Los Angeles Clippers 2026-27 Salary Cap Sheet
Updated · 2026-27 season
| Pos | Player | Age | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PG | Darius Garland | 26 | $42.17M | $44.89M | UFA / $53.9M | — | — | |
| SF | Brandon Ingram | 29 | $40.00M | $41.90M | UFA / $54.5M | — | — | |
| SG | Max Strus | 30 | $16.66M | UFA / $25.0M | — | — | — | |
| PF | Rui Hachimura | 28 | $14.00M | $14.00M | UFA / $14.3M | — | — | |
| SF | Derrick Jones Jr. | 29 | $10.48M | — | — | — | — | Trade Kicker: 5% |
| SG | Keaton Wagler | 19 | $9.67M | $10.16M | $10.64M | $13.48M | RFA / $33.7M | |
| C | Brook Lopez | 38 | $9.19M | UFA / $11.9M | — | — | — | |
| SG | Gradey Dick | 22 | $7.13M | RFA / $21.4M | — | — | — | |
| PF | Isaiah Jackson | 24 | $7.00M | $6.40M | UFA / $12.2M | — | — | |
| SG | Bradley Beal | 33 | $6.42M | $6.75M | — | — | — | Trade Kicker: 15% |
| PG | Kris Dunn | 32 | $5.68M | UFA / $5.7M | — | — | — | |
| SF | Jordan Miller | 26 | $5.30M | $5.00M | $5.00M | — | — | Trade Kicker: 3% |
| PF | Yanic Konan Niederhauser | 23 | $2.88M | $3.02M | $5.45M | RFA / $16.3M | — | |
| SG | Kobe Sanders | 24 | $2.62M | $2.75M | $2.88M | $3.02M | UFA / $5.9M | |
| PF | Baba Miller | 22 | $1.71M | $2.29M | $2.69M | $2.92M | UFA / $3.1M | |
| SG | Cam Christie | 21 | Two-Way | — | — | — | — | Year 2 |
| SF | Nick Martinelli | 22 | Two-Way | — | — | — | — | Year 1 |
| PG | Jalen Pickett | 27 | Two-Way | — | — | — | — | Year 1 |
| G | Blake Wesley | 23 | $140,771 | — | — | — | — | Ten-Day 1 |
| Total | $181.06M | |||||||
| Pos | Player | Age | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Johni Broome | 24 | $2.15M | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | $2.15M | |||||||
| Pos | Player | Age | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF | Nicolas Batum | 37 | $7.28M | — | — | — | — | |
| PG | Patty Mills | 38 | $2.45M | $2.61M | $2.79M | $2.97M | $3.17M | |
| SF | Rodney Hood | 34 | $2.45M | $2.61M | $2.79M | $2.97M | $3.17M | |
| PG | TyTy Washington Jr | 24 | $2.19M | — | — | — | — | |
| SF | Norchad Omier | 25 | $2.19M | — | — | — | — | |
| SG | Xavier Moon | 31 | $2.82M | $3.00M | $3.20M | $3.42M | $3.65M | |
| Total | $19.37M | |||||||
| 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 | $181,056,408 | $137,162,068 | $26,669,032 | $19,420,946 | |
| Dead Money | $2,150,917 | ||||
| Luxury Tax Total | $183,207,325 | $137,162,068 | $26,669,032 | $19,420,946 | |
| Luxury Tax Room | $17,220,675 | $76,677,932 | $201,480,968 | $223,997,054 | $259,707,000 |
| Apron Total | $183,207,325 | $137,162,068 | $26,669,032 | $19,420,946 | |
| 1st Apron Space | $25,807,675 | $85,839,932 | $211,255,968 | $234,426,054 | $270,834,000 |
| 2nd Apron Space | $38,478,675 | $99,358,932 | $225,679,968 | $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 | $202,573,595 | $145,392,234 | $35,449,953 | $28,789,476 | $9,995,461 |
| Cap Space (after holds) | -$37,612,595 | $30,607,766 | $152,328,047 | $171,554,524 | $203,755,539 |
The Los Angeles Clippers carry $181,056,408 in salary for 2026-27, the 24th largest payroll in the league.
That is $18.2M over the $165.0M salary cap, so the roster gets built through exceptions, re-signings and trades rather than cap space.
They sit +$17.2M below the $200.4M luxury-tax line and are not projected to pay tax this season.
With +$25.8M of room below the first apron and +$38.5M 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 16 players on standard contracts (1 of them on a 10-day) and 3 two-way deals.
Darius Garland is the largest cap hit on the roster at $42,166,510, 23.3% 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 $137,162,068 for 2027-28, held by 10 players still under contract, against a projected $176,000,000 cap.