Sacramento Kings 2026-27 Salary Cap Sheet

Updated · 2026–27 season

Sacramento Kings
2026–27 Salary Cap Sheet
Payroll
$193.9M
Cap Space
-$32.3M
Tax Room
+$2.9M
1st Apron Room
+$7.6M
2nd Apron Room
+$20.3M
Tax Variance
+$0.3M
Hard Cap
1st Apron
Over Cap

Cap Position

Payroll$193.9M
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 + 2/3
PosPlayerAge2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-31Notes
SGZach LaVine31$48.97MUFA / $56.6M
PFDomantas Sabonis30$45.47M$48.61MUFA / $72.9M
SFDe'Andre Hunter28$24.91MUFA / $37.4M
PFKeegan Murray26$24.14M$26.07M$28.00M$29.93M$31.86MUFA / $47.8M
SGMalik Monk28$20.19M$21.58MUFA / $38.6M
PGDarius Acuff Jr19$8.02M$8.42M$8.82M$11.21MRFA / $28M
PFPrecious Achiuwa26$5.48M$5.75MUFA / $11.2M
SGNique Clifford24$3.26M$3.42M$5.98MRFA / $17.9M
SFAlex Karaban23$2.95M$3.10M$3.24M$5.85MRFA / $14.6M
GDaeqwon Plowden28$2.45M$2.66MUFA / $2.7M
PGBen Simmons30$2.45MUFA / $2.6M
CMaxime Raynaud23$2.15M$2.53MRFA / $3.4M
PFDylan Cardwell24$2.15M$2.53M$2.74MUFA / $2.8M
SGEmanuel Sharpe22$1.36M$2.29M$2.69MRFA / $3.3M
CJonathan Mogbo24Two-WayYear 1
SGAdam Flagler26Two-WayYear 1
Total$193.95M
Dead Money
PosPlayerAge2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-31Notes
SFDeMar DeRozan37$3.33M$3.33M$3.33M
Total$3.33M
Cap Holds
PosPlayerAge2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-31Notes
PGKillian Hayes25$2.45M
CDrew Eubanks29$2.45M
PGRussell Westbrook37$2.45M
SFDoug McDermott34$2.45M
CJaVale McGee38$2.45M$2.61M$2.79M$2.97M$3.17M
PGMarkelle Fultz28$2.45M$2.61M$2.79M$2.97M$3.17M
SFJae Crowder36$2.45M$2.61M$2.79M$2.97M$3.17M
SFPatrick Baldwin Jr23$2.19M
SGMason Jones28$2.19M$2.33M$2.49M$2.65M$2.83M
PGJordan Ford28$2.19M$2.33M$2.49M$2.65M$2.83M
Total$23.70M
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$193,946,824$126,958,199$51,476,261$46,990,833$31,862,067
Dead Money$3,333,334$3,333,333$3,333,333
Luxury Tax Total$197,540,331$130,291,532$54,809,594$46,990,833$31,862,067
Luxury Tax Room$2,887,669$83,548,468$173,340,406$196,427,167$227,844,933
Apron Total$201,390,331$130,291,532$54,809,594$46,990,833$31,862,067
1st Apron Space$7,624,669$92,710,468$183,115,406$206,856,167$238,971,933
2nd Apron Space$20,295,669$106,229,468$197,539,406$222,245,167$255,390,933
Cap Holds$23,701,295$12,502,681$13,339,349$14,232,003$15,184,391
Total Cap Allocations$220,981,453$142,794,213$68,148,943$61,222,836$47,046,458
Cap Space (after holds)-$56,020,453$33,205,787$119,629,057$139,121,164$166,704,542

The Sacramento Kings carry $193,946,824 in salary for 2026–27, the 17th largest payroll in the league.

That is $32.3M over the $165.0M salary cap, so the roster gets built through exceptions, re-signings and trades rather than cap space.

They sit +$2.9M below the $200.4M luxury-tax line and are not projected to pay tax this season.

With +$7.6M of room below the first apron and +$20.3M 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 14 players on standard contracts and 2 two-way deals.

Zach LaVine is the largest cap hit on the roster at $48,967,380, 25.2% of team payroll, ahead of Domantas Sabonis ($45.5M) and De'Andre Hunter ($24.9M).

They have $25,628,480 of spending power available across 3 exceptions, the largest a $15.0M Non-taxpayer Mid-Level.

Committed salary drops to $126,958,199 for 2027-28, held by 11 players still under contract, against a projected $176,000,000 cap.