Dallas Mavericks 2026-27 Salary Cap Sheet

Updated · 2026–27 season

Dallas Mavericks
2026–27 Salary Cap Sheet
Payroll
$177.2M
Cap Space
-$23.1M
Tax Room
+$12.1M
1st Apron Room
+$19.3M
2nd Apron Room
+$32.0M
Tax Variance
+$0.3M
Hard Cap
1st Apron
Over Cap

Cap Position

Payroll$177.2M
Salary Cap$165.0M
Luxury Tax$200.4M
1st Apron$209.0M
2nd Apron$221.7M
KEYTeam OptionPlayer OptionMutual OptionEstimated SalaryNon-Guaranteed
Active Roster15/15 + 3/3
PosPlayerAge2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-31Notes
PGKyrie Irving34$39.49M$42.42MTrade Kicker: 15%
PFP.J. Washington28$19.81M$21.40M$22.98M$24.57MUFA / $36.9M
CDaniel Gafford27$17.26M$18.13M$18.99MTrade Kicker: 5%
CSanti Aldama25$17.01M$17.01MUFA / $25.5M
SFCooper Flagg19$14.52M$15.21M$19.18MRFA / $47.9M
SFZaccharie Risacher21$13.83M$17.43MRFA / $43.6 M
SFCaleb Martin30$10.00M$9.37MUFA / $20.5M
SFNaji Marshall28$9.43M$18.20M$17.29M$16.38MTrade Kicker: 5%
SGMax Christie23$8.29M$8.86MUFA / $16.8M
CDereck Lively II22$7.24MRFA / $21.7M
PFMorez Johnson Jr20$6.75M$7.09M$7.43M$9.47MRFA / $23.7M
PGMarcus Sasser25$5.20MRFA / $15.6M
PGSergio De Larrea20$3.18M$3.34M$3.50M$6.31MRFA / $15.8M
SFTarik Biberović25$3.00M$3.00MRFA / $4.0M
FMoussa Cisse24$2.19M$2.57MRFA / $3.5M
GJohn Poulakidas23Two-WayYear 2
FTobi Lawal23Two-WayYear 1
SGJett Howard23Two-WayYear 1
Total$177.19M
Dead Money
PosPlayerAge2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-31Notes
SGKlay Thompson36$7.66M
CJaVale McGee38$2.21M
PFOlivier-Maxence Prosper24$1.00M
Total$10.87M
Cap Holds
PosPlayerAge2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-31Notes
CDwight Powell35$7.60M
PFNicolo Melli35$5.07M$5.41M$5.77M$6.15M$6.57M
SGTheo Pinson30$2.45M$2.61M$2.79M$2.97M$3.17M
PFKai Jones25$2.45M$2.61M$2.79M$2.97M$3.17M
PGMckinley Wright IV27$2.45M$2.61M$2.79M$2.97M$3.17M
FMoses Wright27$2.45M$2.61M$2.79M$2.97M$3.17M
PFGreg Brown25$2.45M$2.61M$2.79M$2.97M$3.17M
Total$24.91M
Summary
CAP2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-31
Salary Cap$164,961,000$176,000,000$187,778,000$200,344,000$213,751,000
Active Salary$177,194,562$184,022,121$89,368,560$56,715,936
Dead Money$10,871,533
Luxury Tax Total$188,330,399$184,022,121$89,368,560$56,715,936
Luxury Tax Room$12,097,601$29,817,879$138,781,440$186,702,064$259,707,000
Apron Total$189,674,984$184,022,121$89,368,560$56,715,936
1st Apron Space$19,340,016$38,979,879$148,556,440$197,131,064$270,834,000
2nd Apron Space$32,011,016$52,498,879$162,980,440$212,520,064$287,253,000
Cap Holds$24,913,772$18,472,388$19,708,542$21,027,414$22,434,544
Total Cap Allocations$212,979,867$202,494,509$109,077,102$77,743,350$22,434,544
Cap Space (after holds)-$48,018,867-$26,494,509$78,700,898$122,600,650$191,316,456

The Dallas Mavericks carry $177,194,562 in salary for 2026–27, the 25th largest payroll in the league.

That is $23.1M over the $165.0M salary cap, so the roster gets built through exceptions, re-signings and trades rather than cap space.

They sit +$12.1M below the $200.4M luxury-tax line and are not projected to pay tax this season.

With +$19.3M of room below the first apron and +$32.0M 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.

Kyrie Irving is the largest cap hit on the roster at $39,491,282, 22.3% of team payroll, ahead of P.J. Washington ($19.8M) and Daniel Gafford ($17.3M).

They have $22,235,651 of spending power available across 4 exceptions, the largest a $12.0M Non-taxpayer Mid-Level.

Committed salary rises to $184,022,121 for 2027-28, held by 13 players still under contract, against a projected $176,000,000 cap.