Mid-Level Exception Tracker There are three types of Mid-Level Exceptions (MLEs):
Room Mid-Level Exception Requirements: Team is below the cap Team must not have already used any of the following in the active season:Bi-Annual Exception Non-Taxpayer MLE Taxpayer MLE
Non-Taxpayer Mid-Level Exception: Team is below the tax apron, but above the cap First year salary of the signed contract results in the team remaining below the tax apron Team must not have already used any of the following in the active season: Taxpayer Mid-Level Exception: First year salary of the signed contract results in the team's cap hit exceeding the tax apron 2023 CBA Addition: The team must be below the 2nd apron Team must not have already used any of the following in the active season:Bi-Annual Exception Cap Room/Room Exception Room MLE Non-Taxpayer MLE The MLE can be split among multiple contracts as long as the sum of the cap hit does not exceed the MLE limits
MLE limits for the 2025-26 season:
Room MLE: $8,781,000 Non-Taxpayer MLE: $14,104,000 Taxpayer MLE: $5,685,000 This tool will automatically reduce a value to $0 in space if it is not possible to use the exception at the current time. For example, if the team has more cap room than the maximum Non-Taxpayer MLE amount, the Non-Taxpayer MLE will be reduced to $0. If the team later increases their payroll to where the Non-Taxpayer MLE is feasible, the space will then display as a value greater than $0
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PLAYER AGENT AGE POS TEAM DATE TYPE METHOD EXTENSION LENGTH VALUE AAV Damian Lillard Aaron Goodwin 35 PG PORJul 19, 2025 Veteran Contract MLE 2-3 $42,000,000 $14,000,000 Bradley Beal Mark Bartelstein 32 SG LACJul 18, 2025 Veteran Contract MLE 1-2 $10,975,700 $5,487,850 Ty Jerome Mark Bartelstein 28 SG, PG MEMJul 14, 2025 Veteran Contract Room-MLE 2-3 $27,660,150 $9,220,050 Luke Kennard Steve Heumann 29 SG ATLJul 8, 2025 Veteran Contract MLE 1 $11,000,000 $11,000,000 Kevin Porter Jr. Sam Permut 25 PG, SG MILJul 7, 2025 Veteran Contract Room-MLE 1-2 $10,524,700 $5,262,350 Caris LeVert Austin Brown 30 SF, SG DETJul 7, 2025 Veteran Contract MLE 2 $28,913,200 $14,456,600 Luke Kornet James L Tanner Jr 29 C, PF SASJul 7, 2025 Veteran Contract MLE 4 $40,700,000 $10,175,000 Deandre Ayton Bill Duffy 26 C LALJul 6, 2025 Veteran Contract MLE 2 $16,208,000 $8,104,000 Guerschon Yabusele 29 PF NYKJul 6, 2025 Veteran Contract Taxpayer-MLE 2 $11,275,000 $5,637,500 Tyus Jones Kevin Bradbury 29 PG ORLJul 6, 2025 Veteran Contract MLE 1 $7,000,000 $7,000,000 Brook Lopez Darren Mats Matsubara 37 C LACJul 6, 2025 Veteran Contract MLE 2 $17,937,500 $8,968,750 Kevon Looney Todd D Ramasar 29 C, PF NOPJul 6, 2025 Veteran Contract MLE 2 $16,000,000 $8,000,000 D'Angelo Russell Aaron Mintz 29 PG DALJul 6, 2025 Veteran Contract Taxpayer-MLE 2 $11,654,250 $5,827,125 Jake LaRavia Aaron Reilly 23 SF, PF LALJul 6, 2025 Veteran Contract MLE 2 $12,000,000 $6,000,000 Dorian Finney-Smith Michael Tellem 32 PF, SF HOUJul 6, 2025 Veteran Contract MLE 3-4 $52,705,000 $13,176,250 Colin Castleton Aaron Reilly 24 C, PF TORApr 13, 2025 Veteran Contract MLE 2 $2,291,897 $1,145,949 A.J. Lawson James L Tanner Jr 24 SG TORApr 12, 2025 Veteran Contract MLE 2 $2,370,735 $1,185,368 Justin Champagnie Todd D Ramasar 23 SF, PF WASMar 3, 2025 Veteran Contract MLE ✔ 3-4 $9,822,607 $2,455,652 Nate Williams 26 SG, SF HOUMar 2, 2025 Veteran Contract MLE 3-4 $8,037,293 $2,009,323 Jaden Springer Austin Cox 22 SG UTAMar 2, 2025 Veteran Contract Room-MLE 2-3 $5,651,959 $1,883,986 Jordan Miller Mitch Butler 25 SF LACMar 1, 2025 Veteran Contract MLE 3-4 $8,194,108 $2,048,527 Tyrese Martin 25 SG, SF BKNFeb 20, 2025 Veteran Contract MLE 1-2 $2,827,750 $1,413,875 Moussa Diabaté Nodirbek Talipov 23 PF CHAFeb 9, 2025 Veteran Contract Room-MLE 3 $5,689,960 $1,896,653 Jamison Battle 23 SF TORFeb 7, 2025 Rookie Contract MLE 3 $5,251,648 $1,750,549 Ajay Mitchell 22 PG, SG OKCFeb 6, 2025 Rookie Scale Extension Room-MLE 1-2 $6,000,000 $3,000,000 Jay Huff Michael B Siegel 26 C MEMOct 28, 2024 Veteran Contract MLE 4 $10,110,640 $2,527,660 Scotty Pippen Jr. 21 PG, SG MEMOct 15, 2024 Veteran Contract MLE 3-4 $9,608,931 $2,402,233 Vit Krejci Alex Saratsis 24 SG ATLJul 12, 2024 Veteran Contract MLE 4 $10,185,213 $2,546,303 Dario Saric Mike Lindeman 30 PF DENJul 12, 2024 Veteran Contract Taxpayer-MLE 1-2 $10,594,400 $5,297,200 Saddiq Bey James Dunleavy 25 PF, SF WASJul 11, 2024 Veteran Contract MLE 3 $20,000,000 $6,666,667 Derrick Jones Jr. Aaron Turner 27 PF, SF LACJul 9, 2024 Veteran Contract MLE 3 $30,000,000 $10,000,000 De'Anthony Melton Joel Bell 26 PG GSWJul 8, 2024 Veteran Contract MLE 1 $12,822,000 $12,822,000 Jalen Smith Michael Kneisley 24 PF CHIJul 8, 2024 Veteran Contract MLE 3 $27,000,000 $9,000,000 Kelly Oubre Jr. Torrel Harris 28 SF PHIJul 7, 2024 Veteran Contract Room-MLE 1-2 $16,365,150 $8,182,575 Naji Marshall Derek Jackson 26 SF DALJul 6, 2024 Veteran Contract MLE 3 $27,000,000 $9,000,000 Jonas Valanciunas Mitch Nathan 32 C SACJul 6, 2024 Veteran Contract MLE 3 $30,295,000 $10,098,333 Ricky Council IV Adie Von Gontard 22 SG PHIApr 13, 2024 Rookie Contract MLE 3-4 $7,384,092 $1,846,023 Matt Ryan Eric Fleisher 26 SF NOPApr 13, 2024 Veteran Contract MLE 2-3 $6,078,471 $2,026,157 Jared Butler Mark Bartelstein 23 PG WASApr 5, 2024 Veteran Contract MLE 2-3 $5,828,471 $1,942,824 Tristan Vukcevic 21 PF, C WASMar 13, 2024 Rookie Contract MLE 2 $4,849,784 $2,424,892 Darius Bazley Rich Paul 23 PF UTAMar 12, 2024 Veteran Contract Room-MLE 3 $5,744,999 $1,915,000 Kenneth Lofton Jr. Kenroy George 21 PF UTAMar 11, 2024 Veteran Contract Room-MLE 2-3 $4,922,270 $1,640,757 Kendall Brown Justin Haynes 20 SG, SF INDMar 3, 2024 Veteran Contract Room-MLE 2-3 $5,522,270 $1,840,757 A.J. Lawson James L Tanner Jr 23 SG DALMar 3, 2024 Veteran Contract MLE 4 $7,912,022 $1,978,006 Jalen Wilson Bill Duffy 23 SF, PF BKNMar 1, 2024 Rookie Contract MLE 2-3 $4,963,534 $1,654,511 Eugene Omoruyi Shayaun Saee 27 SF WASMar 1, 2024 Veteran Contract MLE 2 $3,096,970 $1,548,485 Onuralp Bitim Sean Kennedy 24 SF CHIFeb 23, 2024 Rookie Contract MLE 3 $4,613,534 $1,537,845 Duop Reath 27 C PORFeb 16, 2024 Rookie Contract MLE 3 $6,221,677 $2,073,892 Craig Porter Jr. Ryan Straining 23 PG CLEFeb 14, 2024 Rookie Contract MLE 3-4 $8,019,739 $2,004,935 Kyle Lowry Mark Bartelstein 37 PG PHIFeb 13, 2024 Veteran Contract MLE 1 $2,795,839 $2,795,839