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NBA Money Rankings: Total Cash Payrolls, Salary Cap Space & More

The NBA is currently the third-highest sport league in the world. Find out how much each team’s roster payroll, salary cap space, highest-paid players, and more.

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The NBA and its teams are worth billions and billions of dollars. The average team is currently worth $1.65 billion.  Here is a list of each of the 30 teams’ payrolls, cap space, highest contracts, and more.
 
 

2018-19 NBA Money Rankings:

  

RankTeamTotal Cash PayrollAverage AgeLuxury Tax SpaceCap SpaceHighest-Active Contract
1.Miami Heat$204,050,20525.1$32,888,575$11,024,575 Hassan Whiteside - 4 yrs/$98,419,538
2. Denver Nuggets$181,918,42724.4$7,159,312$-14,541,470Nikola Jokic - 5 yrs/ $147,710,050
3.Golden State Warriors$170,061,81227.3$-21,259,231$-43,123,231Steph Curry - 5 yrs/$201,158,790
4.Boston Celtics$160,874,19525.3$-3,827,382$-24,882,886Gordon Hayward - 4 yrs/$127,829,970
5.Oklahoma City Thunder$156,463,84925.5$-21,849,563$-43,713,563Russell Westbrook - 5 yrs/$206,794,070
6.Houston Rockets$154,795,27127.7$-9,839,219$-31,703,219James Harden - 4 years/$169,344,000
7.Cleveland Cavaliers$153,485,56326.9$-563,911$-22,427,911Kevin Love - 4 yrs/$120,402,172
8.San Antonio Spurs$150,219,33327.5$1,115,487$-20,748,513DeMar DeRozan - 5 yrs/$139,000,000
9.Portland Trail Blazers$149,616,28924.3$-7,905,623$-29,769,623Damian Lillard - 5 yrs/$139,888,445
10.Memphis Grizzlies$149,389,44427.1$1,646,892$-20,217,108 Mike Conley - 5 yrs/$152,605,576
11.Toronto Raptors$148,967,00926.6$-18,283,211$-39,983,993Kyle Lowry - 3 yrs/$100,000,000
12.Minnesota Timberwolves$138,741,77626.9$3,075,212$-18,788,788Karl Anthony-Towns - 5 yrs/$158,050,000
13.Detroit Pistons$137,454,34926.5$481,625$-21,382,375Blake Griffin - 5 yrs/$171,174,820
14.Washington Wizards$137,036,67926.3$-6,295,138$-28,159,138John Wall - 4 yrs/$169,344,000
15.Charlotte Hornets$133,825,67125.9$3,435,419$-18,428,581Nicolas Batum - 5 yrs/$120,000,000
16.Brooklyn Nets$128,759,94925.3$7,773,460$-14,090,540Allen Crabbe - 4 yrs/$74,832,500
17.New Orleans Pelicans$127,832,88325.5$10,267,444$-11,596,556Jrue Holiday - 5 yrs/$131,805,000
18.Orlando Magic$127,600,42025.0$11,458,443$-9,731,420Evan Fournier - 5 yrs/$85,000,000
19.Milwaukee Bucks$127,524,04525.5$6,867,655$-14,996,345Giannis Antetokounmpo - 4 yrs/$100,000,000
20.Indiana Pacers$127,403,18525.3$17,329,815$-4,534,185Victor Oladipo - 4 yrs/$85,000,000
21.Los Angeles Clippers$127,002,38727.5$4,097,313$-17,766,687Danilo Gallinari - 3 yrs/$64,762,737
22.New York Knicks$125,293,60824.1$13,159,925$-8,704,075Tim Hardaway Jr. - 4 yrs/$70,950,000
23.Los Angeles Lakers$120,576,89625.3$19,571,237$-2,292,763LeBron James - 4 yrs/$153,312,846
24.Phoenix Suns$118,236,63624.7$21,442,015$-421,985Devin Booker - 5 yrs/$158,050,000
25.Dallas Mavericks$117,461,58327.7$18,298,181$-2,891,682Harrison Barnes - 4 yrs/$94,438,525
26.Chicago Bulls$117,118,67024.1$18,009,984$-3,368,972Zach LaVine - 4 yrs/$78,000,000
27.Utah Jazz$114,299,32826.8$10,295,142$-11,525,016Rudy Gobert - 4 yrs/$102,000,000
28.Philadelphia 76ers$112,625,03124.9$19,468,848$-2,395,152Joel Embiid - 5 yrs/$147,710,050
29.Atlanta Hawks$107,965,69325.5$17,378,281$-4,322,501Kent Bazemore - 4 yrs/$70,000,000
30.Sacramento Kings$90,844,42525.1$32,888,575$11,024,575Iman Shumpert - 4 yrs/$40,000,000

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