292 | $64,810,058 | $130,239,454 | $199,251,044 | $259,707,000 |
| Apron Total | $180,204,708 | $149,029,942 | $97,910,546 | $44,166,956 | |
| 1st Apron Space | $28,810,292 | $73,972,058 | $140,014,454 | $209,680,044 | $270,834,000 |
| 2nd Apron Space | $41,481,292 | $87,491,058 | $154,438,454 | $225,069,044 | $287,253,000 |
| Cap Holds | $4,635,054 | ||||
| Total Cap Allocations | $184,339,762 | $149,029,942 | $97,910,546 | $44,166,956 | $0 |
| Cap Space (after holds) | -$19,378,762 | $26,970,058 | $89,867,454 | $156,177,044 | $213,751,000 |
The Charlotte Hornets carry $179,704,708 in salary for 2026–27, the 24th largest payroll in the league.
That is $14.7M over the $165.0M salary cap, so the roster gets built through exceptions, re-signings and trades rather than cap space.
They sit +$20.7M below the $200.4M luxury-tax line and are not projected to pay tax this season.
With +$28.8M of room below the first apron and +$41.5M below the second, they keep the full set of exceptions and the ordinary salary-matching rules in a trade.
They are hard-capped at the 1st Apron ($209.0M), a ceiling the payroll cannot cross for the rest of the season by any means.
This team has 17 players on standard contracts and 3 two-way deals.
Coby White is the largest cap hit on the roster at $26,811,593, 14.9% of team payroll, ahead of Naz Reid ($23.3M) and Grayson Allen ($18.1M).
They have $59,114,782 of spending power available across 5 exceptions, the largest a $40.8M TPE (LaMelo Ball).
Committed salary drops to $149,029,942 for 2027-28, held by 13 players still under contract, against a projected $176,000,000 cap.