Detroit Pistons 2026-27 Salary Cap Sheet
Updated · 2026-27 season
| Pos | Player | Age | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PG | Cade Cunningham | 25 | $50.11M | $53.82M | $57.53M | $61.24M | UFA / $87.2M | |
| C | Jalen Duren | 22 | $40.16M | $36.95M | $38.96M | $40.96M | $42.97M | |
| PF | John Collins | 29 | $17.00M | $17.00M | $17.00M | UFA / $25.5M | — | |
| SF | Duncan Robinson | 32 | $15.99M | $15.15M | UFA / $22.7M | — | — | |
| SG | Isaiah Joe | 27 | $11.32M | $11.32M | UFA / $18.5M | — | — | |
| SG | Ausar Thompson | 23 | $11.12M | $26.72M | $28.86M | $31.00M | $33.14M | RFA / $33.4M |
| SF | Ron Holland II | 21 | $9.07M | $11.49M | RFA / $34.5M | — | — | |
| SG | Kevin Huerter | 28 | $9.51M | $8.75M | $8.75M | UFA / $18.4M | — | |
| C | Paul Reed | 27 | $5.60M | UFA / $16.8M | — | — | — | |
| PG | Ebuka Okorie | 19 | $4.48M | $4.71M | $4.93M | $7.57M | RFA / $18.9M | |
| G | Daniss Jenkins | 25 | $4.00M | RFA / $5.4M | — | — | — | |
| SG | Javonte Green | 33 | $3.94M | UFA / $2.6M | — | — | — | |
| SF | Taurean Prince | 32 | $3.82M | UFA / $2.5M | — | — | — | |
| F | Tolu Smith III | 26 | $2.41M | RFA / $3.3M | — | — | — | |
| SG | Chaz Lanier | 24 | $2.15M | $2.53M | $2.74M | UFA / $3M | — | |
| G | Elijah Harkless | 26 | Two-Way | — | — | — | — | Year 1 |
| C | Isaac Jones | 26 | Two-Way | — | — | — | — | Year 2 |
| C | Ugonna Onyenso | 22 | Two-Way | — | — | — | — | Year 1 |
| Total | $190.68M | |||||||
| Pos | Player | Age | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SG | Gary Harris | 32 | $3.82M | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | $3.82M | |||||||
| Pos | Player | Age | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SG | Malik Beasley | 29 | $7.20M | $7.68M | $8.20M | $8.74M | $9.33M | |
| SG | Wendell Moore | 25 | $2.19M | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | $9.39M | |||||||
| 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 | $190,682,317 | $188,432,331 | $158,758,114 | $140,775,588 | $76,109,816 |
| Dead Money | $3,815,861 | ||||
| Luxury Tax Total | $194,498,178 | $188,432,331 | $158,758,114 | $140,775,588 | $76,109,816 |
| Luxury Tax Room | $5,929,822 | $25,407,669 | $69,391,886 | $102,642,412 | $183,597,184 |
| Apron Total | $194,498,178 | $188,432,331 | $158,758,114 | $140,775,588 | $76,109,816 |
| 1st Apron Space | $14,516,822 | $34,569,669 | $79,166,886 | $113,071,412 | $194,724,184 |
| 2nd Apron Space | $27,187,822 | $48,088,669 | $93,590,886 | $128,460,412 | $211,143,184 |
| Cap Holds | $9,385,116 | $7,681,816 | $8,195,874 | $8,744,332 | $9,329,493 |
| Total Cap Allocations | $203,883,294 | $196,114,147 | $166,953,988 | $149,519,920 | $85,439,309 |
| Cap Space (after holds) | -$38,922,294 | -$20,114,147 | $20,824,012 | $50,824,080 | $128,311,691 |
The Detroit Pistons carry $190,682,317 in salary for 2026-27, the 21st largest payroll in the league.
That is $29.5M over the $165.0M salary cap, so the roster gets built through exceptions, re-signings and trades rather than cap space.
They sit +$5.9M below the $200.4M luxury-tax line and are not projected to pay tax this season.
With +$14.5M of room below the first apron and +$27.2M 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.
Cade Cunningham is the largest cap hit on the roster at $50,105,628, 26.3% of team payroll, ahead of Jalen Duren ($40.2M) and John Collins ($17.0M).
They have $23,919,977 of spending power available across 3 exceptions, the largest a $15.0M TPE (Isaiah Stewart).
Committed salary drops to $188,432,331 for 2027-28, held by 10 players still under contract, against a projected $176,000,000 cap.