The National Basketball Association today announced that the Salary Cap for the 2009-10 season will be $57.7 million. The tax level for the 2009-10 season has been set at $69.92 million. Any team whose team salary exceeds that figure will pay a $1 tax for each $1 by which it exceeds $69.92 million.

The 2008-09 Salary Cap was $58.68 million and the tax level was $71.15 million. Although league-wide revenue increased 2.5% this past season, the decrease in the Salary Cap and tax level for the 2009-10 season is the result of the formula used to set the Cap and tax under the terms of the collective bargaining agreement.

The new Salary Cap and tax level go into effect at 12:01 a.m. ET on Wednesday, July 8, when the league’s “moratorium period” ends and teams can begin signing free agents and making trades.

The mid-level exception is $5.854 million for the 2009-10 season and the minimum team salary, which is set at 75% of the Salary Cap, is $43.275 million.

NBA Season	NBA Salary Cap
1984-85	$3.6 million
1985-86	$4.233 million
1986-87	$4.945 million
1987-88	$6.164 million
1988-89	$7.232 million
1989-90	$9.802 million
1990-91	$11.871 million
1991-92	$12.5 million
1992-93	$14.0 million
1993-94	$15.175 million
1994-95	$15.964 million
1995-96	$23.0 million
1996-97	$24.363 million
1997-98	$26.9 million
1998-99	$30.0 million
1999-2000	$34.0 million
2000-01	$35.5 million
2001-02	$42.5 million
2002-03	$40.271 million
2003-04	$43.84 million
2004-05	$43.87 million
2005-06	$49.5 million
2006-07	$53.135 million
2007-08	$55.630 million
2008-09	$58.68 million
2009-10	$57.7 million

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2007 NBA SALARY CAP INFO

The National Basketball Association today announced that the Salary Cap for the 2007-08 season will be $55.630 million. The new Cap goes into effect at 12:01 a.m. ET on Wednesday, July 11, when the league’s “moratorium period” ends and teams can begin signing free agents and making trades.

The tax level for the 2007-08 season has been set at $67.865 million. Any team whose team salary exceeds that figure will pay a $1 tax for each $1 by which it exceeds $67.865 million.

The mid-level exception is $5.356 million for the 2007-08 season and the minimum team salary, which is set at 75% of the Salary Cap, is $41.723 million.

For the 2006-07 season, the Salary Cap was set at $53.135 million, the tax level was $65.42 million and the mid-level exception was $5.215 million.



2006 NBA SALARY CAP INFO

July 11, 2006 -- The National Basketball Association today announced that the Salary Cap for the 2006-07 season will be $53.135 million. The new Cap goes into effect at 12:01 a.m. ET on Wednesday, July 12, when the league’s “moratorium period” ends and teams can begin signing free agents and making trades.

For the 2005-06 season, the tax level was set at $61.70 million. The tax level for the 2006-07 season has been set at $65.42 million. Any team whose team salary exceeds that figure will pay a $1 tax for each $1 by which it exceeds $65.42 million.

The mid-level exception is $5.215 million for the 2006-07 season and the minimum team salary, which is set at 75% of the Salary Cap, is $39.85 million.

NBA Salary Caps History

Each season's NBA salary cap, starting with the 1984-85 season. The NBA salary cap is the maximum dollar amount each NBA team can spend on its players for the season. However, because the NBA uses a "soft" salary cap - there are "salary exceptions" that allow teams to go over the limit. Most NBA teams do go over.

The NBA salary cap for each season is determined during the offseason. In early August of 2005 it was announced that the cap for the 2005-06 NBA season is $49.5 million. The previous season it was $43.87 million.