Skip to main content
Come Fan with UsSunday, August 9, 2026

NBA free agency 2013: What cap space and exceptions do teams have left?

A breakdown of every NBA team’s salary cap, who they’ve signed via free agency and which exceptions were used to ink those players.

Daniel Shirey-USA TODAY Sports

The NBA’s free agency period is winding down, with only a few big names left to sign with their respective teams.

The 2013-14 salary cap figure is set at $58.679 million with the luxury tax threshold at $71.748 million. Teams must have a minimum team salary of $52.811 million, or 90 percent of the cap. It should also be of note there are three Mid-Level Exceptions we’ll include as one -- it’s broken down by teams under the salary cap ($2.7 million), teams above the cap but non-taxpayers ($5.2 million), and teams above the tax line ($3.2 million).

Here’s a list of the guaranteed salary totals, cap space left, exceptions to use and veteran players -- rookie contract exceptions excluded -- signed this summer. Individual and team salary data from HoopsWorld.com and ShamSports.com were used. Larry Coon’s FAQ was also an essential resource here.

Atlanta Hawks

Salaries: $53.3 million

Possible cap space/with holds: $5.4 million/$1.8 million (Lucas Noguiera, Ivan Johnson, Anthony Tolliver)

Room Mid-Level Exception remaining: $2.7 million

Signed via Bird Rights: Kyle Korver (four years, $24 million), Jeff Teague (matched Bucks’ four-year, $32 million offer)

Signed via cap space: Paul Millsap (two years, $19 million), DeMarre Carroll (two years, $5 million, not official yet), Elton Brand (one year, $4 million)

Boston Celtics

Salary: $73.1 million

Cap space: Over the luxury-tax level, near the Apron ($1.4 million over)

Mid-Level Exception remaining: $3.15 million total with a portion taken by Vitor Faverani’s contract

Bi-Annual Exception remaining: $2.02 million

Signed via MLE: Vitor Faverani (three years, $6.3 million)

Brooklyn Nets

Salary: $101.3 million

Cap space: Over the luxury tax ($29.6 million over)

Taxpayer Mid-Level Exception remaining: None

Signed via MLE: Andrei Kirilenko

Signed via minimum: Andray Blatche (two years, $2.8 million), Shaun Livingston (one year, $1.3 million), Alan Anderson (two years, terms TBD)

Charlotte Bobcats

Salary: $51.5 million

Possible cap space/with holds: $7.2 million/none (Gerald Henderson)

Room Mid-Level Exception remaining: None

Signed via cap space: Al Jefferson (three years, $40.5 million)

Signed via MLE: Josh McRoberts (two years, $5.4 million)

Chicago Bulls

Salary: $79 million

Cap space: Over the luxury tax ($6.3 million over)

Signed via MLE: Mike Dunleavy (two years, $6.5 million)

Signed via minimum: Nazr Mohammed (one year, $1.4 million)

Cleveland Cavaliers

Salary: $52.5 million

Possible cap space/with holds: $2.2 million/$510,016 due to minimum roster charges (Anthony Bennett, Sergey Karasev)

Room Mid-Level Exception remaining: $2.7 million

Signed via cap space: Andrew Bynum (two years, $24.8 million with $6 million partial guarantee), Jarrett Jack (four years, $25.2 million), Earl Clark (two years, $8.5 million)

Dallas Mavericks

Salary: $62.3 million

Cap space: None

Signed via cap space: Monta Ellis (three years, $25-30 million), Jose Calderon (four years, $29 million), Samuel Dalembert (two years, $7.5 million), Gal Mekel (three years, $2.3 million)

Signed via MLE: Wayne Ellington (two years, $5 million)

Signed via Bird Rights: Brandan Wright (two years, $10 million)

Denver Nuggets

Salary: $62.1 million

Cap space: None

Trade exception: $9.9 million, via Andre Iguodala deal with Warriors

Signed via MLE: J.J. Hickson (three years, $16.1 million)

Signed via BAE: Nate Robinson (two years, $4.1 million)

Signed via sign-and-trade: Randy Foye (three years, $9.1 million)

Signed via Bird Rights: Timofey Mozgov (three years, $14 million)

Detroit Pistons

Salary: $58 million

Cap space/with holds: $728,891

Room Mid-Level Exception remaining: $2.7 million

Signed via cap space: Josh Smith (four years, $54 million), Chauncey Billups (two years, $5 million), Will Bynum (two years, $5.7 million), Luigi Datome (two years, $3.5 million)

Golden State Warriors

Salary: $69.4 million

Cap space: None

Non-taxpayer Mid-Level Exception remaining: $50,000

Bi-Annual Exception remaining: $16,000

Via sign-and-trade: Andre Iguodala (four years, $48 million)

Signed via MLE: Marreese Speights (three years, $11 million), Toney Douglas (one year, $1.6 million)

Signed via BAE: Jermaine O’Neal (one year, $2 million)

Houston Rockets

Salary: $61.5 million

Cap space: None

Room Mid-Level Exception: $2.7 million

Signed via cap space: Dwight Howard (four years, $88 million)

Signed via veteran’s minimum: Omri Casspi (two years, $2 million), Aaron Brooks (one year, $1 million), Reggie Williams (two years, $2 million)

Indiana Pacers

Salary: $69.3 million

Cap space: None

Non-taxpayer Mid-Level Exception: $2.2 million

Signed via Bird Rights: David West (three years, $36.6 million)

Signed via MLE: Chris Copeland (two years, $6.1 million)

Signed via BAE: C.J. Watson (two years, $4.1 million)

Signed via minimum: Donald Sloan (two years, $1.8 million)

Los Angeles Clippers

Salary: $72.4 million

Cap space: Over the luxury tax ($700k over)

Signed via Bird Rights: Chris Paul (five years, $107.3 million)

Signed via sign-and-trade: J.J. Redick (four years, $27.8 million)

Signed via MLE: Matt Barnes (three years, $10.2 million), Darren Collison (two years, $3.9 million),

Signed via minimum salary exception: Ryan Hollins (one year, $1.2 million), Byron Mullens (two years, $1.9 million)

Los Angeles Lakers

Salary: $76.5 million

Cap space: Over luxury tax ($4.8 million over)

Signed via Taxpayer Mid-Level Exception: Chris Kaman (one year, $3.2 million)

Signed via minimum: Nick Young (two years, $2.3 million), Wes Johnson (one year, $1 million) Jordan Farmar (one year, $1.1 million), Robert Sacre (three years, $2.8 million)

Memphis Grizzlies

Salary: $68.8 million

Cap space: None

Non-taxpayer Mid-Level Exception: $5.2 million

Bi-Annual Exception: $2 million

Signed via Bird Rights: Tony Allen (four years, $20 million), Jon Leuer (three years, $3 million)

TBD: Mike Miller (two years, terms unknown)

Miami Heat

Salary: $81.7 million

Cap space: Over luxury tax ($10 million over)

Taxpayer Mid-Level Exception remaining: $3.2 million

Signed via minimum: Chris Andersen (two years, $2.8 million)

Milwaukee Bucks

Salary: $40.5 million

Possible cap space/with holds: $17.16 million/$9.3 million (Brandon Jennings, Marquis Daniels, Giannis Adetokunbo)

Room Mid-Level Exception remaining: $2.7 million

Signed via cap room: O.J. Mayo (three years, $24 million), Zaza Pachulia (three years, $15.6 million), Carlos Delfino (three years, $9.8 million)

Minnesota Timberwolves

Salary: $55.1 million

Possible cap space/with cap holds: $3.6 million/none (Nikola Pekovic)

Room Mid-Level Exception remaining: $650,000

Bi-Annual Exception remaining: $516,000

Signed via sign-and-trade: Kevin Martin (four years, $27.8 million)

Signed via Bird Rights: Chase Budinger (three years, $15 million)

Signed via cap space: Corey Brewer (three years, $14.1 million)

Signed via MLE: Ronny Turiaf (two years, $3 million)

New Orleans Pelicans

Salary: $62.8 million

Cap space: None

Non-taxpayer Mid-Level Exception: $2.7 million

Signed via sign-and-trade: Tyreke Evans (four years, $44 million)

Signed via Bird Rights: Al Farouq-Aminu (one year, $3.7 million)

Signed via cap space: Greg Stiemsma (one year $2.7 million)

Signed via minimum: Anthony Morrow (two years, $2.2 million)

New York Knicks

Salary: $84.8 million

Cap space: Over luxury tax ($13.1 million over)

Signed via Early Bird Rights: J.R. Smith (three years, $17.9 million)

Signed via taxpayer MLE: Pablo Prigioni (three years, $5 million), Metta World Peace (two years, $3.3 million)

Signed via minimum: Kenyon Martin (one year, $1.4 million)

Oklahoma City Thunder

Salary: $70.7 million

Cap space: None

Non-taxpayer Mid-Level Exception remaining: $5.2 million

Bi-Annual Exception Remaining: $2 million

Signed via minimum: Derek Fisher (one year, $1.4 million)

Orlando Magic

Salary: $62.3 million

Cap space: None (Dwight Howard trade exception)

Non-taxpayer Mid-Level Exception remaining: $2.7 million

Bi-Annual Mid-Level Exception remaining: $2 million

Signed via MLE: Jason Maxiell (two years, $2.5 million)

Signed via minimum: Ronnie Price (one year, $1.2 million)

Philadelphia 76ers

Salary: $39.6 million

Possible cap space/with cap holds: $16.1 million/$11.9 million (Nerlens Noel, Royal Ivey, Michael Carter-Williams,Charles Jenkins, Damien Wilkins)

Room Mid-Level Exception remaining: $2.7 million

Phoenix Suns

Salary: $55.4 million

Cap space: None (Alex Len)

Room Mid-Level Exception remaining: $2.7 million

Portland Trail Blazers

Salary: $60.8 million

Cap space: None

Room Mid-Level Exception remaining: $2.7 million

Signed via cap space: Dorell Wright (two years, $6.1 million)

Signed via minimum: Earl Watson (one year, $1.4 million)

Sacramento Kings

Salary: $58.7 million

Cap space: None

Room Mid-Level Exception remaining: $2.7 million

Signed via cap space: Carl Landry (four years, $26 million)

San Antonio Spurs

Salary: $63.7 million

Cap space: None

Non-taxpayer Mid-Level Exception remaining: $650,000

Signed via Bird Rights: Manu Ginobili (two years, $14.5 million), Tiago Splitter (four years, $36 million)

Signed via MLE: Marco Belinelli (two years, $5.6 million), Jeff Pendergraph (two years, $3.6 million)

Toronto Raptors

Salary: $69.1 million

Cap space: None

Signed via sign-and-trade: Quentin Richardson (three years, $4.3 million, last two years unguarateed)

Signed via MLE: Tyler Hansbrough (two years, $6.5 million), Dwight Buycks (two years, $1.5 million), D.J. Augustin (one year, $1.3 million)

Utah Jazz

Salary: $54.5 million

Possible cap space/with holds: $4.2 million/$2.4 million (Jamaal Tinsley)

Room Mid-Level Exception: $2.7 million

Signed via cap space: John Lucas III (two years, $3.2 million), Ian Clark (two years, terms TBD)

Washington Wizards

Salary: $69.9 million

Cap space: None

Signed via MLE: Martell Webster (four years, $22 million)

Signed via BAE: Eric Maynor (two years, $4.1 million)

Signed via minimum: Garrett Temple (one year, $1 million)

More from SB Nation:

Kenny Anderson reveals being sexually abused

Ziller: Is Wall worth the max? It’s complicated

NYC tells MSG to move ... in 10 years

LBJ likely done with Team USA | Best (and worst) Olympic moments

The top 61 rookies at NBA Summer League

See More:

More in NBA

NBA
The NBA’s 7 worst offseason moves of 2026, rankedThe NBA’s 7 worst offseason moves of 2026, ranked
NBA
Kevin Durant’s criticism of Klay and Draymond feels like another burner account gone badKevin Durant’s criticism of Klay and Draymond feels like another burner account gone bad
NBA

Kevin Durant probably forgot he wasn’t on his burner account when ripping his former Warriors teammates.

By Ricky O'Donnell
NBA
NBA free agent predictions for biggest names still availableNBA free agent predictions for biggest names still available
NBA

Let’s predict the landing spots for the NBA’s top remaining free agents.

By Ricky O'Donnell
NBA
7 NBA teams who will be way better than last year7 NBA teams who will be way better than last year
NBA

These NBA teams are going to be a lot better in the upcoming season than they were last year.

By Ricky O'Donnell
NBA
Why LeBron James chose the 76ers in NBA free agency, and his big bet on Jaylen BrownWhy LeBron James chose the 76ers in NBA free agency, and his big bet on Jaylen Brown
NBA

LeBron James *really* wanted to play with Jaylen Brown

By Ricky O'Donnell