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 | 31 | $18.13M | $19.38M | UFA / $29.1M | — | — | |
| SF | Brandon Miller | 23 | $15.10M | $36.03M | $38.92M | $41.80M | $44.68M | UFA / $67.0M |
| PG | Dennis Schröder | 33 | $14.81M | $15.51M | UFA / $23.3M | — | — | |
| PF | Grant Williams | 27 | $14.27M | UFA / $21.4M | — | — | — | |
| 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 | |
| SF | Liam McNeeley | 21 | $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 | $161.69M | |||||||
| Pos | Player | Age | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PG | Rob Dillingham | 21 | $6.89M | — | — | — | — | |
| PG | Ryan Nembhard | 23 | $2.15M | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | $9.04M | |||||||
| 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 | $161,691,873 | $171,729,425 | $123,492,788 | $85,966,956 | $44,682,759 |
| Dead Money | $9,040,237 | ||||
| Luxury Tax Total | $170,992,283 | $171,729,425 | $123,492,788 | $85,966,956 | $44,682,759 |
| Luxury Tax Room | $29,435,717 | $42,110,575 | $104,657,212 | $157,451,044 | $215,024,241 |
| Apron Total | $171,492,283 | $171,729,425 | $123,492,788 | $85,966,956 | $44,682,759 |
| 1st Apron Space | $37,522,717 | $51,272,575 | $114,432,212 | $167,880,044 | $226,151,241 |
| 2nd Apron Space | $50,193,717 | $64,791,575 | $128,856,212 | $183,269,044 | $242,570,241 |
| Cap Holds | $4,635,054 | ||||
| Total Cap Allocations | $175,367,164 | $171,729,425 | $123,492,788 | $85,966,956 | $44,682,759 |
| Cap Space (after holds) | -$10,406,164 | $4,270,575 | $64,285,212 | $114,377,044 | $169,068,241 |
The Charlotte Hornets carry $161,691,873 in salary for 2026-27, the 27th largest payroll in the league.
That is $5.8M over the $165.0M salary cap, so the roster gets built through exceptions, re-signings and trades rather than cap space.
They sit +$29.4M below the $200.4M luxury-tax line and are not projected to pay tax this season.
With +$37.5M of room below the first apron and +$50.2M 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 15 players on standard contracts and 3 two-way deals.
Coby White is the largest cap hit on the roster at $26,811,593, 16.6% of team payroll, ahead of Naz Reid ($23.3M) and Grayson Allen ($18.1M).
They have $66,422,414 of spending power available across 7 exceptions, the largest a $40.8M TPE (LaMelo Ball).
Committed salary rises to $171,729,425 for 2027-28, held by 13 players still under contract, against a projected $176,000,000 cap.