Bi-Annual Exception Tracker

Bi-Annual Exception Details:
  • First year salary of up to $3.29M in 2017-18 permitted which increases at the same rate as the Salary Cap
  • 2026-27 value: $5,477,000
  • The bi-annual exception cannot be used in adjacent seasons
  • Contracts can have a maximum length of 2 years
  • The teams cap hit must remain below the Salary Cap tax apron to be used
  • Any team that uses the Bi-Annual Exception cannot exceed the tax apron for the remainder of that season
  • Unavailable to any team that has used the room or taxpayer mid-level exception during the current season
  • Unavailable to any team that has signed a player using cap room during the current season
TeamAPRON ROOM TooltipBAE Signings TooltipSpace Calc'd From TooltipInitial TooltipUsed TooltipSpace Tooltip
Logo of the Atlanta HawksAtlanta HawksATL$7,763,788-BAE Limit$5,477,000$0$5,477,000
Logo of the Boston CelticsBoston CelticsBOS$5,391,952-BAE Limit (Reduced by apron room)$5,391,952$0$5,391,952
Logo of the Brooklyn NetsBrooklyn NetsBKN--Cap Room Used
(Josh Minott)
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Logo of the Charlotte HornetsCharlotte HornetsCHA$24,724,385-BAE Limit$5,477,000$0$5,477,000
Logo of the Chicago BullsChicago BullsCHI--Cap Room Used
(Norman Powell)
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Logo of the Cleveland CavaliersCleveland CavaliersCLE-$150,109-BAE Limit (Reduced by apron room)$0$0$0
Logo of the Dallas MavericksDallas MavericksDAL$19,604,321-BAE Limit$5,477,000$0$5,477,000
Logo of the Denver NuggetsDenver NuggetsDEN-$24,025,447-BAE Limit (Reduced by apron room)$0$0$0
Logo of the Detroit PistonsDetroit PistonsDET-
Daniss Jenkins
($3,809,524 - Feb 9, 2026)
BAE Used Last Season
(Daniss Jenkins)
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Logo of the Golden State WarriorsGolden State WarriorsGSW-$18,854,553-BAE Limit (Reduced by apron room)$0$0$0
Logo of the Houston RocketsHouston RocketsHOU--Cap Room Used
(Tari Eason)
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Logo of the Indiana PacersIndiana PacersIND-$3,204,396-BAE Limit (Reduced by apron room)$0$0$0
Logo of the LA ClippersLA ClippersLAC$16,672,297-BAE Limit$5,477,000$0$5,477,000
Logo of the Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles LakersLAL--Cap Room Used
(Quentin Grimes)
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Logo of the Memphis GrizzliesMemphis GrizzliesMEM$43,510,376-BAE Limit$5,477,000$0$5,477,000
Logo of the Miami HeatMiami HeatMIA-$1,255,957-BAE Limit (Reduced by apron room)$0$0$0
Logo of the Milwaukee BucksMilwaukee BucksMIL$11,192,263-BAE Limit$5,477,000$0$5,477,000
Logo of the Minnesota TimberwolvesMinnesota TimberwolvesMIN--Taxpayer-MLE Used
(Jonathan Kuminga)
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Logo of the New Orleans PelicansNew Orleans PelicansNOP-$8,317,790-BAE Limit (Reduced by apron room)$0$0$0
Logo of the New York KnicksNew York KnicksNYK-$9,397,232-BAE Limit (Reduced by apron room)$0$0$0
Logo of the Oklahoma City ThunderOklahoma City ThunderOKC-$9,850,399-BAE Limit (Reduced by apron room)$0$0$0
Logo of the Orlando MagicOrlando MagicORL-$16,845,042-BAE Limit (Reduced by apron room)$0$0$0
Logo of the Philadelphia 76ersPhiladelphia 76ersPHI-$4,694,181
Ariel Hukporti
($3,400,000 - Jul 6, 2026)
BAE Limit (Reduced by apron room)$0$3,400,000$0
Logo of the Phoenix SunsPhoenix SunsPHX--Taxpayer-MLE Used
(Luke Kennard)
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Logo of the Portland Trail BlazersPortland Trail BlazersPOR$13,110,137-BAE Limit$5,477,000$0$5,477,000
Logo of the Sacramento KingsSacramento KingsSAC-$143,793
Precious Achiuwa
($5,477,000 - Jul 7, 2026)
BAE Limit (Reduced by apron room)$5,333,207$5,477,000$0
Logo of the San Antonio SpursSan Antonio SpursSAS$5,849,917-BAE Limit$5,477,000$0$5,477,000
Logo of the Toronto RaptorsToronto RaptorsTOR-$1,600,113-BAE Limit (Reduced by apron room)$0$0$0
Logo of the Utah JazzUtah JazzUTA$23,325,961-BAE Limit$5,477,000$0$5,477,000
Logo of the Washington WizardsWashington WizardsWAS$14,277,968-BAE Limit$5,477,000$0$5,477,000