The NBA luxury tax bills 2025-26 are now set. Seven teams finished the season on the wrong side of the tax line, and two of them, the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors, each owed the league nearly $70 million for the privilege. Combined, the seven taxpaying franchises are on the hook for roughly $223.1 … Read more
This New York Knicks 2026-27 season preview starts on opening night. The Knicks will open defense of their first NBA championship since 1973 on Oct. 20, 2026, hosting the Philadelphia 76ers at Madison Square Garden in a game the league scheduled specifically to double as New York’s ring ceremony and banner raising, according to NBA.com’s … Read more
The NBA salary cap projection for the 2027-28 season has risen to $176 million, according to a team notification reported by Fred Katz of The Athletic. The previous projection was $174 million. The league also increased its projected luxury-tax line to $213 million. These figures are planning estimates, not final cap numbers. The NBA normally … Read more
The second apron is the reason NBA front offices talk about roster building differently than they did five years ago, and this week’s Clippers penalties are a reminder of just how seriously the league now treats the line separating contenders from restricted teams.
For 2026-27, the NBA’s salary cap is set at $165 million, with a salary floor of $149 million. Above that sits the luxury tax threshold at $201 million, the first tax apron at $209 million and the second tax apron at $222 million.
The NBA handed down the most severe front-office punishment in league history on Sept. 2, stripping the Los Angeles Clippers of five first-round draft picks and fining the team $30 million for salary-cap circumvention tied to Kawhi Leonard. An independent investigation led by the law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen and Katz found the Clippers organization facilitated off-court endorsement deals between Leonard and four companies with business ties to the team: Aspiration Partners, Boingo Wireless, Daktronics and Lockton Insurance.