It's been a while since I created the original version of this, so I updated it for 2026-27. Note: these are the current projections for the Cap, Tax, Aprons and Exceptions. Hope this helps people understand the various spending levels and restrictions with each. Send feedback!

I don't expect any mega moves for the Rockets this summer, but they still have a lot of work to do. How they handle new deals for Eason, VanVleet and Thompson will set the tone for next season and beyond. Read more about Houston's summer ⬇️

What a crazy, unexpected NBA season this was. I love basketball. Even when it's not great, it's still better than anything else. Thanks as always for reading, watching, listening, following and engaging. Now, it's time for me to get to work! The offseason has officially started!

Man...KAT thanking his mom got to me. So happy for him to have this joy.

The NBA Draft starts in 10 days. Free agent negotiations open in 17 days. Time to start the process all over again!

Congrats to the New York Knicks! Well-earned championship! Celebrate it like crazy and responsibly!

Every game in these Finals has been really good. Such a fun series.

Mitchell Robinson! That's why he's going to get PAID this summer. An absolute monster on the glass.

I don't want to have a whole ref conversation, but you can't miss that landing zone foul. That was really bad officiating.

Well, that was a half of basketball!

Knicks close it out tonight? Or are we headed back to New York for Game 6?

Going off my list, Pavle Backo is the last Early Entry Candidate we are waiting for news on with the draft. The deadline to withdraw was at 5 PM ET today, but the NBA won't provide the final list of eligible players until tomorrow, at the earliest. Possible I may have missed Backo news too.

Yes. TPEs, the NTMLE and BAE count against the cap, if the combined amount of them keeps you over the cap. Let's say your salaries add up to $30M under the cap, but you have a $20M TPE and the $15M NTMLE, you would be over the cap unless you renounced the TPE and NTMLE. In the Grizzlies case, they can create about $17M or so in cap space, but having the $28.8M JJJ TPE and the $15M NTMLE are likely viewed as better than the additional $2M in spending power.

NEWS: SLUC Nancy's Mohammad Amini kept his name in the 2026 NBA Draft at the international withdrawal deadline, agent Xavier Severin tells DraftExpress. The 6'7 Iranian forward, 21, averaged 7.6 points and 4.1 rebounds in France's first division this season.

NEWS: Lokomotiv Kuban's Vsevolod Ishchenko will keep his name in the 2026 NBA Draft, agent Alex Saratsis tells DraftExpress. The 6'8 Russian wing with a 7-foot wingspan had a breakout season in the VTB League, shooting 45% from 3 while flashing intriguing two-way versatility.

I'm not sure why this is coming up (got four questions in the last 20 minutes), but the Memphis Grizzlies do not project to have cap space this offseason. Because they have the large TPE from the Jaren Jackson Jr. trade, Memphis projects to stay over the cap this summer. If they went space, it would be barely more than the NTMLE would be. This is obviously without shedding significant money via trades.

Bookkeeping: Jack Kayil is keeping his name in the NBA Draft at the 5pm ET early-entrant withdrawal deadline, agent Milan Nikolic tells DraftExpress. Kayil and Alba Berlin are playing Bayern Munich in the German BBL Finals, which Alba trails 1-0.

NEWS: Valencia's Sergio de Larrea, a projected first round pick, is staying in the 2026 NBA Draft, a source tells DraftExpress. The 6'7 Spanish PG, 20, averages 8.9 points, 3.3 assists in 18 minutes in the ACB for Euroleague Final Four participant Valencia, shooting 39% from 3.

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