The NBA issued a new salary cap projection for the 2027/28 season on Saturday, updating its estimate for next year’s cap to $176MM.
There are a number of salary figures directly connected to the cap, including the league-wide maximum and minimum salaries, the mid-level exception, and the bi-annual exception. Those figures increase or decrease each year by the same percentage the cap does.
The NBA’s new cap projection meant we had a series of ’27/28 projections of our own in need of updating. Here are the links to those updated numbers:
Maximum salary projections for 2027/28
These are the projected earnings for players who signed maximum salary extensions that will go into effect in 2027, including Victor Wembanyama, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and Donovan Mitchell.
Wembanyama’s five-year, maximum-salary rookie scale extension with San Antonio is now projected to be worth $255.2MM, while Gilgeous-Alexander’s and Mitchell’s four-year max extensions, which will start at 35% of next season’s cap, are now on track to be worth nearly $276MM apiece.
Minimum salary projections for 2027/28
These are the minimum salaries that a player who signs a standard contract in 2027/28 will be eligible to earn. Next year’s rookie minimum is currently projected to get up to nearly $1.45MM, while the minimum salary for a veteran with at least 10 years of NBA experience will surpass $4MM for the first time.
Mid-level, bi-annual projections for 2027/28
These projections cover the various mid-level exceptions available to teams, including the full (non-taxpayer) mid-level exception, the taxpayer version of the MLE, and the “room” exception for teams that use cap space. A player who signs a four-year contract worth the full mid-level amount during the 2027 offseason would be in line to receive more than $69MM over the life of the deal.
The bi-annual exception is also included in these projections — it projects to be worth a record $5,843,000 in ’27/28.
These projections can be found anytime on the right-hand sidebar of our desktop site under “Hoops Rumors Features” or on the “Features” page in our mobile menu. They’ll be updated again later this season if the NBA provides another new cap projection.
