Los Angeles Clippers 2026-27 Salary Cap Sheet

Updated · 2026–27 season

Los Angeles Clippers
2026–27 Salary Cap Sheet
Payroll
$185.4M
Cap Space
-$20.4M
Tax Room
+$15.1M
1st Apron Room
+$23.7M
2nd Apron Room
+$36.3M
Hard Cap
1st Apron
Over Cap

Cap Position

Payroll$185.4M
Salary Cap$165.0M
Luxury Tax$200.4M
1st Apron$209.0M
2nd Apron$221.7M
KEYTeam OptionPlayer OptionMutual OptionEstimated SalaryNon-Guaranteed
Active Roster17/15 + 3/3
PosPlayerAge2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-31Notes
PGDarius Garland26$42.17M$44.89MUFA / $53.9M
SFBrandon Ingram29$40.00M$41.90MUFA / $54.5M
SGMax Strus30$16.66MUFA / $25.0M
PFRui Hachimura28$14.00M$14.00MUFA / $14.3M
SFDerrick Jones Jr.29$10.48MTrade Kicker: 5%
SGKeaton Wagler19$9.67M$10.16M$10.64M$13.48MRFA / $33.7M
CBrook Lopez38$9.19MUFA / $11.9M
SGGradey Dick22$7.13MRFA / $21.4M
PFIsaiah Jackson24$7.00M$6.40MUFA / $12.2M
SGBradley Beal33$6.42M$6.75MTrade Kicker: 15%
PGKris Dunn32$5.68MUFA / $5.7M
SFJordan Miller26$5.30M$5.00M$5.00MTrade Kicker: 3%
PFYanic Konan Niederhauser23$2.88M$3.02M$5.45MRFA / $16.3M
SGKobe Sanders24$2.62M$2.75M$2.88M$3.02MUFA / $5.9M
SGCameron Christie21$2.30M$2.49MUFA / $3.1M
CJohni Broome24$2.15M$2.53M$2.74MUFA / $0M
PFBaba Miller22$1.71M$2.29M$2.69M$2.92MUFA / $3.1M
SFNick Martinelli22Two-WayYear 1
CJamarion Sharpe25Two-WayYear 1
PGJalen Pickett26Two-WayYear 1
Total$185.36M
Cap Holds
PosPlayerAge2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-31Notes
SFNicolas Batum37$7.28M
PGPatty Mills38$2.45M$2.61M$2.79M$2.97M$3.17M
SFRodney Hood33$2.45M$2.61M$2.79M$2.97M$3.17M
PGTyTy Washington Jr24$2.19M
SFNorchad Omier25$2.19M
SGXavier Moon31$2.82M$3.00M$3.20M$3.42M$3.65M
Total$19.37M
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$185,362,825$142,174,964$29,404,730$19,420,946
Dead Money
Luxury Tax Total$185,362,825$142,174,964$29,404,730$19,420,946
Luxury Tax Room$15,065,175$71,665,036$198,745,270$223,997,054$259,707,000
Apron Total$185,362,825$142,174,964$29,404,730$19,420,946
1st Apron Space$23,652,175$80,827,036$208,520,270$234,426,054$270,834,000
2nd Apron Space$36,323,175$94,346,036$222,944,270$249,815,054$287,253,000
Cap Holds$19,366,270$8,230,166$8,780,921$9,368,530$9,995,461
Total Cap Allocations$204,729,095$150,405,130$38,185,651$28,789,476$9,995,461
Cap Space (after holds)-$39,768,095$25,594,870$149,592,349$171,554,524$203,755,539

The Los Angeles Clippers carry $185,362,825 in salary for 2026–27, the 22nd largest payroll in the league.

That is $20.4M over the $165.0M salary cap, so the roster gets built through exceptions, re-signings and trades rather than cap space.

They sit +$15.1M below the $200.4M luxury-tax line and are not projected to pay tax this season.

With +$23.7M of room below the first apron and +$36.3M 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.

Darius Garland is the largest cap hit on the roster at $42,166,510, 22.7% of team payroll, ahead of Brandon Ingram ($40.0M) and Max Strus ($16.7M).

They have $10,974,828 of spending power available across 6 exceptions, the largest a $5.5M Bi-Annual.

Committed salary drops to $142,174,964 for 2027-28, held by 12 players still under contract, against a projected $176,000,000 cap.