MAXIMUM SALARY TABLES
The tables below show the actual dollar amounts for an elite NBA player’s maximum salary, broken out by salary cap year for the current CBA. This page used to show the projected salary cap for the 2021-22 season. However, the NBA announced on November 9, 2020 that in subsequent seasons of the CBA, the salary cap (and tax level) will increase by a minimum of 3% and a maximum of 10% over the prior season. In other words, it’s too soon to shown a projected salary cap for the 2021-22 season.
Note, a player’s potential maximum salary is tied to the cap in effect during the year he signs his contract (when the max contract is a new deal) or the first new year of an extended contract (when the max contract is an extension of an existing deal). Also note, the number of seasons a player’s contract can cover and the amount of an annual raise he is eligible for (5% or 8%) depend on whether he is re-signing with his current team or heading to a new one.