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Charlotte Hornets
Eastern Conference · 2026-27
Under cap
Payroll
$148.4M
Cap space
$16.6M
Under tax line
$52.6M
Luxury tax bill · 2026-27
$0
$52,597,982 under the $201,000,000 tax line
Cap
$165.0M
$165.0M
Tax
$201.0M
$201.0M
1st apron
$209.0M
$209.0M
2nd apron
$222.0M
$222.0M
$148.4M
Roster & salaries
| Player | Age | Yrs left | Salary | % of cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaMelo Ball | 24 | 3 | $40,770,520 | 24.7% |
| Miles Bridges | 28 | 1 | $22,826,087 | 13.8% |
| Brandon Miller | 23 | 1 | $15,104,626 | 9.2% |
| Josh Green | 25 | 1 | $14,679,012 | 8.9% |
| Grant Williams | 27 | 1 | $14,265,750 | 8.6% |
| Kon Knueppel | 20 | 3 | $10,516,560 | 6.4% |
| Tidjane Salaün | 20 | 2 | $8,237,880 | 5.0% |
| Tre Mann | 25 | 2 | $8,000,000 | 4.8% |
| Pat Connaughton | 33 | 1 | $3,815,861 | 2.3% |
| Liam McNeeley | 20 | 3 | $2,902,080 | 1.8% |
| Moussa Diabaté | 24 | 1 | $2,461,462 | 1.5% |
| Sion James | 23 | 3 | $2,411,090 | 1.5% |
| Ryan Kalkbrenner | 24 | 3 | $2,411,090 | 1.5% |
| Total (13 players) | $148,402,018 | 90% | ||
Tax breakdown
No luxury tax — payroll is under the $201,000,000 tax line by $52,597,982.
Total payroll $148,402,018. Tax payroll approximated as the sum of guaranteed cap hits; offseason rosters may be incomplete.