New Orleans Pelicans 2026-27 Salary Cap Sheet
Updated · 2026-27 season
| Pos | Player | Age | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PF | Zion Williamson | 26 | $42.17M | $44.89M | UFA / $53.9M | — | — | |
| SG | Jordan Poole | 27 | $34.04M | UFA / $51.3M | — | — | — | |
| PG | Dejounte Murray | 30 | $32.79M | $30.75M | UFA / $46.1M | — | — | |
| SF | Trey Murphy III | 26 | $27.00M | $29.00M | $31.00M | UFA / $46.5M | — | |
| SF | Herb Jones | 28 | $14.90M | $20.86M | $22.53M | $24.20M | UFA / $36.3M | |
| PG | Jeremiah Fears | 20 | $7.90M | $8.27M | $10.51M | RFA / $31.5M | — | |
| SG | Bennedict Mathurin | 24 | $7.50M | $7.88M | UFA / $10.6M | — | — | |
| SF | Saddiq Bey | 27 | $6.56M | $17.13M | $18.50M | $19.87M | RFA / $12.2M | |
| C | Derik Queen | 21 | $5.42M | $5.67M | $8.11M | RFA / $24.3M | — | |
| C | DeAndre Jordan | 38 | $3.88M | $4.07M | UFA / $2.7M | — | — | |
| C | Yves Missi | 22 | $3.51M | $5.60M | RFA / $16.8M | — | — | |
| PG | A.J. Johnson | 21 | $3.24M | $5.49M | RFA / $16.5M | — | — | |
| SG | Bryce McGowens | 23 | $2.58M | $2.93M | UFA / $2.7M | — | — | |
| PF | Trendon Watford | 25 | $2.45M | UFA / $2.6M | — | — | — | |
| PF | Karlo Matkovic | 25 | $2.30M | RFA / $3.1M | — | — | — | |
| PF | Malik Dia | 22 | Two-Way | — | — | — | — | Year 1 |
| G | Jaron Pierre Jr | 24 | Two-Way | — | — | — | — | Year 1 |
| C | Julian Reese | 23 | Two-Way | — | — | — | — | Year 2 |
| Total | $196.22M | |||||||
| Pos | Player | Age | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Taj Gibson | 41 | $148,828 | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | $148,828 | |||||||
| Pos | Player | Age | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Willy Hernangomez | 32 | $4.64M | $4.95M | $5.28M | $5.64M | $6.02M | |
| SG | Tony Snell | 34 | $2.45M | $2.61M | $2.79M | $2.97M | $3.17M | |
| PG | Elfrid Payton | 32 | $2.45M | $2.61M | $2.79M | $2.97M | $3.17M | |
| SG | Brandon Boston Jr | 24 | $2.45M | $2.61M | $2.79M | $2.97M | $3.17M | |
| C | Josh Oduro | 26 | $2.19M | — | — | — | — | |
| SF | James Nunnally | 36 | $2.19M | $2.33M | $2.49M | $2.65M | $2.83M | |
| PG | Jared Harper | 29 | $2.19M | $2.33M | $2.49M | $2.65M | $2.83M | |
| PF | Gary Clark | 31 | $2.19M | $2.33M | $2.49M | $2.65M | $2.83M | |
| Total | $20.73M | |||||||
| 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 | $196,221,049 | $182,541,679 | $90,640,271 | $44,065,998 | |
| Dead Money | $148,828 | ||||
| Luxury Tax Total | $196,369,877 | $182,541,679 | $90,640,271 | $44,065,998 | |
| Luxury Tax Room | $4,058,123 | $31,298,321 | $137,509,729 | $199,352,002 | $259,707,000 |
| Apron Total | $203,288,678 | $182,541,679 | $90,640,271 | $44,065,998 | |
| 1st Apron Space | $5,726,322 | $40,460,321 | $147,284,729 | $209,781,002 | $270,834,000 |
| 2nd Apron Space | $18,397,322 | $53,979,321 | $161,708,729 | $225,170,002 | $287,253,000 |
| Cap Holds | $20,731,531 | $19,787,517 | $21,111,678 | $22,524,448 | $24,031,756 |
| Total Cap Allocations | $217,101,408 | $202,329,196 | $111,751,949 | $66,590,446 | $24,031,756 |
| Cap Space (after holds) | -$52,140,408 | -$26,329,196 | $76,026,051 | $133,753,554 | $189,719,244 |
The New Orleans Pelicans carry $196,221,049 in salary for 2026-27, the 16th largest payroll in the league.
That is $31.4M over the $165.0M salary cap, so the roster gets built through exceptions, re-signings and trades rather than cap space.
They sit +$4.1M below the $200.4M luxury-tax line and are not projected to pay tax this season.
With +$5.7M of room below the first apron and +$18.4M below the second, they keep the full set of exceptions and the ordinary salary-matching rules in a trade.
This team has 15 players on standard contracts and 3 two-way deals.
Zion Williamson is the largest cap hit on the roster at $42,166,510, 21.5% of team payroll, ahead of Jordan Poole ($34.0M) and Dejounte Murray ($32.8M).
They have $17,021,000 of spending power available across 3 exceptions, the largest a $7.0M Non-taxpayer Mid-Level.
Committed salary drops to $182,541,679 for 2027-28, held by 12 players still under contract, against a projected $176,000,000 cap.