Portland Trail Blazers 2026-27 Salary Cap Sheet

Updated · 2026–27 season

Portland Trail Blazers
2026–27 Salary Cap Sheet
Payroll
$191.8M
Cap Space
-$27.1M
Tax Room
+$8.3M
1st Apron Room
+$16.9M
2nd Apron Room
+$29.6M
Hard Cap
1st Apron
Over Cap

Cap Position

Payroll$191.8M
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
PGJa Morant30$42.17M$44.89MUFA / $53.9M
PGJrue Holiday36$34.80M$37.20MUFA / $55.8M
SGShaedon Sharpe23$20.09M$21.70M$23.30M$24.91MUFA / $37.4M
PFToumani Camara26$18.08M$19.53M$20.97M$22.42MUFA / $33.6M
CRobert Williams III28$14.00M$14.50M$15.00MUFA / $29.9M
PGScoot Henderson22$13.59MRFA / $40.8M
PGDamian Lillard36$13.40M$14.10MNo Trade Clause
SFDeni Avdija25$13.13M$11.88MUFA / $22.6M
CDonovan Clingan22$7.52M$9.55MRFA / $28.7M
CYang Hansen21$4.64M$4.86M$7.46MRFA / $22.4M
CMicah Potter28$2.80MUFA / $2.6M
PGVit Krejci26$2.67M$3.01MUFA / $3.1 M
SGSidy Cissoko22$2.50MRFA / $2.6M
CBranden Carlson27$2.45MUFA / $2.6M
FJayson Kent24Two-WayYear 2
GChris Youngblood24Two-WayYear 2
GJohn Tonje25Two-WayYear 1
Total$191.83M
Dead Money
PosPlayerAge2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-31Notes
SFDidi Louzada27$268,032$268,032$268,032
Total$268,032
Cap Holds
PosPlayerAge2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-31Notes
SGBlake Wesley23$2.45M
SFBen McLemore33$2.45M$2.61M$2.79M$2.97M$3.17M
SFRondae Hollis-Jefferson31$2.45M$2.61M$2.79M$2.97M$3.17M
PFTJ Leaf29$2.19M$2.33M$2.49M$2.65M$2.83M
PGAshton Hagans27$2.19M$2.33M$2.49M$2.65M$2.83M
GKeljin Blevins30$2.19M$2.33M$2.49M$2.65M$2.83M
Total$13.90M
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$191,825,441$181,209,448$66,739,573$47,330,355
Dead Money$268,032$268,032$268,032
Luxury Tax Total$192,093,473$181,477,480$67,007,605$47,330,355
Luxury Tax Room$8,334,527$32,362,520$161,142,395$196,087,645$259,707,000
Apron Total$192,093,473$181,477,480$67,007,605$47,330,355
1st Apron Space$16,921,527$41,524,520$170,917,395$206,516,645$270,834,000
2nd Apron Space$29,592,527$55,043,520$185,341,395$221,905,645$287,253,000
Cap Holds$13,903,611$12,220,689$13,038,486$13,911,007$14,841,914
Total Cap Allocations$205,997,084$193,698,169$80,046,091$61,241,362$14,841,914
Cap Space (after holds)-$41,036,084-$17,698,169$107,731,909$139,102,638$198,909,086

The Portland Trail Blazers carry $191,825,441 in salary for 2026–27, the 20th largest payroll in the league.

That is $27.1M over the $165.0M salary cap, so the roster gets built through exceptions, re-signings and trades rather than cap space.

They sit +$8.3M below the $200.4M luxury-tax line and are not projected to pay tax this season.

With +$16.9M of room below the first apron and +$29.6M 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 14 players on standard contracts and 3 two-way deals.

Ja Morant is the largest cap hit on the roster at $42,166,510, 22.0% of team payroll, ahead of Jrue Holiday ($34.8M) and Shaedon Sharpe ($20.1M).

They have $20,521,000 of spending power available across 2 exceptions, the largest a $15.0M Non-taxpayer Mid-Level.

Committed salary drops to $181,209,448 for 2027-28, held by 10 players still under contract, against a projected $176,000,000 cap.