Minnesota Timberwolves 2026-27 Salary Cap Sheet

Updated · 2026–27 season

Minnesota Timberwolves
2026–27 Salary Cap Sheet
Payroll
$213.3M
Cap Space
-$50.4M
Tax Room
-$15.0M
1st Apron Room
-$8.1M
2nd Apron Room
+$4.5M
Est. Tax Bill
$23.6M
Hard Cap
2nd Apron
Tax Payer

Cap Position

Payroll$213.3M
Salary Cap$165.0M
Luxury Tax$200.4M
1st Apron$209.0M
2nd Apron$221.7M
KEYTeam OptionPlayer OptionMutual OptionEstimated SalaryNon-Guaranteed
Active Roster14/15 + 3/3
PosPlayerAge2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-31Notes
SGAnthony Edwards25$48.92M$52.30M$55.67MTrade Kicker: 15%
PGLaMelo Ball25$41.24M$44.05M$46.39MUFA / $67.9M
CRudy Gobert34$36.50M$38.00MTrade Kicker: 7.5%
PFJaden McDaniels25$26.20M$28.01M$29.81MUFA / $44.7M
PGAyo Dosunmu26$19.31M$20.86M$22.40M$23.94M$25.49MUFA / $38.2M
SGDonte DiVincenzo29$12.54MUFA / $23.8M
PFJonathan Kuminga23$6.06M$6.37MUFA / $6.8M
SGCody Williams21$6.02M$7.67MRFA / $23.0M
CJoan Beringer19$4.41M$4.62M$7.10MRFA / $21.3M
SGJaylen Clark24$3.09M$3.33M$3.58MUFA / $6.8M
SGTerrence Shannon Jr.26$2.80M$5.05MRFA / $15.2M
PGNah'Shon Hyland26$2.45MUFA / $2.6M
PFTrey Lyles30$2.45MUFA / $2.6M
SGIsaiah Evans20$1.36M$2.29M$2.69M$2.92MUFA / $2.6M
CRocco Zikarsky20Two-WayYear 1
PGZyon Pullin25Two-WayYear 2
PFEnrique Freeman26Two-WayYear 2
Total$213.35M
Dead Money
PosPlayerAge2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-31Notes
SGJohn Konchar30$2.06M$2.06M$2.06M
Total$2.06M
Cap Holds
PosPlayerAge2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-31Notes
SFEvan Turner37$27.91M$29.78M$31.77M$33.90M$36.16M
SFJoe Ingles38$2.45M
SGAustin Rivers34$2.45M$2.61M$2.79M$2.97M$3.17M
CGreg Monroe36$2.45M$2.61M$2.79M$2.97M$3.17M
PGAaron Brooks41$2.45M$2.61M$2.79M$2.97M$3.17M
Total$37.71M
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$213,345,684$212,552,968$167,653,631$26,862,980$25,489,655
Dead Money$2,055,000$2,055,000$2,055,000
Luxury Tax Total$215,400,684$214,607,968$169,708,631$26,862,980$25,489,655
Luxury Tax Room-$14,972,684-$767,968$58,441,369$216,555,020$234,217,345
Apron Total$217,150,684$214,607,968$169,708,631$26,862,980$25,489,655
1st Apron Space-$8,135,684$8,394,032$68,216,369$226,984,020$245,344,345
2nd Apron Space$4,535,316$21,913,032$82,640,369$242,373,020$261,763,345
Cap Holds$37,707,518$37,617,527$40,134,851$42,820,628$45,686,135
Total Cap Allocations$253,108,202$252,225,495$209,843,482$69,683,608$71,175,790
Cap Space (after holds)-$88,147,202-$76,225,495-$22,065,482$130,660,392$142,575,210

The Minnesota Timberwolves carry $213,345,684 in salary for 2026–27, the 5th largest payroll in the league.

That is $50.4M over the $165.0M salary cap, so the roster gets built through exceptions, re-signings and trades rather than cap space.

They are $15.0M over the $200.4M luxury-tax line, and at that payroll the tax bill projects to $23,600,394 — a combined cost of $236,946,078.

Above the first apron at $209.0M, they lose the non-taxpayer mid-level, cannot take back more salary than they send out in a trade, and cannot acquire a player by sign-and-trade. They stay +$4.5M clear of the second apron.

They are hard-capped at the 2nd Apron ($221.7M), a ceiling the payroll cannot cross for the rest of the season by any means.

This team has 14 players on standard contracts and 3 two-way deals.

Anthony Edwards is the largest cap hit on the roster at $48,924,624, 22.9% of team payroll, ahead of LaMelo Ball ($41.2M) and Rudy Gobert ($36.5M).

They have $17,350,158 of spending power available across 2 exceptions, the largest a $10.8M TPE (Mike Conley Jr.).

Committed salary drops to $212,552,968 for 2027-28, held by 11 players still under contract, against a projected $176,000,000 cap.

One of their future draft picks is frozen and cannot be traded (2032).