sactowndog
All-Star
From Hoops Hype
2025-26 Cap Figure: $160,966,092
Cap Space Projection: No space, tax is possible
Having taken both Zach LaVine and DeMar DeRozan from the Chicago Bulls in the last year, the Kings have high future payroll commitments, with more than $151 million already committed to the 2026-27 season. In consideration of both this and the hard-capping that comes from using the full non-taxpayer amount of the mid-level exception, then, their free agency plans may be limited to only the taxpayer amount, which helpfully will slide into the space availed by the expiration of Trey Lyles’s contract.
2025-26 Cap Figure: $160,966,092
Cap Space Projection: No space, tax is possible
Having taken both Zach LaVine and DeMar DeRozan from the Chicago Bulls in the last year, the Kings have high future payroll commitments, with more than $151 million already committed to the 2026-27 season. In consideration of both this and the hard-capping that comes from using the full non-taxpayer amount of the mid-level exception, then, their free agency plans may be limited to only the taxpayer amount, which helpfully will slide into the space availed by the expiration of Trey Lyles’s contract.
