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2026 Season · Cap Sheet

Charlotte Hornets

15 players on 2026 cap · HoopsHype

The Charlotte Hornets have a total 2026 payroll of $149,759,597, ranking #24 out of 30 teams in the league. The team is using 97% of the $154,647,000 salary cap with $4,887,403 in remaining cap room. LaMelo Ball is the highest paid player at $40,770,520.

Salary Cap
$154,647,000
2026 league cap
Cap Used
$149,759,597
97% · Rank #24
Cap Room
$4,887,403
3% remaining
Guaranteed
-
0 open slots
Highest Paid
LaMelo Ball
$40,770,520
Lowest Paid
Tosan Evbuomwan
$679,042
Team Average
$9,983,973
15 players

Cap Allocation

Cap used - $149,759,597$154,647,000 cap
$4,887,403 remaining (3.2%)
LaMelo Ball$40.8M
Miles Bridges$22.8M
Brandon Miller$15.1M
Josh Green$14.7M
Grant Williams$14.3M
Kon Knueppel$10.5M
Tidjane Salaun$8.2M
Tre Mann$8.0M
Pat Connaughton$3.8M
Liam McNeeley$2.9M
Moussa Diabate$2.5M
Sion James$2.4M
Ryan Kalkbrenner$2.4M
PJ Hall$679.0K
Tosan Evbuomwan$679.0K
Cap Room$4.9M

Roster

#PlayerSalary% of CapStatusYrsExpires
1LaMelo Ball$40,770,520
26.4%
Signed3yrJan 31, 2029
2Miles Bridges$22,826,087
14.8%
Signed1yrJan 31, 2027
3Brandon Miller$15,104,121
9.8%
Signed2yrJan 31, 2028
4Josh Green$14,679,012
9.5%
Signed1yrJan 31, 2027
5Grant Williams$14,265,750
9.2%
Signed1yrJan 31, 2027
6Kon Knueppel$10,516,560
6.8%
Signed4yrJan 31, 2030
7Tidjane Salaun$8,237,880
5.3%
Signed3yrJan 31, 2029
8Tre Mann$8,000,000
5.2%
Signed2yrJan 31, 2028
9Pat Connaughton$3,815,861
2.5%
Team Option1yrJan 31, 2027
10Liam McNeeley$2,902,080
1.9%
Signed4yrJan 31, 2030
11Moussa Diabate$2,461,462
1.6%
Signed1yrJan 31, 2027
12Sion James$2,411,090
1.6%
Signed3yrJan 31, 2029
13Ryan Kalkbrenner$2,411,090
1.6%
Signed3yrJan 31, 2029
14PJ Hall$679,042
0.4%
Two-Way1yrJan 31, 2027
15Tosan Evbuomwan$679,042
0.4%
Two-Way1yrJan 31, 2027
Total$149,759,59797%$4,887,403 cap room

Multi-Year Cap Commitments

Player20262027202820292030
LaMelo Ball$40,770,520$43,582,280$46,394,040--
Miles Bridges$22,826,087----
Brandon Miller$15,104,121$21,221,290---
Josh Green$14,679,012----
Grant Williams$14,265,750----
Kon Knueppel$10,516,560$11,017,560$13,937,214$19,776,907-
Tidjane Salaun$8,237,880$10,445,632$14,979,036--
Tre Mann$8,000,000$8,000,000---
Pat Connaughton$3,815,861----
Liam McNeeley$2,902,080$3,040,320$5,487,778$8,780,445-
Moussa Diabate$2,461,462----
Sion James$2,411,090$2,525,901$2,735,698--
Ryan Kalkbrenner$2,411,090$2,525,901$2,735,698--
PJ Hall$679,042----
Tosan Evbuomwan$679,042----