[Fischer] Sources: The NBA just informed teams that projections for the 2025-26 salary cap have increased from $165 million to $166 million.
September 5, 2025
[Fischer] Sources: The NBA just informed teams that projections for the 2025-26 salary cap have increased from $165 million to $166 million.
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Wait. So with what they had left plus another million…. Can they afford a vet minimum now?
who’s the next player Ballmer pays under the table?
That helps with a minimum if they wanted to use it sooner
Wow.
salary cap experts get in here
Did we dump my goat Goodwin for no reason then? 🙁
It’s ’26/’27. Not the upcoming season.
Didn’t the league keep the escrow last year?
Any experts care to say how the cap goes up? Or is it just going to be like the NHL where they project bigger increases each year and keep the escrow when they don’t hit it?
That’s $196 if you’re a cheating Clipper
Big if true
Plus $25M from a tree service
Obviously 1m isn’t that big a deal but every little bit will help given we’re in position to possibly be resigning LeBron, Reaves, Ayton, Rui, Smart, and/or new free agents (Keon Ellis would be great).
What’s the off the books cap?
Does 1m matter when you can just make a fake tree foundation to pay your players under the table lol
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Wait. So with what they had left plus another million…. Can they afford a vet minimum now?
who’s the next player Ballmer pays under the table?
That helps with a minimum if they wanted to use it sooner
Wow.
salary cap experts get in here
Did we dump my goat Goodwin for no reason then? 🙁
It’s ’26/’27. Not the upcoming season.
Didn’t the league keep the escrow last year?
Any experts care to say how the cap goes up? Or is it just going to be like the NHL where they project bigger increases each year and keep the escrow when they don’t hit it?
That’s $196 if you’re a cheating Clipper
Big if true
Plus $25M from a tree service
Obviously 1m isn’t that big a deal but every little bit will help given we’re in position to possibly be resigning LeBron, Reaves, Ayton, Rui, Smart, and/or new free agents (Keon Ellis would be great).
What’s the off the books cap?
Does 1m matter when you can just make a fake tree foundation to pay your players under the table lol
Ballmer rn: “How can I circumvent this?”

hmmm
Ayye Salary cap Experts Explain
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194 million for the clippers.
what about the Clippers
Doesn’t apply to the clippers
Does this help us in any way or do we need to pay someone under the table?
That is great because the Rockets can now increase Sengun’s salary, as he is the best player in the world according to NBA Reddit.
Well damn I guess we don’t need to create a tree planting company now