The Maximum Available 2017 Cap Space For All 30 NBA Teams, Version 5.0

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Since the last time we looked at cap space around the NBA in the summer of 2017 after the Trade Deadline, a few things have happened. Buyout season came and went and several teams added players for this year and beyond. Lots of D-League call-ups on 10 Day Contracts turned into deals for the remainder of 2016-17 and beyond. And the NBA released a new salary cap projection of $101 million. This is down from the last projection of $102 million.

Because so much money was spent last summer and because the cap estimate came in about $6 million less than originally thought (original projections were a cap of $107 million for 2017-18), many teams will be tighter against the cap than we thought they would be a year or so ago. In addition, Russell Westbrook and James Harden renegotiated and extended their contracts. Also, eight players coming off their Rookie Scale contracts agreed to extensions: Steven Adams, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Gorgui Dieng, Rudy Gobert, C.J. McCollum, Victor Oladipo, Dennis Schroder and Cody Zeller. Putting it all together, not only does this change the projection for their teams, but it removes several potential impact free agents from the market this coming summer.

Once you add it all up, there are still likely to be 10-13 teams with cap space available. And several more could join them. The tables below represent a look at where things stand as of today. A few notes:

• Latest cap projection of $101 million is used.


• 2017 NBA Draft order, for draft pick cap holds, was determined using the standings as of 4/3/17.


• Starting Cap Space = the amount of space each team will have without renouncing or waiving any players/picks.


• Maximum Cap Space = the amount of space each team could have if they waived or renounced all players/picks who are not fully guaranteed.


• Projected Cap Space = the amount of space each team is projected to have after roster decisions are made.


• Maximum Cap Space and Projected Cap Space for Miami and Minnesota assume that Chris Bosh and Nikola Pekovic will be waived due to Medical Retirement, removing their cap hit from the respective cap sheets.

Team	Starting  Cap Space	Maximum  Cap Space	Projected  Cap Space	Fully Guar. Contracts	Partial/ Non- Guar. Contracts	Free Agents
ATL	$(33,958,851)	$32,043,937	$(34,050,291)	6	2	7
BOS	$(18,968,901)	$35,187,999	$18,405,988	7	3	5
BKN	$17,572,233	$34,613,909	$23,402,533	8	5	2
CHA	$(18,551,805)	$(5,059,690)	$(17,421,805)	9	3	3
CHI	$(18,657,617)	$52,303,896	$16,860,839	7	2	6
CLE	$(46,152,358)	$(29,775,514)	$(44,786,824)	8	1	6
DAL	$(20,641,221)	$36,206,664	$17,136,139	6	4	4
DEN	$(6,166,099)	$44,976,171	$14,774,181	11	1	3
DET	$(23,270,917)	$3,570,001	$(23,927,917)	9	2	4
GSW	$(27,055,679)	$56,022,815	$(27,055,679)	5	0	10
HOU	$(9,216,770)	$10,187,738	$(2,502,254)	10	2	3
IND	$(3,889,481)	$33,704,263	$(392,246)	6	5	4
LAC	$(51,547,879)	$36,357,897	$(43,078,591)	6	1	8
LAL	$(1,129,283)	$28,926,294	$(11,304,032)	9	1	5
MEM	$(30,842,698)	$6,686,600	$(30,483,927)	10	0	5
MIA	$(16,315,629)	$45,112,824	$36,707,560	5	4	6
MIL	$(26,245,897)	$14,604,847	$(17,654,160)	10	0	5
MIN	$(1,415,815)	$35,068,968	$24,927,563	10	1	4
NOP	$(9,524,670)	$ 13,797,857	$(9,524,670)	9	1	3
NYK	$(16,675,348)	$22,273,680	$18,902,975	8	3	4
OKC	$(41,412,404)	$(11,483,871)	$(41,137,993)	9	1	5
ORL	$(23,961,178)	$19,822,460	$12,540,847	8	4	3
PHI	$17,357,775	$61,777,567	$42,619,690	8	4	4
PHX	$(2,943,240)	$32,606,903	$(1,471,858)	9	2	3
POR	$(47,702,928)	$(31,928,775)	$(40,173,128)	12	3	0
SAC	$(20,313,292)	$61,879,992	$(6,269,418)	7	2	6
SAS	$(31,151,015)	$23,445,788	$(29,605,785)	7	1	7
TOR	$(41,623,626)	$21,740,524	$(41,555,106)	9	2	4
UTA	$(22,880,014)	$32,029,055	$(22,943,254)	8	2	5
WAS	$(22,314,281)	$6,646,794	$(13,847,786)	9	2	4

Sorted by Starting Cap Space

Team	Starting  Cap Space
Brooklyn	$17,572,233
Philadelphia	$17,357,775
LA Lakers	$(1,129,283)
Minnesota	$(1,415,815)
Phoenix	$(2,943,240)
Indiana	$(3,889,481)
Denver	$(6,166,099)
Houston	$ (9,216,770)
New Orleans	$(9,524,670)
Miami	$(16,315,629)
New York	$(16,675,348)
Charlotte	$(18,551,805)
Chicago	$(18,657,617)
Boston	$(18,968,901)
Sacramento	$(20,313,292)
Dallas	$(20,641,221)
Washington	$(22,314,281)
Utah	$(22,880,014)
Detroit	$(23,270,917)
Orlando	$(23,961,178)
Milwaukee	$(26,245,897)
Golden State	$(27,055,679)
Memphis	$(30,842,698)
San Antonio	$(31,151,015)
Atlanta	$(33,958,851)
Oklahoma City	$(41,412,404)
Toronto	$(41,623,626)
Cleveland	$(46,152,358)
Portland	$(47,702,928)
LA Clippers	$(51,547,879)

Sorted by Maximum Cap Space

Team	Maximum  Cap Space
Sacramento	$61,879,992
Philadelphia	$61,777,567
Golden State	$56,022,815
Chicago	$52,303,896
Miami	$45,112,824
Denver	$44,976,171
LA Clippers	$36,357,897
Dallas	$36,206,664
Boston	$35,187,999
Minnesota	$35,068,968
Brooklyn	$34,613,909
Indiana	$33,704,263
Phoenix	$32,606,903
Atlanta	$32,043,937
Utah	$32,029,055
LA Lakers	$28,926,294
San Antonio	$23,445,788
New York	$22,273,680
Toronto	$21,740,524
Orlando	$19,822,460
Milwaukee	$14,604,847
New Orleans	$13,797,857
Houston	$10,187,738
Memphis	$6,686,600
Washington	$6,646,794
Detroit	$3,570,001
Charlotte	$(5,059,690)
Oklahoma City	$(11,483,871)
Cleveland	$(29,775,514)
Portland	$(31,928,775)

Sorted by Projected Cap Space

Team	Projected  Cap Space
Philadelphia	$42,619,690
Miami	$36,707,560
Minnesota	$24,927,563
Brooklyn	$23,402,533
New York	$18,902,975
Boston	$18,405,988
Dallas	$17,136,139
Chicago	$16,860,839
Denver	$14,774,181
Orlando	$12,540,847
Indiana	$(392,246)
Phoenix	$(1,471,858)
Houston	$(2,502,254)
Sacramento	$(6,269,418)
New Orleans	$(9,524,670)
LA Lakers	$(11,304,032)
Washington	$(13,847,786)
Charlotte	$(17,421,805)
Milwaukee	$(17,654,160)
Utah	$(22,943,254)
Detroit	$(23,927,917)
Golden State	$(27,055,679)
San Antonio	$(29,605,785)
Memphis	$(30,483,927)
Atlanta	$(34,050,291)
Portland	$(40,173,128)
Oklahoma City	$(41,137,993)
Toronto	$(41,555,106)
LA Clippers	$(43,078,591)
Cleveland	$(44,786,824)

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