NEW YORK – The National Basketball Association today announced that the Salary Cap has been set at $154.647 million for the 2025-26 season. The Tax Level for the 2025‑26 season is $187.895 million.

Feeling free again? The chains of the second tax apron are gone, which opens up a multitude of new options for the Suns. And when we’re talking about trades, under-the-apron teams actually have more ...

The NBA’s two-apron system started in the 2023–24 season. The post Ex-NBPA Director Defends Two-Apron System: ‘There’s No ...

The new CBA has two aprons. There are still ways for teams to hard-cap themselves at one of the new aprons, but the real story is what happens to teams that can and do exceed them.

The Celtics, Suns and Minnesota Timberwolves are the original members of the second apron club. All three exceeded the ...

Per Spotrac, the Lakers are projected to be $35.2 million over the projected salary cap. Still, that will be $4.4 million beneath the $195.9 million first luxury tax apron, and $207.8 million ...

In the second-apron era, salary-cap flexibility and a huge stash of draft picks are almost as important as talent currently ...